The Pakistan Cricket Board Friday unveiled the procedure to award one franchise the prestigious and inaugural HBL PSL Cricket Development Excellence Award worth USD 200,000.
The 2026 award will consider the development work done by franchises from HBL PSL 3 to HBL PSL 11, i.e., the period during which at least six franchises participated in the league.
After the 11th edition of the tournament, only the development work done between the two latest editions will be considered and evaluated for this award.
Franchises will self-assess and score themselves using a scoring model devised by the HBL PSL in the first phase, then submit it to an assessment committee formed by the PCB.
The five-member committee includes independent experts and internal stakeholders, who will verify and confirm each score against the evidence supplied using verifiable data points. This mechanism will account for 80% of the final score. Afterwards, competing franchises will be asked to publish a presentation on their cricket development work on official PSL social media handles.
Fans will be entitled to vote and rank the franchises' development performance, and their votes will carry 20 per cent weightage in the final scores.
The scoring model and the weightage of the scores are given below:
1. Player Pathway and Development – 25 per cent
2. Player Impact and Match contribution – 10 per cent
3. High-Performance Infrastructure and Innovations – 15 per cent
4. Grassroots and Domestic Engagement – 20 per cent
5. Player Welfare and Education – 10 per cent
6. Fan voting via Social Media – 20 per cent
Scoring guidelines will be provided to fans at the time of voting.
About the Key Performance Indicators:
The Player Pathway and Development Key Performance Indicator (KPI) will cover new or uncapped talent identified by franchises, their development, progression, and cricket exposure beyond HBL PSL.
Player Impact and Match Contribution KPI will evaluate a scouted/new found player’s impact trajectory, match-deciding impact and role expansion with a respective franchise.
The High-Performance Infrastructure and Innovations KPI combines institutional capacity – facilities, staffing and systems – with technology-led innovation.
The Player Welfare and Education KPI deals with the financial literacy and education support provided by franchises to players, along with things like mental health support systems, media training, anti-doping and anti-corruption education and career transition plans.
The Grassroots and Domestic Engagement KPI will evaluate franchises' work in men’s and women’s cricket development, including coaching clinics for kids, School and club cricket initiatives, and participation in PCB-organized cricket.
Further details about the committee and voting schedule will be announced in due course.