'Prevailing security condition' forces PCB to postpone three domestic tournaments

The PCB has postponed with immediate effect the ongoing President's Trophy Grade II tournament, the Regional Intra-District Challenge Cup, and the Inter-District U19 One-Day tournament "due to prevailing security condition in the country". In a statement on Saturday, the PCB said "the tournaments will resume from the same stage later and a revised schedule will be shared closer to the resumption".

The update came just over a day after PSL 2025 - with eight games left in the season - was postponed indefinitely on Friday because of what the PCB called a "worsening of the situation" at the Pakistan-India border. The PCB had said at the time that the decision had been taken following advice from the Pakistan prime minister Shahbaz Sharif.

That had come less than 24 hours after the PCB had announced that the remaining games of the PSL would be played in the UAE. That, however, changed soon, and the teams began disbanding with overseas players leaving for their respective destinations.

There is no word yet on the resumption of the PSL. The postponement was announced hours after IPL 2025 was temporarily suspended. As reported on ESPNcricinfo, plans to resume the IPL began on Saturday evening following the announcement of a ceasefire between India and Pakistan that came into effect at 1130 GMT (1700 IST and 1630 PKT).

The fate of Bangladesh's tour of Pakistan for a series of five T20Is is also unclear at the moment, with the BCB saying it has been involved in "active and ongoing discussions" with the PCB about it. Bangladesh are scheduled to reach Pakistan on May 21 to play in Lahore and Faisalabad, but the political situation in the region has raised concerns.

The three-day President's Trophy Grade II tournament started in mid-April and was scheduled to run till the fourth week of May, with the final scheduled to start on May 22, while the other two tournaments were scheduled to run through May.