This year, both leagues psl & ipl will rattle with each other as IPL 2025 will be played from March 22 to May 25 while PSL has also declared their 2025 schedule with the tournament to be held from April 11 to May 18.
Over the superior part of next three – four months, the fans of cricket will get to see a stellar level of franchise T20 cricket as two main cricketing oppositions IPL and PSL are going to deliver some astonishing action worldwide. This year, both leagues will crash with each other as IPL 2025 will be played from March 22 to May 25, while PSL has also proclaimed their 2025 schedule with the tournament to be held from April 11 to May 18. The schedules of both leagues will be bumping for the first time after 2020 when the epidemic was tantalizing the entire world.
Back in 2016, PSL displayed their maiden season in the United Arab Emirates. The next year, it organized its maiden game in Pakistan with Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium holding the final of the second edition of the league. IPL has accompanied 17 seasons up to now in which four were organized outside India. In 2009, it was held in South Africa due to Lok Sabha elections, while in 2014, a major portion of the season was played in the UAE. The UAE also hosted the entire 2020 IPL and the final stage of the 2021 section due to the effect of COVID-19 in India.
IPL, which started in 2008, is the leading cricketing league in the world, and it has left a major influence on the cricket since then. PSL has strived to play a major role in expansion of the sport. While the contrast between IPL and PSL will keep on ongoing year after year between the fans.
Metrics which parallels IPL and PSL Start of their own 2025 seasons
Brand Value
IPL’s brand value has climbed over the years. Back in 2010, the league’s value was assessed around INR 18998 Crore or 4.1 billion US dollars which has now extended 12 billion US dollars in 2024, as per the report from the Times of India. On the other hand, PSL’s value was 5.2 million US dollars or PKR 54.4 crore in 2016. Talking about the new records in the media, the conspicuous Pakistani league is worth PKR 340 crore or 22.2 million US dollars.
Overseas Players Participation
IPL hosts well-known overseas players each year. Back in 2008, when the league was underway key facts from different cricketing nations enumerated their presence. In the last 17 years, nonentity has changed as most famous names, who are currently leading in international cricket, perform in the league. PSL attracts a majority of elderly foreign players or active international veterans, who realize themselves at the edge of dangling their boots.
Quality of Stadiums
In terms of infrastructure, IPL has demonstrated themselves with their brilliant quality of stadiums. Iconic venues such as Arun Jaitley Stadium, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Wankhede, Eden Gardens and M Chinnaswamy Stadium have a grandiose level of drainage system, superiority dressing rooms for players and amazing seating arrangements for viewers. Moreover that, BCCI also confirms a stellar level of security for players and fans during the IPL matches.
PSL organizes its games in Pakistan’s Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan separately from hosting the league for years in overseas. Compared to Indian grounds, Pakistan’s grounds absence some major accommodations but despite some challenges, PCB has shown struggles to improve in terms of infrastructure.
Viewership
IPL has developed as the most popular cricketing league with millions of fans in India and all over the world viewing its matches on a regular basis on TV and streaming devices. It chronicled a massive following of 600 million in the 2024 season, making it the fifth prime sporting league in terms of viewership. PSL has attracted 350 million viewers in 2024, which is good, but when it is paralleled with that of IPL, it’s still far away.
