2009–10 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

The 2009–10 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was one of two first-class domestic cricket competitions that were held in Pakistan during the 2009–10 season. It was the 52nd edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, contested by 22 teams representing regional cricket associations and departments,^[a] and was followed in the schedule by the Pentangular Cup, contested by the top two regions and departments in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and a Rest of Pakistan team.^[1][2]

2009–10 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Dates	10 October 2009 (2009-10-10) – 23 December 2009 (2009-12-23)
Administrator	Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Two round-robin groups and final
Host	Pakistan
Champions	Karachi Blues
Participants	22
Matches	111
Official website	www.pcb.com.pk
← 2008-09 2010–11 →

The format of the competition remained the same as the previous season, with the teams split into two groups of eleven – nine departmental and two regional teams in Group A, and eleven regional teams in Group B^[3] – playing four-day matches in a round-robin and a five-day final between the top teams in each group to determine the winner.^[4] In a change from 2007–08, the bottom two departmental teams were relegated to the Patron's Trophy (Grade II) competition for the following season.^[1][2]

Karachi Blues beat Habib Bank Limited by 141 runs in the final to win the trophy. In a low scoring match, Habib Bank, chasing a victory target of 208, were bowled out for just 66 runs in the fourth innings.^[5][6]

Group stage

The top teams in the round-robin group stage (highlighted) advanced to the final.^[7]

Group A Team Pld W L D A Pts Habib Bank Ltd. 10 8 1 1 0 66 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd. 10 6 2 2 0 48 National Bank of Pakistan 10 5 3 2 0 48 Pakistan International Airlines 10 4 1 5 0 45 Water and Power Dev. Auth. 10 4 1 5 0 42 Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd. 10 4 2 4 0 42 Karachi Whites 10 4 5 1 0 36 Khan Research Labs. 10 2 3 5 0 21 Sui Southern Gas Corp. (R) 10 1 4 5 0 12 Pakistan Customs (R) 10 1 9 0 0 9 Lahore Shalimar 10 0 7 3 0 0

Group B Team Pld W L D A Pts Karachi Blues 10 6 1 3 0 60 Sialkot 10 5 2 4 0 51 Rawalpindi 10 5 2 3 0 48 Islamabad 10 4 3 3 0 39 Multan 10 4 3 3 0 36 Faisalabad 10 2 2 6 0 30 Lahore Ravi 10 3 3 4 0 30 Peshawar 10 2 5 3 0 18 Hyderabad 10 1 5 4 0 18 Quetta 10 2 5 3 0 15 Abbottabad 10 1 5 4 0 15

 (R)  Relegated to the Patron's Trophy for 2010–11.

Position determined by total points, most matches won after having a lead on first innings, fewest matches lost, followed by adjusted net run rate (matches with no result, i.e. those where both teams did not complete their first innings, were disregarded); matches finishing in a draw were decided on first innings scores, with points awarded as follows:

• Win = 9 points
• Win having tied or trailed on first innings = 6 points
• Draw having led on first innings = 3 points
• Loss, draw having trailed or with no result on first innings, or abandoned without a ball bowled = 0 points

Final

21–23 December 2009 Scorecard

Karachi Blues	v	Habib Bank Limited
215 (55.3 overs) Shahzaib Hasan 67 (69) Abdur Rehman 4/52 (17.3 overs)		195 (60.4 overs) Taufeeq Umar 100* (173) Tanvir Ahmed 5/85 (22 overs)
187 (52.1 overs) Asim Kamal 50* (106) Abdur Rehman 3/14 (10 overs)		66 (21 overs) Saleem Elahi 15 (25) Mohammad Sami 6/38 (11 overs)

Karachi Blues won by 141 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Kaukab Butt and Zameer Haider Player of the match: Mohammad Sami (Karachi Blues) and Tanvir Ahmed (Karachi Blues)

• Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to bat.

Notes

1. The top level of domestic cricket in Pakistan was historically played by teams representing regional cricket associations and departments, which were owned and run by corporations, institutions or government departments.