LAHORE–July 14, 2015:The qualifying rounds of the premier national first class event, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy for both Regions and Departments have been rescheduled, and instead of August 1, these shall now commence on September 17, 2015.
The 12-match Inter-Region event shall run from Sept. 17 to Oct. 2, while the 15-match Inter-Department segment shall be held from Sept. 17 to Oct. 14.
The cut-off date for submission of each squad to the PCB’s Domestic Cricket Operations Department would be August 15, 2015.
The change in the qualifiers schedule has been made to accommodate about 60 players currently engaged in League cricket in England. “If the schedule was not changed, either the players would have suffered considerable financial loss or the departments whom they represent would have borne the brunt of their absence”, said Shakil Ahmed Sheikh, Chairman of PCB’s Cricket Committee. “The change in schedule would allow the players to return and feature for their respective departmental teams”, he added.
In all 14 teams, Six Departmental and Eight Regional, will contest to qualify for the main round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2015-16.
The eight regional teams have been divided into two pools for the qualifying round. These include: Karachi, Faisalabad, Abbottabad, FATA in Pool ‘A’, and Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur and Sialkot in Pool ‘B’.
The six departmental teams will play on single league basis. These include: PIA, SBP, SSGC, ZTBL, KRL and KPT.
The top team from each pool in regional cricket will qualify for Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2015-16 whereas the top two teams on the points table from Inter-Department Qualifying Round will feature in the foremost first-class event of the country.
INTER DEPARTMENT QUALIFYING 2015-2016
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Date |
Teams |
Venue |
Umpires |
Referee |
Scorer |
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17-20 Sep |
PIA-SBP |
Multan Cricket Stadium |
Ghaffar Kazmi-Abid Naqvi |
Azizur Rehman |
Muhammad Akbar |
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SSGC-ZTBL |
Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad |
Tahir Hussain-Irfan Dilshad |
Musaddaq Rasool |
Tahir Suhaib |
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KRL-KPT |
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore |
Ahsan Raza-Shozab Raza |
Muhammad Anees |
Abdul Hameed |
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23-26 Sep |
SBP-SSGC |
Multan Cricket Stadium |
Ghaffar Kazmi-Irfan Dilshad |
Azizur Rehman |
Muhammad Akbar |
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ZTBL-KRL |
Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad |
Ahmed Shahab-Abid Naqvi |
Nadeem Arshad |
Noor Nabi |
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PIA-KPT |
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore |
Tahir Hussain-Rashid Riaz |
Muhammad Anees |
Azhar Hussain |
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29 Sep-2 Oct |
SBP-KPT |
Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad |
Shozab Raza-Rashid Riaz |
Musaddaq Rasool |
Tahir Suhaib |
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PIA-ZTBL |
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore |
Qaisar Waheed-Irfan Dilshad |
Muhammad Anees |
Najamus Saeed |
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SSGC-KRL |
Multan Cricket Stadium |
Ahsan Raza-Abid Naqvi |
Azizur Rehman |
Muhammad Akbar |
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05-08 Oct |
PIA-SSGC |
Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad |
Shozab Raza-Rashid Riaz |
Nadeem Arshad |
Noor Nabi |
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SBP-KRL |
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore |
Ahsan Raza-Ghaffar Kazmi |
Azizur Rehman |
Masood Ahmed |
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ZTBL-KPT |
Multan Cricket Stadium |
Ahmed Shahab-Tahir Hussain |
Musaddaq Rasool |
Muhammad Akbar |
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11-14 Oct |
SSGC-KPT |
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore |
K. Mahmood Sr.-Ghaffar Kazmi |
Musaddaq Rasool |
Waris Bashir |
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SBP-ZTBL |
LCCA Ground Lahore |
Shozab Raza-Ahmed Shahab |
Muhammad Anees |
Muhammad Arif Sr |
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PIA-KRL |
Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad |
Ahsan Raza-Asif Yaqoob |
Nadeem Arshad |
Tahir Suhaib |
Note: Top two teams on points table will qualify for Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2015-2016
INTER REGION QUALIFYING 2015-2016
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POOL-A |
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Date |
Teams |
Venue |
Umpires |
Referee |
Scorer |
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17-20 Sep |
Karachi Zebras-Faisalabad Wolves |
Southend Club Ground Karachi |
Qaisar Waheed-Asif Yaqoob |
Khalid Niazi |
Salman Hussain |
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Abbottabad Falcons-FATA Cheetas |
NBP Stadium Karachi |
K.Mahmood Sr.-Tahir Rasheed |
Ishtiaq Ahmed |
Muhammad Ahsan |
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23-26 Sep |
Karachi Zebras-Abbottabad Falcons |
National Stadium Karachi |
Qaisar Waheed-Asif Yaqoob |
Khalid Niazi |
Muhammad Ahsan |
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Faisalabad Wolves-FATA Cheetas |
UBL Sports Complex Khi |
K.Mahmood Sr.-Tahir Rasheed |
Ishtiaq Ahmed |
Salman Hussain |
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29 Sep-2Oct |
Karachi Zebras-FATA Cheetas |
UBL Sports Complex Khi |
Tahir Hussain-Ahmed Shahab |
Khalid Niazi |
Salman Hussain |
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Faisalabad Wolves-Abbottabad Wolves |
NBP Stadium Karachi |
Shamim Ansari-Imtiaz Iqbal |
Ilyas Khan |
Muhammad Ahsan |
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POOL-B |
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Date |
Teams |
Venue |
Umpires |
Referee |
Scorer |
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17-20 Sep |
Lahore Eagles-Multan Tigers |
UBL Sports Complex Khi |
Nasar Khan-Imtiaz Iqbal |
Ilyas Khan |
Imran Ali |
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Bahawalpur Stags-Sialkot Stallions |
Niaz Stadium Hyderabad |
Muhammad Sajid-Shamim Ansari |
Iqbal Sheikh |
Arif Abdul Majeed |
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23-26 Sep |
Lahore Eagles-Bahawalpur Stags |
NBP Stadium Karachi |
Nasar Khan-Shamim Ansari |
Ilyas Khan |
Imran Ali |
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Multan Tigers-Sialkot Stallions |
Niaz Stadium Hyderabad |
Muhammad Sajid-Imtiaz Iqbal |
Iqbal Sheikh |
Anjum Baig |
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29 Sep-2Oct |
Lahore Eagles-Sialkot Stallions |
National Stadium Karachi |
K.Mahmood Sr.-Nasar Khan |
Ishtiaq Ahmed |
Imran Ali |
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Bahawalpur Stags-Multan Tigers |
Niaz Stadium Hyderabad |
Muhammad Sajid-Tahir Rasheed |
Iqbal Sheikh |
Arif Abdul Majeed |
Note: Top team from each Pool will qualify for Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2015-2016.
