Pakistan Super League will be concluded four days earlier than the actual date.
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Pakistan Cricket Board has rescheduled the remainder of Pakistan Super League and the tournament will conclude four days before with a match reduced.
Initially, PSL 2020 was scheduled to have PlayOffs like those in IPL but now they will be going forward with two semi-finals and a Final. Both semis will be played on March 17 with the Final on the very next day.
PSL 2020: 10 overseas cricketers, 1 coach set to leave PSL midway amid Coronavirus fears
A lot of foreign players are heading back to their respective countries and will no longer be a part of the tournament. Tom Banton, Liam Livingstone, Lewis Gregory, Liam Dawson, Carlos Brathwaite, James Vince, Rilee Rossouw, Alex Hales, Jason Roy, and Tymal Mills are a few of those.
The #HBLPSLV schedule has been tweaked. The tournament will now end on the 18th of March. Please click here for more details: https://t.co/3jLE8GwIxh pic.twitter.com/AaMkrg73Sc
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 13, 2020
Also, all the players have been given the liberty to withdraw themselves from the tournament without any restrictions.
Revised schedule:
March 13: Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans
March 14: Karachi Kings v Islamabad United
March 15: Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars, Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings
March 17: Both semi-finals
March 18: Final
(With inputs from Geo.tv)