Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025: Schedule, Squads and Venues

The 68th Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is underway from October 6th, with Abbottabad playing Bahawalpur in the competition's first match at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium. Each of the 10 teams will compete against the others in a round-robin format. There will be eight teams participating in Pakistan's main first-class event, compared to 18 the previous season. The first-class competition had previously been set to begin in late September. However, the start of the tournament has been moved to October.

Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, FATA, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi Blues, Lahore Whites, Multan, Peshawar, and Sialkot are among the teams taking part. After winning the most points in the just concluded Hanif Mohammad Trophy, FATA, Faisalabad, Karachi Blues, and Multan have advanced to the QeA Trophy. It is anticipated that the Quaid-e-Azam 2025 final game will take place in December 2025. There are players who potential to become the best Pakistani bowlers in the future.

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Schedule

The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025–26, which takes place from October 6–December 3, 2025, is Pakistan's top first-class cricket competition. The top two teams go to the final, while ten regional teams compete in a round-robin competition. Meanwhile, the schedule for the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is out. Let's take a look at the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy schedule.

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Squads

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy will see the new and raw talent of Pakistan in the game of cricket, who will be looking forward to becoming the best Pakistani cricketers of all time. Here are the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy squads:

Abbottabad Squad

Fakhar Zaman (C), Khalid Usman (VC), Ahmed Khan, Aqib Khan, Israr Hussain, Khayam Khan (WK), Mehrooz Rasheed, Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Bilal, Mohammad Suleman (Guest), Muhammad Arif, Shahnawaz Dahani (Guest), Shahzaib Khan (U21), Umair Badshah, Yasir Khan (Guest), Kamran Ghulam*.

Bahawalpur Squad

Saifullah Bangash (C, WK, Guest), Muhammad Imran Randhawa (VC), Ali Hamza Waseem, Gulfam Aziz, Mehran Sanwal, Mohammad Alamgir, Mohammad Ammar (U21), Mohammad Azab, Mohammad Faizan Zafar, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Shahriyar, Mubasir Khan (Guest), Rana Burhan Basharat, Saad Khan (Guest), Salman Hassan.

Faisalabad Squad

Muhammad Irfan Khan (C), Faheem Ashraf (VC), Abdul Samad, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Ali Shan (WK), Asad Raza, Asim Ali Nasir, Atiq-ur-Rehman, Faham-ul-Haq (U21), Hasan Raza (Guest), Mudassar Zunair, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Sameer Saqib, Shehzad Gul, Taimur Khan, Khurram Shahzad*.

FATA Squad

Khushdil Shah (C), Muhammad Sarwar Afridi (VC), Akif Javed, Haseebullah (Guest), Hayatullah, Mohammad Farooq (U21), Mohammad Naeem, Mohammad Usman, Mohammad Waseem Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Rehan Afridi (WK), Salman Khan, Sameen Gul, Shahid Aziz, Zahid Mehmood (Guest), Asif Afridi*, Shaheen Shah Afridi*

Islamabad Squad

Hasan Nawaz (C), Abdul Faseeh (Guest), Faizan Riaz, Hammad Saddique, Haris Rauf, Jawad Ali (Guest), Kaleem Dil, Mohammad Hammad Khan, Mohammad Nawaz (Guest), Musa Khan, Nusratullah, Raja Hamza Waheed (U21), Sarmad Bhatti, Shamyl Hussain (U21), Shayan Shaikh, Rohail Nazir*.

Karachi Blues Squad

Rameez Aziz (C), Mir Hamza (VC), Abdullah Fazal, Danish Aziz, Fahad Amin (U21), Haroon Arshad (U21), Mohammad Asghar, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Muhammad Umar, Mustaq Ahmad (Guest), Omair Bin Yousuf, Saad Baig (U21, Guest, WK), Saim Ayub, Saqib Khan, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed*, Saud Shakeel*, Shan Masood*

Lahore Whites Squad

Saad Naseem (C), Abid Ali, Ahmad Bashir, Ali Zaryab Asif, Attyab Ahmed, Haseeb-ur-Rehman, Hussain Talat, Junaid Ali, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rameez Jnr, Mohammad Salman, Naseem Shah, Tayyab Tahir, Ubaid Shah (U21), Umar Siddiq (Guest), Aamir Jamal*, Babar Azam*, Salman Ali Agha*

Multan Squad

Zain Abbas (C), Sharoon Siraj (VC), Aamer Yamin (fitness pending), Ahmer Ashfaq, Ali Usman, Arafat Minhas, Bismillah Khan (WK, Guest), Hasan Hafeez, Imran Butt (Guest), Imran Rafiq, Kashif Ali (Guest), Mohammad Ismail (U21), Mohammad Shan (U21), Muhammad Shahzad, Waqar Hussain, Faisal Akram*, Imam-ul-Haq*

Peshawar Squad

Abbas Ali, Adil Amin, Azam Khan, Israrullah, Khalid Shah, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Abuzar, Mohammad Irfan (U21), Muhammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Haris (WK), Nabi Gul, Najab Khan (U21), Niaz Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Sufyan Moqim (Guest), Waqar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (C)*, Sajid Khan (VC)*

Sialkot Squad

Amad Butt (C), Aashar Mehmood, Afzaal Manzoor (U21, WK), Ahmed Hasan (U21), Ayaz Tasawar, Azan Awais, Mehran Mumtaz (Guest), Mohammad Abdul Rehman, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Husnain Khan, Mohammad Waleed, Mohsin Riaz, Shoaib Akhtar, Abdullah Shafique*, Hasan Ali*

* On national duty for Pakistan series against South Africa.