The 2008–09 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was one of two first-class domestic

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competitions that were held in

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during the 2008–09 season. It was the 51st edition of the

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, contested by 22 teams representing regional cricket associations and departments, and was preceded in the schedule by the Pentangular Cup, contested by five teams representing the four provinces and the federal areas. The format of the competition remained the same as the previous season, with the teams split into two groups of eleven playing four-day matches in a round-robin and a five-day

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between the top teams in each group to determine the winner. There were, however, changes to the structure of the groups; whereas the regions are departments were divided evenly between the groups in 2007–08, in 2008–09 the nine departmental teams were in Group A and eleven of the regional teams were in Group B; since both

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and

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had two teams in the competition, in order to even the groups, one from each was placed in Group A. The Group B match between

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and

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was completed in 20.1 overs, with a match aggregate of 85 runs being scored. It was the lowest run-aggregate for a completed first-class cricket match, although both sides had forfeited their first innings after no play was possible on the first two days due to bad weather. Sialkot cricket team, Sialkot beat Khan Research Laboratories cricket team, Khan Research Laboratories, who had reached the final on net run rate, by 4 wickets in the final to win the trophy for the second time.

Group stage

The top teams in the round-robin group stage (highlighted) advanced to the final.

Final

Notes

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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