Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020

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PSL5: PCB finalises tentative dates for opening ceremony, final

The fifth edition of the league will take place, entirely, in Pakistan

25 December, 2019

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will soon officially announce the tournament schedule of the Habib Bank Limited (HBL) Pakistan Super League (PSL)’s fifth edition, sources have told Daily Express.

The PCB has already announced that the entire next season of the league will be held in Pakistan but the board is yet to announce the complete schedule of the event, despite the fact that roughly less than two months are left before the beginning of PSL5.

Sources have revealed that the opening ceremony of the tournament is likely to take place on February 20 in Karachi while the grand finale is scheduled for March 22 in Lahore.

During the first four editions of the league, Trans Media Group & ITW were responsible for PSL opening ceremony’s event management but this time Jalal and Satti have landed the contract for the glittering affair.

“Jalal and Satti will take care of this year’s opening ceremony of PSL,” the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. “We followed the due process before giving them the contract and are hopeful that the company will maintain the high standards with regards to coverage of the event.”

 

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Slow progress for PSL 5 irks franchise owners

The delay is being caused by the non-submission of a particular security report on the matter

29 December, 2019

PHOTO: PCB
The slow progress on the road to the upcoming Habib Bank Limited (HBL) Pakistan Super League (PSL) 5 has left the franchise owners concerned. The schedule for the event, which is two months away, is yet to be finalised.

According to sources, the delay is being caused by the non-submission of a particular security report on the matter. The current program dictates that the opening ceremony would be held on February 20 at the National Stadium in Karachi while the final would be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on March 22.

Some franchises have still not submitted their fees while the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is yet to finalise the finances of the fourth edition of the PSL which was played 10 months ago. The inability of the PCB in finalising the finances has caused a delay in the transfer of revenues to the franchises.

The issues are expected to be sorted out till December 31. A PCB representative has claimed that the schedule for the PSL 5 is expected to be announced in the next three or four days.

The PCB has decided to hold all matches of the PSL 5 in Pakistan. Rawalpindi and Multan have been finalised as the potential venues alongside Karachi and Lahore.

 

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Pakistan Super League 2020 Schedule

HBL PSL 2020 Schedule and Time


The PSL schedule for the 2020 edition will be released soon with the tournament to be played in the months of February and March with all matches being played in Pakistan. The fifth season of the tournament was played between February 20, 2020, and March 22, 2020, with matches expected to be played in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi & Multan as the venues. The complete PSL fixtures with time will be updated for the 2020 season once announced.



PSL Schedule 2020

Date Fixtures Venue

20/02/2020 First Match Karachi
22/03/2020 Final Match Lahore


Match Timings (UAE & Pakistan Time)

Opening Ceremony: 7:00 pm GST / 8:00 pm PKT
Opening match: 9:45 pm GST / 10:45 pm PKT
Day Matches in UAE: 3:30 pm GST / 4:30 pm PKT
Night matches in UAE: 8:00 pm GST / 9:00 pm PKT
Single-headers in UAE: 8:00 pm GST / 9:00 pm PKT

Last 8 matches in Pakistan timings: 2:00 pm PKT & 7:00 pm PKT

The number of teams in the PSL 2020 is expected to remain the same, at six teams, which means the number of matches will remain at 34 too, with 30 in the group stages and four during the playoffs. More information on the PSL 5 schedule 2020 will be released below.

The last season began with the first game between Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars in Dubai on February 14, which followed the opening ceremony held on the same day. Action moved to Sharjah on February 20, while two matches were played in Abu Dhabi on March 4 and 5. Matches after that were played in Pakistan with Lahore having first nominated to host a few games but Karachi hosting all eight in the end.


In the last season, there was a good demand for PSL tickets through the league stages of the tournament before it touched crescendo when the playoffs and the final came to Pakistan.

 

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PSL 2020 set to begin on February 20

January 01, 2020

Of the total 34 matches, 14 will take place in Lahore, nine in Karachi, eight in Rawalpindi and three in Multan. — AFP/File


The schedule for the much anticipated fifth edition of the Pakistan Super League was released by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday, with the series set to take off on February 20.

According to the schedule, the series will run from February 20 to March 22, with all the matches being played on the home ground. A total of 34 matches will be played across 4 venues.

On the occasion of the schedule's release, a countdown clock was placed by the PCB at the entrance to the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, where two eliminator rounds as well as the final will be held.

The first match will be held at the National Stadium in Karachi which will feature defending champions Quetta Gladiators and two-time champions Islamabad United. The stadium will also feature the series' sole qualifier match.

Of the total 34 matches, 14 will take place in Lahore, nine in Karachi, eight in Rawalpindi and three in Multan.

