The 2021–22
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was a
first-class domestic
cricket
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competition that took place in Pakistan from 20 October to 29 December 2021. In September 2021, the
Pakistan Cricket Board
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(PCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tournament, with the full schedule being announced the following month.
Central Punjab and
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...
were the defending champions, after the final of the previous tournament finished in a
tie.
All of the matches played in the first three rounds of the tournament finished as draws. On 7 November 2021, the PCB announced that fourth round match between Central Punjab and
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...
would be played with the
pink ball, along with the final of the tournament. The first
result
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other than a draw came in the fourth round of the tournament, when
Southern Punjab beat
Northern by ten wickets. In the same round,
Ahsan Ali became the ninth batsman to score a triple century in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, when he made 303
not out
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Occurrence
At least one batter is not out at ...
in Sindh's match against Central Punjab. All of the matches in round five of the competition also ended as draws. Conversely, only one match in rounds six and seven ended as a draw, with
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...
winning back-to-back matches to lead the table.
Ahead of the tenth and final round of matches, four teams were still in contention of reaching the final. In the tenth round of fixtures,
Mohammad Huraira of
Northern scored his maiden triple century in first-class cricket. Following the completion of the group stage matches,
Northern and
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...
finished first and second respectively to advance to the final of the tournament. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the tournament, beating Northern by 169 runs in the final.
Squads
On 15 October 2021, the PCB confirmed all the squads for the tournament.
Points table
Fixtures
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
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Round 9
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Round 10
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Final
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Domestic cricket competitions in 2021–22
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2021-22 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Pakistani cricket seasons from 2000–01