LAHORE: The head coaches of the six Cricket Associations have finalized for the Second XI teams for the three-day non-first-class Quaid-e-Azam trophy, which starts from October 18 in Karachi.
A Pakistan Cricket Council spokesman said on Monday that Zain Abbas was leading defending champions Southern Punjab, who were launching their campaign against Umair Masood-led Northern.
The spokesman said, “Azeem Ghumman is the captain of Balochistan, while central Punjab and Sindh are led by Mohammad Saad and Saifullah Bangash”.
Mehran Ibrahim, who took over the captaincy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after joining Khushdil Shah’s national team for the Australian Tour last season, will continue in the role, he added.
“The six teams gathered in a local hotel in Karachi for the competition, which will be played on a double league basis in four places – KCCA Stadium, NBP Sports Complex, State Bank Stadium and TMC Cricket Ground. They start their preparations from Tuesday at the three venues hosting the first round matches.
“The players who participate in the National T20 Cup, which is played in Rawalpindi, will join Karachi after the tournament. Meanwhile, the teams can request their substitutes for the first round,” the spokesman said.
Meanwhile, players and player support staff, who have moved from the bio-safe bubble in Lahore or became part of their group for the first time this season, have undergone Covid-19 tests and negative results have been integrated into the bio-safe bubble.
In accordance with the COVID-1 protocols announced at the start of the season, all matches will be played behind closed doors.
For the sake of the health and safety of the respected members of the media and due to limited resources and facilities, on-field coverage will not be allowed. The Pakistan Cricket Board offers daily rounds in both English and Urdu.
The groups and meeting plan:
Balochistan 2nd XI – Azeem Ghumman (captain), Akbar-Ur-Rehman (vice-captain), Ali Waqas, Awais Zia, Gohar Faiz, Gulraiz Sadaf (wicketkeeper), Hidayat Ullah, Hayat Ullah, Jalat Khan, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Talha, Naje, Shehbaz Khan, Shehzad Tareen, Taimur Khan and Usama Mir
Central Punjab 2nd XI – Mohammad Saad (captain), Waqas Maqsood (vice-captain), Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Aitizaz Habibullah, Ali Shan, Anas Mahmood, Atiq-ur-Rehman, Farhan Khan (wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan Niazi, Muran Afia Akhlaq, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Imran Dogar, Nisar Ahmed, Qasim Akram and Zubair Khan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2nd XI – Mehran Ibrahim (captain), Zohaib Khan (vice-captain), Arshad Iqbal, Asad Afridi, Asif Afridi, Irfan Ullah Shah, Mohammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Irfan Mohammad Mohsin Khan, Mohammad Naeem Snr, Mohammad Sarwar, Musaddiq Ahmed and Waqar Ahmed
Northern 2nd XI – Umair Masood (captain, wicketkeeper), Umar Waheed (vice-captain), Ammad Butt, Athar Mehmood, Farzan Raja, Jamal Anwar, Kashif Iqbal, Munir Riaz, Nihal Mansoor, Raza Hasan, Shadab Majeed, Shiraz Khan, Shoaib, Taimur Sultan, Zaid Alam and Ziad Khan
Sindh 2nd XI – Saifullah Bangash (captain, wicketkeeper), Jahid Ali (vice-captain), Adeel Malik, Aamer Ali, Ammad Alam, Azam Khan, Danish Aziz, Fahad Iqbal, Hasan Mohsin, Mohammad Taha, Mohammad Umar, Saad Khan, Shahnawaz, Shehzar Mohammad, Tariq Khan and Waleed Ahmed
South Punjab 2nd XI – Zain Abbas (captain), Mohammad Imran (vice-captain), Ali Shafiq, Ali Usman, Anas Mustafa, Dilbar Hussain, Mohammad Basit, Mohammad Mohsin, Mohammad Rameez, Mohammad Umair, Mukhtar Ahmed, Salahuddin, Alihuddy Tahir, Waqar Hussain (wicketkeeper) and Zia-ul-Haq
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2nd XI schedule (all matches in Karachi:
Oct 18-20 – Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, State Bank Stadium; Central Punjab v Sindh, KCCA Stadium; Southern Punjab v Northern, TMC Ground
Oct 23-25 - Balochistan v Southern Punjab, State Bank Stadium; Sindh v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, KCCA Stadium; Central Punjab v Northern, TMC Ground
28-30 Oct – Balochistan v Central Punjab, TMC Ground; Northern v Sindh, State Bank Stadium; Southern Punjab v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, KCCA Stadium
2-4 Nov – Northern v Balochistan, TMC Ground; Sindh v Southern Punjab, State Bank Stadium; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs. Central Punjab, KCCA Stadium
7-9 Nov – Sindh v Balochistan, KCCA Stadium; Central Punjab v Southern Punjab, TMC Ground; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Northern, State Bank Stadium
20-22 Nov – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Balochistan, State Bank Stadium; Sindh v Central Punjab, TMC Ground; Northern v Southern Punjab, KCCA Stadium
26-28 Nov – Southern Punjab vs. Balochistan, TMC Ground; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh, NBP Sports Complex; Northern v Central Punjab, KCCA Stadium
1-3 Dec – Central Punjab vs. Balochistan, KCCA Stadium; Sindh v Northern, NBP Sports Complex; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Southern Punjab, TMC Ground
6-8 Dec – Balochistan v Northern, NBP Sports Complex; Southern Punjab v Sindh, KCCA Stadium; Central Punjab v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, TMC Ground
11-13 Dec – Balochistan v Sindh, KCCA Stadium; Southern Punjab v Central Punjab, NBP Sports Complex; Northern v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, TMC Ground.
