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The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has delivered a massive surprise this year, giving the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) a major reason to celebrate. PSL 2026 has reportedly ended with huge financial success despite facing several challenges and group matches being played without spectators. Amid the big news, Shaheen Afridi lost his place in Test side.
Many people expected the Pakistan Super League 2026 to struggle because of its clash with the Indian Premier League 2026 and limited crowd presence. But the PSL 2026 has reportedly turned into one of the most profitable seasons in Pakistan Super League history.
Pakistan Super League 2026 records huge success
One of the biggest changes this season was the expansion from eight teams to ten teams. The Hyderabad Kingsmen and Rawalpindiz joined the PSL as the newest franchises.
With 10 teams in action, every side played 10 league matches before the playoffs, increasing the total number of matches from 34 to 44. This gave the tournament more games, more content, and more business opportunities.
As reported by Samaa TV, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) generated more than PKR 10 billion in total revenue during PSL 2026, while spending around PKR 2.645 billion on organizing the event. This resulted in a pre-tax profit of nearly PKR 7.549 billion, which is around INR 260 crore.
PCB to earn over PKR 7.5 Billion profit from PSL 2026
The reported numbers become even more eye-catching when compared to previous seasons. The latest figures suggest that the profits are around 3.75 times higher than what the PCB earned from the previous edition of the tournament, showing a massive financial jump in just one year.
It is also being suggested the PCB’s own share from the central revenue pool stands at around PKR 1.29 billion. After that amount, the remaining profits are expected to be divided among the 10 franchises, with each team likely to receive around PKR 625 million.
What the report says?
The Samaa TV report shared, “Details submitted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat regarding PSL income and expenditure showed that the league’s expansion to eight teams in 2026 produced significant financial gains.”
The report further added, “The PSL 2026 recorded total expenditure of more than Rs2.645 billion, while overall revenue exceeded Rs10.195 billion. The PCB earned a pre-tax profit of more than Rs7.549 billion from PSL Season 11. During PSL 2025, the PCB recorded a profit of Rs2 billion, while profit from PSL 2024 stood at Rs2.46 billion. The PCB’s share from the central revenue pool stood at more than Rs1.29 billion.”
PSL still trails IPL despite record-breaking growth
Even with this impressive growth, the financial scale of the PSL remains much smaller than the Indian Premier League. IPL franchises reportedly operate with revenues running into hundreds of crores of rupees.
An IPL franchise had reportedly earned revenue of around INR 500-600 crore in FY2025. Amid the success, BCCI faces backlash and Sunil Gavaskar gave the critics befitting response.
Speaking about the PSL 2026, Babar Azam led Peshawar Zalmi to the title with another outstanding season with the bat, finishing as one of the tournament’s top run-scorers with 588 runs.
