NANO Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE 2019 Pakistan Super League (also known as PSL 4 or for sponsorship reasons HBL PSL 2019) will be the fourth season of the Pakistan Super League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2015. The tournament is scheduled to be played from 14 February till 17 March 2019, with a total of 34 matches. On 10 November 2018, PCB terminated franchise agreements with the owner of Multan Sultans, Schön Properties.Ali Khan Tareen is the new owner of the team. On 14 November, PCB announced that HBL Pakistan has renewed its partnership with PSL for 3 more years till 2021.On 21 December, Blitz Advertising won the broadcasting rights for 3 years on a bid of US$36 million, which is 358% greater amount than before. Each franchise retained up to 10 players during the trade and retention window that started on 29 September.A squad of 16 players, with 4 supplementary players,was then completed in players draft held at Islamabad on 20 November.On 16 December 2018, PSL announced that each team will have additional budget to select 21-member squad.The replacement draft was held on 24 January in Lahore. On 12 June 2018, the franchises and PCB officials in a meeting decided against the idea of having a full PSL fourth edition in Pakistan.The new PCB chairman Ehsan Mani announced on 15 September that tournament will start from 14 February 2019 in UAE, and the last eight games will be held in Pakistan along with the final that will be played on 17 March in Karachi. For the first time, four matches will be played in Abu Dhabi. Schedules?
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