LAHORE: The franchise teams of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) have picked nineteen replacement players for the remaining matches of the tournaments.
Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib-al-Hasan, New Zealand’s opener Martin Guptill and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell are set to feature for Lahore Qalandars, Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators respectively.
Australian top-order batter Usman Khawaja (Islamabad United) and Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad (Quetta Gladiators) were the other picks in the first round of the replacement process.
The PSL 6 was postponed after 14 matches on 4 March this year. The remaining twenty matches will be played at Karachi’s National Stadium from 1-20 June.
The teams submitted a total of 19 picks during names in an online session held with the franchise representatives. The teams have to include a minimum of two and a maximum of four players in the playing eleven.
Peshawar Zalmi, Gladiators and United opted to reserve one pick each and will be submitting these names at a later stage. The three teams can choose silver category players closer to or during the remainder of the tournament.
In the Diamond category, Kings nominated Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera and Afghanistan batter Najeebullah Zadran. South Africa batter Janneman Malan was nominated by United. Zalmi opted for West Indian all-rounder Fabian Allen while Qalandars opted for Australian quick James Faulkner.
In the Gold category, Qalandars nominated Australia’s Joe Burns, West Indian Rovman Powell was nominated by Zalmi and Multan Sultans submitted the name of Afghanistan’s keeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
West Indies pacer Fidel Edwards was nominated by Zalmi in the Silver round replacements followed by South Africa’s George Linde by Sultans, Litton Das by Kings and Australian batter Callum Ferguson by Qalandars. Obed McCoy and Seekkugge Prasanna were nominated by Sultans and Lahore Qalandars respectively in the supplementary round picks.
Meanwhile, the teams would need to field a minimum of two and a maximum of four foreign players in their playing elevens for the June-leg of the PSL 6.
For Islamabad United, Usman Khawaja replaces Alex Hales while Janneman Malan replaces Lewis Gregory. Karachi Kings’ Martin Guptill replaces Colin Ingram, Thisara Perera replaces Mohammad Nabi, Najeebullah Zadran replaces Dan Christian, Litton Das replaces Joe Clarke
For Lahore Qalandars, Shakib-al-Hasan replaces Rashid Khan, James Faulkner replaces David Wiese, Joe Burns replaces Samit Patel, Callum Fergusson replaces Tom Abell, Seekuge Prasana replaces Joe Denly
Multan Sultans have replaced Mahmudullah Riyad with Chris Lynn, Rahmanullah Gurbaz replaces James Vince, George Linde replaces Adam Lyth, Obed McCoy replaces Carlos Brathwaite
Peshawar Zalmi have replaced Fabian Allen replaces Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Rovman Powell replaces Liam Livingstone, Fidel Edwards replaces Saqib Mahmood Quetta Gladiators have replaced Andre Russell with Tom Banton.
