2012–13 Quaid e Azam Trophy

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Champions Karachi Blues (10th title)

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

Outright win - 9

1st innings tie - 6

1st Innings loss - 6

Match Tie

1st Innings lead - 5

1st Innings loss - 2

Match Draw

1st innings win - 3

1st innings tie - 2

1st innings loss - 0

Abandoned Match

Abandoned without any play - 0

No Decision on 1st innings - 0

Order in the table:

Total points

Match Won

Fewest Match Lost

News

December 24, 2012: The Quaid-i-Azam Trophy - the country's premier First-class cricket competition - has been a testing ground for cricketers in the domestic circuit since 1953. This year, 14 teams including Bahawalpur will compete in a newly revamped structure and is a chance for players to impress ahead of Pakistan's South Africa tour in January 2013.

December 25, 2012: The revised schedule of the First Round of Quaid-e-Azam 2012-13, the first round matches will now start from 28 December 2012. The reaming revised schedule will be released shortly.