2020 Pakistan Super League (also known as PSL 5 or for
sponsorship reasons HBL PSL 2020) is the fifth season of
the Pakistan Super League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league
which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in
2015. It started on 20 February 2020.[1] The league was held
entirely in Pakistan for the first time.[2]
The playoff stage of the tournament was postponed due to
the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] In late March 2020, the PCB were
looking at whether to declare the winner of the tournament based
on the league standings, or to play the matches at a later
date.[4] On 2 July 2020, the PCB announced that they plan to
complete the season in November 2020.[5] On 2 September 2020,
the PCB confirmed the fixtures for the remaining matches.[6]
he players draft took place on 6 December,[19] with the first round
taking place on 3 November 2019.[20] Ahead of the draft, each
