India, Dec. 15 -- IPL and PSL are set to clash again in 2026, with Pakistan's franchise season scheduled to run right through the heart of the Indian league window - setting up a second straight year of overlap and familiar tug-of-war for attention, airtime, and overseas players.

Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi announced the PSL 11 window during a roadshow in New York, pinning the tournament from March 26 to May 3, 2026, dates that collided with the already-mapped IPL 2026 window of March 15 to May 31.

The overlap isn't a one-off. IPL and PSL clashed in 2025 as well, when PSL moved into a April-Mayt slot and ran alongside the IPL season.

A full season overlap makes it harder for the PSL to attract a chunk of marquee overseas ...