2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
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The 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was a first-class domestic cricket competition that took place in Pakistan from 14 September to 31 December 2019.[1][2] Habib Bank Limited were the defending champions.[3] However, after the new domestic structure was announced by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), six newly formed regional teams played in the tournament.[4][5]
Dates | 14 September – 31 December 2019 |
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Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and Final |
Host(s) | Pakistan |
Champions | Central Punjab (1st title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 31 |
Player of the series | Zafar Gohar |
Most runs | Imran Butt (934) |
Most wickets | Nauman Ali (54) |
Official website | www.pcb.com.pk |
← 2018-19 2020–21 → |
During the opening round of fixtures, a concussion substitute was used for the first time in a domestic cricket match in Pakistan.[6] In the match between Southern Punjab and Central Punjab, Mohammad Saad replaced Usman Salahuddin in Central Punjab's team on the second day of the match.[7] On 31 October 2019, Ahmed Shehzad was fined 50% of his match fee following a drawn match between his side, Central Punjab, and Sindh after his team was found guilty of ball-tampering.[8]
The final was originally scheduled to be played from 9 to 13 December. However, in November 2019, the dates were moved to 27 to 31 December 2019, after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) agreed to tour Pakistan in December to play two Test matches.[9] Ahead of the penultimate round of matches, four teams were in contention to reach the final.[10] Following the conclusion of the tenth and final round of group stage matches, Central Punjab and Northern had qualified for the final of the tournament.[11][12] Central Punjab won the tournament, beating Northern by an innings and 16 runs in the final.[13] Umar Akmal and Bilal Asif were named as the men of the match, for the batting and bowling respectively,[14] and Zafar Gohar was named the player of the tournament.[15]