LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced the complete schedule of the President Trophy Grade-II Gold Tournament to be held in Abbottabad, Haripur, Islamabad and Rawalpindi from May 12 to June 21.
According to the Cricket Board, the tournament serves as a qualifying route for the first-class President’s Cup Grade-I and List-A President’s Cup and is for the first time divided into two tiers, gold and silver.
The gold tier of Presidents Trophy Grade-II will consist of 14 top seeds out of 27 teams from the previous edition, divided into two groups of seven.
Pool A consists of Eshaal Associates, JDW Sugar Mills, MIT Solutions, PHA Rawalpindi, Railways, Ahmed Glass and Kingsmen Academy, while Pool B consists of Higher Education Commission (HEC), Kingsmen, Wing 999 Sports, Ghani Institute, Sardar Group, Port Qasim and Port Qasim.
Pool A matches will be played at Railway Cricket Stadium, Haripur, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium and National Cricket Stadium in Islamabad, while Vira Cricket Stadium in Islamabad, Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi and Markazar Cricket Stadium in Islamabad will host Pool B matches.
Each team will play a total of six non-first-class three-day matches in their group, concurrently from 14 to 16 June, before the top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.
The 14-team four-day finals will be held from June 18 to 21, with the spots for the three knockout matches yet to be finalised.
The President Cup Grade-II gold winning team will receive a cash prize of Rs 5 million and the runner-up team will receive a prize of Rs 2.5 million.
President Cup Grade-II (Gold) 2025-26 Schedule
Pond A
First Round (May 12-14):
Eshal Associates vs JDW Sugar Mills at Railway Cricket Stadium, Haripur
MTI Solutions vs PHA Rawalpindi at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Railways and Ahmed Glass at the National Cricket Stadium in Islamabad
Second round (May 16-18):
Eshaal Associates vs PHA Rawalpindi at National Cricket Stadium, Islamabad
JDW Sugar Mills vs MTI Solutions at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Ahmed Glass vs Kingsmen Academy at Railway Cricket Stadium, Haripur
Third round (May 20-22):
Eshal Associates vs Railways at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
JDW Sugar Mills vs Ahmed Glass at Railway Cricket Stadium, Haripur
PHA Rawalpindi vs Kingsmen Academy at National Cricket Stadium, Islamabad
Fourth Round (May 24-26):
Eshal Associates vs Ahmed Glass at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
JDW Sugar Mills vs Railways at National Cricket Stadium, Islamabad
MTI Solutions vs Kingsmen Academy at Railway Cricket Stadium, Haripur
Fifth Round (June 1-3):
Eshaal Associates vs Kingsmen Academy at National Cricket Stadium, Islamabad
MTI Solutions vs Railways at Railway Cricket Stadium, Haripur
PHA Rawalpindi vs Ahmed Glass at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Sixth round (June 5-7):
JW Sugar Mills vs Kingsmen Academy at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
MTI Solutions vs Ahmed Glass at National Cricket Stadium, Islamabad
Railway vs PHA Rawalpindi at Railway Cricket Stadium, Haripur
Seventh round (June 9-11):
Eshaal Associates vs MTI Solutions at National Cricket Stadium, Islamabad
JDW Sugar Mills vs PHA Rawalpindi at Railway Cricket Stadium, Haripur
Railway and Kingsmen Academy at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Pool b
First Round (May 12-14):
HEC vs Kingsmen at Diamond Cricket Stadium, Islamabad
Wing 999 Sports vs Ghani Institute at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi
Sardar Group vs Port Qasim at Markasar Cricket Stadium, Islamabad
Second round (May 16-18):
HEC vs Ghani Institute at Markasar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Kingsmen vs Wing 999 match at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi
Port Qasim Vs Vital Tea at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Third Round (May 20-22):
HEC vs Sardar Group at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi
Kingsmen vs Port Qasim at Diamond Cricket Stadium, Islamabad
Ghani Institute vs Vital Tea at Markasar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Fourth Round (May 24-26):
HEC vs Port Qasim at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi
Kingsmen vs Sardar Team at Markasar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Wing 999 Sports vs Vital Tee at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Fifth Round (June 1-3):
HEC vs Vital Tea at Markasar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Wing 999 Sports vs Sardar Team at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Ghani Institute vs Port Qasim at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi
Sixth round (June 5-7):
Kingsmen vs Vital T at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi
Wing 999 Sports vs Port Qasim at Diamond Cricket Stadium, Islamabad
Sardar Group vs Ghani Company at Markasar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Seventh Round (June 9-11):
HEC vs Wing 999 Sports at Markasar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Kingsmen vs Ghani Company at Diamond Cricket Stadium, Islamabad
Sardar Group vs Vital T at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi
Semi-Finals (June 14-16):
Team 1 of Pool A vs Team 2 of B in TBC
Team 1 of Pool B vs Team 2 of Pool A in TBC
Final (June 18-21):
TBC vs TBC at TBC