Multan Sultans will take on the defending champion Karachi Kings, on 27 January to kickstart the 2022 season of the Pakistan Super League. The league has been advanced by a month to accommodate Australia's tour in March.
Every franchise can retain a maximum of eight players. The draft for PSL 2022 will take place on 12 December, and the PCB will soon release the list of overseas participants. Among Pakistanis, Mohammad Rizwan, Asif Ali and Haris Rauf have been promoted to the Platinum Category.
The first 15 matches will be held in Karachi, and the rest of the tournament, including the final, will be hosted by Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
'The HBL PSL 7 will also kick start what will be a bumper year for Pakistan cricket with the Australia men's cricket team to play a full series in March-April with England men's cricket side to tour Pakistan twice for white-ball and red ball cricket,' said PCB chairman Ramiz Raja.
| Matches scheduled in Karachi | ||||||
| Jan 27: Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans | ||||||
| Jan 28 - Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi | ||||||
| Jan 29: Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars; Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators | ||||||
| Jan 30: Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United; Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars | ||||||
| Jan 31: Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans | ||||||
| Feb 1: Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans | ||||||
| Feb 2: Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars | ||||||
| Feb 3: Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United | ||||||
| Feb 4: Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi | ||||||
| Feb 5: Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars; Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans | ||||||
| Feb 6: Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United | ||||||
| Feb 7: Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars | ||||||
| Matches scheduled in Lahore | ||||||
| Feb 10: Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi | ||||||
| Feb 11: Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans | ||||||
| Feb 12: Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators | ||||||
| Feb 13: Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings; Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators | ||||||
| Feb 14: Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings | ||||||
| Feb 15: Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators | ||||||
| Feb 16: Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings | ||||||
| Feb 17: Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi | ||||||
| Feb 18: Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators; Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings | ||||||
| Feb 19: Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United | ||||||
| Feb 20: Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings; Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United | ||||||
| Feb 21: Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi | ||||||
| Feb 23: Qualifier (1 vs 2) | ||||||
| Feb 24: Eliminator 1 (3 vs 4) | ||||||
| Feb 25: Eliminator 2 (Loser Qualifier 1 vs Winner Eliminator 1) | ||||||
| Feb 27: (Qualifier v Eliminator 2) Final |