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The opening day of the 68th edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (QEAT) has been washed out due to persistent rain across venues.
The worsened weather on Monday forced a complete washout at all five venues— Abbottabad, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Peshawar.
The first round of the country’s premier first-class is scheduled to run from October 6 to 9, with the Sialkot region set to defend the title.
The winner of the 10-team tournament will receive PKR 7.5 million, while the runners-up will grab PKR 4 million.
“The PCB has announced a winner’s prize of PKR 7.5 million, while the runners up will collect PKR 4 million. In a first, player of the match in each league match will also get PKR 25,000,” the board said in statement.
“Player of the final will be awarded PKR 100k, while best bowler, batter, wicket-keeper, and player of the tournament will be awarded PKR 250k each,” it added.
Notably, every team is required to field at least one U21 player in their playing XI as part of the player development program.
There are 10 teams participating in the tournament, with FATA, Faisalabad, Karachi Blues, and Multan qualifying from the Hanif Mohammad Trophy.
Meanwhile, wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Hasan Ali, and Sajid Khan are also representing their respective regions in the tournament on the directives of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi.
Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, FATA, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi Blues, Lahore Whites, Multan, Peshawar, and Sialkot.
FATA, Faisalabad, Karachi Blues, Multan
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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