President's Trophy Grade-I to kick off on January 8 in Karachi

SNGPL squad celebrates winning the President's Trophy Grade-I title on February 11, 2024. — PCBKARACHI: The upcoming edition of the President’s Trophy Grade-I will run from January 8 to April 12, with all 37 matches scheduled to be played here, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday.A total of nine teams will be participating in the departmental first-class tournament, which include Eshaal Associates, Ghani Glass, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Khan Research Laboratories (KRL), Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan Television (PTV), State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL), and Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). The tournament will be played in nine rounds, each comprised of four matches. After the completion of the league stage, the top two teams will qualify for the final, while the two bottom-ranked teams will be relegated to the President’s Trophy Grade-II 2024-25 tournament.The league stage of the tournament will be played on six venues, HPC Oval Ground, KCCA Stadium, National Bank Stadium, NBP Sports Complex, SBP Sports Complex, and UBL Sports Complex. The venue for the five-day final from 8-12 April will be announced closer to the match.SNGPL will start their title defence against PTV, while last edition’s runners-up WAPDA will begin their campaign against KRL.The winner of the tournament will bag PKR 5 million, while the runners-up will get PKR 2.5 million.President's Trophy Grade-I (First Class) 2024-2025First Round (08-11 January): PTV vs SNGPL at Oval Cricket GroundOGDCL vs SBP at SBP Sports Complex KRL vs WAPDA at NBP Sports Complex HEC vs Eshaal Associates at National Bank StadiumSecond Round (14-17 January):OGDCL vs SNGPL at UBL Sports Complex SBP vs PTV at SBP Sports Complex HEC vs KRL at NBP Sports Complex Eshaal Associates vs Ghani Glass at National Bank StadiumThird Round (20-23 January):SNGPL vs SBP at NBP Sports Complex PTV vs KRL at SBP Sports Complex OGDCL vs WAPDA at Oval Cricket GroundGhani Glass vs HEC at UBL Sports Complex Fourth Round (26-29 January):KRL vs SNGPL at SBP Sports Complex PTV vs Eshaal Associates at NBP Sports ComplexWAPDA vs SBP at Oval Cricket GroundOGDCL vs Ghani Glass at UBL Sports Complex Fifth Round (01-04 February):Ghani Glass vs PTV at Oval Cricket GroundEshaal Associates vs OGDCL at UBL Sports ComplexSBP vs HEC at SBP Sports ComplexSNGPL vs WAPDA at NBP Sports Complex Sixth Round (07-10 February):HEC vs SNGPL at UBL Sports ComplexPTV vs WAPDA at NBP Sports ComplexSBP vs Eshaal Associates at SBP Sports ComplexKRL vs Ghani Glass at KCCA StadiumSeventh Round (13-16 February):SNGPL vs Ghani Glass at SBP Sports ComplexPTV vs HEC at KCCA StadiumOGDCL vs KRL at UBL Sports ComplexWAPDA vs Eshaal Associates at NBP Sports ComplexEighth Round (19-22 February):PTV vs OGDCL at NBP Sports ComplexSBP vs Ghani Glass at UBL Sports ComplexKRL vs Eshaal Associates at SBP Sports ComplexWAPDA vs HEC at KCCA StadiuNinth Round (25-28 February):SNGPL vs Eshaal Associates at UBL Sports ComplexOGDCL vs HEC at SBP Sports ComplexSBP vs KRL at KCCA StadiumGhani Glass vs WAPDA at NBP Sports ComplexFinal (8-12 April):Top two teams by the end of league stage matches Sohail Imran Sohail Imran is a senior reporter for Geo News. Comments Submit مضمون کا ماخذ: اسکریچ کارڈز خریدیں