Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans on Saturday announced replacements ahead of their Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 opener at the National Bank Cricket stadium.
Karachi Kings brought in Australian wicketkeeper-batter Ben McDermott and Pakistan U19 captain Saad Baig to strengthen their squad.
McDermott replaces Bangladesh's Litton Das, who was selected in the Silver Category during the PSL 2025 Player Draft but has been ruled out due to an injury sustained during a practice session ahead of the Kings' opening match.
The explosive Australian batter brings valuable T20 experience, having featured in top leagues worldwide, including the Big Bash League (BBL) and The Hundred.
Additionally, Karachi Kings have brought in Saad Baig as a partial replacement for New Zealand's Kane Williamson.
The veteran batter, picked in the Supplementary Category, will be unavailable for the Karachi leg of the tournament.
Baig, a wicketkeeper-batter who was part of the Kings squad last season as an Emerging Category player, impressed with his performances during the ICC U19 World Cup and is regarded as one of Pakistan's most promising young talents.
Updated Karachi Kings squad for PSL 10: David Warner, Abbas Afridi and Adam Milne (all platinum), James Vince, Hasan Ali, Khushdil Shah (all diamond), Shan Masood, Muhammad Irfan Khan and Aamir Jamal (all gold), Arafat Minhas (brand ambassador), Tim Seifert, Zahid Mahmood, Mir Hamza (silver), Fawad Ali and Riazullah (both emerging), Omair Bin Yousuf, Saad Baig, Mohammad Nabi and Mirza Mamoon (all supplementary), Ben McDermott
Meanwhile, Australia's middle-order batter Ashton Turner, replaced injured West Indies batter Johnson Charles in the Sultans squad.
Turner who was approved as Charles' replacement by the league's technical committee will join the Sultans' squad next week in Rawalpindi.
The right-handed batter earned the selection due to his vast experience of playing the franchise T20 leagues around the world.
He recently accumulated 240 runs in this year's edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) for Perth Scorchers at a sensational strike rate of 147.
Ashton Turner also played a pivotal role in the Scorchers' maiden BBL title victory in 2022 by scoring 357 runs at a magnificent strike rate of around 154.
Charles, on the other hand, is undergoing rehabilitation under the supervision of Cricket West Indies (CWI) and was thus deemed unavailable for the PSL 10.
Multan Sultans squad for PSL 10: Mohammad Rizwan, Usama Mir and Michael Bracewell (all platinum), David Willey, Iftikhar Ahmed and Usman Khan (all diamond), Chris Jordan, Kamran Ghulam and Mohammad Hasnain (all gold), Faisal Akram, Akif Javed, Gudakesh Motie, Josh Little and Tayyab Tahir (all silver), Shahid Aziz and Ubaid Shah (both emerging), Muhammad Amir Barki, Ashton Turner and Yasir Khan (all supplementary).
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