LAHORE: The 10-team National T20 Cup Qualifier 2025-26 will be held here from February 14 to 23, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday.
As per the details, 10 teams are divided into two groups of five each. Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK), Islamabad, Karachi Blues, Larkana and Quetta are in Group A, while Bahawalpur, Dera Murad Jamali, FATA, Hyderabad and Rawalpindi are in Group B.
Each team will play a total of four matches in the league, after which the top teams from each group will qualify for the main 10-team tournament in late February and March.
The two table toppers will clash in the final of the qualifiers at the Gaddafi Stadium on February 24.
Notably, every matchday between February 14 and 23 will be a double header. The pre-Ramzan scheduled matches will start at 4:00 PM and 8:30 PM, whereas the post-Ramzan matches will start at 7:00 PM and 11:15 PM.
groups
Azad Jammu and Kashmir: Hasan Raza (catch), Adil Azad, Amir Naseer (week), Aqib Liaquat, Arslan Mahsud, Awais Akram, Faizan Saleem, Hasnain Shamir, Husnain Nadeem, Jawad Imtiaz, Nadeem Khalil, Saad Asif, Usman Khan and Usman Khan.
Bahawalpur: Muhammad Imran (c), Ali Afzal, Ali Hamza, Ali Shabir, Faizan Zafar, Khagan Basheer, Muhammad Sudais, Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Ammar, Muhammad Asab, Muhammad Basit, Muhammad Faizan, Muhammad Junaid, Muhammad Umair and Shahid. Mirani.
Dera Murad Jamali: Fahad Hussain (c), Basit Ali, Dawood Khan, Farhan Ullah, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Khan, Muhammad Shahid, Naseer Khan, Rasul Bakhsh, Sajjad Ahmed, Sajjad Ali, Salim Mall, Shoaib Ahmed, Taimur Ali and Tariq. Jameel.
FATA: Asif Afridi (c), Afaq Afridi, Azaz Khan, Qubaib Khalil, Khushdil Shah, Mas Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Sarwar, Muhammad Wasim Khan, Rehan Afridi, Salman Khan, Sameen Gul, Samiullah Jr and Sirajuddin.
HYDERABAD: Sharjeel Khan (catch), Akbar Khan, Asad Malik, Daniel Rajput, Haris Khanzada, Jawad Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Meesam, Mustafa Naseer, Noman Ali, Rizwan Mehmood, Shehriar Baloch, Suleman Khan, Ubaidullah Raghuboldo and Zaybidin-A.
Islamabad: Umair Riaz (caught), Arsal Sheikh, Farhan Ali, Farman Ullah, Hammad Siddiqui, Hamza Waheed, Haris Raoob, Kaleem Dil, Rizwan Ali, Musa Khan, Naseerullah, Shahbaz Khan, Shayan Sheikh, Umair and Umar Nawaz.
Karachi Blues: Muhammad Qazi Ghori (c), Arish Ali Khan, Ahsan Ali, Fahad Amin, Jahanzaib Sultan, Mas Khurram Amin, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Raza Sandio, Muhammad Taha, Muhammad Usman Rahim, Rameez Aziz, Rehman Ghani, Syed Shah Raza, Wajah Shah Raza, Wajah Shah Raza.
Larkana: Zahid Mehmood (catch), Ameer Ali Taheem, Ali Asghar, Asif Chandio, Ghulam Raza, Malhar Rasool, Mohsin Raza, Muhammad Aqeel Danish, Muhammad Husayfa, Mushtaq Ahmed, Sabit Ali Syal, Saqlain Nawaz Taheem and Shahiz Rajput Hussain.
Quetta: Jalat Khan (c), Abdul Hameed, Abdul Hanan, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Bismilla Khan, Bohair Aman, Haseebullah, Jahangir Shah, Khalil Ahmed, Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Idris, Muhammad Junaid, Najeed Ullah, Salahuddin and Yasir. Con.
Rawalpindi: Haider Ali (c), Abdul Faseeh, Abdul Qader, Ali Husnain, Jahandad Khan, Qashib Ali, M Faisan, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Muhammad Nabeel, Naseer Nawaz, Shahbaz Tabrez, Taimur Khan, Yasir Khan and Zeeshan Malik.