Day: March 17, 2020

Zishawn shows his class

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Zishawn Qureshi ready to blast

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FORT LAUDERDALE/FL: USA – All-rounder Zishawn Qureshi continued to show his class with the bat striking 74 for Pakistan against Trinidad in the Fort Lauderdale Night Cricket County Cup at the Lauderhill Sports Park. The right-hander who also bowls left-arm orthodox spin cracked 74 off 40 balls in Pakistan’s effort of 199 in their 20 overs. Trinidad got to the win reaching 200/5 in 17.4 overs. However, it was Qureshi who stole the show with his power-hitting as he put the Trinidad team on the backfoot earlier on. The right-hander…

Afridi thinks Multan should be crowned champions after PSL 5 gets postponed

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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi thinks that his Multan Sulans side who finished PSL 5’s group stage on top, should be handed the trophy after the tournament got postponed on Tuesday. The Pakistan Super League saw its original schedule tweaked after the PCB shortened the league by 4 days keeping in mind the worsening COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) situation. On Tuesday, just before a double header featuring semi-finals between the top 4 sides, the PCB decided to call off the remainder of the tournament. According to a tweet by the official…

HBL PSL 2020 postponed, to be rescheduled

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Lahore, 17 March 2020: The Pakistan Cricket Board today postponed the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 with immediate effect and the two semi-finals and the final will be rescheduled for a later date. This decision was taken after a player, who had left Pakistan a few days ago, showed symptoms of COVID-19 and he will undergo screening shortly. The PCB, as part of its duty of care, has made arrangements for all the players and players support staff of the four semi-finalists, match officials, franchise owners and production crew to…

PCB postpones remainder of PSL 5 amid coronavirus fears

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday decided to postpone the remainder of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 5 due to the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the country. The mega event has been called off just before the semi-finals and the finals took place on Tuesday (March 17) and Wednesday (March 18) respectively. Table-toppers Multan Sultans were due to face former champions Peshawar Zalmi in the first semi-final at 2pm. The 2nd game of the day was the all-important semi-final clash between rivals Lahore Qalandars and Karachi…