PSL Match Videos & Highlights: The Complete Guide
Every six, every spell, every thriller — where to watch PSL match videos legally, the greatest highlights in league history, and what’s next.
Last updated: 11 October 2026
The Essentials
PSL in Six Numbers
The league at a glance.
The Sources
Where to Watch PSL Match Videos
The legal sources, in order of reliability.
Official PSL/PCB Channels
The PSL’s official YouTube channel and the PCB’s digital platforms publish highlights of every match — usually within hours of the final ball. This is the fastest free legal source.
Licensed Broadcasters
TV rights holders in each territory (check the PCB’s website for the current list) air full matches and produce their own highlights shows and analysis packages.
Scorecard Sites
Cricbuzz and ESPNcricinfo carry ball-by-ball text highlights and video clips where rights allow — plus the scorecards every highlights package is built from.
A word of caution: avoid pirated uploads. Unofficial “full match” videos on random channels are routinely taken down mid-tournament, often carry malware-laden links, and hurt the league’s broadcast revenues — the money that funds player salaries. The official channels are free and faster anyway. For the complete season picture, see our PSL 2026 guide.
The Latest Season
PSL 2026: The Season in Highlights
PSL 11 — the eight-team landmark season.
The 2026 season (26 March – 3 May) was the league’s first with eight teams and its first with a player auction replacing the traditional draft. The standout highlights package of the year:
| Moment | Match | What Happened |
|---|---|---|
| The Final | Peshawar Zalmi vs Hyderabad Kingsmen, 3 May | Zalmi chased 130, winning by 5 wickets (130/5 in 15.2 overs vs 129 all out) — ending a nine-year title wait |
| Player of the Final | Aaron Hardie (Zalmi) | 4/27 with the ball and 56* unbeaten — a one-man highlights reel |
| Babar’s Record Night | Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators | Babar Azam’s 100* off 52 balls (one dot ball) powered Zalmi to 255/3 — the third-highest total in PSL history |
| The Warner Show | Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators | David Warner’s unbeaten 89 off 48 and Reeza Hendricks’s 87* in a 9-wicket rout of a 196 target |
| The Record Crowd | The Final, Gaddafi Stadium | 32,461 — the largest crowd in PSL history |
PSL 11 facts via cricbuzz.com, cricketworld.com and PCB announcements.
Want the final ball by ball? Our PSL last match highlights guide breaks down the title decider over by over.
The Roll of Honour
Every PSL Winner, 2016–2026
Eleven seasons, six different champions.
| Season | Champion | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 (PSL 1) | Islamabad United | Inaugural champions |
| 2017 (PSL 2) | Peshawar Zalmi | First title |
| 2018 (PSL 3) | Islamabad United | Second title |
| 2019 (PSL 4) | Quetta Gladiators | First and only title |
| 2020 (PSL 5) | Karachi Kings | Won in the pandemic-affected season |
| 2021 (PSL 6) | Multan Sultans | First title |
| 2022 (PSL 7) | Lahore Qalandars | First title |
| 2023 (PSL 8) | Lahore Qalandars | Back-to-back titles |
| 2024 (PSL 9) | Islamabad United | Record third title |
| 2025 (PSL 10) | Lahore Qalandars | Third title |
| 2026 (PSL 11) | Peshawar Zalmi | Second title — nine years after the first |
Winners list via mrcricketuae.com. For the full list with details, see our PSL winners list.
The Franchises
The Eight Franchises
The teams behind the highlights.
Islamabad United
Three titles (2016, 2018, 2024) — joint-most successful with Lahore Qalandars.
Peshawar Zalmi
Champions 2017 and 2026 — the reigning champions.
Lahore Qalandars
Three titles (2022, 2023, 2025) — the back-to-back kings.
Karachi Kings
Champions 2020 — the city of lights’ team.
Multan Sultans
Champions 2021 — perennial contenders.
Quetta Gladiators
Champions 2019 — the nearly men of recent seasons.
Hyderabad Kingsmen
New in 2026 — finalists on debut.
Rawalpindi Pindiz
New in 2026 — the eighth franchise.
Team guides: all 8 PSL franchises and the 2026 new teams.
The Formats
Types of PSL Match Videos
Not all highlights are the same — here’s what each format gives you.
Mini Highlights
The 5-minute cut: every wicket, every six, the turning points. The daily-driver format on the official YouTube channel.
Extended Highlights
The 15–20 minute version with full overs at key passages — for the matches that deserved more than five minutes.
Player Spotlights
Individual brilliance isolated: a batter’s fifty, a bowler’s spell — like Aaron Hardie’s final (4/27 & 56*), which got its own package.
Beyond the packages, the official channels publish press conferences, toss updates, behind-the-scenes features and the famous PSL anthems — the full video ecosystem around the league. During the season, new videos land within hours of each game; in the off-season, the channels run classic matches and all-time compilations to bridge the gap to PSL 12 (18 March – 2 May 2027).
