Hanif Mohammad Trophy 2025-26 (From 29 August to 25 September)

[The Bald Eagle]

The Hanif Mohammad Trophy, a non-first-class four-day tournament, is set to kick-start from Friday, 29 August in four cities across Pakistan as 12 regional teams begin their quest for two Quaid-e-Azam Trophy spots.

The teams are divided in two groups with Group A comprising of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Karachi Whites, Lahore Blues and Quetta. Their matches will take place at Multan Cricket Stadium, Abbasia Sports Complex in Rahim Yar Khan and Dring Stadium in Bahawalpur.

Dera Murad Jamali, FATA, Karachi Blues, Larkana, Multan and Rawalpindi make up Group B and their matches will take place across National Bank Stadium, SBP Sports Complex and UBL Sports Complex in Karachi.

A total of five rounds, with each one comprising of six matches, will run from 29 August to 25 September with two days of rest between each. The top two teams in each group will qualify for the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26, which is expected to begin in October.

Group A: Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Karachi Whites, Lahore Blues and Quetta

Group B: Dera Murad Jamali, FATA, Karachi Blues, Larkana, Multan and Rawalpindi

1st Round - 29 Aug-1 Sep

Group A

Faisalabad v Lahore Blues at Multan Cricket Stadium

Hyderabad v Karachi Whites at Abbasia Sports Complex, Rahim Yar Khan

Quetta v Azad Jammu & Kashmir at Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur

Group B

Rawalpindi v FATA at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

Karachi Blues v Multan at SBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Dera Murad Jamali v Larkana at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Squads:

Group A

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Region

Hasan Raza (captain), Adil Azad, Aqib Liaqat, Arslan, Awais Akram (wicket-keeper), Faizan Saleem, Hamad Islam, Hasnain Shamir, Husnain Nadeem, Jawad Imtiaz, Mahzood, Nadeem Khalil, Saad Asif, Saqlain Ghani, Umar Hayat and Zaman Khan

Head coach: Nadeem Afzal

Faisalabad Region

Muhammad Irfan Khan (captain), Abdul Samad, Abdullah Zubair, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Ali Shan (wicket-keeper), Asad Raza, Asim Ali Nasir, Atiq Ur Rehman, Faham-ul-Haq, Ibtisam ur Rehman, Shahzad Gul, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Mohammad Faizan, Mudasar Zunair and Sameer Saqib

Head coach: Samiullah Niazi

Hyderabad Region

Noman Ali (captain), Ali Shan (wicket-keeper), Asad Malik, Asim Ali, Daniyal Hussain Rajput, Haris Khanzada, Jawad Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Saddam, Mustafa Nasir, Noman Khan, Rizwan Mehmood, Saad Khan, Suleman Khan and Zain-ul-Abedeen

Head coach: Rizwan Qureshi

Karachi Region Whites

Saifullah Bangash (captain & wicket-keeper), Aarish Ali Khan, Abdul Basit, Afdan Khan, Aftab Khan, Asad Akhter, Haroon Arshad, Jahanzaib Sultan, Maaz Khuram Amin, Muhammad Raza, Muhammad Taha, Muhammad Usman, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Saad Baig (wicket-keeper) and Shah Raza

Head coach: Saeed Bin Nasir

Lahore Region Blues

Imran Butt (captain), Aamir Jamal, Hammad Butt, Hunain Shah, Mohammad Bilawal, Mohammad Hamza Akbar (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Mohsin, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Saleem, Mohammad Waheed, Nisar Ahmed, Qasim Akram, Sajjad Khan, Umar Siddique and Usman Salahuddin

Head coach: Ashraf Ali

Quetta Region

Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (captain), Abdul Manaf, Bakhtiyar Shah, Bismillah Khan (wicket-keeper), Haseebullah (wicket-keeper), Kamran Khan, Mohammad Ibrahim, Mohammad Idrees, Mohammad Javed, Nadeem Sumalani, Najeebullah, Nizamuddin, Salahuddin, Shahbaz Khan and Yasir Khan

Head coach: Wajahatullah Wasti

Group B

Dera Murad Jamali Region

Fahad Hussain (captain), Abid Ali Mengal, Abu Bakar, Abu Huraira, Aqib Junaid, Akhtar Mohammad, Ayaz Gul, Dawood Khan, Majid Ali Silachi (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Shahid, Nasir Khan, Parvaiz Ahmed, Qutbuddin, Rasool Baksh and Taimur Ali

