2012–13 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy


The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is the premier first-class domestic cricket competition in Pakistan. This season, 14 teams including Bahawalpur will compete in a newly revamped structure. The 2012–13 season Tournament starting from December 26, 2012.

History

Named after Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, the Trophy was introduced in 1953 to help pick the squad for Pakistan's Test tour of England in the forthcoming year. The competition has been contested sometimes by regional teams, sometimes by departments, and sometimes by a mixture of the two. Seven regional teams competed in the first competition. However, in 1956–57, it was decided that Karachi and Punjab would have to enter three teams each, in order to make the teams more evenly matched. Karachi teams have dominated the trophy, winning 19 times.

Format

In 2012–13 season of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Fourteen regional teams are divided in two Groups. The top four teams from each group will proceed to the Super League of the tournament and remaining six teams will proceed to Plate League. The Super League consist of two groups A and B. The Top Teams of each group from Super League will qualify for the Final. Plate League consists two pools A and B. The Top Teams of each Pool will qualify for the Plate League Final.
The Plate League consists of the bottom three teams from each group of the groups stage who fail to qualify for the Supper League. The teams are split into two pools, Pool A and B. Pool A will consist of the 5th and 7th position teams form Group I and 6th position team form Group II. Pool B will consist of the 5th and 7th position teams form Group II and 6th position team form Group I.
The Super League consists of the top four teams from each group of the groups stage. The teams are split into two groups, Groups A and B. Group A will consist of the top 2 teams from Groups I and 3rd and 4th position teams form Group II. Group B will consist of the top two teams from Groups II and 3rd and 4th position teams form Group I.
The new regional teams are allowed to recruit five players from the old department sides, of whom four can be part of the playing XI. In a bid to give bowlers exposure to internationally recognized cricket balls, the board has also made the use of Kookaburra balls mandatory for the tournament.
;Points Allocation
Points in the Group stage, Six Bottom stage and Super Eight stage are currently awarded as follows:
Match win
Match Tie
Match Draw
Abandoned Match
Order in the table:

Fixtures and Results

Group Stage

Group I

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TeamsWonLostTiedDrawPoints
Karachi Blues63003036
Islamabad62202018
Lahore Ravi61005012
Sialkot61104012
Quetta6120309
Multan6010509
Peshawar6020403

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Group II

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TeamsWonLostTiedDrawPoints
Rawalpindi63102030
Lahore Shalimar63102030
Karachi Whites62103024
Hyderabad62202018
Abbottabad61203015
Bahawalpur6010503
Faisalabad6030300

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Six Bottom Teams

Pool A

;Points Table Source:
TeamsMatchesWonLostTiedDrawPoints
Faisalabad21001012
Multan2000203
Abbottabad2010100

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Pool B

;Points Table Source:
TeamsMatchesWonLostTiedDrawPoints
Bahawalpur2000206
Peshawar2000202
Quetta2000202

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Six Bottom Teams Final

Super Eight

Group A

;Points Table Source:
TeamsMatchesWonLostTiedDrawPoints
Sialkot31002015
Rawalpindi31101012
Islamabad3000303
Karachi Whites3010200

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Group B

;Points Table Source:
TeamsMatchesWonLostTiedDrawPoints
Karachi Blues33000027
Lahore Shalimar31101012
Hyderabad3010200
Lahore Ravi3020100

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Final

Statistics

Most runs

Last updated 22 February 2013

Highest scores

Last updated 22 February 2013

Most wickets

Last updated 22 February 2013

Best bowling

Last updated 22 February 2013