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2025–26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Pakistani cricket competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2025–26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is a first-class domestic cricket competition in Pakistan is being played during the 2025–26 cricketing season from 6 October to 3 December 2025.[1][2] It is the 68th edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, and it is contested by 10 teams representing regional cricket associations.[3][4]
Sialkot are the defending champions, having won the previous season.[5]
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For the 2025–26 season, the PCB announced a revamped domestic cricket structure, reducing the number of teams in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy from 18 in the 2024–25 season to ten, aiming to elevate the standard of competition.[6] This decision followed criticism of the previous season's expanded format, which included 18 teams across three pools, leading to concerns about dilution of quality.[7] The new structure emphasizes merit-based participation, with six teams retained from the previous season's standings and four additional teams qualifying through the 2025 Hanif Mohammad Trophy, a non-first-class tournament featuring 12 regional sides.[8] The 2025–26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy will feature 46 four-day matches across five venues, with the top performers from the Hanif Mohammad Trophy held from 15 August to 17 September 2025, earning spots in the tournament. This qualification system is designed to reward performance and ensure that only the most in-form teams compete in the premier first-class event.[9] The PCB has highlighted that the restructured format aims to foster a high-performance culture, with top performers from the Hanif Mohammad Trophy also considered for domestic contracts and guest player roles in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[10]
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Teams and qualification
The ten participating teams for the 2025–26 season include six retained regional sides based on their performance in the 2024–25 season, and the remaining four spots were filled by the top two teams from each group of the 2025 Hanif Mohammad Trophy, along with two more teams with the highest points.[11] As a result, Karachi Blues (96) and Multan (86) joined respective group toppers FATA and Faisalabad in qualifying for the 2025–26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on the virtue of finishing as the next two teams with the most points.[12][13][14] The 2025 Hanif Mohammad Trophy included 12 regional cricket teams: Abbottabad, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Bahawalpur, Dera Murad Jamali, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Karachi Region Blues, Karachi Region Whites, Lahore Region Blues, Larkana, Multan, and Quetta.[15] This selection process underscores the PCB's focus on competitive merit and regional representation.
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Format
The tournament will follow a round-robin format, with each of the ten teams playing against one another. The top teams will advance to a final to determine the champion. Matches will be hosted across four venues in Pakistan, ensuring accessibility and high-quality facilities.[16]
Venues
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 Club Ground and Marghzar Cricket Ground in Islamabad.
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First match(es) will be played: complete. Source: ESPNcricinfo
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Note: Win Loss Draw
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) released the full fixtures on 30 September 2025, with each team playing nine matches across nine rounds.[17][18]
Round 1
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399 (21.3 overs) Mohammad Ammar 105 (144) Israr Hussain 3/78 (22 overs) |
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- Abbottabad won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.[19][20]
- Only 21.3 overs of play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
- Mohammad Adil (Abbottabad) and Muhammad Imran (Bahawalpur) both made their first-class debuts.
- Mohammad Ammar (Bahawalpur) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[21]
- Muhammad Imran (Bahawalpur) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Bahawalpur 15, Abbottabad 10
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156/3 (29 overs) Mohsin Riaz 67 (56) Abuzar 2/14 (5 overs) | ||
- Peshawar won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.[19][20]
- Only 49 overs of play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
- Abuzar and Sufiyan Muqeem (Peshawar) both made their first-class debuts.
- Mohammad Haris (Peshawar) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[22][23]
- Points: Peshawar 8, Sialkot 5
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- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.[19][20]
- Haroon Arshad (Karachi Blues) and Mudassar Zunair (Faisalabad) both made their first-class debuts.
- Haroon Arshad (Karachi Blues) scored his madiden century in first-class cricket.[24][25]
- Points: Karachi Blues 13, Faisalabad 8
Round 2
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1/0 (3 overs) Ali Zaryab 1* (9) |
- Abbottabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Rameez (Lahore Whites) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[26][27]
- Ahmed Khan (Abbottabad) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
- Points: Abbottabad 7, Lahore Region 11
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- Peshawar won the toss and elected to field.
- Najab Khan (Peshawar) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Peshawar 21, FATA 7
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- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jahandad Khan (Faisalabad) made his first-class debut.
- Mehran Mumtaz (Sialkot) and Atiq-ur-Rehman (Faisalabd) both scored their maiden century in first-class cricket.
- Points: Sialkot 12, Faisalabad 9
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Round 3
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228 (54.2 overs) Shamyl Hussain 100 (92) Israr Hussain 4/71 (16 overs) | ||
- Islamabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Yasir Khan (Abbottabad) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[30]
- POints: Abbottabad 26, Islamabad 3
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- Peshawar won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammad Amir Barki (Peshawar) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Peshawar 24, Bahawalpur 5
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- Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sialkot 22, Lahore Whites 6
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- FATA won the toss and elected to bat.
- Usman Rahim (Karachi Blues) made his first-class debut.
- Mohammad Asghar (Karachi Blues) took his 200th wicket in first-class cricket.
- Points: FATA 24, Karachi Blues 4
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372 (129.3 overs) Asim Ali 114 (249) Mohammad Shan 3/104 (27 overs) |
38/0 (6.5 overs) Waqar Hussain 16* (23) |
- Multan won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Jamshed and Mohammad Shan (Multan) and Ibtisam Rehman (Faisalabad) all made their first-class debuts.
- Aamer Yamin (Multan) took his 200th wicket in first-class cricket.
