PCB releases domestic matches schedule for 2021-22

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the domestic cricket schedule for 2021-22. The season will commence with the T20 tournaments, followed by red-ball cricket with the 50-over Pakistan Cup.

Matches will be held in Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Muridke, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Sheikhupura, and Sialkot.

A total of 10 tournaments, consisting of 266 matches will be held.

The PCB issued a statement stating that domestic competitions in the 2021-22 season are separate from the home international match series against New Zealand, England, West Indies, Australia, and the HBL PSL, which will be held between September 2021 till March 2022.

Here is the schedule of PCB’s 266-match 2021-22 domestic season ⤵️#HarHaalMainCricket pic.twitter.com/NrPwbR5so5

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 9, 2021

The ongoing CCA tournament matches and the CCA u19 tournament scheduled from September 1 are not included in the schedule.

12 sides will feature in the 62-match National U19 Cup, three-day championship and One day Cup will run side by side from 3 October to 12 November, Gujranwala, Islamabad, Muridke, Rawalpindi and Sialkot.

The 31-match National U19 Cup will take place from 8-19 March 2022 in Rawalpindi as the city will host the single-league competition.

The National U13 One-Day cup will be held in Faisalabad from 8-18 February 2022. It did not take place last year due to Coronavirus.

The 2021-22 season will start with the eight-day cricket associations T20 tournament on 15 September in Quetta. The national T-20 will feature the country’s best shortest format players, will be held from 25 September till 13 October. 18 first-round matches will be held in Multan, while the remaining 15 matches including the final will be held in Lahore.

The Quaid e Azam trophy will start on 20 October. The first half of the 10- round single league competition will be held in Multan, Faisalabad, and Lahore. The event will then shift to Karachi where the five-day final will also take place starting from 29 December.

The three-day double-league cricket association championship for second XIs will be held from 28 September to 14 November, while the 50-over single league for second XIs will be played from 19-27 November, both of these tournaments will be held in Faisalabad, Lahore, Sheikhupura.

The season will end with the final of the Pakistan Cup one-day tournament, which will start on 25 February and will be played on a double-league format. The other two event venues will be Faisalabad and Multan.

The Schedule is as follows:-

First XI competitions

National T20 (six teams, 33 matches) – 25 September-13 October

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (six teams, 31 matches) – 20 October-29 December

Pakistan Cup (six teams, 33 matches) – 25 February-30 March 2022

Second XI competitions

Cricket Associations T20 (six teams, 15 matches) – 15-22 September

Cricket Associations Championship (three-day) (six teams, 30 matches) – 28 September-14 November

Cricket Associations Challenge (50 overs) (six teams, 15 matches) – 19-27 November

Pathway competitions

National U19 Championship (three-day) and Cup (one-Day) (12 teams, 62 matches) – (3 October–12 November)

National U16 Cup (One-Day) (12 teams, 31 matches) – 8-19 March 2022

National U13 Cup (One-Day) (16 matches) – 8-18 February 2022