Pakistan Super League 2020 Postponed Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
The PSL 2020 had entered the knockout stages and the two semi-final matches were due to be played on Tuesday in Lahore.
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Pakistan Super League postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
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The PSL 2020 had entered the knockout stages
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The two semi-finals were scheduled to be played on Tuesday
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday postponed the remainder of its premier T20 event -- the Pakistan Super League -- amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. The PSL had entered the knockout stages and the two semi-final matches were due to be played on Tuesday in Lahore. "HBL PSL 2020 postponed, to be rescheduled. More details to follow in due course," the PCB tweeted from its official handle.
Multan Sultans were to take on Peshawar Zalmi at 2pm at the Gaddafi Stadium, followed by a clash between Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars at the same venue in the evening.
The PCB on Monday had called off an upcoming ODI and Test against Bangladesh next month. It also suspended a domestic tournament.
The PSL had seen numerous withdrawals by foreign players in the last few days and most had left the event to return home in view of the pandemic that has claimed more than 7,000 lives internationally.
In Pakistan, the number of confirmed cases stands at 184.
The pandemic has claimed over 7,000 lives and infected close to 175,000 people world over.
It has caused a collapse of sports events worldwide in a year when several quadrennial events like the Olympics, Euro 2020 and Copa America are scheduled.
Last week, Australia's ODI series against New Zealand was called off after the first match, as was India's ODI series against South Africa. Both series were to be held without spectators before being scrapped.
England's tour of Sri Lanka was also cut short before the beginning of the two-match Test series while the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was due to start on March 29, has been postponed to April 15.
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