PSL 2026 will get underway from Thursday, March 26. Here is the list of umpires and other match officials for the tournament.
In 2026, its 11th season, the Pakistan Super League expanded to eight teams with the addition of the Hyderabad Kingsmen and the Rawalpindiz. There was another first when the PSL held its first player auction, replacing the erstwhile player drafts.
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The eight teams will compete in a 40-match league between March 26 and April 26, 2026, across the National Stadium in Karachi and the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Karachi will also host the Qualifier on April 28, while Lahore will host the Eliminator 1 on April 29, Eliminator 2 on May 1, and the final on May 3.
Islamabad United and defending champions Lahore Qalandars have won the PSL thrice each, while Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators, and Karachi Kings have won it once each.
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PSL 2026 squads: Full list of umpires and match officials
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PSL 2026 will feature four umpires from the ICC Elite Panel – Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Allahudien Paleker (South Africa), and Alex Wharf (England).
They will be joined by two other overseas umpires, Sharfuddoula Saikat (Bangladesh) and Chris Brown (New Zealand), and ten domestic umpires – Asif Yaqoob, Rashid Riaz, Faisal Khan Aafreedi, Nasir Hussain, Zulfiqar Jan, Abdul Muqeet, Alay Haider, Imran Jawed, and Tariq Rasheed.
The match referees panel consists of Richie Richardson of the West Indies and Roshan Mahanama of Sri Lanka, along with six members from Pakistan: Ali Naqvi, Kamran Chaudhary, Bilal Khilji, Aleem Moosa, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Sohail Idrees.
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