Star-Studded Squads Announced for President’s Trophy Grade-I

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has unveiled the squads and fixtures for the President’s Trophy Grade-I, with the first-class competition set to open Pakistan’s 2026-27 domestic cricket season.

The eight-team tournament will get underway on 12 September, while the five-day final is scheduled to begin on 24 October and conclude on 28 October. The league phase will feature 28 four-day matches, with all eight sides facing each other once.

Ghani Glass, Khan Research Laboratories (KRL), Kingsmen Academy, Markhor Information Technology Solutions (MIT), Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan Television (PTV), State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) will compete for the title.

Seven rounds have been scheduled for the league stage. At the end of the round-robin phase, the two highest-ranked teams will qualify for the final.

The competition will also see two teams make their first-class debut. MIT Solutions earned promotion after winning the President’s Trophy Grade-II, while Kingsmen Academy enter the top tier as the Grade-II runners-up.

Four matches will be played during each round, with Imran Khan Stadium in Peshawar, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad and Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi serving as the venues.

The opening round, scheduled from 12 to 15 September, will see Ghani Glass take on KRL in Peshawar, while MIT Solutions will begin their first-class campaign against Kingsmen Academy in Abbottabad.

In the other two matches, PTV will play OGDCL at the Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad, while SBP will meet SNGPL at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.

The second round will be played from 18 to 21 September, followed by the third round from 24 to 27 September. The remaining league matches will take place between 30 September and 21 October.

The Grade-II President’s Trophy Gold and Silver competitions, comprising three-day non-first-class matches, are expected to start in the third week of September. The PCB will announce the fixtures and team details for those competitions at a later stage.

Meanwhile, departmental Grade-I sides have also recruited players for the President’s Trophy and President’s Cup. Subject to their availability, these players can feature in the playing XIs of either competition.

PRESIDENT’S TROPHY GRADE-I SQUADS

Ghani Glass: Noman Ali (captain), Mohsin Riaz (vice-captain), Abuzar, Ali Raza, Ali Razzaq, Ali Shabbir, Ghulam Haider, Hafiz Usman Nadeem, Hammad Butt, Haseebullah, Hashim Ibrahim, Hussain Talat, Khawaja Arham, Khurram Shahzad, Mirza Tahir Baig, Moeez Ghani, Mohammad Rameez Jnr, Saad Naseem, Saeed Ali, Sameen Gul, Shahbaz Javed, Shadab Khan, Sharjeel Khan, Shoaib Akhtar Jnr, Tayyab Tahir, Ubaid Shah and Yahya Bin Abdul Rehman.

Khan Research Laboratories: Iftikhar Ahmed (captain), Fakhar Zaman (vice-captain), Abdul Faseeh, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Ahmad Bashir, Arshad Iqbal, Asim Ali Nasir, Daniyal Ali Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Imran Rafiq, Mohammad Faiq, Mohammad Hamza, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Qaiser, Mohammad Zeeshan, Naseerullah, Raja Hamza Waheed, Raza-ul-Mustafa, Saqib Khan, Sarmad Bhatti, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahzaib Khan, Shayan Sheikh and Usman Tariq.

Kingsmen Academy: Tayyab Arif (captain), Salman Ali Agha (vice-captain), Saud Shakeel, Akif Javed, Aqib Liaqat, Azan Tariq, Daniyal Hussain Rajput, Faizan Ghani, Habibullah, Haroon Sadaqat, Hasan Nawaz, Hunain Shah, Maaz Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Arshad, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Ilyas, Muhammad Shayan, Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Umar, Saad Ali, Saim Ayub, Shoaib Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Umer Khan, Usman Khan and Zia-ul-Haq.

Markhor Information Technology Solutions: Husnain Nadeem (captain), Bismillah Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Hamdani, Abuzar Tariq, Adil Naz, Afaq Ahmed, Ali Asfand, Atizaz Habib Khan, Atiq-ur-Rehman, Khalid Usman, Khubaib Khalil, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Arslan Zia, Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad Nabeel, Mohammad Tahir, Muhammad Riazullah, Mustafa Javed, Rafay Rana, Sajjad Ali, Salman Aslam, Salman Khan, Samama Riaz, Shahab Khan, Syed Awad Naqvi, Tauqeer Abbas, Waleed Zahid Bajwa and Zahid Mansoor.

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited: Imam-ul-Haq (captain), Rohail Nazir (vice-captain), Ali Imran, Ali Zaryab Asif, Danish Aziz, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Arsal, Mohammad Hammad Khan, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Salman, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi, Muhammad Amir Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Niaz Khan, Razaullah, Saad Khan, Umar Siddique and Waqar Ahmed.

Pakistan Television: Shamyl Hussain (captain), Taimur Khan (vice-captain), Ahmad Daniyal, Ali Usman, Amad Butt, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Israr Hussain, Kashif Ali, Khalil Ahmed, Mohammad Ammar, Mohammad Mohsin, Mohammad Taha, Muhammad Musa, Muhammad Shahzad, Sharoon Siraj, Waqar Hussain, Yasir Khan and Zahid Mehmood.

State Bank of Pakistan: Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (captain), Kamran Ghulam (vice-captain), Abdullah, Abid Ali, Afaq Afridi, Ali Shan, Basit Ali, Faham-ul-Haq, Haroon Arshad, Hasan Ali, Hasan Raza, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Abbas, Mubasir Khan, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naqeebullah, Qasim Akram, Rameez Aziz, Shahid Aziz and Sirajuddin.

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited: Shan Masood (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain), Abdul Samad, Abdul Subhan, Abdullah Shafique, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Ali Hassan Baloch, Athar Mahmood, Azan Awais, Bilawal Bhatti, Farhan Yousuf, Hamza Zahoor, Khan Zaib, Mohammad Rizwan, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Azab, Muhammad Imran (Randhawa), Omair Bin Yousuf, Saad Baig, Sajid Khan, Sameer Minhas, Shahnawaz Dahani and Shehzad Gul.

PRESIDENT’S TROPHY GRADE-I FIXTURES

12-15 September

Ghani Glass vs KRL — Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
MIT Solutions vs Kingsmen Academy — Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
PTV vs OGDCL — Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
SBP vs SNGPL — Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

18-21 September

Ghani Glass vs SNGPL — Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
KRL vs MIT Solutions — Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
SBP vs PTV — Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
OGDCL vs Kingsmen Academy — Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar

24-27 September

SBP vs Ghani Glass — Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
KRL vs OGDCL — Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
SNGPL vs MIT Solutions — Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
PTV vs Kingsmen Academy — Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

30 September-3 October

MIT Solutions vs Ghani Glass — Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Kingsmen Academy vs KRL — Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
SNGPL vs PTV — Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
OGDCL vs SBP — Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

6-9 October

PTV vs Ghani Glass — Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
KRL vs SBP — Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
OGDCL vs MIT Solutions — Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
SNGPL vs Kingsmen Academy — Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

12-15 October

Ghani Glass vs Kingsmen Academy — Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
PTV vs KRL — Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
MIT Solutions vs SBP — Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
SNGPL vs OGDCL — Abbottabad Cricket Stadium

18-21 October

OGDCL vs Ghani Glass — Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
KRL vs SNGPL — Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
MIT Solutions vs PTV — Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
Kingsmen Academy vs SBP — Abbottabad Cricket Stadium

24-28 October

Final: Top two teams — Venue to be confirmed.