President's Trophy Grade II (2024/25)

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President's Trophy Grade-II to start on Tuesday

The President’s Trophy Grade-II 2024-25 is set to begin on Tuesday, 15 April across eight cities – Abbottabad, Haripur, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sheikhupura and Swabi.

The 85-match tournament comprises of three-day matches except the final, which will be a four-day affair scheduled to take place from 22-25 May. Over 400 players across Pakistan will get the opportunity to showcase their skills in this red-ball tournament.

The winner of the tournament will be awarded PKR 5 million, while the runner-up team will collect PKR 2.5 million out of a total prize pot of PKR 7.75 million. The triumphant team will also qualify for the President’s Trophy Grade-I in the next domestic season replacing Eshaal Associates.

A total of 27 departmental teams are taking part in the tournament, which are divided into four groups. Top two teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-final stage set to take place from 14-16 May, while the semi-finals are slotted from 18-20 May.

The venues for the knockout stage of the President’s Trophy Grade-II will be shared later.

Group A (Karachi)

Kingsmen, Navy, Pak Saudi International, Pakistan Customs, Port Qasim and Wing 999 Sports

Group B (Islamabad and Rawalpindi)

Army, Capital Development Authority (CDA), Ghani Institute, JDW Sugar Mills, JJ’s Consultancy Group, ONETEN Communication and PHA Rawalpindi.

Group C (Abbottabad, Swabi and Haripur)

Haider Cricket Club, Mit Solutions, PAF, Sardar Group, Service Industries, SNSJ Marketing, Vital Tea

Group D (Sheikhupura and Lahore)

Ahmed Glass, Azlaan Traders, Income Tax, Kingsmen Academy, Railways, Sahir Associates and Sabir’s Poultry

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President's Trophy Grade-II knockout stage to begin on Monday

The quarter-finals of the President’s Trophy Grade-II will be played at four venues of the country starting tomorrow. The three-day tournament will see Kingsmen taking on Mit Solutions at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, while JDW Sugar Mills will face Railways at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.

At the Saeed Sports City in Lahore, PAF will feature against Wing 999 Sports, whereas in the fourth quarter-final Sahir Associates will play Ghani Institute at the Rana Naveed Cricket Academy in Sheikhupura.

The winners of the quarter-finals will advance to the semi-finals, scheduled from 24 to 26 May at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium and Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium. The final, a four-day affair, will be played from 28 to 31 May. The venue of the final will be confirmed in due course.

The winner of the tournament will be awarded PKR five million, while the runner-up team will collect PKR 2.5 million out of a total prize pot of PKR 7.75 million

Earlier, the tournament which began on 15 April, saw 27 departmental teams divided into four groups. In Group A, where each team played five games, Kingsmen and Wing 999 Sports finished first and second with five and three wins, respectively. In Group B, JDW Sugar Mills topped the table with 38 points, while Ghani Institute finished the group stage with 32 points from six matches.

Pakistan Air Force topped Group C with four wins, while Mit Solutions secured the second spot in the group with three wins. In Group D, Sahir Associates and Railways qualified for the quarter-finals by finishing first and second with four and three wins, respectively. Apart from Group A, all teams played six group-stage games each.

PAF’s Ateeq Ur Rehman and Umair Masood lead the batting charts with 674 and 664 runs, respectively. Ateeq has scored four centuries and two half-centuries from 10 innings, while Umair has registered three centuries and four half-centuries in 11 innings.

On the bowling front, Wing 999 Sports’ left-arm spinner Muhammad Tariq Khan has bagged 41 wickets which included three five-wicket hauls. Shaikh Mohammad Raza with his right-arm off-spin bowing has grabbed 32 wickets, including two five-wicket hauls. Railways’ spinners Asad Ullah and Abdullah Zubair have taken 28 wickets each.

Quarter-Finals line-up (19-21 May)

JDW vs Railways – Shoaib Akhtar Stadium, Rawalpindi

Kingsmen vs Mit Solutions – Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

PAF vs Wing 999 Sports – Saeed Sports City, Lahore

Sahir Associates vs Ghani Institute – Rana Naveed Cricket Stadium, Sheikhupura

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