The defending champions will play four of their scheduled fixtures in Karachi, three in Lahore, two in Rawalpindi and one in Multan.

Islamabad United will play three matches in Lahore, two in Karachi and five in Rawalpindi; Karachi Kings will play two matches in Lahore, five in Karachi, one in Multan and two in Rawalpindi; Multan Sultans will play five matches in Lahore, one in Karachi, three in Multan and one in Rawalpindi; and Lahore Qalandars will play eight matches in Lahore and one each in Karachi and Rawalpindi.

Ticket sales will begin on January 20.

The PSL 2020 schedule. — PCB


'Long-awaited opportunity'
Following the release of the schedule, PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani said: “After bringing Test cricket back to Pakistan, hosting of the entire HBL Pakistan Super League is our other major achievement. I never had any doubts it was Pakistan’s league and should be played in front of home crowds. We had made this commitment to the people of Pakistan at the end of last year’s event and I am pleased today we have announced the event schedule with four centres to share the 34 event matches between them."

Mani said that a total of 425 overseas players from 22 countries had registered for the series and that the tournament will feature 36 foreign stars.

Of these, 39 are from Afghanistan, 12 from Australia, 23 from Bangladesh, 10 from Canada, 109 from England, seven from Hong Kong, six from Ireland, seven from the Netherlands, eight from Nepal, 11 from New Zealand, nine from Oman, five from Scotland, four from Singapore, 27 from South Africa, 39 from Sri Lanka, nine from the UAE, six from the USA, 82 from the West Indies, 9 from Zimbabwe and one each from Bermuda, Kenya and Namibia.

“This shows the confidence that players throughout the world have in playing in Pakistan.

“Through this event, we expect the economy and tourism to get a significant boost, which will have a direct impact on the overall health of the country," said the PCB chairman.

He said that the event will be a "long-awaited opportunity" for fans to see their "cricketing heroes live in action and reinforce their love for this great game".

"I am expecting like last year, the entire country will get behind this tournament and by turning up in big numbers, they will once again show the world their passion for cricket."

 

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PSL franchises ask PCB for financial relief to cover losses

January 11, 2020

All 34 matches of PSL will be held in Pakistan instead of in UAE which will boost the chances for more profit from this upcoming edition.

LAHORE: A majority of the franchises of the HBL-Pakistan Super League (PSL) are demanding financial relief, claiming that they are suffering big losses but are reluctant to submit their financial statements to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to prove the losses incurred, well-informed sources told Dawn.

It was learnt that while the PCB has been considering the demands of these franchises, the Board feels that it is not possible to evaluate the reality of the losses claimed by franchises without being privy to the financial statements of the franchises.

According to reliable sources, only Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United have provided their management accounts post 2017 PSL edition.

It must be mentioned here that in 2020, all the 34 matches of the PSL will be held in Pakistan instead of in UAE which will boost the chances for more profit from this upcoming edition.

In the first four editions, the PCB held majority of the matches in the UAE and only a few in Pakistan. But the PCB is hoping for a handsome profit in the 2020 edition since thousands of people are likely to fill the stadia in the cities where the PSL matches will be held.

Besides, the PCB will also be saving a lot of money as they will not have to spend millions of rupees in hiring the stadiums which was the case in the UAE and there will also be much less travel expenditure due to home matches. So overall, the franchises will also fare much better financially by playing all matches in Pakistan, the sources said.

Meanwhile, in order to meet the demands of the franchises, the PCB will have to make changes the original agreement signed with them for a period of 10 years. Whether the Board of Governors of the PCB will give go-ahead to the changes in the original contract to give benefit to the franchises remains to be seen. The matter could likely come up in the next meeting of the BoG scheduled to be held in Peshawar later this month.

Moreover, the franchises are demanding of the PCB not to ask for submission of the bank guarantee which was a key condition in the original agreements with the franchises. Dawn has learnt that the franchises have proposed to submit post-dated cheques as an alternative to bank guarantees and in case any of those cheques are dishonoured, they can submit bank guarantees for the next two years latest by April 1 of that year, when the PSL’s schedule of the matches will have been concluded.

It is also learnt that the PCB has already received some security through post-dated cheques instead of the bank guarantees, which if true is a violation of the original agreement.

Moreover, the franchises have also requested not to apply the foreign exchange rate for payments due under the franchise agreement which gives some relaxation due to unforeseeable currency depreciation. In principle, the PCB has agreed to set Rs.138.60 for one US Dollars as the minimum benchmark, which existed when the sixth franchise Multan Sultans was sold out.

However, despite the above-mentioned arguments put forward by the franchises, the PCB acknowledges that the franchises have played a positive role in bringing back all the matches of the PSL to Pakistan.

