- 30 non-first-class four-day matches to take place in Bahawalpur, Multan, Karachi and Rahim Yar Khan
- 180 cricketers from 12 regions to take part in the qualifying tournament; Teams set to fight for two Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26 spots
- PCB to provide day reports; Tournament scorecards and stats will be available here
- Tournament schedule is available here
Lahore, 28 August 2025: The Hanif Mohammad Trophy, a non-first-class four-day tournament, is set to kick-start from Friday, 29 August in four cities across Pakistan as 12 regional teams begin their quest for two Quaid-e-Azam Trophy spots.
The teams are divided in two groups with Group A comprising of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Karachi Whites, Lahore Blues and Quetta. Their matches will take place at Multan Cricket Stadium, Abbasia Sports Complex in Rahim Yar Khan and Dring Stadium in Bahawalpur.
Dera Murad Jamali, FATA, Karachi Blues, Larkana, Multan and Rawalpindi make up Group B and their matches will take place across National Bank Stadium, SBP Sports Complex and UBL Sports Complex in Karachi.
A total of five rounds, with each one comprising of six matches, will run from 29 August to 25 September with two days of rest between each. The top two teams in each group will qualify for the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26, which is expected to begin in October.
Group A: Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Karachi Whites, Lahore Blues and Quetta
Group B: Dera Murad Jamali, FATA, Karachi Blues, Larkana, Multan and Rawalpindi
1st Round - 29 Aug-1 Sep
Group A
Faisalabad v Lahore Blues at Multan Cricket Stadium
Hyderabad v Karachi Whites at Abbasia Sports Complex, Rahim Yar Khan
Quetta v Azad Jammu & Kashmir at Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Group B
Rawalpindi v FATA at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
Karachi Blues v Multan at SBP Sports Complex, Karachi
Dera Murad Jamali v Larkana at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi
Squads:
Group A
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Region
Hasan Raza (captain), Adil Azad, Aqib Liaqat, Arslan, Awais Akram (wicket-keeper), Faizan Saleem, Hamad Islam, Hasnain Shamir, Husnain Nadeem, Jawad Imtiaz, Mahzood, Nadeem Khalil, Saad Asif, Saqlain Ghani, Umar Hayat and Zaman Khan
Head coach: Nadeem Afzal
Faisalabad Region
Muhammad Irfan Khan (captain), Abdul Samad, Abdullah Zubair, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Ali Shan (wicket-keeper), Asad Raza, Asim Ali Nasir, Atiq Ur Rehman, Faham-ul-Haq, Ibtisam ur Rehman, Shahzad Gul, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Mohammad Faizan, Mudasar Zunair and Sameer Saqib
Head coach: Samiullah Niazi
Hyderabad Region
Noman Ali (captain), Ali Shan (wicket-keeper), Asad Malik, Asim Ali, Daniyal Hussain Rajput, Haris Khanzada, Jawad Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Saddam, Mustafa Nasir, Noman Khan, Rizwan Mehmood, Saad Khan, Suleman Khan and Zain-ul-Abedeen
Head coach: Rizwan Qureshi
Karachi Region Whites
Saifullah Bangash (captain & wicket-keeper), Aarish Ali Khan, Abdul Basit, Afdan Khan, Aftab Khan, Asad Akhter, Jahanzaib Sultan, Khawaja Mohammed Nafay, Maaz Khuram Amin, Muhammad Raza, Muhammad Taha, Muhammad Usman, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Saad Baig (wicket-keeper) and Shah Raza
Head coach: Saeed Bin Nasir
Lahore Region Blues
Imran Butt (captain), Aamir Jamal, Hammad Butt, Hunain Shah, Mohammad Bilawal, Mohammad Hamza Akbar (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Mohsin, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Saleem, Mohammad Waheed, Nisar Ahmed, Qasim Akram, Sajjad Khan, Umar Siddique and Usman Salahuddin
Head coach: Ashraf Ali
Quetta Region
Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (captain), Abdul Manaf, Bakhtiyar Shah, Bismillah Khan (wicket-keeper), Haseebullah (wicket-keeper), Kamran Khan, Mohammad Ibrahim, Mohammad Idrees, Mohammad Javed, Nadeem Sumalani, Najeebullah, Nizamuddin, Salahuddin, Shahbaz Khan and Yasir Khan
Head coach: Wajahatullah Wasti
Group B
Dera Murad Jamali Region
Fahad Hussain (captain), Abid Ali Mengal, Abu Bakar, Abu Huraira, Aqib Junaid, Akhtar Mohammad, Ayaz Gul, Dawood Khan, Majid Ali Silachi (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Shahid, Nasir Khan, Parvaiz Ahmed, Qutbuddin, Rasool Baksh and Taimur Ali
Head coach: Hussain Khosa
FATA Region
Asif Afridi (captain), Adnan Khan, Akif Javed, Arshadullah, Azaz Khan, Hayatullah, Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Tauqeer, Mohammad Usman, Muhammad Sarwar, Rehan Afridi (wicket-keeper), Salman Khan, Sameen Gul, Shahid Aziz and Waseem Khan
Head coach: Riaz Afridi
Karachi Region Blues
Saud Shakeel (captain), Abdullah Fazal, Arif Yaqoob, Ashiq Ali, Danish Aziz, Haroon Arshad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Hamza, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wicket-keeper), Muhammad Umar, Omair Bin Yousuf, Ramiz Aziz, Saqib Khan, Tariq Khan and Usman Khan
Head coach: Iqbal Imam
Larkana Region
Zahid Mehmood (captain), Asif Chandio, Faraz Aziz, Ghulam Raza, Hamesh Kumar, Malhar Rasool, Mohsin Raza (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Umar, Mushtaq Ahmed, Najaf Ali, Sabit Ali, Saqlain Nawaz, Shahzaib Aziz and Shahnawaz Dahani
Head coach: Faisal Athar
Multan Region
Zain Abbas (captain), Ahmer Ashfaq, Ali Usman, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, Hasan Hafeez, Imran Rafiq, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad Shan, Muhammad Shahzad, Sharoon Siraj, Tahir Hussain, Uzair Mumtaz, Waqar Hussain (wicket-keeper) and Zeeshan Ashraf
Head coach: Fahad Masood
Rawalpindi Region
Kashif Ali (captain), Abdur Rehman, Abdul Faseeh, Affan Ishaq, Aqib Shah, Atif Khan, Imran Khan, Mazhar Hussain, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Faizan, Mubasir Khan, Muhammad Awais Anwar, Nasir Nawaz, Taimoor Khan (wicket-keeper) and Yasir Khan
Head coach: Afaq Raheem
