HBL PSL 10: Complete Team Squads Following Player Draft

The HBL PSL 2025 player draft took place on Monday at the Huzoori Bagh in Lahore Fort, with several prominent players selected to strengthen team squads for the upcoming season.

New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell was the first pick, selected by the Lahore Qalandars to boost their batting lineup. Mitchell, with 70 T20I appearances, will make his HBL PSL debut later this year.

In the second pick, 2020 PSL champions Karachi Kings secured Australian batter David Warner, whose extensive T20 career includes over 12,700 runs from 392 T20 matches. Warner will also debut in PSL 2025.

Peshawar Zalmi exercised the Right to Match option for Tom Kohler-Cadmore, who had been picked by Quetta Gladiators. Kohler-Cadmore has been a key player for Zalmi in recent seasons. The Gladiators also selected New Zealand’s Mark Chapman, a versatile player with 81 T20I appearances.

The Platinum round ended with Multan Sultans selecting Michael Bracewell and Islamabad United choosing Matthew Short. Bracewell, with 149 T20 matches, and Short, known for his explosive batting, will add depth to their respective teams.

In the second Platinum round, Quetta Gladiators and Karachi Kings made notable selections. The Gladiators picked all-rounder Faheem Ashraf and aggressive opener Finn Allen, while Karachi bolstered their pace attack with Adam Milne and Mohammad Abbas Afridi, a standout performer in the 2023 PSL season.

The Diamond round saw Peshawar Zalmi, Islamabad United, and Lahore Qalandars secure valuable overseas players. Zalmi picked Corbin Bosch, Islamabad added Jason Holder, and Lahore strengthened their squad with Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera. Zalmi further boosted their pace department with Bangladesh’s Nahid Rana, and Islamabad signed Australian bowler Ben Dwarshuis.

In the Silver round, Lahore Qalandars selected Bangladesh’s Rishad Hossain, and Islamabad United picked Andries Gous from the United States. Multan Sultans added Irish pacer Josh Little and West Indian spinner Gudakesh Motie.

Here are the final squads for each team:

Islamabad United:

Platinum: Matthew Short, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan
Diamond: Imad Wasim (mentor), Azam Khan, Jason Holder
Gold: Ben Dwarshuis, Salman Irshad, Salman Ali Agha, Haider Ali
Silver: Andries Gous, Colin Munro, Muhammad Nawaz, Rumman Raees
Emerging: Hunain Shah, Saad Masood
Supplementary: Riley Meredith, Rassie van der Dussen

Multan Sultans:

Platinum: Michael Bracewell, Mohammad Rizwan, Usama Mir
Diamond: David Willey (mentor), Iftikhar Ahmed, Usman Khan
Gold: Chris Jordan, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain
Silver: Akif Javed, Gudakesh Motie, Josh Little, Faisal Akram, Tayyab Tahir
Emerging: Ubaid Shah, Shahid Aziz
Supplementary: Johnson Charles, Muhammad Amir Barki, Shai Hope, Yasir Khan

Peshawar Zalmi:

Platinum: Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Diamond: Corbin Bosch, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Haris
Gold: Abdul Samad, Hussain Talat, Nahid Rana
Silver: Arif Yaqoob, Najeebullah Zadran, Max Bryant, Mehran Mumtaz, Sufyan Moqim
Emerging: Ali Raza, Maaz Sadaqat
Supplementary: Ahmed Daniyal, Alzarri Joseph

Quetta Gladiators:

Platinum: Faheem Ashraf, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman
Diamond: Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir (mentor), Rilee Rossouw
Gold: Akeal Hosein, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Wasim Jnr
Silver: Haseebullah Khan, Khawaja Muhammad Nafay, Kyle Jamieson, Khurram Shahzad, Usman Tariq
Emerging: Mohammad Zeeshan, Hasan Nawaz
Supplementary: Danish Aziz, Kusal Mendis, Sean Abbott, Shoaib Malik

Karachi Kings:

Platinum: Adam Milne, David Warner, Mohammad Abbas Afridi
Diamond: Hasan Ali, James Vince, Khushdil Shah
Gold: Aamir Jamal, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shan Masood
Silver: Arafat Minhas, Litton Das, Mir Hamza, Tim Seifert, Zahid Mehmood
Emerging: Fawad Ali, Riazullah
Supplementary: Kane Williamson, Mohammad Nabi, Omair Bin Yousuf, Mirza Mamoon

Lahore Qalandars: