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)
