PSL matches shifted to UAE: PCB

ISLAMABAD Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday confirmed that the remaining matches of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 10 have been shifted to the United Arab Emirates.

In a brief statement, the PCB said that the following fixtures would be rescheduled accordingly: Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi, Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings, and Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators.

The playoffs — including the Qualifier, Eliminator 1, Eliminator 2, and the Final — will also be played in the UAE.

“The exact schedule of matches, outlining the dates and venues, will be shared in due course,” the board stated.

Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi said the board decided to shift the remaining matches of HBL Pakistan Super League Season 10 to the United Arab Emirates to ensure the safety of players after what he termed “an extremely irresponsible and dangerous Indian act” targeting the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

“The PCB has always stood by the position that politics and sports need to be kept apart,” the chairman said in a statement.

“However, in view of the extremely irresponsible and dangerous Indian act of targeting the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, which was manifestly done to disrupt the ongoing HBL Pakistan Super League X, the PCB has decided to shift the remaining matches to UAE so that the domestic as well as foreign cricketers, who are our precious guests, can be saved from the possible reckless targeting by India.”