Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Squads and Details

The 68th edition of Pakistan’s premier first-class competition, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, is all set to commence on Monday, 6 October, taking place across five venues in four cities. A total of 10 regional sides, including defending champions Sialkot, will compete for the country’s most prestigious red-ball title.

Sialkot, under the leadership of Amad Butt, edged out Peshawar by a single wicket in a thrilling finale last season at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi. Coincidentally, both teams will once again clash in the opening round—this time at Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar—as part of the tournament’s first set of fixtures, which also include matches in Abbottabad, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi.

To further incentivize performance, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a prize of PKR 7.5 million for the winners, while the runner-up will earn PKR 4 million. For the first time, a player of the match award worth PKR 25,000 will be given in every league fixture. The Player of the Final will pocket PKR 100,000, while the best batter, bowler, wicketkeeper, and player of the tournament will each receive PKR 250,000.

Among the participating sides, FATA, Faisalabad, Karachi Blues, and Multan earned their place through the Hanif Mohammad Trophy, whereas Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, Peshawar, Sialkot, Lahore Whites, and Islamabad secured automatic qualification based on last season’s performances.

The 46-match competition will be extensively covered, with several games—including the final—to be live-streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel. In the opening round, matches at Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar, and Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad will be broadcast live.

Continuing its focus on nurturing future stars, the PCB has made it mandatory for each team to include at least one U21 player in their playing XI throughout the tournament. Teams are also permitted to draft players from national duty or reserve lists before each round, depending on player availability.

Regional Squads – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26

Abbottabad

Fakhar Zaman (C), Khalid Usman (VC), Ahmed Khan, Aqib Khan, Israr Hussain, Khayam Khan (wk), Mehrooz Rasheed, Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Bilal, Mohammad Suleman (Guest), Muhammad Arif, Shahnawaz Dahani (Guest), Shahzaib Khan (U21), Umair Badshah, Yasir Khan (Guest)
National Duty: Kamran Ghulam
Reserves: Adil Naz, Aftab Ahmed, Shujah Zaheer (U21), Mansoor Ali, Mohsin Junaid, Muhammad Riaz Ullah, Shahab Khan, Zain Ishaq

Bahawalpur

Saifullah Bangash (C, wk, Guest), Muhammad Imran Randhawa (VC), Ali Hamza Waseem, Gulfam Aziz, Mehran Sanwal, Mohammad Alamgir, Mohammad Ammar (U21), Mohammad Azab, Mohammad Faizan Zafar, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Shahriyar, Mubasir Khan (Guest), Rana Burhan Basharat, Saad Khan (Guest), Salman Hassan
Reserves: Ali Afzal, Ali Shabbir (U21), Khaqan Bashir, Mohammad Akram, Mohammad Sudais, Mohammad Umair, Mohammad Younis, Zaman Khan (Guest)

Faisalabad

Muhammad Irfan Khan (C), Faheem Ashraf (VC), Abdul Samad, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Ali Shan (wk), Asad Raza, Asim Ali Nasir, Atiq-ur-Rehman, Faham-ul-Haq (U21), Hasan Raza (Guest), Mudassar Zunair, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Sameer Saqib, Shehzad Gul, Taimur Khan
National Duty: Khurram Shahzad
Reserves: Abdullah Zubair, Ali Asfand (U21), Ibtisam ur Rehman (U21), Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Saqib, Raees Ahmed, Shahid Ali, Umar Ali

FATA

Khushdil Shah (C), Muhammad Sarwar Afridi (VC), Akif Javed, Haseebullah (Guest), Hayatullah, Mohammad Farooq (U21), Mohammad Naeem, Mohammad Usman, Mohammad Waseem Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Rehan Afridi (wk), Salman Khan, Sameen Gul, Shahid Aziz, Zahid Mehmood (Guest)
National Duty: Asif Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Reserves: Adnan Khan, Afaq Afridi, Arshadullah, Haroon Sadaqat, Jamshaid Khan, Khyal Maan, Muhammad Tauqeer, Sirajuddin, Usama Ahmed

