The HBL-Pakistan Super League (PSL) continues to make an impact on and off the field as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Saturday joined hands with the Indus Hospital, Karachi and Pink Ribbon Pakistan and marked 'Childhood Cancer Awareness Day.'
On Saturday, the defending champions Quetta Gladiators faced Peshawar Zalmi at Karachi stadium while two-time champions Islamabad United faced Multan Sultans at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium. All four teams, match officials and match commentators at both venues wore gold ribbons, synonymous with childhood cancer awareness drives. The stumps in use for both matches were also branded in gold, while one each cancer patient invited at the post-match presentation ceremonies of both matches where they were presented a memorabilia signed shirt from the winning captains.
Childhood cancer awareness messages were also displayed on the digital screens placed at the two venues at Karachi and Lahore to create awareness about the disease aimed at educating the spectators, a PCB spokesman, said.
It may be noted that this day was first observed in the HBL PSL on 15th February 2019 in Dubai. The four participating teams Karachi Kings, Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators wore gold ribbons along with the match officials and commentators. The winning captains had shared their team shirts with a cancer patient.
PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan said: "The PCB fully understands its corporate social responsibility and we are currently in partnerships both with the Shahid Afridi Foundation and the British Asian Trust and will continue to support genuine causes in various sectors across the country." For the HBL PSL 2020, the Breast Cancer Awareness Day will be observed on 7 March in both Rawalpindi and Lahore, venues of the two league matches on that day.
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