Prize money for Champions One-Day Cup revealed

FAISALABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday, unveiled the prize money for the upcoming Champions One-Day Cup, scheduled to be held at Iqbal Stadium here.

According to a statement, released by the PCB, the winners of the Champions One-Day Cup will receive a prize money of PKR 30 million, while the runners-up will take home PKR 15 million.

The five-team tournament will commence on 12 September with Mohammad Rizwan-led Markhors (previously Wolves) facing Shadab Khan-led Panthers in the opening match. Meanwhile the final is scheduled to be played on 29 September.

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The Champions One-Day Cup will feature the country’s top cricketers. This 50-over tournament will be played in a single-league format, where five teams will be mentored by stalwarts such as Misbah-ul-Haq (Markhors), Saqlain Mushtaq (Panthers), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Dolphins), Shoaib Malik (Stallions) and Waqar Younis (Lions).

Except for the 16 September match between Lions and Panthers, which will commence at 9.30 am local time, all other 13 matches will begin at 3 pm.

Champions One-Day Cup Schedule

12 Sep – Markhors v Panthers

13 Sep – Stallions v Lions

14 Sep – Dolphins v Panthers

15 Sep – Markhors v Stallions

16 Sep – Lions v Panthers

17 Sep – Dolphins v Markhors

19 Sep – Stallions v Dolphins

20 Sep – Lions v Markhors

21 Sep – Panthers v Stallions

22 Sep – Dolphins v Lions

24 Sep – Qualifier (Team No.1 v Team No. 2)

25 Sep – Eliminator 1 (Team No.3 v Team No.4)

27 Sep – Eliminator 2 (Losing Qualifier v Winning Eliminator 2)

29 Sep – Final

Champions One-Day Cup Player support personnel:

The following is the player support personnel of the five sides, which have been selected by the mentors:

Dolphins – Sarfaraz Ahmed (mentor), Ahmed Raza (manager), Iqbal Imam (head coach), Abdul Saad (fielding coach), Faisal Raza (masseur), Hafiz Ali Hamza (analyst), Imtiaz (physiotherapist), Mohammad Masroor (batting coach), Sajid Shah (fast bowling coach), Tahir Mahmood (spin bowling coach) and Taimoor Mahmood (strength and conditioning)

Lions – Waqar Younis (mentor), Rahat Abbas Asadi (manager), Abdur Rehman (head coach), Abdul Majeed (fielding coach), Aizaz Cheema (fast bowling coach), Faisal Rai (analyst), Imranullah (strength and conditioning coach), Malang Ali (masseur), Riffatullah Mohmand (batting coach), Saeed Anwar Jnr (spin bowling coach) and Ubaid Ullah (physiotherapist)

Markhors (formerly Wolves) – Misbah-ul-Haq (mentor), Qasim Ali Paracha (manager), Ijaz Ahmed Jnr (head coach), Khurram Shehzad (batting coach), Mohammad Salman (fielding coach), Muhammad Shahid (masseur), Nabeel Pace (analyst), Saeed Ajmal (spin bowling coach), Samiullah Niazi (fast bowling coach), Syed Mohammad Asad (physiotherapist) and Yasir Malik (strength & conditioning coach)

Panthers – Panthers – Saqlain Mashtaq (mentor), Sharjeel Khurram Bhatti (manager), Umar Rasheed (head coach), Imran Farhat (batting coach), Javed Sheikh (strength and conditioning coach), Mohtashim Rasheed (fielding coach), Mohammad Ibrahim (analyst), Muhammad Ehsan (masseur), Tahir (physiotherapist), Zafar Iqbal (fast bowling coach) and Zulfiqar Babar (spin bowling coach)

Stallions – Shoaib Malik (mentor), Mohammad Ali Shahzad (manager), Mansoor Amjad (head coach), Abdur Rehman (spin bowling coach), Bilal Munir (strength & conditioning coach), Faisal Naveed (batting coach), Hafiz Majid (fielding coach), Mohammad Ahsan Ehsan (analyst), Mohammad Mustaqeem (masseur), Tanvir (physiotherapist) and Umaid Asif (fast bowling coach)

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