- Prize pot of PKR 8.7 million up for grabs; Winner team to bag PKR 5 million on 25 December
- All 31 List A matches to be live-streamed on Tapmad (Pakistan) and PCB Youtube Channel (outside Pakistan)
- Tournament schedule is available here; Grade-I Departmental Teams’ rosters for 2025-26 season are available here
Karachi, 7 December 2025: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will look to defend their title as the eight-team President’s Cup Grade-I 2025-26 is set to begin from Monday, 8 December at four venues in Karachi, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Sunday.
The 31-match 50-over tournament is set to run till 25 December, when the winner will be crowned following the two semi-finals on 22 and 23 December. The eight teams will take on each other in a single-league round-robin format with four matches taking place in each of the seven rounds.
The PCB has also announced that the entire 50-over tournament will be live-streamed on Tapmad in Pakistan and on PCB YouTube Channel for the fans outside Pakistan. The league-stage matches will be day games. The toss will take place at 9am with first ball expected to be bowled at 9.30am.
In the first round, Ghani Glass will take on Pakistan Television (PTV) at the HPC Oval Ground, Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) will be up against Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) at the KCCA Stadium.
Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) and Sahir Associates will play at Naya Nazimabad Stadium, while defending champions SBP will be locking horns with Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) at the UBL Sports Complex. The venues for the semi-finals and final will be announced in due course.
The teams will be vying for a winner’s prize money of PKR 5 million, while the runners up will collect PKR 2.5 million. Best batter, bowler, wicket-keeper and player of the tournament will be awarded PKR 100,000, while player of the match in each league stage and semi-final game will get PKR 25,000 with the player of the final getting PKR 50,000.
The teams will be led by Moeez Ghani (Ghani Glass), Iftikhar Ahmed (KRL), Adil Amin (OGDCL), Ammad Butt (PTV), Asim Ali Nasir (Sahir Associates), Shan Masood (SNGPL), Imran Butt (SBP) and Khalid Usman (WAPDA).
Sahir Associates made it to the Departmental Grade-I List A and first-class tournaments after winning the President’s Trophy Grade-II tournament held from April to June earlier this year.
Grade-I Departmental Teams’ rosters for 2025-26 season
Ghani Glass
Moeez Ghani (captain), Abdul Rafay, Afaq Afridi, Ali Razzaq, Ali Shabbir, Hammad Butt, Haseeb-ur-Rehman, Hussain Talat, Kashif Ali, Khawaja Mohammad Arham, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rameez Jnr, Mohsin Riaz, Muhammad Umair, Noman Ali, Saad Nasim, Saaed Ali, Sameen Gul, Shadab Khan, Shahbaz Javed (wicketkeeper), Sharjeel Khan, Shawaiz Irfan, Shoaib Akhtar, Tayyab Tahir, Ubaid Shah, Yahya bin Abdul Rehman, and Zafar Gohar
Khan Research Laboratories (KRL)
Iftikhar Ahmed (captain), Abdul Faseeh, Ahmad Bashir, Ahmed Hassan, Aqib Liaqat, Arshad Iqbal, Hamza Nazar, Iftikhar Ahmed, Muhammad Amir Barki, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Shayan Sheikh, Muhammad Usman, Mohammad Qaisar, Saad Baig, Saqib, Sarmad Bhatti, Shahzaib Khan, Syed Aqib Shah, Syed Junaid Ali, Waqar Ahmed
Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDL)
Adil Amin (captain), Abbas Ali, Abdul Rehman Muzammil, Alai Imran, Arshadullah, Asif Afridi, Danish Aziz, Haroon Arshad, Imam-ul-Haq, Israrullah, Jawad Ali, Khayyam Khan, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi, Muhammad Abuzar, Muhammad Arsal Sheikh, Muhammad Huzaifa, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Umar, Mushatq Ahmed, Raja Hamza Waheed, Sameer Saqib, and Umar Siddiq (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Television (PTV)
Ammad Butt (captain), Ali Usman, Faisal Akram, Hasnain Khan, Irfan Khan, Israr Hussain, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Ilyas Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Taha, Mehran Sanwal, Musa Khan, Muhammad Meesam, Obaid Shahid, Shamyl Hussain, Taimur Khan (wicketkeeper), Usman Salahuddin, Waqar Hussain, Yasir Khan, Zahid Mehmood
Sahir Associates
Asim Ali Nasir (captain, wicketkeeper), Abdullah, Ahmed Khan, Ahmer Ashfaq, Asfand Mehran, Attaullah, Fahad Usman, Hafiz Muhammad Suleman, Intasar Ali, Khan Zeb, Khawaja Muhammad Abdullah, Mohsin Khan, Muhammad Afaq, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Azeem Dar, Muhammad Basit, Muhammad Bilawal, Muhammad Zahid Khan Mehmand, Muhammd Kashif, Rawayat Khan, Razaullah, Saad Din Muhammad Athar, Saleem, Shahid Ali, Syed Ameer Abdullah Hamdani, and Usman Khan
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)
Shan Masood (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdul Samad, Abdul Subhan, Abid Ali, Ali Zaryab, Athar Mehmood, Azan Awais, Bilawal Bhatti, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Mubasir Khan, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Irfan, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Azab, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Salman, Mohammad Shahzad, Omair bin Yousuf, Saad Khan, Saifullah Bangash (wicketkeeper), Sajid Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)
Imran Butt (captain), Ali Shan (wicketkeeper), Hassan Raza, Kashif Ali, Kashif Bhatti, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Hurraira, Mohammad Ismail, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Niaz Khan, Qasim Akram, Rameez Aziz, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shahid Aziz, and Sirajuddin
Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Khalid Usman (captain), Abdul Razzaq, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Akif Javed, Aqib Khan, Azan Afridi, Ayaz Tasawar, Bismillah Khan (wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Malhar Rasool, Mohammad Ammar, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Imran Dogar, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Mohammad Zeeshan, Muhammad Adil, Muhammad Akhlaq (wicketkeeper), Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Umair, Mujtaba Khan, Nabi Gul, Naqeebullah, Rafay Rana, Rehan Afridi, Sharoon Siraj, and Usman Iqbal
