After much consideration, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that all the matches that were to be held in Lahore have also been shifted to Karachi.
Now, all PSL 2019 matches will be played at Karachi National Stadium.
The decision has been made following the delayed opening of the Lahore airspace for commercial flights, which has created substantial operational and logistical challenges relating to the delivery of the three Lahore matches, which were originally scheduled for 9, 10 and 12 March.
Some of the key challenges that PCB has faced as a result of the delayed opening of the Lahore airport have included securing production equipment and the commitment of broadcast crew, as well as finalizing the logistics for the officials and teams.
Regarding the matter, the chairman of PCB, Ehsan Mani said:
Some of the key challenges that PCB has faced as a result of the delayed opening of the Lahore airport have included securing production equipment and the commitment of broadcast crew, as well as finalizing the logistics for the officials and teams.
This has been a difficult and tough decision, which has been taken following discussion and consultation with all the franchisees and service providers to ensure certainty and clarity on the event as well as delivery of the remaining matches as per the PCB’s own very high standards.
Due to the recent and prevailing uncertainty, we felt it critical to make a decisive decision at this juncture. Ensuring all matches are played in Pakistan falls in line with our vision to take all eight matches of the HBL PSL 2019 matches to the people of Pakistan.
We had considered the option of shifting the dates of the eight matches in Pakistan, but because the Pakistan cricket team has to leave for the UAE on 19 March for the ODI series against Australia, this was not possible. We also looked at swapping matches between Lahore and Karachi, but paucity of time would have rendered this option unworkable.
It is unfortunate that the headquarters of Pakistan cricket will be unable to host the PSL matches in 2019 due to no fault of the PCB, but this is a small sacrifice for a bigger and larger national cause.
We have spoken with the franchisees, who have backed this decision and have reinforced that all their foreign players will feature in the last eight matches of what has been an outstanding and highly competitive tournament that has been thoroughly enjoyed by the fans and the players.
The PCB appreciates and applauds the support of the franchisees as well as the players, who understand that the evolving situation has forced us to make these amendments to the event schedule.
The revised schedule is shown below:
| Date | Fixture | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 9th March | Lahore Qalandars vs. Islamabad United | 7pm PST |
| 10th March | Karachi Kings vs. Quetta Gladiators | 7pm PST |
| 11th March | Lahore Qalandars vs, Multan Sultans | 2pm PST |
| Karachi Kings vs. Peshawar Zalmi | 7pm PST | |
| 13th March | Qualifier | 7pm PST |
| 14th March | Eliminator 1 | 7pm PST |
| 15th March | Eliminator 2 | 7pm PST |
| 17th March | Final | 7pm PST |
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