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| Dates | 13 February – 18 March 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | Pakistan |
| Champions | Lahore Qalandars (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Multan Sultans |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 34 |
| Player of the series | Ihsanullah (MS) (22 wickets) |
| Most runs | Mohammad Rizwan (MS) (550) |
| Most wickets | Abbas Afridi (MS) (23) |
| Official website | psl-t20.com |
2023 Pakistan Super League (referred to as HBL PSL 8 for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Pakistan Super League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2015. Then PCB chairman Ramiz Raja had hinted at an auction based system to replace the draft for the 2023 season but a draft was retained.[1][2] The draft for the tournament was held on 15 December in Karachi.[3] A total of 36 foreign players were picked alongside local players.[4] Lahore Qalandars were the defending champions.
The tournament was to be played between 13 February to 19 March 2023,[5] However, on 16 March 2023, PCB moved forward the final by a day to 18 March 2023 due to bad weather forecast predicted in Lahore, with 19 and 20 March set as reserve days respectively.[6]
In the final, Lahore Qalandars defeated Multan Sultans by a minor margin of 1 run to become the first team in the PSL to defend their title.[7]
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- ^ Chandra, Moulee (17 March 2022). "PSL 2023: Ramiz Raja compares IPL with PSL, face criticism". Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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- ^ "PSL 2023 Draft: Full Squad List For Each Team After The Draft". Wisden. 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Hasaranga, Neesham, Rajapaksa, Rashid, Shamsi and Wade to make HBL PSL debut in 2023". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "PCB changes date of PSL 8 final". Cricket Pakistan. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Anis, Taha (18 March 2023). "Lahore Qalandars make history by defending PSL title in final for the ages". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 March 2023.