Glenn Maxwell Joins Kingsmen for PSL 11

Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen have pulled off a major signing ahead of PSL 11, announcing the inclusion of Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for the upcoming season, scheduled from March 26 to May 3. The franchise confirmed the development on Thursday, calling it one of their biggest acquisitions.

Maxwell, widely regarded as one of Australia’s most explosive T20 batters, has delivered consistently in the shortest format. In 129 T20 Internationals, he has scored 2,897 runs at a remarkable strike rate of 158.42, including five centuries and 12 half-centuries, with a top score of 145. He has also contributed with the ball, taking 49 wickets through his off-spin.

The experienced right-hander boasts extensive franchise credentials, having played in the Big Bash League, Indian Premier League, The Hundred and the Vitality Blast. Across 502 T20 appearances, Maxwell has piled up 10,986 runs at a strike rate of 154.16, along with 58 fifties and eight centuries, while also claiming 196 wickets.

He is now set to make his Pakistan Super League debut and is expected to provide both firepower and valuable experience to the Kingsmen squad.

PSL Makes History as First-Ever Players Auction Begins

Earlier, on February 6, Australia’s top-order batter Marnus Labuschagne was also named as a direct signing by the franchise.

The PSL player auction — the first in the league’s history — was held at the Expo Centre on Wednesday, where all eight franchises finalised their squads.

The auction replaced the draft system, which had been in place for the first 10 editions since the league’s inception in 2016.

The shift in the player selection model comes as the PSL prepares for expansion, with the addition of two new franchises: Sialkot Stallionz and Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen.

The six existing teams were allowed to retain only four players each from their core squads, making squad-building a challenging task ahead of the new season.

Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen for Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11: Saim Ayub (Rs126 million), Akif Javed (Rs196 million), Maaz Sadaqat (Rs35 million), Marnus Labuschagne (Direct Signing), Glenn Maxwell (Direct Signing), Usman Khan (Rs46.2 million), Mohammad Ali (Rs21.5 million), Kusal Perera (Rs31 million), Muhammad Irfan Khan (PKR 29 million), Hassan Khan (Rs18.5 million), Shayan Jahangir (Rs6,000,000), Ottniel Baartman (Rs11 million), Hammad Azam (Rs6,000,000), Riley Meredith (Rs42 million), Sharjeel Khan (Rs6,000,000), Asif Mehmood (Rs6,000,000), Hunain Shah (Rs6,000,000), Rizwan Mehmood (Rs6,000,000), Saad Ali (Rs6,000,000) and Tayyab Arif (Rs6,000,000).