PSL to resume on June 1
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Rishad returns with impact but Lahore fall short in rain-hit game against Karachi
5 May 25
The PCB will outsource the management of its bio-security protocols to an international firm when the sixth season of the PSL resumes in June. The resumption dates have been set, with the league resuming on June 1 and the final on June 20. There are still 20 matches to be played, with all of them taking place in Karachi.
The season was curtailed last month after an outbreak of Covid-19 among a number of players made its continuation untenable. That came after a number of incidents raised questions about the security and implementation of the protocols put in place for the tournament; those were protocols that were in turn devised and put in place by the board's medical panel.
Dr Sohail Saleem, the head of that panel, submitted his resignation in the wake of the curtailment, though that has not yet been approved. An independent two-person fact-finding commission has since compiled a report and made a series of recommendations that the PCB's board of governors discussed in detail in a meeting on Saturday.
The board of governors (BoG) "expressed their disappointment at the failures that were highlighted in the report and advised remedial actions needed to be taken", a PCB release said.
A mandatory seven-day quarantine period will be in place for all players and staff that will begin from May 22. Teams will have three days of training before the season resumes on June 1 with the Lahore Qalandars taking on the Islamabad United.
Schedule:
1 June: Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United (N)
2 June: Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings (N)
3 June: Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators (N)
4 June: Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars (N)
5 June: Islamabad United v Karachi Kings (D); Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators (N)
6 June: Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings (N)
7 June: Quetta Gladiators v Lahore Qalandars (N)
8 June: Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi (N)
9 June: Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars (N)
10 June: Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings (N)
11 June: Multan Sultans v Islamabad United (N)
12 June: Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi (D); Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars (N)
13 June: Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi (N)
14 June: Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars (N)
16 June: Qualifier (1 v 2) (N)
17 June: Eliminator 1 (3 v 4) (N)
18 June: Eliminator 2 (loser Qualifier v winner Eliminator 1) (N)
20 June: Final (N)
