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{{short description|Cricket team}}
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{{Infobox cricket team
{{Infobox cricket team
|name= Pakistan International Airlines
|name= Pakistan International Airlines
|image= Pakistan International Airlines Logo.svg
'''{{Nastaliq|پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایئر لائنز}}
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''|image= [[File:PIA_Official_Logo_2014.png|250px]]
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|captain= [[Sarfaraz Ahmed]]
|coach= {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Shoaib Muhammad]]<ref>[[Shoaib Mohammad]]</ref>{{Better source|reason=per WP:CIRCULAR|date=November 2017}}
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|founded= 1960
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|captain= {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Sarfraz Ahmed]]
|dissolved= 2020
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|website= [http://www.piac.com.pk www.piac.com.pk]
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'''Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cricket team''' are a [[first-class cricket]] side sponsored by the national flag carrier, [[Pakistan International Airlines]] (PIA), and based in [[Karachi]]. They have won the [[Qaid-i-Azam Trophy]] more times than anyone else.
'''Pakistan International Airlines''' ('''PIA''') '''cricket team''' was a [[first-class cricket]] side sponsored by the national flag carrier, [[Pakistan International Airlines]] (PIA), and was based in [[Karachi]] before its disestablishment in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/6343-after-end-of-departmental-cricket-pia-tells-its-cricketers-to-do-regular-jobs-at-airport|title=Departmental cricket's end sees PIA tell its cricketers to do regular work|website=www.geosuper.tv}}</ref> The side has won the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] more times than anyone else except [[Karachi cricket teams|Karachi]].


They played their first first-class match in 1960-61, under the captaincy of [[Hanif Mohammad]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24685.html Peshawar Commissioner's XI v Pakistan International Airlines]</ref> As of late 2013, they have played 387 first-class matches, with 149 wins, 64 losses and 174 draws.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/PakistanInternationalAirlines/Team_Records/Playing_Record.html PIA playing record]</ref>
They played their first first-class match in May 1961, under the captaincy of [[Hanif Mohammad]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24685.html|title=Peshawar Commissioner's XI v Pakistan International Airlines 1960-61|website=CricketArchive.com|access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref> and their last in November 2016, captained by [[Fahad Iqbal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pool B, Faisalabad, November 12-15, 2016, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/quaid-e-azam-trophy-2016-17-1047819/sui-northern-gas-pipelines-limited-vs-pakistan-international-airlines-pool-b-1047943/full-scorecard |website=Cricinfo |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref> They played 407 first-class matches, with 159 wins, 73 losses and 175 draws.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/PakistanInternationalAirlines/Team_Records/Playing_Record.html|title=Playing Record (1960/61-2016/17)|website=CricketArchive|access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
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* 2011-12
* 2011-12


[[National One Day Championship]] (8)
[[National One Day Championship]] (11)
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* [[1985–86 Wills Cup|1985–86]]
* [[1985–86 Wills Cup|1985–86]]
* 1987-88
* [[1986–87 Wills Cup|1985–86]]
* 1995–96
* 1995–96
* 1999–2000
* 1999–2000
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==Notable players==
==Notable players==
* [[Imran Khan]]
* [[Imran Khan]]
* [[Asif Mujtaba]]
* [[Anil Dalpat]]
* [[Anil Dalpat]]
* [[Wasim Akram]]
* [[Wasim Akram]]
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* [[Yasir Hameed]]
* [[Yasir Hameed]]
* [[Umar Gul]]
* [[Umar Gul]]
* [[Sarfraz Ahmed]]
* [[Sarfaraz Ahmed]]
* [[Moin Khan]]
* [[Saqlain Mushtaq]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Pakistan International Airlines]]
[[Category:Pakistan International Airlines]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 1960]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 1960]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2020]]
[[Category:2020 disestablishments in Pakistan]]




Latest revision as of 00:16, 2 June 2024

Pakistan International Airlines
Personnel
CaptainSarfaraz Ahmed
OwnerPakistan International Airlines
Team information
Colours 
Founded1960
Dissolved2020
Official websitewww.piac.com.pk

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cricket team was a first-class cricket side sponsored by the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), and was based in Karachi before its disestablishment in 2020.[1] The side has won the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy more times than anyone else except Karachi.

They played their first first-class match in May 1961, under the captaincy of Hanif Mohammad,[2] and their last in November 2016, captained by Fahad Iqbal.[3] They played 407 first-class matches, with 159 wins, 73 losses and 175 draws.[4]

Honours

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Qaid-i-Azam Trophy (6)

  • 1969-70
  • 1979-80
PIA cricketer Shoaib Akhtar
  • 1987-88
  • 1989-90
  • 1999-2000
  • 2002-03
  • 2011-12

National One Day Championship (11)

  • 1980–81
  • 1981–82
  • 1982–83
  • 1985–86
  • 1987-88
  • 1995–96
  • 1999–2000
  • 2001–02
  • 2002–03
  • 2008–09
  • 2011–12 Division One

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "Departmental cricket's end sees PIA tell its cricketers to do regular work". www.geosuper.tv.
  2. ^ "Peshawar Commissioner's XI v Pakistan International Airlines 1960-61". CricketArchive.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Pool B, Faisalabad, November 12-15, 2016, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Playing Record (1960/61-2016/17)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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