PSL 2017 final to be played in Lahore: management

DUBAI: Pakistan Super League (PSL) management and owners of all franchises have Monday decided in principle to hold the final of the cricket event in Lahore.

According to Samaa, the decision was taken up during a crucial PSL meeting attended by event management and owners of all the franchises. Today’s huddle decided to forge ahead with their previous decision of holding final in Lahore whether foreign cricketers attend the final or not.

Earlier, Giles Clarke, head of an International Cricket Council team seeking to revive cricket in the country, said the March 5 final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Lahore would be a key part of efforts to revive cricket in the country.

“PSL is Pakistan’s domestic event and it’s final should be held in Lahore,” Clarke told AFP from London. “It is really important that the final should be held successfully.”

The Pakistan Cricket Board has vowed to maintain the final in Lahore, assuring VIP security arrangements — reserved for state heads — for foreign players willing to travel to the city.

A suicide bomb blast in Lahore on Monday, which left 14 people killed and over 100 injured, had threatened the event. But the Pakistan army and government have backed plans to stage it in the city.

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