KARACHI: The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Tuesday matches of the Pakistan Super League would resume from May 17 after being disrupted in the wake of conflict with archrival India.
The PCB initially decided to move the remaining eight PSL games to the United Arab Emirates, but last week said it had postponed the matches on the advice of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
India and Pakistan have clashed since India struck multiple locations in Pakistan last week that it said were “terrorist camps” in retaliation for a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir last month, in which it said Islamabad was involved. Pakistan denied the accusation but both countries exchanged cross-border firing and shelling, sent drones and missiles into each other’s airspace and left dozens of people dead.
A fragile ceasefire was holding between the neighbors after the agreement was reached on Saturday, following diplomacy and pressure from the United States.
“HBL PSL X picks up from where it left off! 6 teams,” PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi wrote on X.
“Get ready for 8 thrilling matches starting 17th May, leading up to the Grand Final on 25th May.”
On Monday, Indian cricket authorities also announced that the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, suspended for a week amid fighting between India and Pakistan, would resume on May 17.
