PSL 2 final to be held in Lahore on March 7

The final of the second edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be held in Lahore on March 7, 2017, subject to security clearance, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Wednesday (November 2). The group stage and the knockout games leading up to the final of the tournament, which is set to begin from February 9, will be played in Dubai and Sharjah.

Reportedly, there is a clause in the contracts handed out to the foreign players that states that they have to make themselves available for the final if their team reaches the summit clash. However, there are also reports that these players will be paid an extra fee of USD 20,000 each

After the success of the inaugural edition played in early 2016, more marquee players like Brendon McCullum and Mahela Jayawardene were part of the player draft on October 19. While McCullum was picked by first season's wooden spoon winners Lahore Qalandars, Jayawardene earned a reunion with good friend Kumar Sangakkara at Karachi Kings. England's limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan will join Shahid Afridi and England teammates Chris Jordan and Alex Hales at Peshawar Zalmi.

Date Match Venue
February 9, 2017 Opening Ceremony Dubai
February 9, 2017 Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United Dubai
February 10, 2017 Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators Dubai
February 10, 2017 Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi Dubai
February 11, 2017 Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars Dubai
February 11, 2017 Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings Dubai
February 12, 2017 Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars Dubai
February 15, 2017 Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators Sharjah
February 16, 2017 Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings Sharjah
February 17, 2017 Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators Sharjah
February 17, 2017 Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United Sharjah
February 18, 2017 Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars Sharjah
February 18, 2017 Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi Sharjah
February 19, 2017 Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings Sharjah
February 20, 2017 Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United Sharjah
February 23, 2017 Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Dubai
February 24, 2017 Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars Dubai
February 24, 2017 Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United Dubai
February 25, 2017 Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings Dubai
February 25, 2017 Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators Dubai
February 26, 2017 Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United Dubai
February 28, 2017 Playoff 1: Team 1 vs Team 2 Sharjah
March 1, 2017 Playoff 2: Team 3 vs Team 4 Sharjah
March 3, 2017 Playoff 3: Winner Playoff 2 vs Runner Up Playoff 1 Dubai
March 7, 2017 Final: Winner Playoff 1 vs Winner Playoff 3 Lahore