Remaining matches of Pakistan Super League 2021 have been postponed indefinitely after three more players tested Covid-19 positive. The decision was taken after an emergency meeting between the PCB and the franchises. The three new cases on Thursday brought the tally of total positives in the tournament bubble to seven, of which six were players.
After the announcement, the PCB said that the decision was taken “following a meeting with the team owners and considering the health and wellbeing of all participants.” The board’s immediate step is now to focus on the “safe and secure passage of all participants, and arrange repeat PCR tests, vaccines and isolation facilities to the six participating sides.” The 34-match tournament has been postponed after 14 games.
The PCB had said the three most-recent cases are from two different teams. They were tested on Wednesday afternoon after reporting symptoms. The board said the new cases were not from any of the teams who played in Wednesday’s double-header matches, which rules out players from Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Sultans or Quetta Gladiators.
