PCB unveils schedule of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday unveiled the schedule of the upcoming Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26, which is slated to commence on October 6.

The 10-team Pakistan’s premier domestic tournament is all set to commence in four cities, Abbottabad, Islamabad, Peshawar, and Rawalpindi.

Sialkot Region will defend its title. Overall, 46 first-class matches, including the final, will be played in the tournament. Each team will play nine matches in the tournament.

The final of the tournament will be played from November 29 to December 3.

“The four-day first-class tournament will be played on a single-league round-robin format as a total of nine rounds have been penciled in from 6 October to 26 November, while the five-day final between the two top teams will take place from 29 November to 3 December,” the Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement.

The venues for the 46-match QeA Trophy are Abbottabad Cricket Stadium in Abbottabad, Shoaib Akhtar Stadium in Rawalpindi, Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar, and Diamond and Marghzar Cricket Grounds in Islamabad. The venue for the final will be announced later,” it added.

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The newly renovated Imran Khan Stadium, previously known as Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar, will host an event after a long time.

Meanwhile, the venue for the final and the squads for the teams will be announced in due course.

The teams are Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, FATA, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi Blues, Lahore Whites, Multan, Peshawar, and Sialkot, whereas FATA, Faisalabad, Karachi Blues, and Multan have qualified for the QeA Trophy after finishing with the most number of points in the recently concluded Hanif Mohammad Trophy.

Quaid Azam Trophy Teams

Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, FATA, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi Blues, Lahore Whites, Multan, Peshawar, and Sialkot.

Hanif Mohammad Trophy Qualifying Teams

FATA, Faisalabad, Karachi Blues, Multan

First round fixtures

6-9 October

Abbottabad v Bahawalpur at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium

Lahore Whites v Islamabad at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

Peshawar v Sialkot at Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar

FATA v Multan at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Faisalabad v Karachi Blues at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad

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