Islamabad United’s Jason Holder (centre) celebrates with Colin Munro after dismissing Karachi Kings’ Aamir Jamal throughout their PSL 10 match on the Nationwide Financial institution Stadium, Karachi, April 20, 2025. — PCB
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shortlisted 10 bidders for the second spherical of the public sale to promote the rights for 2 new groups of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL).
In a press release issued on Saturday, the PCB stated that its bid committee has accomplished the technical analysis of the proposal submitted by bidders.
“The PCB Bid Committee has qualified 10 Bidders who have successfully met the technical criteria and now enter the second stage,” learn the PCB communique.
The board had acquired a complete of 12 proposals from events from throughout the globe and had been scrutinised by its bid committee during the last three days.
In its earlier assertion, the cricket board shared that buyers from the USA of America (USA), Australia, Canada, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Pakistan expressed their curiosity in buying the franchises up on the market.
The ten technically certified bidders will now proceed to take part within the public sale scheduled on January 8, 2026, on the Jinnah Conference Centre in Islamabad, the place the franchise rights for the 2 new PSL groups can be up for grabs.
The board acknowledged that profitable bidders could have the suitable to pick out their franchise crew names from the next cities: Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, Gilgit, Muzaffarabad, and Sialkot.
PSL CEO Salman Naseer congratulated the certified bidders whereas appreciating the sturdy curiosity proven by each native and worldwide buyers.
“The league looks forward to achieving another significant milestone in the expansion,” he stated, including that the PSL administration was making ready for the eagerly awaited public sale.
The PSL, which started in 2016 with 5 franchises and later expanded to 6 sides in 2018, is ready for additional enlargement with the addition of two new groups from its upcoming eleventh version, set to be performed subsequent yr.
With the upcoming additions, the PSL will endure its first main restructuring in seven years, bringing the entire variety of franchises to eight.
