2022–23 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
| Dates | 27 September – 30 November 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and Final |
| Host(s) | Pakistan |
| Champions | Northern (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Player of the series | Mubasir Khan (Northern) |
| Most runs | Mohammad Huraira (1,024) |
| Most wickets | Abrar Ahmed (43) |
The 2022–23 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was a first-class domestic cricket competition that took place in Pakistan from 27 September to 30 November 2022.[1] In September 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tournament. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the defending champions but did not qualify for the final.[2][3]
The final of the tournament was played from 26 to 30 November and Northern won their first title.
Squads
[edit]On 26 September 2022, the PCB confirmed all the squads for the tournament.[4]
| Balochistan | Central Punjab | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Northern | Sindh | Southern Punjab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venues
[edit]| Lahore | Abbottabad | Rawalpindi | Rawalpindi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaddafi Stadium | Abbottabad Cricket Stadium | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | Shoaib Akhtar Stadium |
| Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 17,000 | Capacity: 8,000 |
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| Matches: 2 | Matches: 9 | Matches: 8 | Matches: 1 |
| Faisalabad | Lahore | Karachi | Multan |
| Iqbal Stadium | LCCA Ground | National Bank Cricket Arena | Multan Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 35,000 |
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| Matches: 4 | Matches: 4 | Matches: 1 | Matches: 2 |
Points table
[edit]| Team[5] | Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 135 | -0.165 |
| Sindh | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 0.135 |
| Central Punjab | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0.133 |
| Balochistan | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 114 | -0.169 |
| Southern Punjab | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 0.103 |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 80 | -0.022 |
- The top 2 teams qualified for the Final
Fixtures
[edit]Round 1
[edit]27–30 September 2022 Scorecard |
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- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
- Haseebullah Khan (Balochistan) and Ihsanullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) both made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Balochistan 24, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 5
27–30 September 2022 Scorecard |
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- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
- Asif Mahmood (Sindh) and Saim Ayub (Sindh) both made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Central Punjab 13, Sindh 12
27–30 September 2022 Scorecard |
v | Southern Punjab (H) | |
8/0 (1.8 overs) Mohammad Huraira 4* (3) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern 25, Southern Punjab (Pakistan) 3
Round 2
[edit]3–6 October 2022 Scorecard |
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- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Ahmed Daniyal (Central Punjab) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Balochistan 6, Central Punjab 15
3–6 October 2022 Scorecard |
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- Arshadullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 9, Southern Punjab 13
Round 3
[edit]9–12 October 2022 Scorecard |
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34/0 (7.1 overs) Mohammad Huraira 26* (24) |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern (Pakistan) 26, Balochistan 2
9–12 October 2022 Scorecard |
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- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
- Sharoon Siraj (Southern Punjab) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Southern Punjab 13, Sindh 9
9–12 October 2022 Scorecard |
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- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 10, Central Punjab 12
Round 4
[edit]15–18 October 2022 Scorecard |
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- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Balochistan 10, Southern Punjab 9
15–18 October 2022 Scorecard |
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4/0 (0.3 overs) Khurram Manzoor 4* (3) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sindh 21, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 4
15–18 October 2022 Scorecard |
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- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Punjab 10, Northern 9
Round 5
[edit]21–24 October 2022 Scorecard |
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- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sindh 23, Balochistan 5
21–24 October 2022 Scorecard |
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- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Hunain Shah (Central Punjab) and Mohammad Sadaqat (Southern Punjab) both made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Central Punjab 14, Southern Punjab 11
21–24 October 2022 Scorecard |
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48/1 (20.1 overs) Mohammad Huraira 23 (34) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern 23, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 5
Round 6
[edit]27–30 October 2022 Scorecard |
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- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
- Maaz Sadaqat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Balochistan 24, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2
27–30 October 2022 Scorecard |
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- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sindh 8, Central Punjab 14
27–30 October 2022 Scorecard |
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- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Punjab 11, Northern 10
Round 7
[edit]2–5 November 2022 Scorecard |
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- Northern won the toss and elected to bat first.
- No play was possible on Day 4 due to rain.
- Points: Northern 10, Balochistan 13
2–5 November 2022 Scorecard |
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- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sindh 22, Southern Punjab 6
2–5 November 2022 Scorecard |
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- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Imran (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 10, Central Punjab 12
Round 8
[edit]8–11 November 2022 Scorecard |
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- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible after 0.2 overs on Day 1 and Day 2 due to rain.
- Points: Southern Punjab 10, Balochistan 9
9–12 November 2022 Scorecard |
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- No toss
- No play was possible due to the attempted assassination of Imran Khan and subsequent blocking of Rawalpindi-Islamabad highway by his followers
- Points: Sindh 5, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 5
8–11 November 2022 Scorecard |
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- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Punjab 12, Northern 11
Round 9
[edit]14–17 November 2022 Scorecard |
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- Balochistan wont the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 3 due to rain.
- Points: Central Punjab 11, Balochistan 11
14–17 November 2022 Scorecard |
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- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern 10, Sindh 9
14–17 November 2022 Scorecard |
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- No toss
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Southern Punjab 5, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 5
Round 10
[edit]20–23 November 2022 Scorecard |
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- Sindh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aaliyan Mehmood (Sindh) and Arish Ali Khan (Sindh) both made their first-class debuts.
- Substitute: Aaliyan Mehmood for Abrar Ahmed (Sindh 1st innings, 155.1 over)
- Substitute: Arish Ali Khan for Zahid Mahmood (Sindh 1st innings, 155.1 over)
- Substitute: Danish Aziz for Saud Shakeel (Sindh 1st innings, 155.1 over)
- Substitute: Mohammad Hasan for Sarfaraz Ahmed (Sindh 1st innings, 155.1 over)
- Points: Sindh 10, Balochistan 10
20–23 November 2022 Scorecard |
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- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Punjab 10, Central Punjab 11
20–23 November 2022 Scorecard |
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- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammad Mohsin Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25, Northern 3
Final
[edit]26–30 November 2022 Scorecard |
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- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- Northern won the 2022-23 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23 squads and schedule announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Proud' Iftikhar lauds hardworking KP side after QeA title win; Huraira sets sights on Pakistan cap". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ PCB & Cricket World Wednesday 26 October 2022. "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa aim resurgence as Quaid-e-Azam Trophy moves towards the business end". Cricket World. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23 squads announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022/23". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
