Forty-two teams, including the Afghanistan national side, will takepart in the Quaid-e-Azam Cricket Trophy Grade-II, starting in all thefour provinces from Oct 15
04-Oct-2001Forty-two teams, including the Afghanistan national side, will takepart in the Quaid-e-Azam Cricket Trophy Grade-II, starting in all thefour provinces from Oct 15.The Afghanistan team is placed in NWFP pool’s group-I and will playits first match against Nowshehra at Peshawar from Oct 15 to 16. Thecompetitions in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy will be played on the samepattern of the Under-19 Grade-I tournament with 2-day matches. Thesemifinals and final will be played between the provincial championsand duration of the matches will be of3- day.Following is the schedule (tabulate mentioned, date, teams, venue,):Sindh (Pool “A”). Oct 15-16: Sukkur vs Shikarpur, Niaz Stadium,Hyderabad, Nawabshah vs Jacobabad at Nawabshah Stadium,Group-I. Mirpurkhas vs Dadu, KCCA Stadium, Karachi;Thatta vs Badin,Makil ground, Thatta, Group-II. Oct 18-19: Larkana vs Sukkur, NiazStadium, Hyderabad; Jacobabad vsShikarpurat Nawabshah Stadium, Group-I. Mirpurkhas vs Badin. KCCA Stadium, Karachi; Thatta vs Mirpurkhas,Makli ground, Thatta,Group-II. Oct 21-22: Larkana-Nawabshah, Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad;Sukkur vs Jacobabad at Nawabshah Stadium Group-I. Thatta vsMirpurkhas, Makil ground, Thatta; Badin vs Dadu, KCCA Stadium, KarachiGroup-II. Oct 24-25: Larkana vs Shikarpur, Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad;Sukkur vs Nawabshah, Nawabshah StadiumGroup-I. Oct 27-28: Larkana vs Jacobabad, Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad,Shikarpur vs Nawabshah, Nawabshah StadiumGroup-I. Oct 31 to Nov 1: Winner of Group-I vs Winner of Group-II.Balochistan (Pool C). Oct 15-16: Sibivs Loralai, Bugti Stadium,Quetta;Pishin vs Chagi, Shola ground, QuettaGroup-I. Quetta vs Kalat, PCB Academy ground, Kararchi; Turbat vsNaseerabad, Asghar Ali Shah Stadium, KarachiGroup-II. Oct 18 to 19: Sibi vs Pishin, Bugti Stadium,Quetta; Loralaivs Chagi, Shola ground, QuettaGroup-I. Quetta vs Turbat, PCB Academy ground, Karachi, Kalat vsNaseerabad, Asghar Ali Shah Stadium,KarachiGroup-II. Oct 21-22: Sibi-Chagi, Shola ground, Quetta; Loralai vsPishin, Bughti Stadium, QuettaGroup I. Quetta vs Naseerabad, Asghar Ali Shah Stadium, Karachi; Kalatvs Turbat, PCB Academy, KarachiGroup-II. Oct 25-28: Winner of Group-I vs Winner of Group-II.NWFP (Pool B). Oct15-16:Mardan vs Swat, University ground No.2Peshawar; Afghanistan vs Nowshera, Gym ground, Peshawar; Haripur vsNorthern Areas, University ground No.1 PeshawarGroup-I. Dera Ismail Khan vs Abbotabad, DI Khan Stadium, at Arbab NiazStadium, Peshawar,Group-II. Oct 18-19: Mardan vs Haripur, University ground No.1;Afghanistan vs Northern Areas, Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar; Swat vsNowshehra, Gym ground, PeshawarGroup-I. Kohat vs FATA, Kohat Stadium, Kohat; Abbotabad vs Bannu,University ground No.2Group-II. Oct 21-22: Mardan vs Northern Areas, University ground No.1,Peshawar; Afghanistan vs Swat, Arbab Niaz Stadium,Peshawar; HaripurvsNoshera at Gym ground, PeshawarGroup-I. Dera Ismail Khan vs Fata, DI KhanStadiums; Kohat vs Bannu,Kohat Stadium,KohatGroup-II. Oct 24-25: Mardan vs Nowshera, Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar;Afghanistan vs Haripur, Gym ground, Peshawar; Swat vs Northern Areas,University ground No.1, PeshawarGroup-I. Dera IsmailKhanvs Bannu, DI Khan Stadium, DI Khan; Kohat vsAbbotabad, Kohat Stadium, KohatGroup-II. Oct 27-28: Swat vs Haripur, University ground no. 2,Peshawar; Afghanistan vs Mardan, Gym ground, Peshawar; Nowshera vsNorthernAreas, University ground No.1Group-I. Kohat vs D I Khan, D I Khan stadium; Abbotabad vs Fata, ArbabNiaz Stadium, Peshawar Group-II. Oct 31 to Nov 1: Winner of GroupvsWinner of Group-II.Punjab (Pool D). Oct 15-16: D G Khan vs Vehari, Vehari Stadium; RahimYar Khan-Rajanpur, Mahmood StadiumGroup-I. Okara vs Kasur, Okara; Sahiwalvs Multan,Multan CricketStadiumGroup-II. Attock vs Jhelum, Attock; Mianwali vs AJK, KRL Stadium,RawalpindiGroup-III. Jhang vs Hafizabad, Chenab College, Jhang; Gujrat vsKhanewal, Zahoor Elahi Stadium, GujratGroup-IV. Oct 18-19: Rahim Yar Khan vs Vehari,Mahmood Stadium; DG Khanv Rajanpur, Vehari StadiumGroup-I. Okara vs Sahiwal, Biscuit Factory, Sahiwal; Kasur vs Multan,Multan StadiumGroup-II. Attock vs Mianwali, Attock; Jhelum vs AJK, KRL Stadium,RawalpindiGroup-III. Gujrat vs Jhang, Chenab College, Jhang; Hafizabad vsKhanewal, Zahoor Elahi, GujratGroup-IV. Oct 21-22: Vehari vs Rajanpur, Vehari Stadium;Rahim Yar Khanvs DG Khan, Mahmood StadiumGroup-I. Multan vs Okara, Municipal Stadium, Okara; Sahiwal vs Kasur,Biscuit Factory, SahiwalGroup-II. Attock vs AJK, Attock; Jhelum vs Mianwali,KRL Stadium,RawalpindiGroup-III. Khanewal vs Jhang, Chenab College, Jhang; Gujrat vsHafizabad, Zahoor Elahi,GujratGroup IV. Oct 25-26: Winner of group-I vs Winner of Group-II; Winnerof Group-III vs Winner of Group-IV. Oct 29-30:Winners of Oct 25-26 will play the regional final. The top teams ofeach province will qualify for the semifinals to be held from Nov 5 to7.The first semifinal will be played between the winners of Pool A andWinner of Pool C.The second pre-final will be played between the Winners of Pool B andthe Winners of Pool D.The final will be held on Nov 10-12. The venues for the semifinals andfinal will be announced later.U-19 finalMeanwhile the final of the National Under-19 Grade-I (four-day) willbe played between Lahore Blues and Peshawar at Pindi Stadium,Rawalpindi from Oct10to 13.Meanwhile, the second semifinal of national Under-19Grade-I (One daytournament) will be played between KCCA Whites and LCCA BluesonOct4 atNational Stadium, Karachi. The winners will meet KCCA Blues in thefinal of the championship to be held at the National Stadium Karachion Oct 6.