The Quaid e Azam Trophy 2025 begins on 6 October 2025 and will conclude with the final on 3 December 2025. The 68th Quaid-e-Azam Trophy features ten regional teams in Pakistan’s premier first-class cricket tournament.
68th Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Announces Prize Money and Squads for All 10 Teams
According to PCB details, the 68th Quaid-e-Azam Trophy announces prize money and squads for all 10 teams. The reported prize distribution is PKR 7.5 million for the winner and PKR 4.0 million for the runner-up. Additional performance-based awards are expected during the tournament.
Quaid e Azam Trophy 2025 Squads
The Quaid e Azam Trophy 2025 squads include Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, FATA, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi Blues, Lahore Whites, Multan, Peshawar, and Sialkot. Sialkot enters as the defending champion.
Quaid e Azam Trophy 2025 Schedule
The Quaid e Azam Trophy 2025 schedule runs from 6 October to 3 December 2025. A total of 46 league matches will be played in a single round-robin format, followed by a five-day final between the top two teams.
Opening round fixtures include:
- Abbottabad vs Bahawalpur at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
- Lahore Whites vs Islamabad at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium, Rawalpindi
- Peshawar vs Sialkot at Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
- FATA vs Multan at Diamond Ground, Islamabad
- Faisalabad vs Karachi Blues at Marghzar Ground, Islamabad
Venues include Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Shoaib Akhtar Stadium in Rawalpindi, Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar, and Islamabad’s Diamond and Marghzar grounds.
The Quaid e Azam Trophy 2025-26 squads have been released by PCB. Key players include Abdullah Shafique, Hasan Ali, Shoaib Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Wahab Riaz, and Yasir Shah. Domestic performers such as Kamran Ghulam, Sahibzada Farhan, and Tayyab Tahir are also part of different squads.
Teams that qualified through the Hanif Mohammad Trophy include FATA, Faisalabad, Karachi Blues, and Multan.
The competition follows a single-league format where each team plays nine matches. The top two sides will qualify for the five-day final scheduled from 29 November to 3 December 2025.
