Warner, Williamson, Joseph and Mitchell to make debut in PSL 2025

The 10th edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) is all set to be played between April 8 and May 19, with some high-profile players like David Warner, Kane Williamson, Alzarri Joseph and Daryl Mitchell set to make their debut in the league.

The PSL 2025 Player Draft took place on January 13, 2025, in Lahore, with all six franchises making their selections. A total of 116 players from 10 countries were chosen. Warner, the dynamic opener was selected by the Karachi Kings as their second pick in the Platinum round. With over 12,000 T20 runs in 392 matches, the southpaw's experience is expected to be a valuable asset to the Kings as they look to lift their second PSL trophy.

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On the other hand, Williamson was picked up by Karachi Kings in the supplementary round before going unsold in the Platinum category. The veteran batter is another great addition to the King's roaster for this season. His fellow countryman, Mitchell, was the first pick of the day for the Lahore Qalandars. With 70 T20I appearances to his name, Mitchell's all-round capabilities—batting, bowling, and fielding make him a valuable buy. Furthermore, West Indies pacer Joseph was snapped up by Peshawar Zalmi. Interestingly all four of them went unsold during the IPL 2025 auction.

PSL 2025 Final Squads

Islamabad United

Matthew Short, Naseem Shah and Shadab Khan (all Platinum), Imad Wasim (mentor) and Azam Khan, Jason Holder (both Diamond), Ben Dwarhuis, Salman Irshad, Salman Ali Agha (Brand Ambassador) and Haider Ali (all Gold), Andries Gous, Colin Munro, Muhammad Nawaz and Rumman Raees (all Silver), Hunain Shah, Saad Masood (both Emerging)

Supplementary – Riley Meredith and Rassie van der Dussen

Multan Sultans

Michael Bracewell, Mohammad Rizwan and Usama Mir (all Platinum), David Willey (mentor), Iftikhar Ahmed (Brand Ambassador) and Usman Khan (all Diamond), Chris Jordan, Kamran Ghulam and Mohammad Hasnain (all Gold), Akif Javed, Gudakesh Motie, Josh Little, Faisal Akram and Tayyab Tahir (all Silver), Ubaid Shah and Shahid Aziz (both Emerging)

Supplementary – Johnson Charles, Muhammad Amir Barki, Shai Hope and Yasir Khan

Peshawar Zalmi

Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (all Platinum), Corbin Bosch, Mohammad Ali and Mohammad Haris (all Diamond), Abdul Samad, Hussain Talat and Nahid Rana (all Gold), Arif Yaqoob, Najeebullah Zadran, Max Bryant, Mehran Mumtaz and Sufyan Moqim (Brand Ambassador) (all silver), Ali Raza and Maaz Sadaqat (both Emerging)

Supplementary – Ahmed Daniyal and Alzarri Joseph

Quetta Gladiators

Faheem Ashraf, Finn Allen and Mark Chapman (Platinum), Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir (mentor) and Rilee Rossouw (all Diamond), Akeal Hosein, Saud Shakeel (Brand Ambassador) and Mohammad Wasim Jnr (all Gold), Haseebullah Khan, Khawaja Muhammad Nafay, Kyle Jamieson, Khurram Shahzad and Usman Tariq (all Silver), Mohammad Zeeshan and Hasan Nawaz (both Emerging)

Supplementary – Danish Aziz, Kusal Mendis, Sean Abbott and Shoaib Malik

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Karachi Kings

Adam Milne, David Warner and Mohammad Abbas Afridi (all Platinum), Hasan Ali and James Vince, Khushdil Shah (all Diamond), Aamir Jamal, Muhammad Irfan Khan and Shan Masood (all Gold), Arafat Minhas (Brand Ambassador), Litton Das, Mir Hamza, Tim Seifert and Zahid Mehmood (all Silver), Fawad Ali and Riazullah (Emerging)

Supplementary – Kane Williamson, Mohammad Nabi, Omair Bin Yousuf, Mirza Mamoon

Lahore Qalandars

Daryl Mitchell, Fakhar Zaman and Shaheen Shah Afridi (all Platinum), Haris Rauf (Brand Ambassador), Kusal Perera and Sikandar Raza (all Diamond), Abdullah Shafique, Jahandad Khan and Zaman Khan (all Gold), Asif Afridi, Asif Ali, David Wiese, Muhammad Akhlaq and Rishad Hossain (all Silver), Mohammad Azab and Momin Qamar (both Emerging)

Supplementary – Mohammad Naeem, Sam Billings, Salman Ali Mirza and Tom Curran