The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has released the complete schedule for the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025–26 season, bringing long-awaited clarity to the country’s premier red-ball competition.

 

The tournament was originally planned to begin in September but faced delays as the Hanif Mohammad Trophy was played out. It will now begin on Monday, October 6, and will be staged across four cities: Abbottabad, Islamabad, Peshawar, and Rawalpindi.

 

The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy will follow a single-league round-robin format with nine rounds and 46 matches from October 6 to November 26. The five-day final will take place from November 29 to December 3. 

 

Ten regional teams will compete this year: Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, FATA, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi Blues, Lahore Whites, Multan, Peshawar, and Sialkot. FATA, Faisalabad, Karachi Blues, and Multan earned promotion after topping the Hanif Mohammad Trophy points table.

 

Squads for all ten sides will be revealed in the coming days.

 

Full Schedule

October 6 - 9

Abbottabad Region vs Bahawalpur Region – Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

Lahore Region Whites vs Islamabad Region – Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi

Peshawar Region vs Sialkot Region – Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar

FATA Region vs Multan Region – Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Faisalabad Region vs Karachi Region Blues – Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad

 

October 12-15 

Lahore Region Whites vs Abbottabad Region – Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Bahawalpur Region vs Islamabad Region – Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi

Peshawar Region vs FATA Region – Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

Sialkot Region vs Faisalabad Region – Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar

Karachi Region Blues vs Multan Region – Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad

 

October 18 - 21

Abbottabad Region vs Islamabad Region – Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Bahawalpur Region vs Peshawar Region – Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi

Lahore Region Whites vs Sialkot Region – Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Karachi Region Blues vs FATA Region – Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar

Multan Region vs Faisalabad Region – Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

 

0ctober 24 - 27

Peshawar Region vs Abbottabad Region – Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar

Sialkot Region vs Islamabad Region – Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi

Multan Region vs Bahawalpur Region – Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Lahore Region Whites vs Karachi Region Blues – Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

FATA Region vs Faisalabad Region – Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad

 

October 30 – November 2

Faisalabad Region vs Peshawar Region – Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi

Islamabad Region vs FATA Region – Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

Abbottabad Region vs Sialkot Region – Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Karachi Region Blues vs Bahawalpur Region – Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar

Lahore Region Whites vs Multan Region – Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad

 

November 5 - 8

Abbottabad Region vs FATA Region – Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi

Bahawalpur Region vs Sialkot Region – Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

Lahore Region Whites vs Faisalabad Region – Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Islamabad Region vs Multan Region – Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar

Karachi Region Blues vs Peshawar Region – Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad

 

November 11 - 14 

Faisalabad Region vs Islamabad Region – Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

Karachi Region Blues vs Abbottabad Region – Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi

Multan Region vs Sialkot Region – Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad

FATA Region vs Bahawalpur Region – Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar

Peshawar Region vs Lahore Region Whites – Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

 

November 17 - 20 

Abbottabad Region vs Faisalabad Region – Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Bahawalpur Region vs Lahore Region Whites – Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi

Islamabad Region vs Karachi Region Blues – Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Peshawar Region vs Multan Region – Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar

Sialkot Region vs FATA Region – Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

 

November 23 -26 

Multan Region vs Abbottabad Region – Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

Faisalabad Region vs Bahawalpur Region – Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Lahore Region Whites vs FATA Region – Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar

Islamabad Region vs Peshawar Region – Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Sialkot Region vs Karachi Region Blues – Shoaib Akhtar Stadium (KRL), Rawalpindi

 

November 29 – December 3

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Final – Venue to be announced