2024–25 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

2024–25 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Dates26 October 2024 (2024-10-26) – 6 January 2025 (2025-01-06)
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin, finals
Host(s)Pakistan Pakistan
ChampionsSialkot (3rd title)
Runners-upPeshawar
Participants18
Matches49
Player of the seriesNiaz Khan (Peshawar)
Most runsAzan Awais (Sialkot) (844)
Most wicketsNiaz Khan (Peshawar) (39)
Official websitePCB

The 2024–25 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was a first-class domestic cricket competition held in Pakistan during the 2024–25 season from 26 October to 6 January 2025. It was the 68th edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, and it is contested by 18 teams representing regional cricket associations.[1]

Format

For the 2024–25 competition the number of teams was increased from eight to 18, in three pools of six teams each. Three of the teams – Larkana Region, Azad Jammu & Kashmir Region and Dera Murad Jamali Region – were competing at first-class level for the first time.[2]

After a 15-match round-robin in each pool, the top team from each pool took part in a three-team, three-match series. The top two teams from this series then played off in the final, beginning on 2 January.[2][3]

Tables

Pool A

Team[4] Pld W L D T NR Pts NRR
Lahore Whites 5 4 1 0 0 0 99
Islamabad 5 3 2 0 0 0 87
Abbottabad 5 3 2 0 0 0 84
Faisalabad 5 3 2 0 0 0 82
Hyderabad 5 2 3 0 0 0 71
Larkana 5 0 5 0 0 0 32

Pool B

Team[4] Pld W L D T NR Pts NRR
Peshawar 5 3 0 2 0 0 89
Rawalpindi 5 2 1 2 0 0 85
Multan 5 1 2 2 0 0 81
Bahawalpur 5 3 1 1 0 0 59
Karachi Whites 5 1 2 2 0 0 55
Azad Jammu & Kashmir 5 0 4 1 0 0 28

Pool C

Team[4] Pld W L D T NR Pts NRR
Sialkot 5 3 0 2 0 0 90
FATA 5 2 1 2 0 0 77
Lahore Blues 5 2 2 1 0 0 68
Karachi Blues 5 2 2 1 0 0 65
Quetta 5 1 3 1 0 0 53
Dera Murad Jamali 5 1 3 1 0 0 45

Triangular stage

26–29 November 2024
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Sialkot won by an innings and 57 runs
Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
2–5 December 2024
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Peshawar won by 125 runs
Abbottabad Cricket Stadium

Final

2–6 January 2025
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258 (80.1 overs)
Zubair Khan 47 (126)
Amad Butt 4/51 (19.1 overs)
245 (85 overs)
Mohsin Riaz 57 (130)
Niaz Khan 5/61 (26 overs)
159 (59.5 overs)
Maaz Sadaqat 57 (79)
Ali Raza 7/48 (14 overs)
176/9 (46.2 overs)
Amad Butt 65 (94)
Niaz Khan 4/51 (17 overs)
Sialkot won by 1 wicket
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Rashid Riaz
Player of the match: Amad Butt (Sialkot)

References

  1. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024-25". PCB. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024/25". PCB. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024/25". PCB. Retrieved 19 November 2024.