Updated Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024/25 Stats After First Round

Excitement Builds as Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024-25 

Lahore, 25 October 2024 – The much-anticipated Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024-25 is set to begin tomorrow, featuring a prize pot of PKR 12.6 million. This year, 18 teams from 16 regional sides will compete across seven cities, with the defending champions, Karachi Region Whites, starting their campaign against Peshawar Region at the Ashfaq Ground in Charsadda.

Prize Distribution

• Champion's Prize: PKR 7.5 million

• Runner-Up Prize: PKR 4 million

Group Composition

The 18 participating teams are divided into three groups:

Group A: Abbottabad Region, Faisalabad Region, Hyderabad Region, Islamabad Region, Lahore Region Whites, Larkana Region

Group B: AJK Region, Bahawalpur Region, Karachi Region Whites, Multan Region, Peshawar Region, Rawalpindi Region

Group C: Dera Murad Jamali Region, FATA Region, Karachi Region Blues, Lahore Region Blues, Quetta Region, Sialkot Region.

Tournament Format

Each team will play a minimum of five matches in the group stage. The top team from each group will progress to the triangular stage, where they will compete in two matches. The top two teams will then qualify for the final, scheduled for 14-18 December. Venue details for the triangular stage and final will be announced later.

New Venues

This year's tournament will see first-class matches hosted at three new venues:

• Ashfaq Cricket Ground, Charsadda

• Rana Naveed Cricket Academy, Sheikhupura

• Saeed Sports City, Lahore

Each of these venues will host five matches during the group stage.

Ball Specifications

The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy will feature Duke balls, specially made to suit the local pitch conditions, following a thorough analysis of domestic venues.

Team Squads

Here are the squads for each region:

Abbottabad Region:
Khalid Usman (c), Adil Naz, Afaq Ahmed, Ahmed Khan, Aitizaz Habib Khan, Aqib Khan, Arsalan Sajid, Israr Hussain, Khayam Khan, Muhammad Adil, Muhammad Riazullah, Sajjad Ali, Shahzaib Khan, Yasir Shah, Zain Ishaq

Peshawar Region:
Iftikhar Ahmed (c), Abubakkar, Azam Khan, Hilal Khan, Israrullah, Mehran Ibrahim, Muazzam Umer, Muhammad Amir Khan, Muhammad Zulkifal, Nabi Gul, Niaz Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Ubaid Ullah, Waqar Ahmed, Zubair Khan

AJK Region:
Hassan Raza (c), Abdul Rehman Muzamil, Ali Abbas, Aqib Liaqat, Faizan Saleem, Hasnain Shameer, M Ammar, Najam Naseer Kiyani, Naveed Malik, Raja Farhan, Salman Irshad, Shadab Majeed, Taj Wali, Usman Salahuddin, Zaman Khan

Bahawalpur Region:
Abid Ali (c), Adil Amin, Ali Afzal, Ali Shabbir, Ali Umar, Gulfam Aziz, Imran Randhawa, M Umair, M. Faizan Zafar, Mehran Sanwal, Muhammad Alamgeer, Muhammad Ammar, Muhammad Junaid, Muhammad Shahriyar, Shoaib Manzoor

Dera Murad Jamali Region:
Imran Khan Snr (c), Abu Huraira, Aftab Ahmed, Aqib Junaid, Arbaz Khan, Basit Ali, Danish Aziz, Dawood Khan, Irfan Ullah Shah, Muhammad Deen, Muhammad Shahid, Nasir Khan, Sajjad Ali, Shoaib Ahmed, Taimur Ali

Faisalabad Region:
Faheem Ashraf (c), Abdul Samad, Ahmed Safi, Ali Asfand, Ali Shan, Asad Raza, Atiq Ur Rehman, Daniyal Ahmed, Irfan Khan Niazi, Kamran Khan, M.Awais Zafar, Muhammad Saleem, Shahid Ali, Shahid Khan, Shehzad Gul

FATA Region:
Khushdil Shah (c), Abdul Aziz, Asif Afridi, Azaz Khan, M Usman, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Sarwar, Muhammad Wasim Jr, Nisar Afridi, Salman Khan, Sameen Gul, Samiullah Jr, Shahid Aziz, Sirajuddin, Usama Ahmed

