Coronavirus-Hit Pakistan Super League 2021 To Resume From June 1, Final On June 20
PSL 6 news: The PCB in a media release on Sunday said that all participants would be required to start their seven-day quarantine from May 22. The final of the T20 league will be played on April 20.
The postponed matches of the sixth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be played in Karachi from June 1 to 20, for which the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has adopted a zero-tolerance to the standard operating procedure (SOP) applicable for Covid-19.
The PCB in a media release on Sunday said that all participants would be required to start their seven-day quarantine from May 22. The final of the T20 league will be played on April 20.
"HBL PSL 6 matches will resume on 1 June with the final scheduled for 20 June," read the PCB's press release.
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PSL 6 was postponed in March due to several players being infected with the dreaded virus. 14 matches were played from February 20 to March 3 before the league was finally postponed. The PCB had formed a two-member committee to investigate the matter, which had submitted its report to the board recently.
"The BoG discussed and debated the panel's findings in detail. They expressed their disappointment at the failures that were highlighted in the report and advised remedial actions needed to be taken.
"The BoG endorsed all recommendations of the fact-finding panel, including robust and stringent implementation of the protocols, as well as maintaining a zero-tolerance approach towards all those who breach the Covid-19 SOPs, which are put in place for safeguarding the health and safety of all participants."
"The members were informed that a mandatory seven-day quarantine period for all participants will commence from 22 May in one hotel and following three days of training sessions, PSL 6 matches will resume on 1 June with the final scheduled for 20 June," it added.
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