HBL PSL Season 9 is going to start on 8th February 2024. Before that PSL player’s draft is to happen in Lahore. Now pick order for the Pakistan Super League Player’s draft is finalized. Quetta Gladiators will make the first pick in the HBL Pakistan Super League 2024 Player Draft.
Karachi Kings and two-time champions Islamabad United will have the second and third picks. The fourth and fifth picks will be done by Peshawar Zalmi and last season’s runners-up Multan Sultans respectively while winners of the past two editions Lahore Qalandars will finish the first round with the sixth pick.
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The selection order for the first round for the Platinum category is determined by the inverse order of the previous season’s standings
To make the Pick Order more equitable, a different franchise shall occupy the first pick in the first round of each category. Quetta Gladiators will begin the Platinum picks, Karachi Kings will have the first Diamond pick, Peshawar Zalmi will have the opening Gold pick, Multan Sultans will have the first pick in the Silver category, Islamabad United will pick the first player in the Emerging category and Lahore Qalandars will have the first Supplementary pick.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has previously opened the registration window for foreign players. The flagship event is tentatively scheduled from 8 February to 24 March 2024.
Franchisees will now submit relegation requests for players before finalizing retentions. Following the floating of relegation requests, all teams have the chance to match the player’s base category. If the player’s base category is not matched, they may be relegated to a category below their base category.
HBL PSL Draft 2024: Pick order for Pakistan Super League Post the trades and retentions
| Categories | 1st Pick | 2nd Pick | 3rd Pick | 4th Pick | 5th Pick | 6th Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum 1 | Multan Sultans | Karachi Kings | Quetta Gladiators | Peshawar Zalmi | Quetta Gladiators | Lahore Qalandar |
| Platinum 2 | Lahore Qalandar | Islamabad United | Karachi Kings | Karachi Kings | ||
| Diamond 1 | Multan Sultans | Peshawar Zalmi | Islamabad United | Karachi Kings | Lahore Qalandar | |
| Gold 1 | Peshawar Zalmi | Multan Sultans | Multan Sultans | |||
| Silver 1 | Quetta Gladiators | Multan Sultans | Lahore Qalandar | Multan Sultans | Karachi Kings | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Silver 2 | Peshawar Zalmi | Islamabad United | Islamabad United | Lahore Qalandar | Quetta Gladiators | Multan Sultans |
| Silver 3 | Quetta Gladiators | Lahore Qalandar | Multan Sultans | Peshawar Zalmi | Islamabad United | Karachi Kings |
| Silver 4 | Karachi Kings | Peshawar Zalmi | Islamabad United | Quetta Gladiators | ||
| Emerging 1 | Islamabad United | Peshawar Zalmi | Multan Sultans | Lahore Qalandar | Quetta Gladiators | Karachi Kings |
| Emerging 2 | Quetta Gladiators | Lahore Qalandar | Islamabad United | |||
| Supplementary 1 | Lahore Qalandar | Multan Sultans | Quetta Gladiators | Islamabad United | Peshawar Zalmi | Karachi Kings |
| Supplementary 2 | Peshawar Zalmi | Lahore Qalandar | Multan Sultans | Islamabad United | Karachi Kings | Quetta Gladiators |
HBL PSL 2024: Pick order for Pakistan Super League
| Categories | 1st Pick | 2nd Pick | 3rd Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum 1 | Quetta Gladiators | Karachi Kings | Islamabad United |
| Platinum 2 | Lahore Qalandar | Multan Sultans | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Platinum 3 | Islamabad United | Lahore Qalandar | Quetta Gladiators |
| Diamond 1 | Karachi Kings | Peshawar Zalmi | Islamabad United |
| Diamond 2 | Multan Sultans | Islamabad United | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Diamond 3 | Lahore Qalandar | Quetta Gladiators | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Gold 1 | Peshawar Zalmi | Multan Sultans | Lahore Qalandar |
| Gold 2 | Islamabad United | Quetta Gladiators | Karachi Kings |
| Gold 3 | Multan Sultans | Karachi Kings | Quetta Gladiators |
| Silver 1 | Multan Sultans | Karachi Kings | Lahore Qalandar |
| Silver 2 | Peshawar Zalmi | Islamabad United | Karachi Kings |
| Silver 3 | Quetta Gladiators | Lahore Qalandar | Multan Sultans |
| Silver 4 | Multan Sultans | Peshawar Zalmi | Islamabad United |
| Silver 5 | Lahore Qalandar | Islamabad United | Karachi Kings |
| Emerging 1 | Islamabad United | Peshawar Zalmi | Multan Sultans |
| Emerging 2 | Karachi Kings | Quetta Gladiators | Lahore Qalandar |
| Supplementary 1 | Lahore Qalandar | Multan Sultans | Quetta Gladiators |
| Supplementary 2 | Peshawar Zalmi | Lahore Qalandar | Multan Sultans |
| Categories | 4th Pick | 5th Pick | 6th Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum 1 | Peshawar Zalmi | Multan Sultans | Lahore Qalandar |
| Platinum 2 | Islamabad United | Karachi Kings | Quetta Gladiators |
| Platinum 3 | Karachi Kings | Multan Sultans | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Diamond 1 | Multan Sultans | Lahore Qalandar | Quetta Gladiators |
| Diamond 2 | Karachi Kings | Quetta Gladiators | Lahore Qalandar |
| Diamond 3 | Multan Sultans | Karachi Kings | Islamabad United |
| Gold 1 | Quetta Gladiators | Islamabad United | Karachi Kings |
| Gold 2 | Lahore Qalandar | Multan Sultans | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Gold 3 | Peshawar Zalmi | Lahore Qalandar | Islamabad United |
| Silver 1 | Quetta Gladiators | Islamabad United | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Silver 2 | Lahore Qalandar | Quetta Gladiators | Multan Sultans |
| Silver 3 | Peshawar Zalmi | Islamabad United | Karachi Kings |
| Silver 4 | Karachi Kings | Lahore Qalandar | Quetta Gladiators |
| Silver 5 | Quetta Gladiators | Peshawar Zalmi | Multan Sultans |
| Emerging 1 | Lahore Qalandar | Quetta Gladiators | Karachi Kings |
| Emerging 2 | Multan Sultans | Peshawar Zalmi | Islamabad United |
| Supplementary 1 | Islamabad United | Peshawar Zalmi | Karachi Kings |
| Supplementary 2 | Islamabad United | Karachi Kings | Quetta Gladiators |
The HBL PSL 9 Draft is tentatively scheduled to take place in mid-December, immediately following the conclusion of the National T20.
