PSL to restart in June after coronavirus postponement

The rearranged tournament avoids a clash with the Indian Premier League but will come at the same time as the T20 Blast in England and Wales, and several international series

The Pakistan Super League will resume in June.

The PSL was postponed in March following a Covid-19 outbreak within the players' and officials' bubble in Karachi.

The rearranged tournament avoids a clash with the Indian Premier League but will come at the same time as the T20 Blast in England and Wales, and several international series.

PSL franchises agreed the new timetable unanimously during a virtual meeting on Thursday, with June proving popular as it avoids conflict with Pakistan's international calendar.

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In a statement, the competition's organisers said: "The remaining 20 matches in June are now being planned following the men’s national cricket team’s return from Zimbabwe on May 13 and before their departure for England on June 26.

"The PCB management will now look into the operational and logistical challenges and revert to the franchise owners and stakeholders."

The PCB have already announced an independent investigation into the series of events which triggered the tournament's suspension earlier this month.

Infectious disease experts Dr Syed Faisal Mahmood and Dr Salma Muhammad Abbas make up a two-person panel tasked with examining PCB and franchise protocols for the bio-secure bubble which was breached in Karachi.

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