The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed that Abu Dhabi will host the remaining 20 matches of PSL 2021. Similar to the IPL 2021, the sixth edition of the PSL was also suspended in early March, after completion of 14 of the scheduled 34 matches, following multiple covid cases in players and staff members The PCB has received the green signal to hold the remainder of 20 PSL matches in Abu Dhabi following approvals and exemptions from the United Arab Emirates government.
The PCB will inform about the recent developments in an online meeting with all the six franchises in the league. PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan thanked the UAE government, Emirates Cricket Board for their support during the testing times. Notably, the UAE had hosted the entire IPL 2020 last year.
Abu Dhabi To Host Remaining PSL 2021 Matches
“We are grateful to the UAE government, National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority, Emirates Cricket Board and Abu Dhabi Sports Council for their support and patronage in ensuring all final obstacles were removed, which has firmly put us in a position to complete our marquee event. The PCB, in consultation with the team owners, will now work at pace to finalise all event-related arrangements, details of which will be shared in due course.
“The holding of the remaining matches in Abu Dhabi will allow our fans to once again follow and support their favourite players and teams through our high-quality broadcast coverage of one of the most competitive cricket leagues in the world.”
PCB earlier said that they will resume PSL 2021 June 1 with the final on June 20. All the matches will take place at the National Stadium, Karachi. However now after the UAE government’s exemptions, the remaining matches will be played in Abu Dhabi and this is a confirmed development. The teams are to assemble in Karachi by May 23 to begin their mandatory seven-day quarantine.
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