Guptill, Russell and Shakib to feature in remaining PSL 6 matches

Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, New Zealand opener Martin Guptill and one of the most sought after T20 players in the world West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell are set to feature in the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6 for Lahore Qalandars, Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators respectively as their names were submitted as replacement picks in an online session held with the franchise representatives.

Australian top-order batter Usman Khawaja — Islamabad United — and Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad — Quetta Gladiators — were the other picks in the first round of the replacement pick process. The PSL 6 was postponed after 14 matches on March 4 this year. The remaining 20 matches will be played at Karachi’s National Stadium from June 1-20. The teams submitted a total of 19 picks. Peshawar Zalmi, Gladiators and United opted to reserve one pick each and will be submitting these names at a later stage. The three teams can choose silver category players closer to or during the remainder of the tournament.

In the Diamond category, Kings nominated Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera and Afghanistan batter Najeebullah Zadran. South Africa batter Janneman Malan was nominated by United. Zalmi opted for West Indian all-rounder Fabian Allen while Qalandars opted for Australian quick James Faulkner.

In the Gold category, Qalandars nominated Australia’s Joe Burns, West Indian Rovman Powell was nominated by Zalmi and Multan Sultans submitted the name of Afghanistan’s keeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

Windies pacer Fidel Edwards was nominated by Zalmi in the Silver round replacements followed by South Africa’s George Linde by Sultans, Litton Das by Kings and Australian batter Callum Ferguson by Qalandars.

Obed McCoy and Seekkugge Prasanna were nominated by Sultans and Lahore Qalandars respectively in the supplementary round picks. Meanwhile, the teams would need to field a minimum of two and a maximum of four foreign players in their playing elevens for June-leg.