The 11th edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) player auction began in Lahore’s Expo Centre for the first time in the league’s history on Wednesday.

Unlike previous editions, where teams selected players through a draft, this year’s eight-team event will see franchises acquire players via auction.

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Multan Sultans will participate under their new ownership and with a new name, “Rawalpindi,” in the tournament.

In the first lot for all-rounders, Pakistani all-rounder Faheem Ashraf was acquired by Islamabad United for Rs85 million.

Other Pakistani all-rounders, including Imad Wasim, Mohammad Junaid, Mehdi Hassan Miraz, Hussain Talat, Asif Afridi, Danish Aziz, and Mohammad Zeeshan, did not attract any bids from franchises.

In the second lot, David Warner was bought by Karachi Kings for Rs79 million. Former South African all-rounder Rilee Rossouw was acquired by Quetta Gladiators for Rs55.5 million.

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Jahanzaib Sultan was purchased by Sialkot Stallions for Rs6 million. Other players, including Colin Munro, Omair Bin Yousuf, Kamran Ghulam, George Munsey, and Saud Shakeel, remained unsold.

In the third lot, Mohammad Ali was acquired by Hyderabad for Rs21.5 million, while Haris Rauf returned to Lahore Qalandars for Rs76 million. England’s Chris Jordan remained unsold.

During the event at the Expo Centre, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi presented all franchise owners with specially customised T-shirts celebrating Pakistan’s participation in the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup in Markhor edition as gifts.

The auction represents a major shift in the HBL PSL’s player recruitment process and is expected to add excitement and transparency to team compositions for the upcoming season.

This is a developing story and will be updated with further details.