The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is aiming to hold the remaining eight matches of the Pakistan Super League from May 17 provided foreign players return to the country.

The six franchises have reached out to players, who were flown from the country on a charter flight over the weekend as the cross-border skirmishes with India intensified last week, to return after a ceasefire agreement was reached.

“The franchises are in negotiations with their foreign players regarding the tentative dates of May 17 to 25 with Raw­a­lpindi proposed to be the ve­nue for the remaining matc­hes,” sour­ces told Dawn.

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