However, an opinion will be sought from an independent financial consultant. The PCB estimates a burden of Rs 5 to 6 million as a consultancy fee in this regard, from which it will bear 1/7th of the total cost. In the market, currently one USD is valued at Rs 155 plus.

The franchises have also demanded for in-stadia activation opportunities for their sponsors, which is a right that was not part of the original ITT on the basis of which the franchises were sold.

Published in Dawn, January 11th, 2020

 

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PSL's Quetta Gladiators name Jang Group as media partners

Pakistan Super League (PSL) team Quetta Gladiators on Friday announced that their media partner for the PSL 2020 would be the Jang Group.

Franchise owner Nadeem Umer and Jang media group Managing Director Sarmad Ali signed a contract to officiate the agreement.

PSL 2020 is set to kick off from February 20 in Pakistan, with 34 matches to be played in Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi. Of the 34 event matches, Karachi's National Stadium will stage nine matches while Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium will play host to 14 matches.

According to a report published in Daily Jang, ticket sales are expected to commence from January 20 with expectations that the league will finalise its ticketing policy by Jan 18.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) reportedly intends to keep ticket prices at the minimum in a bid to attract large audience to the stadia.

According to sources close to the PCB, the prices of the enclosures will range from Rs500 to Rs3,000.

It is expected that the ticket price of day matches will be significantly lower to the ones played under floodlights.

 

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Pakistan Super League tickets to go up for sale tonight
Imran Siddiqui
January 20, 2020

For the first time, all 34 matches will be played across four Pakistan venues. — DawnNewsTv/ File


With one month to go before the HBL Pakistan Super League returns to Pakistani grounds, the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced ticket prices and purchase details.

For the first time in its young history, all 34 matches will be played across four Pakistan venues with Karachi to stage nine matches, Lahore fourteen matches, Multan three matches and Rawalpindi eight matches between February 20 to March 22.

The first batch of tickets will be available for purchase starting 8pm tonight through www.yayvo.com.

General sale of tickets will commence on Tuesday, January 28, through dedicated TCS Express Centers across 38 cities of the country. Each customer can purchase up to seven tickets per match on one national ID card.

For the February 20 grand opening ceremony and opening match in Karachi, tickets have been priced between Rs1,000 to Rs6,000. Meanwhile, the ticket price range for the March 22 final match in Lahore will be between Rs500 to Rs5,000.

Ticket prices for HBL PSL 2020 were locked after an extensive review process factoring in start times, working and weekend games, and affordability for fans, said the PCB.

“We promised focusing on fan experience for HBL PSL 2020 and I am delighted that we are launching a streamlined ticketing process with almost one month to go in the tournament. We are keen to offer our hospitality to the world and will encourage our fans form across the world to avail this opportunity and plan in advance," said PCB Commercial Director Babar Hamid.

“HBL PSL has always received a phenomenal response from passionate Pakistani cricket fans and we expect them to turn up in big numbers this year as well. This will also be a great time for us to show to the world Pakistan’s passion and love for this great game,” he added.

 

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Pakistan Super League tickets to go up for sale tonight
Imran Siddiqui
January 20, 2020

For the first time, all 34 matches will be played across four Pakistan venues. — DawnNewsTv/ File


With one month to go before the HBL Pakistan Super League returns to Pakistani grounds, the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced ticket prices and purchase details.

For the first time in its young history, all 34 matches will be played across four Pakistan venues with Karachi to stage nine matches, Lahore fourteen matches, Multan three matches and Rawalpindi eight matches between February 20 to March 22.

The first batch of tickets will be available for purchase starting 8pm tonight through www.yayvo.com.

General sale of tickets will commence on Tuesday, January 28, through dedicated TCS Express Centers across 38 cities of the country. Each customer can purchase up to seven tickets per match on one national ID card.

For the February 20 grand opening ceremony and opening match in Karachi, tickets have been priced between Rs1,000 to Rs6,000. Meanwhile, the ticket price range for the March 22 final match in Lahore will be between Rs500 to Rs5,000.

Ticket prices for HBL PSL 2020 were locked after an extensive review process factoring in start times, working and weekend games, and affordability for fans, said the PCB.

“We promised focusing on fan experience for HBL PSL 2020 and I am delighted that we are launching a streamlined ticketing process with almost one month to go in the tournament. We are keen to offer our hospitality to the world and will encourage our fans form across the world to avail this opportunity and plan in advance," said PCB Commercial Director Babar Hamid.

“HBL PSL has always received a phenomenal response from passionate Pakistani cricket fans and we expect them to turn up in big numbers this year as well. This will also be a great time for us to show to the world Pakistan’s passion and love for this great game,” he added.

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