The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, has revealed that PSL 2025 will resume on May 17 with the finals to be played on May 25, following a week’s suspension due to border tensions with India.
The development comes after both countries came to a ceasefire agreement, which helped both sides to calm the situation, which escalated when an Indian drone crashed near Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, prompting the tournament to be postponed in support of Pakistan’s armed forces.
Mohsin Naqvi has confirmed the league pick-up from where it left off. “Let the aura take over as we unite and celebrate the spirit of cricket,” he wrote.
Sources reveal that all six franchise have since begun reaching out to overseas players, who were evacuated via charetered flights last weekend, to return to Pakistan under the revised schedule.
Rawalpindi is expected to host all eight remaining matches, including the final. “As soon as the franchises confirm the availability of the foreign players, the PCB will announce the full schedule after approval from Chairman Naqvi,” the source said.
With no international cricket scheduled during the PSL window, PCB officials are optimistic that most foreign players will return.
However, some hesitation remains from Australia cricketers after the similar withdrawals from the suspended IPL 2025.
Interstingly, PBKS head coach and former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has reportedly cancelled his flight home following his ceasefire which showed a gesture of confidence in the region’s stabilising situation.
The PSL’s return is seen as symbolic boost not just for cricket, but for a region becoming back to normal.
