PSL Makes History with First-Ever Grand Auction Night – Record Bids, Emotional Returns & Power-Packed Squads Revealed

The Pakistan Super League created history last night as it held its first-ever full player auction, and what a night it turned out to be! From intense bidding wars to emotional homecomings and record-breaking deals, PSL fans witnessed one of the most dramatic evenings in the league’s history.

Franchises went all out to build strong squads for the upcoming season, and several unexpected bids shocked the cricketing world.

💰 Biggest Bids of the Night

The auction started with a bang as Faheem Ashraf became the first player to go under the hammer. A fierce bidding battle between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators saw the price soar before Islamabad United secured him for Rs 8.50 crore.

However, the biggest headline of the night belonged to Naseem Shah, who became the most expensive player of the auction, bought by Rawalpindi for a massive Rs 8.65 crore.

Rawalpindi didn’t stop there. They further strengthened their squad by signing New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell for Rs 8.05 crore, making it one of the strongest combinations in the league.

Meanwhile:

• Lahore Qalandars showed huge faith in Fakhar Zaman (Rs 7.95 crore) and Haris Rauf (Rs 7.60 crore).

• Karachi Kings made a statement signing by bringing in David Warner for Rs 7.90 crore.

🔄 Emotional Homecomings

One of the most heartwarming aspects of the auction was players returning to their home franchises:

• Faheem Ashraf and Wasim Jr returned to Islamabad United.

• Aamir Jamal reunited with Peshawar Zalmi.

• Several other players found their way back to familiar dressing rooms, strengthening team identities.

Here are the full squads written in list form for each team:

🏏 Rawalpindi

• M Rizwan

• Sam Billings

• Zaman Khan

• Yasir Khan

• Naseem Shah

• Rishad Hossain

• Daryl Mitchell

• M Amir

• Abdullah Fazal

• Amad Butt

• Dian Forrester

• Laurie Evans

• Asif Afridi

• Kamran Ghulam

• Fawad Ali

• M Amir Khan

• Shahzaib Khan

🏏 Islamabad United

• Devon Conway

• Andries Gous

• Shadab Khan

• Salman Irshad

• Faheem Ashraf

• Mehran Mumtaz

• Max Bryant

• Mark Chapman

• Wasim Jr

• Mir Hamza Sajjad

• Sameer Minhas

• Sameen Gul

• Shamar Joseph

• Imad Wasim

• Richard Gleeson

• Haider Ali

• M Hasnain

• Dipendra Singh Airee

🏏 Peshawar Zalmi

• Aaron Hardie

• Babar Azam

• Sufiyan Muqeem

• Abdul Samad

• Ali Raza

• Aamir Jamal

• Khurram Shehzad

• M Haris

• Khalid Usman

• Abdul Subhan

• James Vince

• Michael Bracewell

• Kusal Mendis

• Iftikhar Ahmed

• Naheed Rana

• Mirza Tahir Baig

• Kashif Ali

🏏 Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen

• Marnus Labuschagne

• Saim Ayub

• Maaz Sadaqat

• Usman Khan

• Akif Javed

• M Ali

• Kusal Perera

• Irfan Khan Niazi

• Hassan Khan

• Shayan Jahangir

• Ottniel Baartman

• Hammad Azam

• Riley Meredith

• Sharjeel Khan

• Asif Mehmood

• Hunain Shah

• Rizwan Mehmood

• Saad Ali

• Tayyab Arif

🏏 Lahore Qalandars

• Mustafizur Rehman

• Shaheen Afridi

• Fakhar Zaman

• Haris Rauf

• Sikandar Raza

• Abdullah Shafique

• M Naeem

• Usama Mir

• Ubaid Shah

• Haseebullah Khan

• M Farooq

• Dasun Shanaka

• Parvez Hossain Emon

• Asif Ali

• Hussain Talat

• Tayyab Tahir

• Gudakesh Motie

🏏 Karachi Kings

• Moeen Ali

• Hassan Ali

• Abbas Afridi

• Saad Baig

• Khushdil Shah

• David Warner

• Azam Khan

• Salman Ali Agha

• Shahid Aziz

• Mir Hamza

• Adam Zampa

• Hamza Sohail

• Aqib Ilyas

• Khurram Bin Tanvir

• Johnson Charles

• M Wasim

• Ihsanullah

• Rizwanullah

🏏 Sialkot Stallions

• Steve Smith

• M Nawaz

• Salman Mirza

• Ahmed Daniyal

• Saad Masood

• Sahibzada Farhan

• Jahandad Sultan

• Ashton Turner

• Peter Siddle

• Tabraiz Shamsi

• Lachlan Shaw

• Delano Potgieter

• Josh Philippe

• Shan Masood

• Momin Qamar

• M Awais Zafar

🏏 Quetta Gladiators

• Spencer Johnson

• Abrar Ahmed

• Usman Tariq

• Hassan Nawaz

• Shamyl Hussain

• Rilee Rossouw

• Arafat Minhas

• Jahandad Khan

• Faisal Akram

• Khawaja Nafay

• Khan Zaib

• Wasim Akram Jr

• Bismillah Khan

• Saqib Khan

• Brett Hampton

• Sam Harper

• Bevon Jacobs

• Saud Shakeel

• Ben McDermott

• Tom Curran

🔥 PSL Set for a Blockbuster Season

With record-breaking bids, star-studded overseas signings, emotional reunions, and unexpected strategic moves, this historic first-ever PSL auction has set the stage for what promises to be one of the most competitive seasons ever.

Fans are already debating which squad looks the strongest — Rawalpindi with their power-packed pace attack, Lahore with their trusted core, Karachi with Warner’s firepower, or Zalmi with Babar’s leadership.