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Abu Dhabi set to host remaining PSL 6 matches next month
May 24, 2021
KARACHI: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is set to return to Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium next month for the remaining 20 matches of its sixth edition.
The picturesque stadium will host 20 matches of PSL 6, which will mark the second instance of the venue staging PSL games.
It was during the 2019 edition when the stadium hosted the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for the first time when four league matches of the fourth season were played.
Quetta Gladiators, the champions of the 2019 edition, consolidated their position for the PSL 2019 playoffs with two comprehensive wins against Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United by eight wickets and 43 runs, respectively.
Special plane to fly 10 Sri Lankan players to Lahore ahead of PSL matches
May 24, 2021
KARACHI: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Pakistan has Sunday announced Sri Lankan cricket players will be allowed an entry via a specially chartered plane despite a temporary travel ban on category C countries that include Sri Lanka as well, ARY News reported.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had written to CAA for letting players into the country for ongoing Pakistan Super League season six tournament.
The 10 Sri Lankan players will land in Lahore via a private international flight to then board for a UAE flight on May 26. They will join the matches there with absolute implementation of SOPs in place.
After meeting with representatives of the franchises, PCB said that the PSL 6 could be postponed if it doesn't get 'some clarifications on certain requests'
The Pakistan Cricket Board has been looking hunting for venues to host the remaining 20 matches of PSL 2021 after it was halted in March due to the Covid-19 crisis in Karachi.