Central Punjab cricket team
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| Personnel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Central Punjab Cricket Association | ||
| Team information | |||
| Colors | Blue Orange | ||
| Founded | 2019 | ||
| Dissolved | 2023 | ||
| Home ground | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | ||
| Secondary home ground(s) | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | ||
| History | |||
| Quaid-e-Azam Trophy wins | 2 (2019/20 & 2020/21) | ||
| Pakistan Cup wins | 1 (2022/23) | ||
| National T20 Cup wins | 0 | ||
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Central Punjab was a domestic
. The team was operated by the Central Punjab Cricket Association.History
The team was introduced as a part of a new domestic structure introduced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 31 August 2019.[1] On 3 September 2019, PCB confirmed the inaugural squad for the team.[2] Babar Azam was announced as the captain of the team.[3]
2019/20 season
Central Punjab won the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, defeating Northern by an innings and 16 runs in the final.[4] The team was eliminated in the group stage of the National T20 Cup. The Pakistan Cup was cancelled this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020/21 season
The team came back from a bad start in defence of the
Structure
As of 2019, domestic cricket in Pakistan was reorganised into six regional teams (on provincial lines). A three tier bottom-up system[6] is in operation with the Tier 1 teams participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (First Class), Pakistan Cup (List A) and National T20 Cup (Regional T20). The Tier 2 teams participate in the City Cricket Association Tournament whilst the Tier 3 teams participate in various local tournaments as both tiers feed players to the Tier 1 team.
- Tier 1: Central Punjab
- Tier 2: Lahore (East), Lahore (West), Lahore (North), Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Sialkot, Narowal, Hafizabad, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Mianwali, Jhang & Bhakkar.
- Tier 3: Various Clubs & Schools.
See also
- Balochistan cricket team
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team
- Northern cricket team
- Sindh cricket team
- Southern Punjab cricket team
References
- ^ "PCB unveils new domestic set-up with 'stay at the top' mantra". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Central Punjab win first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20". Dunya News. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Ambitious and competitive 2019-20 domestic cricket season unveiled". Pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "City Cricket Association tournament schedule announced". Pcb.com.pk.
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