Islamabad

Hasan Nawaz (C), Abdul Faseeh (Guest), Faizan Riaz, Hammad Saddique, Haris Rauf, Jawad Ali (Guest), Kaleem Dil, Mohammad Hammad Khan, Mohammad Nawaz (Guest), Musa Khan, Nusratullah, Raja Hamza Waheed (U21), Sarmad Bhatti, Shamyl Hussain (U21), Shayan Shaikh
National Duty: Rohail Nazir
Reserves: Farmanullah Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Mohammad Qaiser, Murtaza Jamal, Naseerullah Khan, Rizwan Ali, Salman Khan, Shahid Islam (U21)

Karachi Blues

Rameez Aziz (C), Mir Hamza (VC), Abdullah Fazal, Danish Aziz, Fahad Amin (U21), Haroon Arshad (U21), Mohammad Asghar, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Muhammad Umar, Mustaq Ahmad (Guest), Omair Bin Yousuf, Saad Baig (U21, Guest, wk), Saim Ayub, Saqib Khan, Usman Khan
National Duty: Abrar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood
Reserves: Arif Yaqoob, Asadullah Hamza, Ashiq Ali, Fawad Alam, Maaz Khurram Amin, Mohammad Hamza Sohail, Mohammad Tariq Khan, Mohammad Usman Rahim, Sarfaraz Ahmed

Lahore Whites

Saad Naseem (C), Abid Ali, Ahmad Bashir, Ali Zaryab Asif, Attyab Ahmed, Haseeb-ur-Rehman, Hussain Talat, Junaid Ali, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rameez Jnr, Mohammad Salman, Naseem Shah, Tayyab Tahir, Ubaid Shah (U21), Umar Siddiq (Guest)
National Duty: Aamir Jamal, Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha
Reserves: Asadullah, Ahmed Daniyal, Hasan Rizwan, Imran Dogar, Mohammad Ahsan, Mohammad Faiq, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Mohib Bhatti, Muhammad Akhlaq, Obaid Shahid, Qasim Akram (Guest), Shehbaz Javed, Usama Tariq

Multan

Zain Abbas (C), Sharoon Siraj (VC), Aamer Yamin (subject to fitness), Ahmer Ashfaq, Ali Usman, Arafat Minhas, Bismillah Khan (wk, Guest), Hasan Hafeez, Imran Butt (Guest), Imran Rafiq, Kashif Ali (Guest), Mohammad Ismail (U21), Mohammad Shan (U21), Muhammad Shahzad, Waqar Hussain
National Duty: Faisal Akram, Imam-ul-Haq
Reserves: Abdul Rehman Muzammil, Ghulam Haider, Huzaif Ayub, Jamshaid Bhatti, Saim Ayyaz, Tahir Hussain, Uzair Mumtaz, Zeeshan Ashraf

Peshawar

Mohammad Rizwan (C), Sajid Khan (VC), Abbas Ali, Adil Amin, Azam Khan, Israrullah, Khalid Shah, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Abuzar, Mohammad Irfan (U21), Muhammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Haris (wk), Nabi Gul, Najab Khan (U21), Niaz Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Sufyan Moqim (Guest), Waqar Ahmed
Reserves: Afkar Durrani (U21), Fazal Haq, Mohammad Farhan, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Mohammad Mohsin Khan, Mohammad Zulkifal, Taj Wali, Zubair Khan

Sialkot

Amad Butt (C), Aashar Mehmood, Afzaal Manzoor (U21, wk), Ahmed Hasan (U21), Ayaz Tasawar, Azan Awais, Mehran Mumtaz (Guest), Mohammad Abdul Rehman, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Husnain Khan, Mohammad Waleed, Mohsin Riaz, Shoaib Akhtar
National Duty: Abdullah Shafique, Hasan Ali
Reserves: Ali Afzal (U21), Ali Raza (U21, subject to fitness), Athar Mehmood, Awais Ali (U21), Hamza Nazar, Khawaja Arham, Mirza Tahir Baig, Shahzaib Bhatti, Usama Mir (to join from Round 2)

Opening Round Fixtures (6–9 October)

Abbottabad vs Bahawalpur – Abbottabad Cricket Stadium

Lahore Whites vs Islamabad – Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

Peshawar vs Sialkot – Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar (Live on PCB YouTube)

FATA vs Multan – Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad (Live on PCB YouTube)

Faisalabad vs Karachi Blues – Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad