Pakistan Super league 2018 or PSL3

The Pakistan Super League is a professional Twenty20 cricket franchise league. The league was
founded in Lahore on 9th September 2015 with five teams and now comprises of six teams.

The PSL season runs between the months of February and March. with each team playing 10
matches in double round robin format. The top four teams with the best record qualify for the
playoffs and culminate in the championship game, the PSL Cup Final. The Former champions were
Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi . The current champions are Islamabad United, who won
the title on 25 March 2018 in Karachi.

Pakistan Super League 2018 or PSL3 was the third season of the Pakistan Super League. PSL3
featured six teams (Karachi Kings, Islamabad Untied, Lahore Qalendars, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta
Gladiators and Multan Sultan) and was held from 22nd February, 2018 to 25th March, 2018. The
group stage took place in the United Arab Emirates with two playoffs matches played in Lahore
and the final at the National Stadium, Karachi.

The player draft for the 2018 season was held in Lahore on 12 November 2017. 501 players
including both Pakistani and international players were divided into five different categories.
Each franchise was allowed to pick a maximum of seven foreign players in their squads which
could have a maximum of 21 members.
Every team played each other twice and the top four teams Islamabad United, Karachi Kings,
Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi qualified for a series of playoff games while Lahore
Calendars and Multan Sultans failed to qualify for playoff stage. The top 2 teams Islamabad
United and Karachi Kings played the first qualifier in which Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings
by 8 wickets. The next two teams Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators played an eliminator in
which Peshawar Zalmi beat Quetta Gladiators by 1 run. The loser of the first qualifier Karachi
Kings and the winner of the eliminator Peshawar Zalmi met in the second qualifier Match.
Peshawar won by 13 runs.

The final took place on 25 March 2018 at National Stadium in Karachi. Pakistan. The tickets for
final were sold out within 3 hours. Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat first and set
a target of 149 for Islamabad United. Islamabad United chased the target in 17th over with the
loss of seven wickets. Luke Ronchi received the "Man of the Match" for his brilliant batting.