Head coach: Hussain Khosa

FATA Region

Asif Afridi (captain), Adnan Khan, Akif Javed, Arshadullah, Azaz Khan, Hayatullah, Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Tauqeer, Mohammad Usman, Muhammad Sarwar, Rehan Afridi (wicket-keeper), Salman Khan, Sameen Gul, Shahid Aziz and Waseem Khan

Head coach: Riaz Afridi

Karachi Region Blues

Saud Shakeel (captain), Abdullah Fazal, Arif Yaqoob, Ashiq Ali, Danish Aziz, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Hamza, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wicket-keeper), Muhammad Umar, Omair Bin Yousuf, Ramiz Aziz, Saqib Khan, Tariq Khan and Usman Khan

Head coach: Iqbal Imam

Larkana Region

Zahid Mehmood (captain), Asif Chandio, Faraz Aziz, Ghulam Raza, Hamesh Kumar, Malhar Rasool, Mohsin Raza (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Umar, Mushtaq Ahmed, Najaf Ali, Sabit Ali, Saqlain Nawaz, Shahzaib Aziz and Shahnawaz Dahani

Head coach: Faisal Athar

Multan Region

Zain Abbas (captain), Ahmer Ashfaq, Ali Usman, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, Hasan Hafeez, Imran Rafiq, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad Shan, Muhammad Shahzad, Sharoon Siraj, Tahir Hussain, Uzair Mumtaz, Waqar Hussain (wicket-keeper) and Zeeshan Ashraf

Head coach: Fahad Masood

Rawalpindi Region

Kashif Ali (captain), Abdur Rehman, Abdul Faseeh, Affan Ishaq, Aqib Shah, Atif Khan, Imran Khan, Mazhar Hussain, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Faizan, Mubasir Khan, Muhammad Awais Anwar, Nasir Nawaz, Taimoor Khan (wicket-keeper) and Yasir Khan

Head coach: Afaq Raheem

 

[RidiculousMan]

This looks a ridiculous structure. What about rest of the Test and other quality players who will not qualify to play Quaid e Azam Trophy because their teams didn't get to one of the top 2 spots?

Will they simply not play FC this season?

 

[BouncerGuy]

Hanif Mohammad Trophy 2025-26 first-round Group A toss update:

Faisalabad win the toss and elect to bat first against Lahore Blues at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan

Quetta win the toss and elect to bat first against Azad Jammu and Kashmir at Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur

Hyderabad win the toss and elect to ba first against Karachi Whites at Abbasia Sports Complex, Rahim Yar Khan


Hanif Mohammad Trophy 2025-26 first-round Group B toss update:

Karachi Blues win the toss and decide to field first against Multan at State Bank Stadium, Karachi

Larkana win the toss and elect to bat first against Dera Murad Jamali at United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi

FATA win the toss and decide to field first against Rawalpindi at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

 

[Ball Blazer]

Quetta vs AJK: Key Performers of the 1st Innings:

Wahid Bangulzai (Quetta Region) smashed 104 off 168 balls with 13 fours and a six.

Zaman Khan (AJK Region) impressed with 3 wickets for 36 runs in 13 overs.

Aqib Liaqat (AJK Region) was the pick of the bowlers, bagging 4/59 in 16.1 overs.

Faizan Saleem (AJK Region) delivered an economical spell of 1/23 in 11 overs.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Larkana Region vs DM Jamali Region: Key Performers of the 1st Innings:

Sabit Ali anchored the innings with a brilliant 115 off 180 balls, representing Larkana Region.

Mohsin Raza played a patient knock of 100 from 197 deliveries, representing Larkana Region.

Ghulam Raza Mahar provided quick runs with 49 off 54 balls, representing Larkana Region.

Dera Murad Jamali Region's Muhammad Shahid led the bowling with 3 wickets for 61 runs against Larkana Region

Dera Murad Jamali Region's Abu Huraira struck crucial blows with 3 wickets for 84 runs against Larkana Region

Dera Murad Jamali Region's Nasir Khan bowled a tight spell, finishing with 2 wickets for just 40 runs in 20 overs