Pakistan Super League - 6 (PSL) 2021

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‘Hopefully one day I get a chance to play PSL’ Australian Super Star Steve Smith
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March 3, 2021



KARACHI: Former Australian skipper Steve Smith praised Pakistan Super League (PSL) and wished to feature in this league anytime soon.

Replying to a question on his Instagram story, Smith expressed his wish to play PSL. “It look like a good competition so one day hopefully I get the chance to play,” he wrote.

It must be noted here that Smith was picked by Multan Sultans for PSL 2019 but he couldn’t play due to an elbow injury.

 

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Remaining PSL 6 matches likely to take place in September or November

PCB and franchises are facing difficulties in scheduling the remaining 20 matches

Saleem Khaliq
10 March, 2021


The remaining Pakistan Super League (PSL) season six matches are likely to take place in September or November, due to lack of a suitable window in March or June.

According to sources, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and franchises are facing difficulties in scheduling the remaining 20 matches of the event after it was postponed due to Covid-19 cases among players and support staff officials.

One of the options was to hold the matches towards the end of March but that will clash with Pakistan’s tour of South Africa. PCB believes that delaying an international series won’t be a good thing to do while it also doesn’t want to ruin its relationship with Cricket South Africa. Chartered flight has also been booked for the Pakistan team so chances of matches taking place in March are very slim.


June is also an option on the table but the hot weather, during that time of the year in Pakistan, and availability of England players, due to Vitality Blast which starts on June 9, could be a hindrance in this regard. Also, foreign players would be tired after taking part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) which ends on May 30.

Although, franchises want the matches to take place as soon as possible but September, when no international series is planned, and November, after T20 World Cup, seem to be the only viable options on the table at the moment.

 

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Lahore to ‘host’ remaining fixtures of PSL 2021
07:21 PM | 10 Mar, 2021

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LAHORE – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly decided to hold remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), which was halted earlier this month over COVID-19 cases, as majority of the franchise agreed on the venue.

It surfaced after PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani and other officials held a virtual meeting with the franchise owners. The owners expressed their concerns over the delay of the PSL 2021 after seven players and staff members tested positive for coronavirus.

The owners of five out of six franchise suggested that the venue of the remaining matches of the tournament should be shifted to Lahore.

However, a final decision in this regard will be made in the next meeting to be held in coming days.
Karachi was to host 20 of the 34 PSL matches while remaining 14 were scheduled to be held in Lahore from March 10 onwards.

The Punjab government has given go-ahead to host the matches.

During the meeting, the franchise owners complained that they were not taken on board while finalizing planning for the tournament.

They demanded the PCB to taken them into confidence over the bio-secure bubble.

The cricket board aims at concluding the PSL 2021 by June as the national team is scheduled to visit England and West Indies for matches. On their return, Pakistan will host England and New Zealand in September.
“Five out of the six franchises urged the PCB to shift the remaining matches of the PSL 2021 to Lahore,” said the official.

5/6 Franchise prefer much safer Lahore to host matches.

 

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Lahore to host remaining PSL 2021 matches before June: report

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Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches were postponed after 7 players tested coronavirus positive

• Lahore has been chosen as the venue for the remainder of the fixtures of Pakistan Super League (PSL).
• The final decision regarding the matter will be taken in the next meeting which is going to be held in the coming days.
• The Punjab government has okayed the proposal to host the matches.

LAHORE: With the majority of the franchises agreeing to play in Lahore, the city has been chosen as the venue for the remainder of the fixtures of Pakistan Super League (PSL), The News reported Wednesday quoting an unnamed PCB official.

In a virtual meeting of the franchise owners and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials with chairman Ehsan Mani in the chair, the owners expressed their concerns on the postponement of PSL matches after seven coronavirus cases emerged among the players and staff members.

“Five out of the six franchises urged the PCB to shift the remaining matches of the PSL 2021 to Lahore,” said the official.

Read more: Shoaib Akhtar 'really, really angry' in latest rant as PSL 2021 gets postponed

The final decision regarding the matter will be taken in the next meeting which is going to be held in the coming days.

Lahore was originally scheduled to host 14 of the 34 matches of the PSL 2021 from March 10 onwards, which included the final as well.

The Punjab government has okayed the proposal to host the matches.

Heaps of complaints

In the meeting, the PSL franchise owners lodged a heap of complaints, saying they were not involved in the planning of the league.

In the virtual meeting, Mani, Chief Executive Wasim Khan, COO Salman Naseer, Director Commercial Babar Hamid, and franchise owners came face to face for the first time since the PSL was called off on March 3.

After they lodged a number of complaints, the franchises also demanded that they should be taken into confidence over the bio-secure bubble.

Whether or not the fans will be there was not discussed.

