2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
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The 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was the 60th edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan's domestic first-class cricket competition. It was contested by 16 teams representing eight regional associations and eight departments,[lower-alpha 1] and took place from 26 September to 25 December 2017, spanning almost two weeks less than originally planned.[1][2] Pakistan's former Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq was critical of the compressed schedule and the quality of the pitches saying "it takes time to prepare a good pitch for a game and nobody can make it in two days".[3]
Dates | 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) – 25 December 2017 (2017-12-25) |
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Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Two round-robin group stages and final |
Host(s) | Pakistan |
Champions | SNGPL (4th title) |
Participants | 16 |
Matches | 69 |
Most runs | Saad Ali (957) |
Most wickets | Aizaz Cheema (60) |
Official website | www.pcb.com.pk |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The format of the competition remained the same as the previous season, with two round-robin group stages and a final. The regions and departments were divided evenly between the two groups for the preliminary group stage, with the four top teams in each advancing to a "Super Eight" group stage; the top team in each of the Super Eight groups contested the final. In a change from 2016–17, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) introduced a draft system for the regional teams.[1][4]
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines beat defending champions Water and Power Development Authority[5] by 103 runs to win the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy for the third time in four years.[6]