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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has extended the submission deadline for bids of two new teams in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), sources said.
According to the sources, the deadline, previously set for December 22, has been extended to December 24 for the second time due to the two bank holidays and at the request of the bidding parties.
According to sources, the deadline, previously set for December 22, has been extended to December 24 for the second time due to two bank holidays and at the request of the bidding parties.
Sources privy to the matter further told that the deadline for submitting proposals for two new PSL outfits will now be till 4:00 pm on December 24.
Meanwhile, the technically qualified bidders for the new PSL franchises will be announced on December 27, while the bidding for the teams will be held in an open auction on January 8.
It is pertinent to mention that on 12 Dec, the cricket board extended the deadline for new teams, citing growing interest.
“Witnessing growing interest from the Europe, USA, the Middle East and beyond in acquiring new HBL PSL teams, we have decided to extend the bid submission deadline by one week to 22 December 2025,” Mohsin Naqvi had said in X post.
“Good luck to everyone, excited to welcome our new franchise owners to the HBL PSL family,” the post added.
For the unversed, the Pakistan Super League, which began in 2016 with five outfits, is set to expand with the addition of two new teams.
Notably, the league expanded to five teams in 2018 with the addition of Multan Sultans.
With the addition of two new teams, the league will undergo its first major restructuring in seven years, taking the total to eight teams.
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