The defending champions, Karachi Region Whites, will launch their title defense against Peshawar Region at Ashfaq Ground in Charsadda
25 October, 2024
PHOTO: PCB
The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024-25, Pakistan’s premier first-class cricket tournament, is set to begin tomorrow with a hefty prize pot of PKR12.6 million.
The defending champions, Karachi Region Whites, will launch their title defense against Peshawar Region at Ashfaq Ground in Charsadda. This season’s winner will claim PKR7.5 million, while the runner-up will receive PKR4 million.
A total of 18 teams, representing 16 regional sides, will be divided into three groups and compete across seven cities. Group A includes Abbottabad, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Lahore Whites, and Larkana. Group B consists of AJK, Bahawalpur, Karachi Whites, Multan, Peshawar, and Rawalpindi. Group C features Dera Murad Jamali, FATA, Karachi Blues, Lahore Blues, Quetta, and Sialkot.
Each team will play a minimum of five matches in the group stage, with the top team from each group moving to a triangular stage. From there, the best two teams will proceed to the final, scheduled from December 14 to 18. Venues for the triangular stage and final will be announced soon.
For the first time, three new venues — Ashfaq Cricket Ground (Charsadda), Rana Naveed Cricket Academy (Sheikhupura), and Saeed Sports City (Lahore) — will host Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches. A total of five matches will be played at each new venue during the group stage.
In a notable change, the tournament will use Duke balls, custom-made to match local pitch conditions, ensuring balanced play throughout the event.
Squads:
Abbottabad Region: Khalid Usman (captain), Adil Naz, Afaq Ahmed, Ahmed Khan, Aitizaz Habib Khan, Aqib Khan, Arsalan Sajid, Israr Hussain, Khayam Khan, Muhammad Adil, Muhammad Riazullah, Sajjad Ali, Shahzaib Khan, Yasir Shah and Zain Ishaq
Peshawar Region: Iftikhar Ahmed (captain), Abubakkar, Azam Khan, Hilal Khan, Israrullah, Mehran Ibrahim, Muazzam Umer, Muhammad Amir Khan, Muhammad Zulkifal, Nabi Gul, Niaz Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Ubaid Ullah, Waqar Ahmed and Zubair Khan
AJK Region: Hassan Raza (captain), Abdul Rehman Muzamil, Ali Abbas, Aqib Liaqat, Faizan Saleem, Hasnain Shameer, M Ammar, Najam Naseer Kiyani, Naveed Malik, Raja Farhan, Salman Irshad, Shadab Majeed, Taj Wali, Usman Salahuddin and Zaman Khan
Bahawalpur Region: Abid Ali (captain), Adil Amin, Ali Afzal, Ali Shabbir, Ali Umar, Gulfam Aziz, Imran Randhawa, M Umair, M. Faizan Zafar, Mehran Sanwal, Muhammad Alamgeer, Muhammad Ammar, Muhammad Junaid, Muhammad Shahriyar and Shoaib Manzoor
Dera Murad Jamali Region: Imran Khan Snr (captain), Abu Huraira, Aftab Ahmed, Aqib Junaid, Arbaz Khan, Basit Ali, Danish Aziz, Dawood Khan, Irfan Ullah Shah, Muhammad Deen, Muhammad Shahid, Nasir Khan, Sajjad Ali, Shoaib Ahmed and Taimur Ali
Faisalabad Region: Faheem Ashraf (captain), Abdul Samad, Ahmed Safi, Ali Asfand, Ali Shan, Asad Raza, Atiq Ur Rehman, Daniyal Ahmed, Irfan Khan Niazi, Kamran Khan, M.Awais Zafar, Muhammad Saleem, Shahid Ali, Shahid Khan and Shehzad Gul
