Lahore (Sports Report):
The National T20 Cup Qualifier 2025-26 is set to get underway at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore from Saturday, 14 February at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.
A total of 10 regional teams have been divided into two groups of five, while the table toppers from each group will qualify for the 10-team main event scheduled in late February and March.
The final of the tournament, between the top two teams from each group, will take place on 24 February at the Gaddafi Stadium. The 10 teams will play a total of 21 matches including the final.
Group A comprises of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Islamabad, Karachi Blues, Larkana and Quetta, while Group B consists of Bahawalpur, Dera Murad Jamali, FATA, Hyderabad and Rawalpindi. Each team will play four group matches each.
Pool A – Karachi Blues, Quetta, Larkana, Islamabad and Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Pool B – FATA, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Dera Murad Jamali and Bahawalpur
Squads:
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Hasan Raza (captain), Adil Azad, Amir Nazir (wk), Aqib Liaqat, Arslan Mahzood, Awais Akram, Faizan Saleem, Hasnain Shamir, Husnain Nadeem, Jawad Imtiaz, Nadeem Khalil, Saad Asif, Umer Hayat, Usman Yousuf and Zaman Khan
Bahawalpur
Mohammad Imran (captain), Ali Afzal, Ali Hamza, Ali Shabbir, Faizan Zafar, Khaqan Basheer, Mohammad Sudais, Mohammad Akram, Muhammad Ammar, Mohammad Azab, Mohammad Basit, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Umair and Shahid Mirani
Dera Murad Jamali
Fahad Hussain (captain), Basit Ali, Dawood Khan, Farhan Ullah, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Khan, Muhammad Shahid, Nasir Khan, Rasool Baksh, Sajjad Ahmed, Sajjad Ali, Saleem Mal, Shoaib Ahmed, Taimur Ali and Tariq Jameel
FATA
Asif Afridi (captain), Afaq Afridi, Azaz Khan, Khubaib Khalil, Khushdil Shah, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Naeem, Mohammad Sarwar, Muhammad Waseem Khan, Rehan Afridi, Salman Khan, Sameen Gul, Samiullah Jnr and Sirajuddin
Hyderabad
Sharjeel Khan (captain), Akbar Khan, Asad Malik, Daniyal Rajput, Haris Khanzada, Jawad Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Meesam, Mustafa Nasir, Noman Ali, Rizwan Mehmood, Shehryar Baloch, Suleman Khan, Ubaidullah Rahupoto and Zain-ul-Abedeen
Islamabad
Umair Riaz (captain), Arsal Sheikh, Farhan Ali, Farman Ullah, Hammad Siddique, Hamza Waheed, Haris Rauf, Kaleem Dil, Rizwan Ali, Musa Khan, Naseerullah, Shahbaz Khan, Shayan Sheikh, Umair and Umar Nawaz
Karachi Blues
Mohammad Ghazi Ghori (captain), Aarish Ali Khan, Ahsan Ali, Fahad Amin, Jahanzaib Sultan, Maaz Khurram Amin, Mohammad Afzal, Mohammad Raza Chandio, Muhammad Taha, Mohammad Usman Rahim, Rameez Aziz, Rehman Ghani, Syed Shah Raza, Wajah Riaz and Zeeshan Zameer
Larkana
Zahid Mehmood (captain), Aamir Ali Taheem, Ali Asghar, Asif Chandio, Ghulam Raza, Malhar Rasool, Mohsin Raza, Mohammad Aqeel Danish, Mohammad Huzaifa, Mushtaq Ahmed, Sabit Ali Siyal, Saqlain Nawaz Rajput, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shahzaib Aziz and Zahid Hussain
Quetta
Jalat Khan (captain), Abdul Hameed, Abdul Hanan, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Bismillah Khan, Bohair Aman, Haseebullah, Jahangir Shah, Khalil Ahmed, Muhammad Ibrahim, Mohammad Idrees, Mohammad Junaid, Najeed Ullah, Salahuddin and Yasir Khan
Rawalpindi
Haider Ali (captain), Abdul Faseeh, Abdul Qadir, Ali Husnain, Jahandad Khan, Kashif Ali, Mohammad Faizan, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Mohammad Nabeel, Nasir Nawaz, Shahbaz Tabrez, Taimur Khan, Yasir Khan and Zeeshan Malik
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