Hyderabad Region:
Muhammad Hasnain (c), Asim Ali Jatt, Bilawal Bhatti, Daniyal Hussain Rajput, Gohar Ali (WK), Jawad Ali Bhatti, Kashif Bhatti, Muhammad Saddam, Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Waqar, Mustafa Nasir, Nauman Khan, Rizwan Mehmood, Sharjeel Khan, Ubaid Ullah Khan

Islamabad Region:
Rohail Nazir (c), Faizan Riaz, Farmanullah Khan, Hammad Saddique, Hassan Nawaz, Kaleem Dil, Muhammad Arsal Shaikh, Muhammad Musa, Muhammad Nadeem, Nusrat Ullah, Sarmad Bhatti, Shamyl Hussain, Shayan Shaikh, Umair Riaz, Umar Nawaz Khan

Larkana Region:
Mohsin Raza (c), Aamir Ali Babar, Akbar ur Rehman, Ali Haider, Amir Brohi, Asif Ali Chandio, Bilal Irshad, Faraz Aziz, Fazal Subhan, M. Aqeel Danish, Muhammad Nawaz, Mushtaq Kalhoro, Sabit Ali, Shahzaib Aziz, Umar Khalid

Lahore Region Blues:
Imran Butt (c), Asfand Mehran, Hafiz Usman Nadeem, Hammad Butt, Hamza Nawaz, Hashim Ibrahim, Hussain Talat, Junaid Ali, M. Zahid, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Nisar Ahmed, Samama Riaz, Shahrukh Ali, Umar Siddique

Lahore Region Whites:
Saad Naseem (c), Ahmed Bashir, Ahmed Daniyal, Ali Zaryab Asif, Atyab Ahmed, Imran Dogar, M. Faiq, M. Ahsan, M. Akhlaq, M. Rameez Jr, M. Salman, Shahbaz Javaid, Tayab Tahir, Ubaid Shah, Ubaid Shahid

Multan Region:
Zain Abbas (c), Imam Ul Haq, Uzair Mumtaz, Muhammad Shahzad, Muhammad Basit Ali, Imran Rafique, Sharoon Siraj, M Ismail Watto, Waseem Akram, Tahir Hussain, Ali Shafique, Faisal Akram, Ali Usman, Aamer Yameen, Waqar Hussain

Quetta Region:
Bismillah Khan, Abdul Wahid Bangulzai, Gohar Faiz, Hazrat Wali, Ikram Ullah, Jalat Khan, Kamran Khan, Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Idrees, Muhammad Junaid, Nadeem Ahmed, Najeeb Ullah, Nizam Uddin, Shabaz Khan, Yasir Khan

Rawalpindi Region:

Shadab Khan (c), Abdul Faseeh, Affan Ishaq, Ali Hasnain, Aqib Shah, Atif Khan, Awais Anwar, Haider Ali, Jahandad Khan, Kashif Ali, Muhammad Faizan, Taimoor Khan, Umer Amin, Zeeshan Malik, Ziad Khan

Karachi Region Blue:
Fawad Alam (c), Abdullah Fazal, Khawaja Muhammad Nafay, Kashif Ali, Muhammad Taha, Adeel Meo, Saifullah Bangash, Mirza Saad Baig, Aarish Ali, Moazzam Malik, Afnan Khan, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Fahad Amin, Aftab Khan, Tabish Khan.

Karachi Region Whites:

Usman Khan (c), Abdul Rehman, Aftab Ibrahim, Arbaz Khan, Arif Yaqoob, Ashiq Ali, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Jahanzaib Sultan, Khurram Manzoor, Muhammad Asghar, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Hussain, Muhammad Umar, Rameez Aziz, Saqib Khan.

Sialkot Region:

Usama Mir (c), Afzal Manzoor, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, Ali Raza, Ammad Butt, Ashir Mehmood, Awais Ali, Azan Awais, Fahad Jamil, Hamza Nazar, M. Abdul Rehman, M. Waleed, Mohsin Riaz, Salman Aslam, Shahzaib Bhatti

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