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'{{short description|Pakistani first-class cricket team}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox cricket team | name = Central Punjab cricket team | image = Central Punjab cricket team logo.svg | caption = | captain = {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Babar Azam]] | coach = {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Abdul Razzaq (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]] | manager = Khalid Niazi | colors = {{color box|#0044B2}} Blue {{color box|Orange}} Orange | founded = {{Start date and age|2019}} | ground = [[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]] | capacity = | ground2 = [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]] | owner = Central Punjab Cricket Association | title1 = [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy|QeA Trophy]] | title1wins = '''2''' ([[2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy|2019–20]] & [[2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy|2020–21]]) | title2 = [[Pakistan Cup]] | title2wins = '''0''' | title3 = [[National T20 Cup|Nat. T20 Cup]] | title3wins = '''0''' | title4 = [[Cricket in Pakistan|2nd XI FC]] | title4wins = '''0''' | title5 = [[Cricket in Pakistan|2nd XI LA]] | title5wins = '''0''' | title6 = [[Cricket in Pakistan|2nd XI T20]] | title6wins = '''1''' (2020–21) | website = https://pcb.com.pk/ |Vice Captain=}} '''Central Punjab''' is a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing the northern and central parts of the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] province. It competes in domestic [[First Class Cricket|first-class]], [[List A Cricket|List A]] and [[T20 Cricket|T20]] cricket competitions, namely the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]], [[Pakistan Cup]] and [[National T20 Cup]]. In parallel to each of these three elite tournaments, a 2nd XI team is also fielded which competes in the Cricket Association Championship (2nd XI [[first-class cricket|First Class]]), Cricket Association Challenge (2nd XI [[List A cricket|List A]]) and Cricket Association T20 (2nd XI [[Twenty20|T20]]) - see [[Cricket in Pakistan]]. The team is operated by the Central Punjab Cricket Association. ==History== The team was introduced as a part of a new domestic structure introduced by the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] (PCB) on 31 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27504448/pcb-unveils-new-domestic-set-stay-top-mantra |title=PCB unveils new domestic set-up with 'stay at the top' mantra |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> On 3 September 2019, PCB confirmed the inaugural squad for the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-announces-squads-for-2019-20-domestic-season.html |title=PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> [[Babar Azam]] was announced as the captain of the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27527401/sarfaraz-ahmed-babar-azam-take-charge-pakistan-domestic-sides|title=Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> ===2019/20 Season=== Central Punjab won the [[2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy|Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]], defeating [[Northern cricket team|Northern]] by an innings and 16 runs in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/amp/english/525626.php|title=Central Punjab win first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20|work=Dunya News|access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref> The team was eliminated in the group stage of the [[2019–20 National T20 Cup|National T20 Cup]]. The Pakistan Cup was cancelled this season due to the [[covid-19 pandemic]]. ===2020/21 Season=== The team came back from a bad start in defence of the [[2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy|Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] to win five successive matches and reach the final. The final against [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] resulted in a [[tie (cricket)|tie]], and they were declared joint winners. The team again struggled in the limited overs formats, finishing in fourth and fifth place respectively in the [[2020–21 Pakistan Cup|Pakistan Cup]] and [[2020–21 National T20 Cup|National T20 Cup]]. ==Structure== As of 2019, domestic cricket in Pakistan was reorganised into six regional teams (on [[Administrative units of Pakistan|provincial lines]]). A three tier bottom-up system<ref>https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/city-cricket-association-tournament-schedule-announced.html</ref> is in operation with the '''Tier 1''' teams participating in the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] ([[first-class cricket|First Class]]), [[Pakistan Cup]] ([[List A cricket|List A]]) and [[National T20 Cup]] (Regional [[Twenty20|T20]]). The Tier 2 teams participate in the City Cricket Association Tournament whilst the Tier 3 teams participate in various local tournaments as both tiers feed players to the Tier 1 team. * '''Tier 1: [[Central Punjab cricket team|Central Punjab]]''' * '''Tier 2:''' Lahore (East), Lahore (West), Lahore (North), Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Sialkot, Narowal, Hafizabad, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Mianwali, Jhang & Bhakkar. * '''Tier 3:''' Various Clubs & Schools. ==Current squad== Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- !align=center| Name !align=center| Birth date !align=center| Batting Style !align=center| Bowling Style !align=center| Notes |- ! colspan="5" |Batsmen |- | '''[[Saad Nasim]]''' || {{birth date and age|1990|4|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || |- |'''[[Usman Salahuddin]]'''|| {{birth date and age|1990|12|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || || |- | [[Mohammad Saad]] || {{birth date and age|1990|3|24|df=y}} || Right-handed || || |- | [[Rizwan Hussain (cricketer)|Rizwan Hussain]] || {{birth date and age|1996|4|26|df=y}} || Left-handed || || |- | [[Ali Zaryab]] || {{birth date and age|1998|12|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || |- | [[Tayyab Tahir]] || {{birth date and age|1993|7|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || |- | '''[[Ahmed Shehzad]]''' || {{birth date and age|1991|11|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || |- | '''[[Azhar Ali]]''' || {{birth date and age|1985|2|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || Vice-captain |- | '''[[Abid Ali (cricketer, born 1987)|Abid Ali]]''' || {{birth date and age|1987|10|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || |- | '''[[Babar Azam]]''' || {{birth date and age|1994|10|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Captain |- ! colspan="5" |All-Rounders |- | [[Qasim Akram]] || {{birth date and age|2002|12|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || |- | [[Raza Ali Dar]]|| {{birth date and age|1987|12|11|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || |- ! colspan="5" |Wicket-keepers |- | [[Muhammad Akhlaq]] || {{birth date and age|1992|11|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || || |- | [[Ali Shan (cricketer)|Ali Shan]] || {{birth date and age|1994|10|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || || |- |'''[[Kamran Akmal]]'''|| {{birth date and age|1982|1|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || || |- ! colspan="5" |Spin Bowlers |- | [[Ahmed Safi Abdullah]]|| {{birth date and age|1998|3|1|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || |- |'''[[Usman Qadir]]'''|| {{birth date and age|1993|8|10|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || |- |'''[[Zafar Gohar]]'''|| {{birth date and age|1995|2|1|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || |- | '''[[Bilal Asif]]''' || {{birth date and age|1985|9|24|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || |- ! colspan="5" |Pace Bowlers |- | '''[[Waqas Maqsood]]''' || {{birth date and age|1987|11|4|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || |- | [[Ahmed Bashir]] || {{birth date and age|1995|12|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || |- | '''[[Hasan Ali (cricketer)|Hasan Ali]]''' || {{birth date and age|1994|7|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || |- | [[Bilawal Iqbal]] || {{birth date and age|1989|8|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || |- | [[Sohaibullah]] || {{birth date and age|1996|3|20|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || |- | '''[[Naseem Shah (cricketer)|Naseem Shah]]''' || {{birth date and age|2003|2|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || |} ==See also== * [[Balochistan cricket team]] * [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team]] * [[Northern cricket team]] * [[Sindh cricket team]] * [[Southern Punjab cricket team (Pakistan)|Southern Punjab cricket team]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Pakistani first class cricket teams}} {{Pakistan-cricket-team-stub}} [[Category:Cricket teams in Pakistan]] [[Category:Central Punjab cricketers]]'