LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday released the squads and match schedule for the National Champions Trophy to be held from August 11 to 18 at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
The seven-match 50-over List A tournament will mark the start of Pakistan’s 2026-27 domestic cricket season, with all matches played as day-night encounters. Each match will start at 3pm local time.
The tournament will see four teams Pakistan Greens, Pakistan Whites, Pakistan Blues and Pakistan Gold competing in a single round-robin format. The top two teams at the end of the league round will qualify for the final on August 18.
The National Selection Committee has named fixed playing XIs for each team with a reserve squad of 13 players.
Teams must field an announced eleven players throughout the tournament, reserves are only eligible to replace injured or concussed players. Reserves will remain with their respective teams during training sessions and match days.
The tournament will be led by four main captains, with Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shatab Khan, Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan leading their respective teams.
According to the PCB, a 44-man squad and reserve team have been selected as part of Pakistan’s preparations for the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, with the domestic competition expected to play a key role in identifying and evaluating talent ahead of the global event.
groups
Pakistan Greens
Playing XI: Shadab Khan (catch), Faheem Ashraf, Faqar Zaman, Farhan Yousuf, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saad Baig (wk) and Sameer Minhas.
Support Staff: Ijaz Ahmed Jr (Head Coach), Rehan Riaz (Bowling Coach), Khurram Shahzad (Batting Coach) and Fahad Iqbal (Fielding Coach).
Pakistani whites
Playing XI: Saim Ayub (catch), Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Haris Raoob, Hasan Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Mohsin Riaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Saad Masood, Shahzaib Khan and Usman Khan (VK).
Support Staff: Iqbal Imam (Head Coach), Samiullah Niazi (Bowling Coach), Faisal Athar (Batting Coach) and Saqib Faqar (Fielding Coach).
Pakistan Blues
Playing XI: Sahibzada Farhan (catch), Abdullah Shafiq, Ahmed Daniel, Arafat Minhas, Hasan Ali, Hussain Talat, Jahandad Khan, Rohail Naseer (VK), Shamil Hussain, Sufyan Mukim, Taimur Khan (wicket keeper).
Support Staff: Aizaz Seema (Head Coach), Fahad Masood (Bowling Coach), Naveed Ladeep (Batting Coach) and Hussain Khosa (Fielding Coach).
Pakistan Gold
Playing XI: Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Abdul Samad, Abdul Subhan, Faisal Akram, Haider Ali, Kamran Ghulam, Mas Sadaq, Mohammad Nawaz, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Muhammad Imran and Saad Khan.
Support Staff: Misbah-ul-Haq (Head Coach), Waqas Ahmed (Bowling Coach), Rifatullah Mohammad (Batting Coach) and Atiq-ur-Rahman (Fielding Coach).
reserve pool
Batters: Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Faiq and Mohammad Irfan Khan
All-rounders: Mubasir Khan, Danish Aziz
Pacers: Arshad Iqbal, Muhammad Salman, Razaullah, Saqib Khan, Mohammad Amir Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani
Wicket Keeper: Haseebullah
Match Schedule (All matches at Multan Cricket Stadium; starts at 3pm local time)
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