PSL Winners List: Every Champion from 2016 to 2026
Eleven seasons, six different champions — and a three-way tie at the top. This is the definitive PSL winners list: every final, every winning captain, and the players of the match who decided them.
Quick answer: Islamabad United (2016, 2018, 2024) and Lahore Qalandars (2022, 2023, 2025) lead with 3 PSL titles each, followed by Peshawar Zalmi (2017, 2026) with 2. Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans have one each.
Complete Winners Table
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Islamabad United | Quetta Gladiators | IU won by 6 wickets (Dubai) |
| 2017 | Peshawar Zalmi | Quetta Gladiators | PZ won by 58 runs (Lahore) |
| 2018 | Islamabad United | Peshawar Zalmi | IU won by 3 wickets (Karachi) |
| 2019 | Quetta Gladiators | Peshawar Zalmi | QG won by 8 wickets (Karachi) |
| 2020 | Karachi Kings | Lahore Qalandars | KK won by 5 wickets (Karachi) |
| 2021 | Multan Sultans | Peshawar Zalmi | MS won by 47 runs (Abu Dhabi) |
| 2022 | Lahore Qalandars | Multan Sultans | LQ won by 42 runs (Lahore) |
| 2023 | Lahore Qalandars | Multan Sultans | LQ won by 1 run (Lahore) |
| 2024 | Islamabad United | Multan Sultans | IU won by 2 wickets (Karachi) |
| 2025 | Lahore Qalandars | Quetta Gladiators | LQ won by 6 wickets (Lahore) |
| 2026 | Peshawar Zalmi | Hyderabad Kingsmen | PZ won by 5 wickets (Lahore) |
Titles by Team
- 3: Islamabad United (2016, 2018, 2024) · Lahore Qalandars (2022, 2023, 2025)
- 2: Peshawar Zalmi (2017, 2026)
- 1: Quetta Gladiators (2019) · Karachi Kings (2020) · Multan Sultans (2021)
- 0: Hyderabad Kingsmen (finalists 2026, debut season) · Rawalpindi Pindiz
The Last Three Finals
- PSL 11 (2026): Peshawar Zalmi 130/5 beat Hyderabad Kingsmen 129 — Aaron Hardie starred with 4/27 and an unbeaten 56; Babar Azam’s first PSL title as captain.
- PSL 10 (2025): Lahore Qalandars 204/4 beat Quetta Gladiators 201/9 — a record 202 chase; Kusal Perera 62* (player of the match), Sikandar Raza hit the winning runs hours after landing from England.
- PSL 9 (2024): Islamabad United beat Multan Sultans by 2 wickets — United’s third crown, completing the set of titles in three different decades of the league.
Final Records
- Most titles: Islamabad United & Lahore Qalandars (3 each).
- Most successful captain: Shaheen Shah Afridi — the only captain with three PSL titles (2022, 2023, 2025).
- Unbeaten in finals: Islamabad United have never lost a PSL final (3/3).
- Most final defeats: Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi (runners-up three times each before their wins).
More: all 8 PSL teams · the 2026 expansion.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which team has won the most PSL titles?
Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars, with three titles each. Islamabad won in 2016, 2018 and 2024; Lahore in 2022, 2023 and 2025.
Who won the last PSL?
Peshawar Zalmi won PSL 11 on 3 May 2026, beating Hyderabad Kingsmen by five wickets at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore — their second title after 2017.
How many teams have won the PSL?
Six different teams have lifted the trophy in eleven seasons: Islamabad United, Lahore Qalandars, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans.
