KARACHI: 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) 2024-2025
First Round (08-11 January):
PTV vs SNGPL at Oval Cricket Ground
OGDCL vs SBP at SBP Sports Complex
KRL vs WAPDA at NBP Sports Complex
HEC vs Eshaal Associates at National Bank Stadium
Second 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 Stadium
Third Round (20-23 January):
SNGPL vs SBP at NBP Sports Complex
PTV vs KRL at SBP Sports Complex
OGDCL vs WAPDA at Oval Cricket Ground
Ghani 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 Complex
WAPDA vs SBP at Oval Cricket Ground
OGDCL vs Ghani Glass at UBL Sports Complex
Fifth Round (01-04 February):
Ghani Glass vs PTV at Oval Cricket Ground
Eshaal Associates vs OGDCL at UBL Sports Complex
SBP vs HEC at SBP Sports Complex
SNGPL vs WAPDA at NBP Sports Complex
Sixth Round (07-10 February):
HEC vs SNGPL at UBL Sports Complex
PTV vs WAPDA at NBP Sports Complex
SBP vs Eshaal Associates at SBP Sports Complex
KRL vs Ghani Glass at KCCA Stadium
Seventh Round (13-16 February):
SNGPL vs Ghani Glass at SBP Sports Complex
PTV vs HEC at KCCA Stadium
OGDCL vs KRL at UBL Sports Complex
WAPDA vs Eshaal Associates at NBP Sports Complex
Eighth Round (19-22 February):
PTV vs OGDCL at NBP Sports Complex
SBP vs Ghani Glass at UBL Sports Complex
KRL vs Eshaal Associates at SBP Sports Complex
WAPDA vs HEC at KCCA Stadiu
Ninth Round (25-28 February):
SNGPL vs Eshaal Associates at UBL Sports Complex
OGDCL vs HEC at SBP Sports Complex
SBP vs KRL at KCCA Stadium
Ghani Glass vs WAPDA at NBP Sports Complex
Final (8-12 April):
Top two teams by the end of league stage matches