The player auction for the 2026 Pakistan Super League will be held on February 11 - here’s all the live updates, latest news and full squads for each team.
The first-ever player auction for the PSL is being held on Wednesday (February 11), with the pre-existing six teams joined by two new sides. Hyderabad and Sialkot are the new entrants in the edition, which will be held in the last week on March.
Ahead of the auction, each team could retain four players each, with the biggest headlines being the releases of Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) and Haris Rauf (Lahore Qalandars). Babar Azam, Shadab Khan and Shaheen Afridi were all retained by their respective sides, while Steve Smith was a major pre-auction signing by Sialkot.
What are the auction purses of all teams?
Each franchise had an auction purse of PKR 45 crore, which can be extended to PKR 50.5 crore, if they directly sign one overseas player who did not feature in the PSL last season.
Ahead of the auction, Hyderabad and Rawalpindi (formerly Multan) have the highest auction purse, at PKR 50.5 crore, while Quetta Gladiators have a purse of PKR 33.14 crore.
Where to watch the PSL auction live?
The auction can be viewed live around the globe on the official YouTube channel of the PCB, while it will also be live-streamed on Tapmadm Tamasha and Myco in the country.
Complete broadcast and live streaming details for the PSL 2026 auction can be found here.
PSL 2026 auction, live updates
Peshawar enter the race for Chapman.
Mark Chapman, base price: 4.2Cr.
Islamabad United have made a late bid.
Avishka Fernando, base price: 2.2Cr. UNSOLD.
Abdullah Fazal to Team Rawalpindi for 67.5L. SOLD!
LATE DRAMA
Abdullah Fazal had seemingly gone to Quetta Gladiators for his base price of 60L. But Rawalpindi made a late 62.5L bid.
Abdullah Fazal, base price: 60L.
Quetta make a late, late bid.
Asif Ali, base price: 1.1Cr. UNSOLD.
Irfan Khan Niazi ultimately goes to Hyderabad Kingsmen for 2.9Cr. SOLD!
Islamabad United have raised the golden bat to quote 2Cr for Irfan Khan Niazi.
But Hyderabad stay in the hunt.
Irfan Khan Niazi, base price: 1.1Cr.
Hyderabad make a late bid, and Islamabad join them in the race.
James Vince, base price: 4.2Cr. UNSOLD.
Shan Masood, base price: 2.2Cr. UNSOLD.
Haider Ali, base price: 1.1Cr. UNSOLD.
Muhammad Shahzad, base price: 60L. UNSOLD.
The all-rounders lot is now complete. Moving onto the batters.
David Willey, base price: 4.2Cr. UNSOLD.
Shahid Aziz to Karachi Kings. SOLD for 92.5L.
Shahid Aziz, base price: 60L.
Islamabad and Karachi start the bidding.
Tom Curran, base price: 4.2Cr. UNSOLD.
Iftikhar Ahmed, base price: 2.2Cr. UNSOLD.
Michael Bracewell, base price: 4.2Cr. UNSOLD.
Jimmy Neesham, base price: 2.2Cr. UNSOLD.
Curtis Campher, base price: 60L. UNSOLD.
Bidding to start now. All-rounders first-up.
Here's how the squads look:
Players signed at the auction in italics.
* denotes overseas players.
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abdullah Shafique, Sikandar Raza*, Mohammad Naeem, Mustafizur Rahman*, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Fakhar Zaman, Ubaid Shah, Haseebullah Khan.
Quetta Gladiators: Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Hasan Nawaz, Shamyl Hussain, Spencer Johnson*, Rilee Rossouw*, Faisal Akram, Arafat Minhas, Jahandad Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay.
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan, Salman Irshad, Andries Gous*, Devon Conway*, Faheem Ashraf, Mehran Mumtaz, Max Bryant*.
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam, Sufyan Moqim, Abdul Samad, Ali Raza, Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Haris.
Karachi Kings: Hasan Ali, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Khushdil Shah, Saad Baig, Moeen Ali*, David Warner*, Azam Khan, Salman Ali Agha.
Sialkot Stallionz: Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Ahmed Daniyal, Saad Masood, Steve Smith*, Jahanzaib Sultan, Sahibzada Farhan.
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen: Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Maaz Sadaqat, Akif Javed, Marnus Labuschagne*, Mohammad Ali, Kusal Perera.
Team Rawalpindi: Mohammad Rizwan, Sam Billings*, Naseem Shah, Rishad Hossain*, Daryl Mitchell*, Mohammad Amir.
A recap before bidding resumes in Lahore. Here are the players each team has signed so far at PSL 2026 Auction
Lahore Qalandars: Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Fakhar Zaman, Ubaid Shah, Haseebullah Khan.
Quetta Gladiators: Rilee Rossouw*, Faisal Akram, Arafat Minhas, Jahandad Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay.
Islamabad United: Faheem Ashraf, Mehran Mumtaz, Max Bryant*.
Peshawar Zalmi: Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Haris.
Karachi Kings: David Warner*, Azam Khan, Salman Ali Agha.
Sialkot Stallionz: Jahanzaib Sultan, Sahibzada Farhan.
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen: Mohammad Ali, Kusal Perera.
