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Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 postponed due to COVID-19

The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to postpone the HBL Pakistan Super League 2021 with immediate effect due to rising COVID-19 cases among the players and officials.

 

Following a meeting with the team owners and considering that the health and wellbeing of all participants was paramount, the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to postpone the HBL Pakistan Super League 2021 with immediate effect. The decision was made after seven cases were reported in the competition, which had started on 20 February, which had resulted in situation which had become beyond the reasonable control of all stakeholders.

The PCB, as an immediate step, will focus on the safe and secure passage of all participants, and arrange repeat PCR tests, vaccines and isolation facilities to the six participating sides.

PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan, Director – Commercial Babar Hamid, will hold a media conference at the National Stadium at 3pm to provide further updates.

Due to limited space in the press conference room, TV camerapersons are not allowed and the press conference will be live-streamed on the PCB YouTube Channel.

LET HAVE A GLIMPSE AT PSL 2021 POINTS TABLE AFTER MATCH #14:

TeamsMW LN/R PTSNRR
Karachi Kings532060.697
Peshawar Zalmi532060.273
Islamabad United431060.202
Lahore Qalandars431060.085
Multan Sultans51402-0.213
Quetta Gladiators51402-0.97

PSL 5 Points Table Glossary

T: The team of the league
M: The number of matches played
W: The number of won matches
L: The number of lost matches
N/R: The number of matches abandoned
PTS: The number of points awarded
NRR: Net run rate

Source: PCB

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