PSL 8 Lahore & Pindi matches to be played as scheduled
Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi had agreed to share the cost of lighting routes.
PSL 8 Lahore, Pindi matches are to be played as scheduled!
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee chairman Najam Sethi made announced on Sunday evening that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 8 matches scheduled for Lahore and Rawalpindi would be played as per the actual plan.
The development comes as Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has agreed to share the cost of lighting routes.
“Good news: CM Punjab Mohsin Naqvi Saheb has been kind enough to agree to share the cost of lighting routes during PSL matches in Lahore. PSL8 matches in Lahore and Pindi shall continue as scheduled,” Sethi said in a tweet.
Good news: CM Punjab Mohsin Naqvi Saheb has been kind enough to agree to share cost of lighting routes during PSL matches in Lahore. HBl PSL8 matches in Lahore and Pindi shall continue as scheduled.
— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) February 26, 2023
Earlier today, Sethi approached PM Shehbaz Sharif, who is also a patron of the PCB over the deadlock between the cricket body and the Punjab government persisted.
PM Shehbaz Sharif assured the PCB of his full support.
PCB and the PSL franchises unanimously decided on Friday not to pay an additional cost of Rs450m to the Punjab government.
Schedule of PSL8 matches in Lahore and Rawalpindi
26 Feb — Lahore Qalandars v Peshawar Zalmi, Gaddafi Stadium
27 Feb — Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United, Gaddafi Stadium
1 Mar — Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium
2 Mar — Lahore Qalandars v Quetta Gladiators, Gaddafi Stadium
3 Mar — Islamabad United v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium
4 Mar — Lahore Qalandars v Multan Sultans, Gaddafi Stadium
5 Mar — Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators, Pindi Cricket Stadium
6 Mar — Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium
7 Mar — Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Islamabad United v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium
8 Mar – Pakistan Women’s League Exhibition Match 1, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta Gladiators, Pindi Cricket Stadium
9 Mar — Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars, Pindi Cricket Stadium
10 Mar — Pakistan Women’s League Exhibition Match 2, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium
11 Mar — Pakistan Women’s League Exhibition Match 3, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Quetta Gladiators v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium
12 Mar — Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings, Gaddafi Stadium
15 Mar — Qualifier (1 v 2), Gaddafi Stadium
16 Mar — Eliminator 1 (3 v 4), Gaddafi Stadium
17 Mar — Eliminator 2 (loser Qualifier v winner Eliminator 1), Gaddafi Stadium
19 Mar – Final, Gaddafi Stadium
