The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed the local and international broadcasters for the 11th edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League as the tournament begins on Thursday, 26 March in Lahore.
A total of 44 matches will be spread across Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium and Karachi’s National Bank Stadium during the HBL PSL 11.
The HBL PSL 11 action will be broadcast live for the first time on ESPN in Australia and New Zealand, on T Sports and Tapmad in Bangladesh and on Cricbuzz, Switch TV, Cricbuzz TV on ELIFE and STARZPLAY in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Fans in Sri Lanka will be able to catch the live action on Tapmad and Dialog TV. Tapmad and VIU Hub will also be streaming the HBL PSL action live in Sri Lanka. Fans in Nepal will be able to watch HBL PSL matches live on Tapmad.
ARY Digital (Sky 748 and Glass 724) and ARY Plus will broadcast and live-stream the HBL PSL 11 in the United Kingdom, while fans from United States of America and Canada can tune in to Willow TV, Willow Sports and Willow by Cricbuzz to watch the HBL PSL matches. Tapmad will also live-stream the action in Rest of the World.
Millions of fans in Pakistan will be able to catch the thrilling HBL PSL 11 action on Pakistan Television (PTV), A Sports, Geo Super and Ten Sports on their televisions. Live-streaming of the highly anticipated edition of HBL PSL will be available on Tapmad, Tamasha and Myco for the fans.
The Broadcast will be produced with 30+ cameras, featuring various editorial and technical enhancements to achieve an engaging top-tier coverage in English and Urdu.
The Urdu broadcast promises to be the most comprehensive till date comprising dedicated cameras, replay angles, studio shows, features and highlights. The coverage will include Hawkeye with all Decision Review System (DRS) enhancements, including Off-bat visualisation and Biomechanics.
The broadcast will include live player tracker, augmented reality, and virtual reality graphics. The Spidercam will be back with its PARVAZ feature to further enhance the coverage.
The HBL Pakistan Super League 11 is set to upgrade the view-from-home experience for the fans in Pakistan and Worldwide as it brings several broadcast production enhancements for the season starting on Thursday, 26 March.
Apart from having an exclusive Urdu commentary panel, the Urdu feed will also have dedicated cameras, studio shows, highlights and features. It will be the first time that the HBL PSL will deliver an exclusive, first-ever, Urdu Studio in order to engage maximum fans.
In the upcoming edition, Hawk-Eye’s services include all Decision Review System (DRS) enhancements. The data on six distance and ball apex height will be displayed on the screen as part of the Off-bat visualisations.
Through capturing the bio-mechanical movements including limbs and bat movement of the players at the crease, the fans will be told stories quicker and in a more scientific way, while they enjoy cricketing action from home.
The player tracking technology was introduced in the previous edition, but it will return with more cutting-edge features like real time field plot and 3D stadium animation during the live broadcast.
In sync with top-drawer sports productions, augmented reality and virtual reality graphics will feature frequently during the coverage. The HBL PSL 11 will also have bespoke designed on-air graphics that reflect the freshness of the #NewEra.
Enhanced data analytics will provide in-depth statistics and information about the teams and players in action.
