The 2023–24 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was a first-class domestic cricket competition that was held in Pakistan during the 2023–24 season. It was the 67th edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, and it was contested by eight teams representing regional cricket associations. It ran concurrently with the non-first-class Hanif Mohammad Trophy, contested by ten regional associations. Karachi Whites won the competition by defeating Faisalabad in the final.[1]
| Dates | 10 September 2023 – 26 October 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | round-robin group stage and final |
| Host(s) |  Pakistan |
| Champions | Karachi Whites (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Faisalabad |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 29 |
| Most runs | Sahibzada Farhan (847) |
| Most wickets | Khurram Shahzad (36) |
| Official website | www.pcb.com.pk |
Squads
editThe Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed all the squads for the tournament.[2]
| Faisalabad | FATA | Karachi Whites | Lahore Blues | Lahore Whites | Multan | Peshawar | Rawalpindi |
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Venues
edit| Lahore | Abbottabad | Rawalpindi | Rawalpindi |
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| Gaddafi Stadium | Abbottabad Cricket Stadium | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | Shoaib Akhtar Stadium |
| Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 17,000 | Capacity: 8,000 |
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| Matches: 8 | Matches: 7 | Matches: 7 | Matches: 7 |
Points table
edit| Team[3] | Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Faisalabad | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | -0.209 |
| Karachi Whites | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0.277 |
| Lahore Blues | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0.130 |
| Lahore Whites | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0.334 |
| Peshawar | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0.031 |
| Multan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0.319 |
| Rawalpindi | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | -0.451 |
| FATA | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | -0.453 |
- The top 2 teams qualified for the Final
Points:
Outright Win: 16, Draw: 5, Tied: 8, Abandoned, 5
Winning Bonus Points:
Winning the match after follow-on: 2, Win with an innings margin: 1, Saving the match after follow-on: 1
Batting Points For First Innings (100 overs):
200 Runs: 1, 250 Runs: 2, 300 Runs: 3, 350 Runs: 4, 400 Runs: 5
Bowling Points For First Innings (100 overs):
- Over-Based Points: 3 Wickets: 1, 6 Wickets: 2, 8 Wickets: 3
- All-Out Bonus Points: 200 or Less: 3, 250 or Less: 2, 300 or Less: 1
Fixtures
editRound 1
edit10–13 September 2023
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- Lahore Withe won the toss and elected to field.
- Fahad Munir made his first-class debut.
- Points: Lahore Blues 9, Lahore Whites 14
10–13 September 2023
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- Peshawar won the toss and elected to field.
- Abbas Ali (Peshawar), Abuzar Tariq (Peshawar) and Aftab Ibrahim (Karachi Whites) all made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Karachi Whites 22, Peshawar 5
10–13 September 2023
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- Multan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Irfan Khan (Faisalabad) and Sirajuddin (Multan) both made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Faisalabad 23, Multan 5
10–13 September 2023
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- Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field.
- Kashif Ali, Shiraz Khan (Rawalpindi) and Mohammad Usman, Mohammad Wasim Khan, Salman Khan, Zeeshan Ahmad (FATA) all made their first-class debuts.
- Points: FATA 14, Rawalpindi 8
Round 2
edit16–19 September 2023
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- Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 4 due to rain.
- Mohammad Naved (Lahore Whithes) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Lahore Whites 10, Rawalpindi 6
16–19 September 2023
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- Multan won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 2 due to rain.
- Points: Peshawar 11, Multan 9
16–19 September 2023
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- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Karachi Whites 15, Faisalabad 7
16–19 September 2023
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- Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 1 due to rain.
- Aimal Khan made his first-class debut.
- Points: Lahore Blues 23, Federally Administered Tribal Areas 5
Round 3
edit22–25 September 2023
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- Multan won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on Day 2 due to rain.
- Hamayun Altaf and Tahir Hussain (Multan) both made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Multan 10, Lahore Whites 10
22–25 September 2023
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- Peshawar won the toss and elected to field.
- Awais Anwar (Rawalpindi) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Peshawar 26, Rawalpindi 3
22–25 September 2023
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- Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to field.
- Awaiz Zafar (Faisalabad) and Shawaiz Irfan (Lahore) both made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Faisalabad 11, Lahore Blues 11
22–25 September 2023
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- FATA won the toss and elected to field.
- Sahil Yousaf (FATA) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Karachi Whites 11, Federally Administered Tribal Areas 11
Round 4
edit28 September–1 October 2023
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- Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Lahore Whites 11, Karachi Whites 10
28 September–1 October 2023
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- Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Peshawar 23, Lahore Blues 6
28 September–1 October 2023
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- Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammad Faizan (Rawalpindi) and Ali Asfand (Faisalabad) both made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Rawalpindi 22, Faisalabad 6
28 September–1 October 2023
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- FATA won the toss and elected to field.
- Haseeb Khan (FATA) and Mohammad Basit Ali (Multan) both made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Multan 13, Federally Administered Tribal Areas 10
Round 5
edit4–7 October 2023
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- Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to bat.
- Muneeb Wasif (Lahore Whites) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Lahore Whites 10, Peshawar 9
4–7 October 2023
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- FATA won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Saleem and Shehzad Gul (Faisalabad) both made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Faisalabad 23, Federally Administered Tribal Areas 5
4–7 October 2023
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- Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field.
- Hashim Ibrahim (Lahore Blues) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Lahore Blues 26, Rawalpindi 3
4–7 October 2023
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- Multan Region won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Multan 12, Karachi Whites 10
Round 6
edit10–13 October 2023
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- Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field.
- Aizaz Khan (FATA) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Lahore Whites 28, Federally Administered Tribal Areas 3
10–13 October 2023
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- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Player Replacement (Faisalabad): Raees Ahmed in, Abubakar Khan out (2nd innings, 114.3 overs)
- Points: Faisalabad 24, Peshawar 3
10–13 October 2023
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- Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to field.
- Jahandad Khan (Rawalpindi) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Karachi Whites 22, Rawalpindi 6
10–13 October 2023
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- Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to field.
- Hammad Butt (Lahore Blues) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Multan 10, Lahore Blues 10
Round 7
edit16–19 October 2023
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- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Lahore Whites 7, Faisalabad 15
16–19 October 2023
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- FATA won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 1,2 and 3 due to rain.
- Kashif Noor, Muhammad Farooq, Shahid Aziz (FATA) and Zain Khan, Najibullah (Peshawar) all their first-class debuts.
- Points: Peshawar 9, Federally Administered Tribal Areas 6
16–19 October 2023
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- Multan won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 2 due to rain.
- Farhan Sarfraz (Multan) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Rawalpindi 10, Multan 6
16–19 October 2023
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- Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 2 due to rain.
- Tariq Nawaz (Lahore Blues) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Karachi Whites 10, Lahore Blues 12
Final
edit22–26 October 2023
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- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Ghazi Ghouri (Karachi Whites) made his first-class debut.
References
edit- ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and Hanif Mohammad Trophy set to concurrently commence on 10 September". PCB. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2023-24 squads announced" (PDF). Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2023/24". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2023.