Pakistan Super League 2018
2018 · 5 teams · T20 cricket
Tournament Overview
Series Overview
The 2018 Pakistan Super League continued Pakistani cricket's triumphant homecoming. The final was played at National Stadium, Karachi — another first in the tournament's history — as Pakistan hosted a major cricket event in its largest city for the first time in nearly a decade. Islamabad United, already inaugural champions in 2016, claimed their second title with a tense 3-wicket victory over Peshawar Zalmi. The match was close throughout but Islamabad's batting depth proved decisive in the final chase. Luke Ronchi, the New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman, was the standout performer of the entire tournament: 435 runs at a breathtaking strike rate, dismantling attacks with the attacking consistency that had made him one of the world's finest white-ball openers. His Player of the Tournament performance was undeniable. PSL 3 also saw the tournament's biggest international roster — more players from around the world chose to participate as security confidence grew and the competition's reputation strengthened. Islamabad United's two titles from three editions placed them firmly as the PSL's dominant franchise.
Key Highlights
- 1Islamabad United won their second PSL title — the final played in Karachi for the first time in the tournament's history
- 2Luke Ronchi was Player of the Tournament with 435 runs — the most by any batsman in a single PSL edition at that time
- 3The Karachi final was another milestone in Pakistani cricket's return home after the security hiatus
- 4Islamabad United's victory confirmed them as the PSL's first great dynasty — two titles in three seasons
- 5More international players participated in PSL 3 than any previous edition — the league's global stature was growing