FATA Region: Khushdil Shah (captain), Abdul Aziz, Asif Afridi, Azaz Khan, M Usman, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Sarwar, Muhammad Wasim Jr, Nisar Afridi, Salman Khan, Sameen Gul, Samiullah Jr, Shahid Aziz, Sirajuddin and Usama Ahmed
Hyderabad Region: Muhammad Hasnain (captain), Asim Ali Jatt, Bilawal Bhatti, Daniyal Hussain Rajput, Gohar Ali (Wk), Jawad Ali Bhatti, Kashif Bhatti, Muhammad Saddam, Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Waqar, Mustafa Nasir, Nauman Khan, Rizwan Mehmood, Sharjeel Khan and Ubaid Ullah Khan
Islamabad Region: Rohail Nazir (captain), Faizan Riaz, Farmanullah Khan, Hammad Saddique, Hassan Nawaz, Kaleem Dil, Muhammad Arsal Shaikh, Muhammad Musa, Muhammad Nadeem, Nusrat Ullah, Sarmad Bhatti, Shamyl Hussain, Shayan Shaikh, Umair Riaz and Umar Nawaz Khan
Larkana Region: Mohsin Raza (captain), Aamir Ali Babar, Akbar ur Rehman, Ali Haider, Amir Brohi, Asif Ali Chandio , Bilal Irshad , Faraz Aziz , Fazal Subhan , M. Aqeel Danish , Muhammad Nawaz , Mushtaq Kalhoro , Sabit Ali , Shahzaib Aziz and Umar Khalid
Lahore Region Blues: Imran Butt (captain), Asfand Mehran, Hafiz Usman Nadeem, Hammad Butt, Hamza Nawaz, Hashim Ibrahim, Hussain Talat, Junaid Ali, M.Zahid , Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Nisar Ahmed , Samama Riaz , Shahrukh Ali and Umar Siddique
Lahore Region Whites: Saad Naseem (captain), Ahmed Bashir, Ahmed Daniyal, Ali Zaryab Asif, Atyab Ahmed, Imran Dogar , M. Faiq, M.Ahsan, M.Akhlaq, M.Rameez Jnr , M.Salman, Shahbaz Javaid, Tayab Tahir, Ubaid Shah and Ubaid Shahid
Multan Region: Zain Abbas (captain), Imam Ul Haq, Uzair Mumtaz, Muhammad Shahzad, Muhammad Basit Ali, Imran Rafique, Sharoon Siraj, M Ismail Watto, Waseem Akram, Tahir Hussain, Ali Shafique, Faisal Akram, Ali Usman, Aamer Yameen and Waqar Hussain
Quetta Region: Bismillah khan, Abdul Wahid Bangulzai, Gohar Faiz, Hazrat Wali, Ikram Ullah, Jalat khan, Kamran Khan, Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Idrees, Muhammad Junaid, Nadeem Ahmed, Najeeb Ullah, Nizam Uddin, Shabaz Khan and Yasir Khan
Rawalpindi Region: Shadab Khan (captain), Abdul Faseeh, Affan Ishaq, Ali Hasnain, Aqib Shah, Atif Khan, Awais Anwar, Haider Ali, Jahandad Khan, Kashif Ali, Muhammad Faizan, Taimoor Khan, Umer Amin, Zeeshan Malik and Ziad Khan
Karachi Region Blues: Fawad Alam (captain), Abdullah Fazal, Khawaja Muhammad Nafay, Kashif Ali, Muhammad Taha, Adeel Meo, Saifullah Bangash, Mirza Saad Baig, Aarish Ali, Moazzam Malik, Afnan Khan, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Fahad Amin, Aftab Khan and Tabish Khan
Karachi Region Whites: Usman Khan (captain), Abdul Rehman, Aftab Ibrahim, Arbaz Khan, Arif Yaqoob, Ashiq Ali, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Jahanzaib Sultan, Khurram Manzoor, Muhammad Asghar, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Hussain, Muhammad Umar, Rameez Aziz and Saqib Khan
Sialkot Region: Usama Mir (captain), Afzal Manzoor, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, Ali Raza, Ammad Butt, Ashir Mehmood, Awais Ali, Azan Awais, Fahad Jamil, Hamza Nazar, M Abdul Rehman, M Waleed, Mohsin Riaz, Salman Aslam and Shahzaib Bhatti
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (first round matches, 26-29 October):
Group A
Group B
Group C
