Pakistan Super League has exciting moments like every other league around the world. As the league progresses, these moments become more intense. Sometimes teams dropped out of the race during the league stage, while other times they progressed to the Playoffs.
Hence, Playoffs play an important role to know about the strength of the team. Therefore, playoffs are crucial in determining a team’s strength. Any PSL team that performs badly in league matches failed to reach the playoffs stage. However, a champion team will almost always qualify for the league’s play-off stage. Now, we’ll look at which PSL team has made the most appearances in the league’s playoffs.
Most Appearances in PSL Playoffs
Peshawar has played most PSL playoffs till 2023. Here is a list of the teams that have qualified for the playoffs the most times. Peshawar, Karachi, Islamabad, and Quetta were the first teams to qualify in the first season of PSL.
PSL 8 Playoffs & Qualifier Rule
- Double Round Robin format is followed in PSL.
- Each team plays the group stage matches with each other.
- Top four teams from the group stage with the most points qualify for the Playoff stage.
- Top two teams (1st & 02) on the table play the qualifying round with each other. The winning team directly qualifies for the final of the season. While the losing team gets another chance to meet with the lower two teams in the table.
- Lower teams (3rd & 4th) on the table play an eliminator match with each other. Winning team gets another chance to play with the losing team in qualifying round while the losing team drops out of the tournament.
- The final match of the season is played between the winning team from the 1st and 2nd qualifying round.
Now, we will have a detailed look at the season-wise playoffs of the Pakistan Super League.
Which Teams Have Qualified for PSL 8 PlayOffs 2023?
Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United, Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi have qualified for playoffs in PSL 8 2023.
| Teams | PSL 08 Playoffs |
| Lahore Qalandars | Qualified |
| Islamabad United | Qualified |
| Multan Sultans | Qualified |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Qualified |
PSL 7 (2022) Playoffs
Islamabad United, Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultan, and Peshawar Zalmi were the qualifier for Pakistan Super League 07 Playoffs. While remaining teams Quetta Gladiators and Karachi Kings were eliminated at the league stage of the season.
| Teams | PSL 07 Playoffs |
| Lahore Qalandars | Qualified |
| Islamabad United | Qualified |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Qualified |
| Multan Sultans | Qualified |
PSL 6 (2021) Playoffs
Islamabad United, Karachi Kings, Multan Sultans, and Peshawar Zalmi qualified for the Playoffs of PSL 2021 season.
| Teams | PSL 06 Playoffs |
| Islamabad United | Qualified |
| Karachi Kings | Qualified |
| Multan Sultans | Qualified |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Qualified |
PSL 5 (2020) Playoffs
Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi were the teams who qualified for PSL (05) Playoffs.
| Teams | PSL 5 Playoffs |
| Karachi Kings | Qualified |
| Lahore Qalandars | Qualified |
| Multan Sultans | Qualified |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Qualified |
PSL 4 (2019) Playoffs
Islamabad United, Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators were the teams who qualified for the PSL 4 (2019) Playoffs.
| Teams | PSL 4 Playoffs |
| Islamabad United | Qualified |
| Karachi Kings | Qualified |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Qualified |
| Quetta Gladiators | Qualified |
PSL 3 (2018) Playoffs
Islambad United, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators and Karachi Kings qualified for the PSL 3 (2018) playoffs.
| Teams | PSL 3 Playoffs |
| Islamabad United | Qualified |
| Karachi Kings | Qualified |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Qualified |
| Quetta Gladiators | Qualified |
PSL 2 (2017) Playoffs
Islambad United, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators and Karachi Kings qualified for the PSL 02 (2017) playoffs.
| Teams | PSL 2 Playoffs |
| Islamabad United | Qualified |
| Karachi Kings | Qualified |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Qualified |
| Quetta Gladiators | Qualified |
PSL 01 (2016) Playoffs
Islambad United, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators and Karachi Kings qualified for the PSL 01 (2016) playoffs.
| Teams | PSL 2 Playoffs |
| Islamabad United | Qualified |
| Karachi Kings | Qualified |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Qualified |
| Quetta Gladiators | Qualified |
How to Watch PSL 2023 Playoffs?
You can watch all PSL player off matches between Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans, Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi at ARY Sports, PTV Sports, on your Tv. Android and IOS user can watch PSL 2023 playoff on Daraz mobile app, Tapmad and Tamasha app.
