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PSL 2020 matches to resume from 12 November

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly decided to stage the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 in Karachi between November 12 and 18.

As Pakistan Cricket Board was planning to hold its remaining T20 league in UAE amidst the worst COVID-19 situation in the country, as per the new plan, the tournament will to be staged in Pakistan.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has chosen to arrange the rest of the matches  of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 in Karachi between November 12 and 18. 

It is to be noted that the tournament was delayed on the day of semi-finals due to the extension in Coronavirus fears.

The PCB, is thinking about facilitating the PSL 2020 matches in a bio-secure environment, and has identified a window that falls after the Zimbabwe home series but before the T10 league in UAE.

It is pertinent to mention here that the last four matches of PSL 2020 were planned to be played in March before the pandemic constrained the occasion to be canceled.

The publication further adds that the PCB might even allow a limited number of spectators inside the stadium, if the global pandemic situation improves even more by November, although the government will have the final say.

However, before everything else, the board will have to settle its differences with broadcasters and franchises, which represent the biggest challenges in the way of the restart.




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