The remaining matches of the fifth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 2020) are just two days ahead and the international stars have already started arriving in the country. With most of them already reached in the cricket-loving nation, a few players are to miss the hospitality from all four qualified franchises.
PSL 2020 unavailable players
Multan Sultans:
From Multan Sultans, James Vince and Mahmudullah, who were tested COVID-19 positive, have been ruled out of the squad and no more will be entertaining the Sultans followers. Notably, Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah was chosen as Moin Ali’s replacement.
As of now, Joe Denly and Brendon Taylor have been contracted as the replacements for Mahmudullah and Vince. The news was reported officially by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official.
Squad: Adam Lyth (England), Ali Shafiq, Bilawal Bhatti, Imran Tahir (South Africa), Joe Denly, Junaid Khan, Khushdil Shah, Brendon Taylor (Zimbabwe), Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Irfan, Ravi Bopara (England), Rilee Rossouw (South Africa), Rohail Nazir, Shaan Masood, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Usman Qadir, and Zeeshan Ashraf
Lahore Qalandars:
Discussing Lahore Qalandars, Chriss Lynn earlier withdrew himself from the league fearing the Coronavirus. As of now, Tamim Iqbal is included in the squad. There are no major foreign players who are not available for Qalandars as Samit Patel, Davis Weise, Ben Dunk, and Dane Vilas are their part.
Squad: Abid Ali, Agha Salman, Ben Dunk (Australia), Dane Vilas (South Africa), David Wiese (South Africa), Dilbar Hussain, Fakhar Zaman, Farzan Raja, Haris Rauf, Jaahid Ali, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Hafeez, Samit Patel (England), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sohail Akhtar, Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) and Usman Shinwari
Karachi Kings:
Karachi Kings are lucky to only miss on Mitchell McClenaghan who has been replaced by Parnell. The biggest loss for Kings is Dean Jones as Wasim Akram will be coaching the side in the playoffs.
Squad: Aamir Yamin, Alex Hales (England), Arshad Iqbal, Awais Zia, Babar Azam, Cameron Delport (South Africa), Chadwick Walton (West Indies), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Wayne Parnell (South Africa), Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Sharjeel Khan, Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies), Umaid Asif, Umer Khan, Usama Mir, and Waqas Maqsood
PSL 2020: List of players who are to miss out
Peshawar Zalmi:
Peshawar Zalmi, who were mostly known because of Pakistan’s loved Darren Sammy, are to miss out on him as the coach will not be able to arrive due to logistical issues. Zalmi have included Sohaib Maqsoos in their squad for the Eliminator round. Along with him, Carlos Braithwaite is no more the part.
Squad: Aamir Ali, Adil Amin, Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh), Sohaib Maqsood, Faf du Plessis (South Africa), Haider Ali Khan, Hardus Viljoen (South Africa), Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Khurram Shehzad, Liam Livingstone (England), Mohammad Mohsin, Rahat Ali, Shoaib Malik, Umar Amin, Wahab Riaz, and Yasir Shah
PSL 2020 unavailable players
PSL 2020: Match timings, venues, and schedule
Qualifier:
Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings
Date: 14th November 2020
Day: Saturday
Time: 3pm-6:30pm
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Eliminator 1:
Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi
Date: 14th November 2020
Day: Saturday
Time: 8pm-11:30pm
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Eliminator 2:
The loser of Qualifier vs Winner of eliminator
Date: 15th November 2020
Day: Sunday
Time: 8pm-11:30pm
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Final:
TBD vs TBD
Date: 17th November 2020
Day: Tuesday
Time: 8pm-11:30pm
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