Team Rawalpindi: Naseem Shah, Rishad Hossain*, Daryl Mitchell*, Mohammad Amir.
We're back with live action now.
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Take a look back at all the action as it happened through our live commentary here.
Been around 40 minutes since the auction stopped for lunch. The resumption shouldn't be too long from now.
There have been recent changes to the ICC men's T20I rankings. Sialkot Stallionz's top buy has moved into the top three of the batters' list.
Costliest buys at the PSL auction so far
Player | Team | Price (in PKR) |
Naseem Shah | Team Rawalpindi | 8.65Cr |
Faheem Ashraf | Islamabad United | 8.5Cr |
Daryl Mitchell | Team Rawalpindi | 8.05Cr |
Fakhar Zaman | Lahore Qalandars | 7.95Cr |
David Warner | Karachi Kings | 7.9Cr |
Haris Rauf | Lahore Qalandars | 7.6Cr |
Khawaja Mohammad Nafay | Quetta Gladiators | 6.5Cr |
Salman Ali Agha | Karachi Kings | 5.85Cr |
Sahibzada Farhan | Sialkot Stallionz | 5.7Cr |
Rilee Rossouw | Quetta Gladiators | 5.55Cr |
Players signed at PSL 2026 auction so far
* denotes overseas players.
Lahore Qalandars: Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Fakhar Zaman, Ubaid Shah, Haseebullah Khan.
Quetta Gladiators: Rilee Rossouw*, Faisal Akram, Arafat Minhas, Jahandad Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay.
Islamabad United: Faheem Ashraf, Mehran Mumtaz, Max Bryant*.
Peshawar Zalmi: Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Haris.
Karachi Kings: David Warner*, Azam Khan, Salman Ali Agha.
Sialkot Stallionz: Jahanzaib Sultan, Sahibzada Farhan.
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen: Mohammad Ali, Kusal Perera.
Team Rawalpindi: Naseem Shah, Rishad Hossain*, Daryl Mitchell*, Mohammad Amir.
Remaining purse for every franchise
Franchise | Remaining Purse (PKR) |
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen | 16.69 Crore |
Rawalpindi (Multan) | 9.5 Crore |
Sialkot Stallionz | 17.04 Crore |
Islamabad United | 22.95 Crore |
Karachi Kings | 14.86 Crore |
Lahore Qalandars | 8.51 Crore |
Peshawar Zalmi | 21.16 Crore |
Quetta Gladiators | 10.64 Crore |
PSL 2026 squads so far
Players signed at the auction in italics.
* denotes overseas players.
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abdullah Shafique, Sikandar Raza*, Mohammad Naeem, Mustafizur Rahman*, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Fakhar Zaman, Ubaid Shah, Haseebullah Khan.
Quetta Gladiators: Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Hasan Nawaz, Shamyl Hussain, Spencer Johnson*, Rilee Rossouw*, Faisal Akram, Arafat Minhas, Jahandad Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay.
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan, Salman Irshad, Andries Gous*, Devon Conway*, Faheem Ashraf, Mehran Mumtaz, Max Bryant*.
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam, Sufyan Moqim, Abdul Samad, Ali Raza, Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Haris.
Karachi Kings: Hasan Ali, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Khushdil Shah, Saad Baig, Moeen Ali*, David Warner*, Azam Khan, Salman Ali Agha.
Sialkot Stallionz: Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Ahmed Daniyal, Saad Masood, Steve Smith*, Jahanzaib Sultan, Sahibzada Farhan.
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen: Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Maaz Sadaqat, Akif Javed, Marnus Labuschagne*, Mohammad Ali, Kusal Perera.
Team Rawalpindi: Mohammad Rizwan, Sam Billings*, Naseem Shah, Rishad Hossain*, Daryl Mitchell*, Mohammad Amir.
...and the proceedings stop for lunch.
We'll be back shortly.
Haseebullah Khan to Lahore Qalandars. SOLD for 1.1Cr.
Haseebullah Khan, base price: 1.1cr.
Lahore start the bidding.
Kusal Mendis, base price: 4.2Cr. UNSOLD.
Khawaja Mohammad Nafay to Quetta Gladiators. SOLD for 6.5Cr.
Islamabad United pull out at the last.
More golden bats raised for Khawaja Mohammad Nafay and we are at 5.75Cr now!
Bidding for Khawaja Mohammad Nafay has reached 4.2Cr, with Islamabad and Quetta going at it.
lslamabad United raise the golden bat, and make it 2cr. And Quetta do the same to make it 2.5Cr.
Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, base price: 1.1Cr.
Quetta Gladiators open the bidding.
Mohammad Haris to Peshawar Zalmi. SOLD for 2.20Cr.
Islamabad United pull out at the last.
Islamabad have entered the race for Mohammad Haris against Peshawar Zalmi.
Mohammad Haris, base price: 1.1Cr.
Quetta and Peshawar start the bidding.
Kusal Perera to Hyderabad Kingsmen. SOLD for 3.1Cr.
Kusal Perera, base price: 2.2Cr.
Hyderabad and Lahore fighting it out for the Sri Lanka wicketkeeper.
