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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Qualifying Round rescheduled

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

Date

Teams

Venue

Umpires

Referee

Scorer

17-20 Sep

PIA-SBP

Multan Cricket Stadium

Ghaffar Kazmi-Abid Naqvi

Azizur Rehman

Muhammad Akbar

 

SSGC-ZTBL

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Tahir Hussain-Irfan Dilshad

Musaddaq Rasool

Tahir Suhaib

 

KRL-KPT

Gaddafi Stadium Lahore

Ahsan Raza-Shozab Raza

Muhammad Anees

Abdul Hameed

23-26 Sep

SBP-SSGC

Multan Cricket Stadium

Ghaffar Kazmi-Irfan Dilshad

Azizur Rehman

Muhammad Akbar

 

ZTBL-KRL

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Ahmed Shahab-Abid Naqvi

Nadeem Arshad

Noor Nabi

 

PIA-KPT

Gaddafi Stadium Lahore

Tahir Hussain-Rashid Riaz

Muhammad Anees

Azhar Hussain

29 Sep-2 Oct

SBP-KPT

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Shozab Raza-Rashid Riaz

Musaddaq Rasool

Tahir Suhaib

 

PIA-ZTBL

Gaddafi Stadium Lahore

Qaisar Waheed-Irfan Dilshad

Muhammad Anees

Najamus Saeed

 

SSGC-KRL

Multan Cricket Stadium

Ahsan Raza-Abid Naqvi

Azizur Rehman

Muhammad Akbar

05-08 Oct

PIA-SSGC

Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

Shozab Raza-Rashid Riaz

Nadeem Arshad

Noor Nabi

 

SBP-KRL

Gaddafi Stadium Lahore

Ahsan Raza-Ghaffar Kazmi

Azizur Rehman

Masood Ahmed

 

ZTBL-KPT

Multan Cricket Stadium

Ahmed Shahab-Tahir Hussain

Musaddaq Rasool

Muhammad Akbar

11-14 Oct

SSGC-KPT

Gaddafi Stadium Lahore

K. Mahmood Sr.-Ghaffar Kazmi

Musaddaq Rasool

Waris Bashir

 

SBP-ZTBL

LCCA Ground Lahore

Shozab Raza-Ahmed Shahab

Muhammad Anees

Muhammad Arif Sr

 

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

POOL-A

Date

Teams

Venue

Umpires

Referee

Scorer

17-20 Sep

Karachi Zebras-Faisalabad Wolves

Southend Club Ground Karachi

Qaisar Waheed-Asif Yaqoob

Khalid Niazi

Salman Hussain

 

Abbottabad Falcons-FATA Cheetas

NBP Stadium Karachi

K.Mahmood Sr.-Tahir Rasheed

Ishtiaq Ahmed

Muhammad Ahsan

23-26 Sep

Karachi Zebras-Abbottabad Falcons

National Stadium Karachi

Qaisar Waheed-Asif Yaqoob

Khalid Niazi

Muhammad Ahsan

 

Faisalabad Wolves-FATA Cheetas

UBL Sports Complex Khi

K.Mahmood Sr.-Tahir Rasheed

Ishtiaq Ahmed

Salman Hussain

29 Sep-2Oct

Karachi Zebras-FATA Cheetas

UBL Sports Complex Khi

Tahir Hussain-Ahmed Shahab

Khalid Niazi

Salman Hussain

 

Faisalabad Wolves-Abbottabad Wolves

NBP Stadium Karachi

Shamim Ansari-Imtiaz Iqbal

Ilyas Khan

Muhammad Ahsan

POOL-B

Date

Teams

Venue

Umpires

Referee

Scorer

17-20 Sep

Lahore Eagles-Multan Tigers

UBL Sports Complex Khi

Nasar Khan-Imtiaz Iqbal

Ilyas Khan

Imran Ali

 

Bahawalpur Stags-Sialkot Stallions

Niaz Stadium Hyderabad

Muhammad Sajid-Shamim Ansari

Iqbal Sheikh

Arif Abdul Majeed

23-26 Sep

Lahore Eagles-Bahawalpur Stags

NBP Stadium Karachi

Nasar Khan-Shamim Ansari

Ilyas Khan

Imran Ali

 

Multan Tigers-Sialkot Stallions

Niaz Stadium Hyderabad

Muhammad Sajid-Imtiaz Iqbal

Iqbal Sheikh

Anjum Baig

29 Sep-2Oct

Lahore Eagles-Sialkot Stallions

National Stadium Karachi

K.Mahmood Sr.-Nasar Khan

Ishtiaq Ahmed

Imran Ali

 

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.