Karachi: Pakistan Super League (PSL) has roped Naseebo Lal, Aima Baig andYoung Stunners to sing the official anthem for the sixth edition of thetournament, which will commence from February 20.
Recording for the official song has been launched with a hope it will notdisappoint the cricket fans, who had massively bashed Ali Azmat for hissong for the fifth edition of the PSL.
Previously, Ali Zafar sang anthems of the first three editions of the PSLwhile song for the fourth edition was performed by Fawad Khan. In PSL 5,Ali Azmat, Haroon, Asim Azhar, and Arif Lohaar had performed.
Karachi Kings will begin from where they finished their successful PakistanSuper League 2020 campaign by taking on 2019 champions Quetta Gladiators inthe opening fixture of the 2021 edition at the National Stadium on 20February.
On the following day, 2020 finalists Lahore Qalandars will take on 2017winners Peshawar Zalmi in a day fixture, while two-time winners IslamabadUnited will square off against Multan Sultans in the evening.
The 30-day 34-match tournament will culminate with the final at the GaddafiStadium in Lahore on 22 March, marking the first time the venue will stagethe final since 2017.
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To safeguard the integrity of the HBL PSL 2021 and to ensure health andsafety of all participants in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the PCBhas decided to hold the matches in Karachi and Lahore only. The NationalStadium will stage the first half of the competition, while the Pakistancricket headquarters at the Gaddafi Stadium will be the venue of the secondhalf of the competition, including the playoffs.
With regards to crowd attendances, since Covid-19 is an evolving situation,a decision will be made closer to time though the event organisers arecontinuously monitoring the situation and remain in close contact with theconcerned government officials.
While preparing the event schedule, the organisers have ensured each sideis playing equal number of day and evening matches. Also, the eventorganisers have tried to make optimum use of the weekends while schedulingdouble-headers that will ensure maximum following and coverage.
The Support Period for the HBL PSL 2021 will commence from 15 February andthe foreign players competing in the league will arrive into Karachi with anegative PCR test. Upon arrival, they will require two more negative PCRtests before being allowed to train and compete in the competition. Theasymptomatic players or support staff returning a positive test will haveto serve a five-day isolation period with RT-PCR tests on day one and four.
