PSL – Pakistan Super League 2020 Revised Fixture, Foreign Players Left PSL Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
The Pakistan Cricket Board has rescheduled the remaining matches of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 by replacing the playoffs with semi-finals on 17 March and the final on 18 March due to Coronavirus outbreak. The HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 will be reduced by four days and there will now be 33 matches as opposed to 34. Corona Virus outbreak lead to cancellation of many sports events and many are postponed to avoid public gathering.
According to the revised schedule, the 17 March semi-finals will be double-headers and will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium with the table-toppers going head to head with the fourth-placed side at 2pm. This match will be followed by the second semi-final, which will begin at 7pm, between the second and third-placed sides. The final will be played on 18 March and will start at 7pm. All these changes have been made with the consultation of the team owners.
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the foreign players have left PSL. The likes of Alex Hales, Rilee Rossouw, James Vince, Tom Banton, Carlos Brathwaite, Liam Dawson, Lewis Gregory, Liam Livingstone, Jason Roy, Tymal Mills, Colin Munro, Dale Steyn, Dawid Malan and Luke Ronchi have left the tournament. As per Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), all teams will be allowed to bring in local players as replacements for foreign players.
ICC Medical Advisory Committee’s advisory:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
- Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 per cent alcohol if soap and water are not available
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hand
- Avoid close contact with sick peoples
- Avoid travel if you are sick
- If you have a cough or fever, then seek medical review
- Stay at home when you are sick
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces
Revised Schedule
Date: February 20, 2020
Match: Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United, 1st T20
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: February 21, 2020
Match: Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi, 2nd T20
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Time: 09:00 AM GMT, 02:00 PM Local, 02:30 PM IST
Date: February 21, 2020
Match: Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans, 3rd T20
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: February 22, 2020
Match: Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi, 4th T20
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Time: 09:00 AM GMT, 02:00 PM Local, 02:30 PM IST
Date: February 22, 2020
Match: Islamabad United v Multan Sultans, 5th T20
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: February 23, 2020
Match: Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators, 6th T20
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Time: 09:00 AM GMT, 02:00 PM Local, 02:30 PM IST
Date: February 23, 2020
Match: Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United, 7th T20
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: February 26, 2020
Match: Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi, 8th T20
Venue: Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: February 27, 2020
Match: Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators, 9th T20
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: February 28, 2020
Match: Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings, 10th T20
Venue: Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Time: 09:00 AM GMT, 02:00 PM Local, 02:30 PM IST
Date: February 28, 2020
Match: Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars, 11th T20
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: February 28, 2020
Match: Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators, 12th T20
Venue: Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Time: 09:00 AM GMT, 02:00 PM Local, 02:30 PM IST
Date: February 28, 2020
Match: Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi, 13th T20
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 01, 2020
Match: Islamabad United v Karachi Kings, 14th T20
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 02, 2020
Match: Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings, 15th T20
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 03, 2020
Match: Quetta Gladiators v Lahore Qalandars, 16th T20
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 04, 2020
Match: Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars, 17th T20
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 05, 2020
Match: Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta Gladiators, 18th T20
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 06, 2020
Match: Karachi Kings v Multan Sultans, 19th T20
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 07, 2020
Match: Peshawar Zalmi v Islamabad United, 20th T20
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 07, 2020
Match: Lahore Qalandars v Quetta Gladiators, 21st T20
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 08, 2020
Match: Multan Sultans v Islamabad United, 22nd T20
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 08, 2020
Match: Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings, 23rd T20
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 10, 2020
Match: Lahore Qalandars v Peshawar Zalmi, 24th T20
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 11, 2020
Match: Quetta Gladiators v Multan Sultans, 25th T20
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 12, 2020
Match: Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars, 26th T20
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 13, 2020
Match: Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans, 27th T20
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 14, 2020
Match: Karachi Kings v Islamabad United, 28th T20
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 15, 2020
Match: Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars, 29th T20
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Time: 09:00 AM GMT, 02:00 PM Local, 02:30 PM IST
Date: March 15, 2020
Match: Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings, 30th T20
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 17, 2020
Match: TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi-Final
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Karachi
Time: 09:00 AM GMT, 02:00 PM Local, 02:30 PM IST
Date: March 17, 2020
Match: TBC vs TBC , 2nd Semi-Final
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Karachi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Date: March 18, 2020
Match: TBC vs TBC, Final
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Karachi
Time: 02:00 PM GMT, 07:00 PM Local, 07:30 PM IST
Islamabad United Squad: Shadab Khan, Luke Ronchi, Amad Bhatt, Faheem Ashraf, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Muhammad Musa, Rizwan Hussain, Dale Steyn, Colin Ingram, Colin Munro, Rumman Raees, Zafar Gohar, Phil Salt, Akif Javed, Dawid Malan, Saif Badar, Ahmed Safi Abdullah
Karachi Kings Squad: Imad Wasim, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir, Aamer Yamin, Usama Mir, Umer Khan, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Sharjeel Khan, Cameron Delport, Ali Khan, Zahid Mahmood, Chadwick Walton, Umaid Asif, Mithcell McClenaghan, Awais Zia, Arshad Iqbal
Multan Sultans Squad: Shahid Afridi, Rohail Nazi, Shan Masood, Ali Shafiq, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Ilyas, James Vince, Junaid Khan, Moeen Ali, Rilee Rossouw, Zeeshan Ashraf, Ravi Bopara, Sohail Tanvir, Khushdil Shah, Fabian Allen, Usman Qadir, Imran Tahir, Bilawal Bhatti, Wayne Madsen (will join after Fabian Allen leaves)
Lahore Qalandars Squad: Sohail Akhtar, Mohammad Hafeez, Shaheen Afridi, Ben Dunk, David Wiese, Haris Rauf, Salman Butt, Usman Shinwari, Fakhar Zaman, Chris Lynn, Samit Patel, Jaahid Ali, Seekkuge Prasanna, Raja Farhan, Faizan Khan, Dane Vilas, Dilbar Hussain
Quetta Gladiators Squad: Sarfaraz Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Ahsan Ali, Ben Cutting, Muhammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Shane Watson, Jason Roy, Fawad Ahmed, Tymal Mills, Abdul Nasir, Sohail Khan, Khurram Manzoor, Keemo Paul, Aatish Ali, Azam Khan, Zahid Mehmood (will join after Keemo Paul leaves)
Peshawar Zalmi Squad: Darren Sammy, Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Hasan Ali, Umar Amin, Imam ul Haq, Keiron Pollard, Wahab Riaz, Tom Banton, Liam Dawson, Mohammad Mohsin, Rahat Ali, Adil Amin, Lewis Gregory, Liam Livingstone, Hyder Ali, Amir Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan, Carlos Brathwaite (will join after Pollard leaves)
