After Kane Williamson, another international star Alex Carey opts out of Pakistan Super League 2025

Australia wicketkeeper batter Alex Carey has officially withdrawn from the 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) which is scheduled to start from April 11. Carey, who was picked by Islamabad United as a replacement player for South Africa star Rassie van der Dussen for a portion of the tournament, will not be available for the tournament due to domestic cricket commitments in Australia.

Express Tribune quoted that Islamabad United confirmed Alex Carey's exit from the PSL 2025 ahead of their opener clash of the tournament.

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Islamabad United will start their PSL 2025 campaign against Lahore Qalandars today at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. After Carey opted out, the Shadab Khan-led side will look forward to van der Dussen’s return, as confirmed by the franchise.

Before Carey, former New Zealand captain Kane Willamson will also reportedly miss the initial matches of the PSL. Williamson has been picked by the Karachi Kings after going unsold in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega-auction.

Islamabad United schedule for PSL 2025.

April 11

Lahore Qalandars

Rawalpindi

8:00 PM

April 14

Peshawar Zalmi

Rawalpindi

8:00 PM

April 16

Multan Sultans

Rawalpindi

8:00 PM

April 20

Karachi Kings

Karachi

8:00 PM

April 23

Multan Sultans

Multan

8:00 PM

April 30

Lahore Qalandars

Lahore

8:00 PM

May 2

Quetta Gladiators

Lahore

8:00 PM

May 3

Quetta Gladiators

Lahore

8:00 PM

May 7

Peshawar Zalmi

Rawalpindi

8:00 PM

May 10

Karachi Kings

Rawalpindi

8:00 PM

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Islamabad United squad

Category	Players
Platinum Players	Shadab Khan (C), Mathew Short, Naseem Shah
Diamond Players	Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, Jason Holder
Gold Players	Haider Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Ben Dwarshuis
Silver Players	Salman Irshad, Colin Munro, Andries Gous
Emerging Players	Rumman Raees, Mohammad Nawaz, Hunain Shah
Supplementary Players	Saad Masood, Riley Meredith, Rassie van der Dussen, Muhammad Shahzad, Sahibzada Farhan

Category

Players

Platinum Players

Shadab Khan (C), Mathew Short, Naseem Shah

Diamond Players

Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, Jason Holder

Gold Players

Haider Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Ben Dwarshuis

Silver Players

Salman Irshad, Colin Munro, Andries Gous

Emerging Players

Rumman Raees, Mohammad Nawaz, Hunain Shah

Supplementary Players

Saad Masood, Riley Meredith, Rassie van der Dussen, Muhammad Shahzad, Sahibzada Farhan

PSL 2025 will witness 34 matches between six teams scheduled to take place from April 11 to May 18. Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore will host 13 matches of the tournament, including two Eliminators and the final. Rawalpindi will host 11 matches, with the first Qualifier set for May 13, while five matches each will be played in Karachi and Multan.