• Pakistan Cricket Board reschedules PSL 2023 final date.
• Decision had been made in consideration of adverse weather over the coming days.
• PCB has spoken with the playoff teams.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Thursday that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final, which had been scheduled for March 19 (Sunday), will now take place on March 18 (Saturday).

PCB stated in a press release that the decision had been made “in consideration of adverse weather over the coming days.”

In a statement, PCB stated, “Sunday and Monday will be treated as reserve days just in case the match cannot be played or completed on Saturday,”

PCB Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi wrote, “PSL 8 is our marquee event. All the teams aim and prepare the whole year to not only feature in the final but to lift the Supernova Trophy, while the passionate cricket fans also wait anxiously to see their favourite team being crowned as the champion.”

“As such, and on the basis of available information about the bad weather forecast, it is a sensible and proactive approach that we use the off-day and play the final on Saturday, and utilise Sunday along with Monday as reserve days. This will give us two reserve days in case the match cannot be completed or played on Saturday instead of the traditional one day.”

Rain looms over the HBL PSL 8 Final. @TheRealPCB and Franchises are anxious that the Final should not be disrupted. Therefore, we have decided to reschedule the HBL PSL Final from 19 Mar ’23 to Saturday, 18 Mar ’23. Tickets already purchased for the Final will remain valid.

— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) March 16, 2023

Sethi went on to say that the PCB has spoken with the playoff teams and that “they are not only aligned with our decision but have backed and supported” the decision of the governing body.

He also clarified that the rescheduling would not cause any problems for cricket fans because tickets purchased for Sunday’s match would still be valid for Saturday’s rescheduled final.

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