Joe Denly and Brendan Taylor will be replacing Mahmudullah and James Vince in the Multan Sultans squad for the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 playoffs.

Both Mahmudullah and Vince tested positive for Covid-19 in their pre-departure tests that were conducted in Bangladesh and England, respectively.

England all-rounder Denly will join Sultans subject to Covid-19 clearance. Denly has played for Karachi Kings in previous HBL PSL editions. He was also selected by the Sultans for HBL PSL 2019 but could not take eventually take part due to national duty.

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Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batsman Brendan Taylor will join the squad after the conclusion of the Pakistan-Zimbabwe T20I series that concludes in Rawalpindi today.  Taylor has played for Lahore Qalandars in an earlier HBL PSL edition.

The playoffs will be played from November 14-17.