The Pakistan Cricket Board has rescheduled the remaining matches of the HBL Pakistan Super League by scrapping the playoffs to introduce semi-final fixtures.
The decision means that the fifth edition of the league has been reduced by four days with the semi-finals taking place on March 17 followed by the final on March 18 instead of March 22.
Revised schedule:
13 March – Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans, National Stadium
14 March – Karachi Kings v Islamabad United, National Stadium
15 March – Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars, Gaddafi Stadium; Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings, National Stadium
17 March – 1st semi-final (1 v 4); 2nd semi-final (2 v 3) (both matches at Gaddafi Stadium)
18 March – Final, Gaddafi Stadium