PSL will proceed as planned: PCB

"The match will be played behind closed doors and only event accredited personnel will be allowed to enter the venue," the PCB said in a statement.

The board gave cricketers and support staff participating in the event the option to withdraw from it.

"All players and players support personnel have been given the option to withdraw from the HBL PSL 2020 should they wish to do so," PCB said.

Pakistan has recorded 21 confirmed Coronavirus cases so far.

The following players have to date confirmed they will not take any further part in the HBL PSL 2020:

Karachi Kings – Alex Hales

Multan Sultans – Rilee Rossouw and James Vince

Peshawar Zalmi – Tom Banton, Carlos Brathwaite, Liam Dawson, James Foster (coach), Lewis Gregory and Liam Livingstone

Quetta Gladiators – Jason Roy and Tymal Mills

PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan said: “This remains an evolving and unprecedented situation with a number of moving parts that require constant and regular monitoring."

“Today, the PCB and the team owners, as part of their duty of care, have decided to give all the players the option to decide if they wish to return home. Ensuring that the players feel comfortable remains paramount to the PCB," Khan said.

“As of now, it is important to emphasise and clarify that the main concern of many of the 10 players and a coach, who have chosen to return home, revolves around avoiding a potential situation where they might become stranded either due to flight cancellations or border closures in their own countries," he said.

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