PSL Draft 2019 | Pakistan Super League PSL 5 Edition Players Draft Result

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the PSL draft 2020 edition on 6^th December 2019. Both foreign and local players are assigned to the Diamond, Platinum, Silver, Gold and Emerging categories. The 325 local players include all players from the domestic 1^st and 2^nd XI squads and U19 players. Besides this year’s policy, cricketers who have represented Pakistan in international games are assigned in the Gold category.

HBL PSL 2020 always focus to promote young talent. For that reason, each team must include at least 2 emerging players in their sixteen-player squad. Every team can nominate up to 6 emerging players and at least 2 talent hunt discoveries.

The number of players in the Gold category includes 48 England, 10 Bangladesh, 40 West Indies, 6 Afghanistan, 19 Sri Lanka, 4 New Zealand, 4 Australia, 3 Ireland, 3 South Africa, 3 Zimbabwe and one each from the Netherlands, Canada, United States, and Scotland.

Pakistan Super League PSL Draft 2020 Edition

The draft of PSL 5 was held on 6^th December 2019. The players are divided into five categories that include

• Platinum    (Base Price $147,000, Maximum Price $2,18,000- Each tam can pick 3 Platinum players)
• Diamond    (Base Price $44,000, Maximum Price $103,000- Each team can pick 3 Diamond players)
• Gold (Base price $44,000, Maximum price $58,000- each team can pick 3 Gold players)
• Silver (Base price $15,000, Maximum price $35,000- each team can pick 5 Silver players)
• Emerging (Base price $6,500, Maximum price $9,500- each team can pick 2 emerging players )

Quetta Gladiators

Karachi Kings

Lahore Qalandars

PSL Draft Rules:

According to PSL 5th league draft policy, each tournament team can keep up to 8 players from last year’s schedule. In 16 members’ groups, five foreign players not changed from the previous year edition of HBL PSL.

In best Eleven, each team will have the feasibility to take at least three foreign players and a maximum of four.

Retention & Transfer window

Retention & Transfer window is open for the #HBLPSL Player Draft 2019!

In the 2020 edition, HBL PSL will be introducing the picking rule of a wildcard.