2024–25 President's Trophy
Dates | 8 January 2025 – 12 April 2025 |
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Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Cricket format | First-class (4-day) |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin and final |
Host(s) | Pakistan |
Participants | 9 |
Matches | 37 |
The 2024–25 President's Trophy is a first-class domestic cricket competition in Pakistan, played from January to April 2025.[1][2] It is being contested by nine departmental teams, across four venues in Karachi. In January 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[3]
Teams
[edit]Nine teams are playing in the tournament:[4]
- Eshaal Associates
- Oil & Gas Development Company Limited
- Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
- Pakistan Television
- State Bank of Pakistan
- Water and Power Development Authority
- Khan Research Laboratories
- Higher Education Commission
- Ghani Glass
The seven teams that contested the 2023–24 tournament have been joined by Eshaal Associates and Oil and Gas Development Company Limited, two teams new to first-class cricket.
Competition format
[edit]The nine departmental teams play each other in a round-robin format, therefore playing eight matches each. The tournament consists of 37 matches: nine rounds of four matches each, followed by a final between the top two teams. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the President's Trophy Grade-II tournament.[5]
Points table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
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1 | State Bank of Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
2 | Sui Northern | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
3 | Oil and Gas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
4 | Eshaal Associates | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
5 | Higher Education Commission | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
6 | Pakistan TV | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
7 | Water and Power | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
8 | Ghani Glass | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
9 | Khan Research Laboratories | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
League stage
[edit]Round 1
[edit]8–11 January 2025
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- Pakistan TV won the toss and elected to field.
- Arafat Minhas (Sui Northern) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Pakistan TV 22, Sui Northern 8
8–11 January 2025
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- Oil and Gas won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Huzaifa and Raja Hamza Waheed (Oil and Gas) both made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Oil and Gas 23, State Bank of Pakistan 7
8–11 January 2025
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268 (83.3 overs)
Mohammad Ammar Khan 75 (126) Arshadullah 4/51 (22 overs) |
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- Khan Research Laboratories won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Zeeshan (Water and Power) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Water and Power 24, Khan Research Laboratories 5
8–11 January 2025
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- Higher Education Commission won the toss and elected to field.
- Faham-ul-Haq, Maaz Khurram, Mehmood Nawaz Afridi, Mehmood Nawaz Afridi, Mohammad Sudais, Mohammad Zubair and Usman Tariq all made their first-class debuts.
- Mohammad Azab (Higher Education Commission) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
- Points: Eshaal Associates 24, Higher Education Commission 4
Round 2
[edit]14–17 January 2025
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- Oil and Gas won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Sui Northern 23, Oil and Gas 7
14–17 January 2025
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- State Bank of Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Salman Khan (Pakistan TV) made his first-class debut.
- Points: State Bank of Pakistan 29, Pakistan TV 4
14–17 January 2025
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137 (46.1 overs)
Uzair Mumtaz 26 (47) Arshadullah 5/31 (17.1 overs) |
183 (57.3 overs)
Saad Baig 66 (98) Mohammad Azab 5/59 (21.3 overs) | |
239 (83 overs)
Obaid Shahid 72 (145) Arshadullah 5/65 (22 overs) |
63 (21.5 overs)
Saad Baig 12 (12) Mohammad Azab 4/13 (8.5 overs) |
- Higher Education Commission won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Qaiser (Khan Research Laboratories) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Higher Education Commission 23, Khan Research Laboratories 7
14–17 January 2025
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- Eshaal Asscciates won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Ghani Glass 24, Eshaal Associates 5
Round 3
[edit]20–23 January 2025
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State Bank of Pakistan won by 7 wickets
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Points: State Bank of Pakistan 24, Sui Northern 5 |
20–23 January 2025
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Ghani Glass won by 10 wickets
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Points: Ghani Glass 23, Higher Education Commission 7 |
Round 4
[edit]Round 5
[edit]Round 6
[edit]Round 7
[edit]Round 8
[edit]Round 9
[edit]Final
[edit]8–12 April 2025
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References
[edit]- ^ "PCB Announces President's Trophy Grade-I 2024-2025". Propakistani. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "President's Trophy Grade-I to start from today". The News. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "President's Trophy Grade-I to begin from Wednesday". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "President's Trophy Grade-I to kick off on January 8 in Karachi". Geo Super. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "President's Trophy Grade-I to begin from 8 January". PCB. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "President's Trophy 2025 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2025.