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- The young pacer is out for five days due to ankle sprain
- The Urdu version of the media release is attached here
Leg-spinner Zahid Mehmood has been named as pacer Naseem Shah’s replacement, it was announced on Saturday.
Naseem has been advised five-day rest after the 17-year-old twisted his left ankle during the 5 March HBL PSL 2020 fixture between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi in Rawalpindi.
The replacement was approved by the event’s technical committee which includes PCB CEO Wasim Khan, Bazid Khan, Marina Iqbal, Sameer Khosa and Dr Sohail Saleem.
The Pakistan Super League (PSL), also known as HBL PSL for sponsorship reasons, is a men’s Twenty20 cricket league featuring six city-based franchise teams. Founded in 2015 by the Pakistan Cricket Board, the PSL operates as a single entity where each franchise is owned and controlled by investors.
