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| Dates | 20 February – 17 November 2020 |
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| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | Pakistan |
| Champions | Karachi Kings (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Lahore Qalandars |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 34 |
| Attendance | 555,320 (16,333 per match) |
| Player of the series | Babar Azam (KK) (473 runs) |
| Most runs | Babar Azam (KK) (473) |
| Most wickets | Shaheen Afridi (LQ) (17) |
| Official website | psl-t20.com |
2020 Pakistan Super League (also known as PSL 5 or for sponsorship reasons as HBL PSL 2020) was 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] Karachi Kings won their first title after defeating Lahore Qalandars by five wickets in the final.
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]
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- ^ Umar Farooq (30 March 2020). "Teams divided on PSL 2020 as PCB mulls tournament's fate". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Outcomes of eighth PSL Governing Council meeting". psl-t20.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "PCB announces schedule of remaining HBL PSL 2020 matches". PCB.com.pk. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2020.