Read more: 'Leaving PSL 2021 incomplete not easy for me': Rutherford says goodbye to Zalmi fans

The cricket board is to complete the sixth edition by June because the national team is to undertake an ODI and T20I tour to England and from there it will fly to West Indies.

On their return, Pakistan will host England and New Zealand in September. So the conduct of the PSL before their travel to England is necessary.

Chairman Ehsan Mani assured the franchise owners that there will be nothing to complain about in future

The official said there was also a possibility of the PSL resuming later this month in case of postponement of the tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Lahore to host remaining PSL 2021 matches before June: report

Lahore has been chosen as the venue for the remainder of the fixtures of Pakistan Super League .The final decision regarding the matter will be taken in the next meeting which is going to be held in the coming days.The Punjab government has...

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Remaining PSL 6 matches may be held in Karachi in June: PCB


Imran Siddique
March 11, 2021

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), in a meeting with the six franchises of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Thursday, decided to hold the 20 remaining matches of PSL 6 in Karachi in June of this year.



The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), in a meeting with the six franchises of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Thursday, decided to aim for holding the 20 remaining matches of PSL 6 in Karachi in June of this year.
In a statement, the PCB said the decision was unanimously agreed upon by the franchises and the cricket body "after taking into consideration all factors relating to event organisation".

It said that the month of June had "emerged as the most preferred and practical window" because the national team had commitments in March/April and late August/September.

The tournament was postponed midway earlier this month after seven people participating in PSL 6 tested positive for Covid-19.

At the time, the PCB had said the decision had been taken out of consideration for the health and well-being of all participants in the tournament.

While the PCB had suggested the windows of May, June and September, the franchises were interested in holding the games during March-April or June, Dawn reported earlier.

In its statement today, the PCB said "the remaining 20 matches in June are now being planned following the men's national cricket team's return from Zimbabwe on May 13 and before their departure for England on June 26".


"The PCB management will now look into the operational and logistical challenges and revert to the franchise owners and stakeholders," it added.

Meanwhile, Pakistan on Thursday (today) reported more than 2,000 virus cases for the first time since January amid fears of a potential third wave of the novel coronavirus in the country.

According to official data, Pakistan reported 2,258 cases in the last 24 hours, marking the first time the country has reported over 2,000 infections since January 29, when 2,186 cases were recorded.

An NCOC (National Command and Operation Centre) press release stated that 42,164 tests were conducted on March 10, which translates into a positivity rate of 5.3 per cent, while the total number of active cases in the country is 17,627 as of March 11.

 

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PCB await NCOC decision on holding remaining PSL-6 games

May 7, 2021

The PCB may think to postpone the schedule of remaining 20 PSL-6 matches for an indefinite period or to abandon altogether this year’s season. —


LAHORE: As the time is running short and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not yet received a final decision from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) regarding organising the remaining 20 matches of the HBL PSL 6 in Karachi or in the United Arab Emirates from June 1 to 17.

Though a meeting between the PCB and NCOC officials was held on Wednesday in Islamabad, the PCB is still not in a position to announce any decision. However, it is learnt that the NCOC has advised the PCB to wait as the Covid-19 cases may decline in the coming days.

However, the PCB, which has set the UAE as a back-up venue if it does not get the NCOC permission to hold the remaining PSL matches in Karachi, needs to get clarity of the matter as soon as possible mainly because shifting the venue from Pakistan to the UAE and starting the league on the scheduled date of June 1 will be no easy task.

As the government has announced Eidul Fitr holidays from May 8 to 15, in the remaining 15 days it will not be possible for the PCB to complete the arrangements, either for Karachi or the UAE as a number of steps have to be taken regarding logistics, visas, bio-secure bubble and quarantine.

Moreover, in the latest scenario in which the cash-rich Indian Premier League has also been suspended in India due to Covid-19 despite all the precautionary measures against the virus in place, the response of international players may also be in negative to travel for another league. The trouble world’s top cricketers of Australia, New Zealand, England South Africa faced in returning to their home countries from India may force the players, who have agreed to participate in the remaining PSL-6 matches, to change their mind.

Under the prevailing circumstances, sources said, the PCB may think to postpone the schedule of remaining 20 PSL-6 matches for an indefinite period or to abandon altogether this year’s season.

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Wasim Khan has revealed that next year’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) could feature three more host cities.


This year, the PSL 5 held entirely in Pakistan for the first time, with Rawalpindi and Multan also hosting games.

As for PSL 6 in 2021, Wasim is aiming to hold matches in Peshawar, Faisalabad and Hyderabad.

Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad needs a drastic makeover. It is sort of a relic or even a ruin, if I may say. Essentially I think a new sports complex with state of the art cricket stadium needs to be build there. Nearby Jamshoro would be a great location for that.