PSL 8; Organized rain of colors in Multan

Lahore: A shower of colors has been organized in Multan, while the colorful opening ceremony of PSL 8 will be hosted on February 13.

The schedule of Pakistan Super League 8 has been announced, the final decision has been made to hold the colorful opening ceremony on February 13 in Multan, the first match of the event will be played on the same day between Multan Sultans and the defending champions Lahore Qalandars, there will be a total of 5 matches in the city. , Rawalpindi 11 while Karachi and Lahore are hosting 9 and 9 matches respectively.

The teams of Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans and Islamabad United will play their 5, 5 matches at their home grounds. In the first phase, there will be matches in Multan and Karachi from February 13 to 26, Lahore and Rawalpindi from February 26 to March 19. Competitions are to be held in, play-off matches from 15th to 17th March while the final will also be played on 19th in Lahore, a total of 34 matches will be the center of attention of the fans, the afternoon matches of the league will start at 2 o'clock.

The evening matches in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi will start at 7 o'clock, but the second match in Multan will start at 6 o'clock. 3 exhibition matches of the women's team will also be played during the PSL, and foreign cricketers will also participate in them. .

During a media conference in Ahor, PCB Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi said that I am very happy to confirm the schedule of the eighth edition, the mega event will be held in 4 different cities, we had problems due to Corona, but The last PSL was a rich event that brought financial stability.

He said that more big names of cricket also came into action, we want to make the league bigger, stronger and better by making it the first choice for cricketers around the world, no one can question the quality of cricket in it, Australia. , South Africa, UAE and Bangladesh have scheduled their leagues ahead of the PSL, anticipating that the popular event among fans will garner a lot of attention once it starts.

Najam Sethi said that it is hoped that this tournament of Pakistan will once again provide an opportunity for the future stars to emerge, the players coming from here will be able to find ways to represent Pakistan. Support all the teams while heading to the stadium.

To a question, the head of the management committee said that in consultation with the stakeholders, it has been decided not to hold any league match in Quetta, an exhibition match will be held there on February 5, next year PSL match should be considered. will

Regarding the addition of teams in the league, he said that we are talking to the franchises about adding the seventh and eighth teams, adding teams is a challenge but hopefully we will be able to find a solution.