The player auction for Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 11 took place at the Expo Centre in Lahore, with all eight franchises bidding to secure their preferred players.
Each franchise had a budget of $1.6 million for the auction. After retaining players, Islamabad United had a remaining purse of Rs346.0 million, Karachi Kings Rs322.6 million, Lahore Qalandars Rs313.6 million, Quetta Gladiators Rs275.4 million, Peshawar Zalmi Rs279.6 million, Karachi Kings Hyderabad Rs219.4 million, Sialkot Stallionz Rs233.4 million, and Rawalpindi’s team Rs346.0 million.
A total of 880 local and foreign players registered for the auction. With the addition of two new teams, the league now comprises eight franchises. Players from World Cup squads participated via video link. PSL Season 11 will begin on 26 March.
All-rounders
Faheem Ashraf emerged as the most expensive player in the all-rounders category, bought by Islamabad United for Rs85 million. Imad Wasim remained unsold. Mohammad Junaid, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Hussain Talat, Asif Afridi and Mohammad Zeeshan also went unsold.
Batting category
Saud Shakeel remained unsold, despite captaining Quetta Gladiators last season. Jahanzaib Sultan was bought by Sialkot for Rs6 million. South African batter Riley Rossouw was acquired by Quetta for Rs55 million. Australian David Warner was bought by Karachi Kings for Rs79 million.
West Indies’ Kyle Mayers, New Zealand’s Colin Munro, Mohammad Riazullah, Omair bin Yousaf, Kamran Ghulam and George Munsey did not attract bids from any franchise. Sri Lankan batter Dilshan Madushanka also remained unsold.
Fast bowlers
Naseem Shah was purchased by Rawalpindi for Rs86.5 million. Roman Rees and Mohammad Hasnain remained unsold. Haris Rauf was bought by Lahore Qalandars for Rs 76 million.
England’s Chris Jordan went unsold. Mohammad Ali was bought by Hyderabad Kings for Rs21.5 million. Ehsanullah remained unsold.
Wicket-keepers
Sahibzada Farhan was bought by the Stallionz for Rs57 million, while Azam Khan was acquired by Karachi Kings for Rs32.5 million.
Mohammad Akhlaq, Ben McDermott, Sri Lanka’s Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal and West Indies’ Johnson Charles went unsold.
Spinners
Mehran Mumtaz became part of Islamabad for Rs12.5 million. Faisal Akram was bought by Quetta for Rs12.5 million. Bangladesh spinner Rishad Hossain was acquired by Rawalpindi for Rs30 million.
Momin Qamar and Ali Majid went unsold. No franchise showed interest in Zahid Mahmood, Gudakesh Moti or Arif Yaqoob.
All-rounders Round Two
T20 captain Salman Ali Agha was bought by Karachi Kings for Rs58.5 million. Humayun Altaf remained unsold. Fakhar Zaman was purchased by Lahore Qalandars for Rs79.5 million. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell was bought by Rawalpindi for Rs80.5 million.
Australia’s Max Bryant joined Islamabad United for Rs19.5 million. South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder remained unsold. Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Zulqarnain and Mohammad Umar Burki also went unsold. Usama Mir was bought by Lahore Qalandars for Rs35 million.
Jahandad Khan was purchased by Quetta for Rs25 million. Aamer Jamal was bought by Peshawar Zalmi for Rs19 million. Arafat Minhas was bought by Quetta for Rs10.1 million. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan and Daniel Sams remained unsold. Ali Imran also did not find a team.
Fast bowlers Round Two
Bangladesh’s Nahid Rana, England’s Tymal Mills and West Indies’ Alzarri Joseph went unsold. Khurram Shehzad was bought by Peshawar Zalmi for Rs27 million. Rawalpindi purchased Mohammad Amir for Rs 54 million. Lahore Qalandars bought Ubaid Shah for Rs27 million.
Tom Curran remained unsold. Karachi Kings bid Rs9.25 million for Shahid Aziz. Jameson also remained unsold. Irfan Khan Niazi joined Hyderabad Kings for Rs29 million.
Mark Chapman joined Islamabad United for Rs70 million. Ashton Turner became part of Sialkot Stallions for Rs 42 million. Rawalpindi bought Abdullah Fazal for Rs6.75 million. Asif Ali remained unsold.
Australia’s Riley Meredith and Josh Little were not bought by any franchise. Adam Zampa was acquired by Karachi Kings for Rs45 million. Mir Hamza was bought by Karachi Kings for Rs24 million.
Brandon King, Dasun Shanaka and Evin Lewis remained unsold. Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja also went unsold.
Peter Siddle was bought by Sialkot Stallionz for Rs25 million. English batter Jason Roy remained unsold.
