Monitoring Desk
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has summoned an emergency meeting with Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise owners to deliberate on the possibility of shifting Lahore and Rawalpindi league matches to Karachi to save money, sources said.
The meeting will be held in Lahore today. According to sources, the board is considering moving the matches of the next leg to Karachi after receiving a bill of Rs500 million from the Punjab’s provincial government.
The reason behind this move is to save money.
Sources said the reason behind this move is to save money. According to the sources, the Sindh government is not charging anything from the PCB to host PSL matches in Karachi.
They further said that the PCB has already paid the Punjab government Rs50 million for food and beverages. However, the provincial government pressures the board to pay the remaining Rs450 million as soon as possible.
Originally, Karachi was to host nine PSL games this season, with its last scheduled game on February 26 when home team Karachi Kings will take on toppers Multan Sultan at the National Bank Cricket Arena (NBCA).
As per the initial timetable, the remaining games of the league were to be moved to Lahore and Rawalpindi from February 26 onwards. Rawalpindi, with 11 games, has the hosting rights of most PSL 8 matches this season.
While all-important playoffs and the final of the tournament are scheduled to be played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The final will be played on March 19.