- Arafat Minhas (Multan) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
- Points: Multan 26, Faisalabad 2
Round 4
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- Abbottabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Irfan and Khalid Shah (Peshawar) both made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Peshawar 27, Abbottabad 2
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- Islamabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sialkot 27, Islamabad 4
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5/0 (1 over) Sharoon Siraj 5* (5) |
- Multan won the toss and elected to field.
- Saifullah Bangash (Bahawalpur) scored his 2,000th run in first-class cricket.
- Points: Bahawalpur 9, Multan 9
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- Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Abbas (Lahore Whites) scored his 1,000th run in first-class cricket.
- Points: Karachi Blues 11, Lahore Whites 10
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- FATA won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Faisalabad 30, FATA 4
Round 5
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- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Najab Khan (Peshawar) made his first-class debut.
- Ahmed Safi Abdullah (Faisalabad) scored his 1,000th run in first-class cricket.
- Points: Peshawar 4, Faisalabad 22
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- Islamabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Touqeer (FATA) made his first-class debut.
- Rohail Nazir (Islamabad) and Khushdil Shah (FATA) both scored their 2,000th run in first-class cricket.
- Rehan Afridi (FATA) scored his 4,000th run in first-class cricket.
- Points: Islamabad 11, FATA 10
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- Abbottabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Ali (Sialkot) took his 200th wicket in first-class cricket.
- Shahzaib Khan (Abbottabad) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
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- Bahawalpur won the toss and elected to field.
- Zaman Khan (Bahawalpur) made his first-class debut.
- Mushtaq Ahmed (Karachi Blues) took his 100th wicket in first-class cricket.
- Points: Bahawalpur 22, Karachi Blues 7
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- Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field.
- Abubakar (Lahore Whites) made his first-class debut.
- Saad Nasim (Lahore Whites) scored his 7,000th run in first-class cricket.
- Aamer Jamal (Lahore Whites) took his 100th wicket in first-class cricket.
- Points: Lahore Whites 24, Multan 5
Round 6
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- Abbottabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Umair Badshah (Abbottabad) made his first-class debut.
- Mohammad Farooq (FATA) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[31]
- Khushdil Shah (FATA) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[32]
- Salman Khan (FATA) scored his 1,000th run in first-class cricket.
- Points: FATA 12, Abbottabad 8
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- Sialkot won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Akram (Bahawalpur) made his first-class cricket.
- Mohammad Sudais (Bahawalpur) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
- Muhammad Hurraira and Azan Awais (Sialkot) both scored their 4,000th and 2,000th run in first-class cricket.
- Points: Sialkot 10, Bahawalpur 9
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179 (48.2 overs) Obaid Shahid 43 (72) Afaq Afridi 5/63 (16 overs) |
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- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Faisalabad 23, Lahore Whites 7
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- Peshawar won the toss and elected to field.
- Saad Baig (Karachi Blues) scored his 1,000th run in first-class cricket.
- Mohammad Umar (Peshawar) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Karachi Blues 26, Peshawar 3
Round 7
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429/8 (114 overs) Shamyl Hussain 131 (158) Afaq Afridi 3/96 (26 overs) |
- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hunain Shah (Islamabad) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Faisalabad 15, Islamabad 9
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191 (59.1 overs) Khayam Khan 59 (105) Saqib Khan 7/34 (15.1 overs) | ||
- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Karachi Blues 24, Abbottabad 5
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- Sialkot won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ghulam Haider (Multan) made his first-class debut.
- Hamza Nazar (Sailkot) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Sialkot 24, Multan 5
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396 (127.5 overs) Salman Khan 114 (209) Gulfam Aziz 2/43 (21 overs) |
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- FATA won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hayatullah (FATA) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: FATA 27, Bahawalpur 0
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- Peshawar won the toss and elected to bat.
- Khawaja Abdullah (Lahore Whites) and Razaullah (Peshawar) both made their first-class debut.
- Points: Peshawar 22, Lahore Whites 6
Round 8
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- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ali Asfand (Faisalabad) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Faisalabad 23, Abbottabad 7
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- Bahawalpur won the toss and elected to bat.
- Burhan Basharat, Salman Hasan, Mohammad Younis (Bahawalpur) and Mohib Bhatti (Lahore Whites) all made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Lahore Whites 23, Bahawalpur 7
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- Islamabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Qaiser (Islamabad) made his first-class cricket.
- Points: Karachi Blues 28, Islamabad 4
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- Peshawar won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abbas Ali (Peshawar) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
- Points: Peshawar 23, Multan 6
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186 (50.4 overs) Mohsin Riaz 33 (62) | ||
- FATA won the toss and elected to bat.
- Khubaib Khalil (FATA) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Sialkot 23, FATA 7
Round 9
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- Multan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Multan 29, Abbottabad 1
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- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Junaid (Bahawalpur) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Bahawalpur 25, Faisalabad 4
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- Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to bat.
- Adnan Khan (FATA) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Lahore Whites 22, FATA 6
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- Peshawar won the toss and elected to field first
- Razaullah (Peshawar) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
- Points: Islamabad 27, Peshawar 0
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- Sialkot won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Karachi Blues 23, Sialkot 6
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Final
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266 (71.5 Overs) Mohsin Riaz 71 (85) Saqib Khan 4/79 (23.5 Overs) | ||
202/1 (64 Overs) |
- Sialkot won the toss and elected to field first.
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