KARACHI: The lead singer for the historic 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been unveiled, weeks ahead of the March 26 to May 3 matches.
An announcement on the league’s official social media channels confirmed the news: “A new era. A legendary voice. Atif Aslam leads the HBL PSL anthem.”
The list of artists, apart from Atif, includes the Sabri sisters, Aima Baig and Tania Kanwal.
Aslam, who sang the seventh season anthem ‘Ake Tek’ with Aima Baig, led the competition’s official song for the second time.
The upcoming edition of the marquee event will run for 39 days and feature an expanded line-up of eight teams. Along with the six original franchises, the tournament will welcome two new entrants: Bintis and Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen.
A total of 44 matches will be played, with defending champions Lahore Qalandars scheduled to kick off against Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen on March 26.
Each team will play ten group-stage matches, with the top four advancing to the playoffs. The final is scheduled to be played on May 3 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, with May 4 as a contingency date.
The fixture list includes six double-headers, three of which will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium. With Faisalabad and Peshawar hosting PSL matches for the first time, along with Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi, matches will be held at six venues.
Gaddafi Stadium has played the most matches (15), followed by Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium (11), Faisalabad Iqbal Stadium (seven), National Bank Stadium in Karachi (six) and Multan Cricket Stadium (four).
The only match between Peshawar Zalmi and Bindis is scheduled to take place on March 28 at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar.
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