The Rhythm
When New PSL Videos Drop: The Matchday Timeline
Know the rhythm and you never miss a package.
Previews & Toss
Team news, pitch reports and the toss video land a few hours before the first ball.
Innings Break Clips
First-innings wickets and sixes surface as short clips during the break — the fastest moving pictures of the night.
Mini Highlights
The 5-minute cut usually appears within an hour or two of the final ball on the official channel.
Extended & Analysis
Extended highlights, player interviews and studio analysis round out the package by the next day.
The pattern holds for every game of the season — including the playoffs and final, which get the full treatment: extended highlights, trophy-lift footage, dressing-room celebrations and the player-of-the-match interview. For the 2026 final, that meant Aaron Hardie’s all-round masterclass (4/27 and 56*) packaged three ways: the spell, the innings, and the combined highlights.
Off-season works differently. Between May and the next March, the channels fill the gap with classic full-match replays, all-time top-10 compilations and countdown shows — the vault content that keeps the audience warm until PSL 12 begins on 18 March 2027.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch PSL match highlights for free?
The PSL’s official YouTube channel and the PCB’s digital platforms publish free highlights of every match, usually within hours. Licensed broadcasters also show highlights packages in their territories.
Who won the PSL 2026 final?
Peshawar Zalmi beat Hyderabad Kingsmen by five wickets on 3 May 2026 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, chasing 130 in 15.2 overs. Aaron Hardie was player of the match with 4/27 and 56*.
How many teams are in the PSL now?
Eight, since the 2026 season added Hyderabad Kingsmen and Rawalpindi Pindiz. The Kingsmen reached the final on debut.
Which team has won the most PSL titles?
Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars lead with three titles each (United: 2016, 2018, 2024; Qalandars: 2022, 2023, 2025), followed by Peshawar Zalmi with two (2017, 2026).
When is the next PSL season?
PSL 12 runs from 18 March to 2 May 2027, per the PCB’s announced schedule.
Are full match videos available online?
Full replays are available through licensed broadcasters and streaming partners in each territory. The official channels focus on highlights packages; check the PCB’s website for the current broadcaster list in your region.
More Pakistan Sports Coverage
Fixtures, results, winners and guides — the sports desk keeps it current.
This guide is maintained by the Feature Pakistan sports desk. Facts are verified against PCB announcements, cricbuzz and ESPNcricinfo. Highlights sources correct as of October 2026.
The Record Books
PSL Records That Made the Highlights Reels
The numbers behind the most replayed moments in league history.
| Record | Holder | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| Most titles (franchise) | Islamabad United / Lahore Qalandars / Peshawar Zalmi | 3 each |
| Most runs (all time) | Babar Azam | 4,380 (2016–2026) |
| Highest individual score | Jason Roy (Quetta Gladiators) | 145* vs Peshawar Zalmi, Rawalpindi (2023) |
| First PSL century | Kamran Akmal | 107* off 61 balls (2017) |
| Highest team total | Quetta Gladiators | 263/3 vs Islamabad United (2025) |
| Most runs in a season | Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars) | 588 (2022) |
| Record final crowd | Gaddafi Stadium, 2026 | 32,461 |
Records via PCB/PSL official statistics and ESPNcricinfo; all-time tallies move every season.
These are the clips that get replayed every season opener montage: Kamran Akmal’s 107* — the first century in PSL history; Jason Roy’s record 145*, the highest individual score the league has ever seen; and Quetta Gladiators’ 263/3 in 2025, the highest team total on record. Search any of them on the official channel and the views tell the story.
The Vault
Classic PSL Highlights Worth Rewatching
Five packages the official channels never let die.
Kamran Akmal 107*
The first PSL hundred — 61 balls of clean striking that set the template for every T20 innings after it.
Shaheen’s New-Ball Fire
Lahore’s title run was built on Shaheen Afridi’s opening spells — the powerplay highlights are pure fast-bowling theatre.
Roy’s 145*
The highest individual score in PSL history — Jason Roy’s unbeaten 145 for Quetta at Rawalpindi, a brutal exhibition of power hitting.
United’s Third Crown
Islamabad’s record third title, sealed in a final that went down to the last over — the full 20-minute highlights are essential viewing.
Qalandars Go Back-to-Back… Then Again
Lahore’s third title in four seasons — the dynasty years, packaged into every “greatest teams” compilation.
Hardie’s Final
4/27 then 56* unbeaten — Aaron Hardie won the 2026 final almost single-handedly for Peshawar Zalmi.
Notice the pattern: the most-watched highlights packages are not always the finals. A record-breaking innings (Akmal 107*), a freak bowling spell (Bopara 6/16) or a team total that defies belief (Sultans 262/3) outlives most trophy lifts in the view counts. That is why the official channels keep the vault stocked between seasons — and why the mini-highlights format exists: five minutes, every turning point, no filler.
If you only watch one package from PSL 11, make it the final: the last match highlights, broken down over by over. If you only watch one thing about the league as a whole, make it our complete winners list, 2016–2026.