The updated squad list for the playoffs stage of Pakistan Super League [ PSL 2020 ], which was postponed midway in March due to Covid-19, has been announced.
The playoffs stage of PSL 2020 will be held in November 2020, with the remaining four matches set to take place in Karachi from November 14 to 17. Before the final on November 17, Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings, the top two teams in the league stage, will take on each other in the Qualifier on November 14, while Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi, the third and fourth-ranked teams, will face each other in the first Eliminator on November 15.
Due to unavailability of certain players, teams have picked replacements for the four games – a total of 21 overseas players are part of the updated squad list.
Below are the updated squad list of each team in the playoffs stage of PSL 2020.
Karachi Kings
Local players: Aamir Yamin, Arshad Iqbal, Awais Zia, Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Sharjeel Khan, Umaid Asif, Umer Khan, Usama Mir, Waqas Maqsood
Overseas: Alex Hales [England], Cameron Delport [South Africa], Mitchell McClenaghan [New Zealand], Chadwick Walton [West Indies], Sherfane Rutherford [West Indies]
Lahore Qalandars
Local players: Abid Ali, Agha Salman, Dilbar Hussain, Fakhar Zaman, Farzan Raja, Haris Rauf, Jaahid Ali, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sohail Akhtar, Usman Shinwari
Overseas players: Ben Dunk [Australia], Dane Vilas [South Africa], David Wiese [South Africa], Tamim Iqbal [Bangladesh], Samit Patel [England]
Multan Sultans
Local players: Ali Shafiq, Bilawal Bhatti, Junaid Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Irfan, Rohail Nazir, Shaan Masood, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Usman Qadir and Zeeshan Ashraf
Overseas players: Adam Lyth [England], Imran Tahir [South Africa], James Vince [England], Mahmudullah [Bangladesh], Ravi Bopara [England], Rilee Rossouw [South Africa]
Peshawar Zalmi
Local players: Aamir Ali, Adil Amin, Haider Ali Khan, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Khurram Shehzad, Mohammad Mohsin, Rahat Ali, Shoaib Malik, Umar Amin, Wahab Riaz and Yasir Shah
Overseas players: Carlos Brathwaite [West Indies], Darren Sammy [West Indies], Faf du Plessis [South Africa], Hardus Viljoen [South Africa], Liam Livingstone [England]