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Business Recorder
29-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
President's Trophy Grade-II: MIT Solutions, Sahir Associates to contest
LAHORE: MIT Solutions and Sahir Associates will go head to head in the final of the President's Trophy Grade-II at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium from 29th May to 1st June as the 2024-25 domestic season comes to an end. The winner of the tournament will also qualify for the departmental first-class tournament - President's Trophy Grade-I 2025-26. The two teams have played eight three-day matches each and will get a chance to bag Rs five million if they win the final; a non-first-class four-day affair, while the runners up will bag Rs 2.5 million. Out of a total prize pot of Rs 7.75 million, there will also be awards for individual performances. In the Group stage, Sahir Associates topped the Group D by winning four matches, while two of their games were drawn. Their quarter final and semi final fixtures against Ghani institute and JDW Sugar Mills respectively were drawn but they advanced to the next stage based on first innings lead both in the games. Sahir Associates' wicketkeeper-batter Asim Ali Nasir is second on the leading run-scorer list with 735 runs in 12 innings just six behind PAF's Atteq-ur-Rehman who sits atop. Asim has affected 23 dismissals behind the stumps. On the bowling front Mohammad Bilawal and Shahid Ali; both left arm pacers, have aided Sahir Associates' campaign with 31 and 22 scalps, respectively. MIT Solutions, who finished second in Group C with three wins, one loss and two draws out of six games, too took first innings lead in their drawn quarter final and semi final matches against Kingsmen and Wing 999, respectively. The batting duo of Muhammad Afzal (491 runs) and Husnain Nadeem (483 runs) has been prolific for MIT solutions. Among the bowlers, MIT's Shahab Khan has bagged 23 wickets, while Raza Ullah has snapped 21 scalps. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Business Recorder
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Business Recorder
President's Trophy Grade-II knockout stage begins today
LAHORE: The quarter-finals of the President's Trophy Grade-II will be played at four venues of the country starting from today. The three-day tournament will see Kingsmen taking on Mit Solutions at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, while JDW Sugar Mills will face Railways at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. At the Saeed Sports City in Lahore, PAF will feature against Wing 999 Sports, whereas in the fourth quarter-final Sahir Associates will play Ghani Institute at the Rana Naveed Cricket Academy in Sheikhupura. The winners of the quarter-finals will advance to the semi-finals, scheduled from 24 to 26 May at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium and Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium. The final, a four-day affair, will be played from May 28 to 31. The venue of the final will be confirmed in due course. The winner of the tournament will be awarded Rs five million, while the runner-up team will collect Rs 2.5 million out of a total prize pot of Rs 7.75 million. Earlier, the tournament which began on 15th April saw 27 departmental teams divided into four groups. In Group A, where each team played five games, Kingsmen and Wing 999 Sports finished first and second with five and three wins, respectively. In Group B, JDW Sugar Mills topped the table with 38 points, while Ghani Institute finished the group stage with 32 points from six matches. Pakistan Air Force topped Group C with four wins, while Mit Solutions secured the second spot in the group with three wins. In Group D, Sahir Associates and Railways qualified for the quarter-finals by finishing first and second with four and three wins, respectively. Apart from Group A, all teams played six group-stage games each. PAF's Ateeq Ur Rehman and Umair Masood lead the batting charts with 674 and 664 runs, respectively. Ateeq has scored four centuries and two half-centuries from 10 innings, while Umair has registered three centuries and four half-centuries in 11 innings. On the bowling front, Wing 999 Sports' left-arm spinner Muhammad Tariq Khan has bagged 41 wickets which included three five-wicket hauls. Shaikh Mohammad Raza with his right-arm off-spin bowing has grabbed 32 wickets, including two five-wicket hauls. Railways' spinners Asad Ullah and Abdullah Zubair have taken 28 wickets each. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Express Tribune
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
PCB suspends domestic tournaments, will resume after Ceasefire confirmed
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has suspended ongoing domestic cricket tournaments, including President's Trophy Grade-II. Other affected events include the the Regional Intra-District Challenge Cup and the Inter-District U19 One-Day tournament. The board confirmed in an official statement released that these competitions will resume from their current stages once the situation stabilises. It is currently being reported that PCB is looking at options to resume these tournaments, as well as HBL PSL, after the ceasefire was officially confirmed by Donal Trump. This development follows the PCB's earlier decision to postpone the remaining eight matches of HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 10. 'The decision to postpone has been taken based on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif,' read the official statement. 'The nation's attention is rightly focused on the bravery and sacrifices of Pakistan's Armed Forces who are defending our sovereignty.' Officials also extended gratitude to players, franchises, sponsors, broadcasters, and staff involved in the PSL, acknowledging their role in ensuring the smooth progress of the league so far. 'While cricket unites the country and brings happiness to millions, it is appropriate to pause when the nation faces such serious external threats,' the statement continued. The PCB reiterated its commitment to player welfare, particularly that of overseas cricketers, and pledged to resume cricket once the environment is deemed safe.
Hans India
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
PCB postpones men's domestic tournaments with immediate effect amid India-Pak tensions
Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday announced the immediate postponement of all men's domestic tournaments in the country owing to escalating cross-border tensions with India. 'The Pakistan Cricket Board confirms that the ongoing President's Trophy Grade-II, Regional Intra-District Challenge Cup, Inter-District U19 One-Day tournament have been postponed with immediate effect due to prevailing security condition in the country.' 'The tournaments will resume from the same stage later and a revised schedule will be shared closer to the resumption,' said the PCB in its official statement on Saturday. Previously on Friday, after the BCCI paused IPL 2025 for a week due to growing tensions between the two nations on the border areas, the PCB had announced it has postponed the ongoing edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for an indefinite period, citing the advice given by Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The tournament's postponement news came hours after PCB claimed it was going to host the remaining eight matches of the tournament in the UAE, though the organisation didn't specify the dates or venues of those rescheduled matches. PSL's future had come under great uncertainty after a drone had crashed at a food street near the Rawalpindi International Cricket Stadium, which resulted in Thursday's match between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings being postponed indefinitely. Two weeks after 26 people were gunned down by terrorists in Pahalgam – a popular tourist destination in Jammu & Kashmir, India launched 'Operation Sindoor' to target terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed. Pakistan continued its aerial attacks, comprising drones and missiles, on Indian border cities as well as across other military stations in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat on Friday. But all of them were successfully foiled by India's defence systems.
India Gazette
10-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
PCB postpones multiple domestic tournaments due to security conditions in the country
Lahore [Pakistan] May 10 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday confirmed that the ongoing President's Trophy Grade-II, Regional Intra-District Challenge Cup, and Inter-District U19 One-Day tournament has been postponed with immediate effect due to the prevailing security conditions in the country, as per a release from PCB. The tournaments will resume from the same stage later, and a revised schedule will be shared closer to the resumption. PCB announced on Friday evening that the 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been postponed, citing the 'worsening of the situation' at the India-Pakistan border. 'The last 24 hours have seen a worsening of the situation on the LOC. The decision to postpone has been taken pursuant to advice received from the Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif,' PCB said in a statement. The Indian Premier League (IPL) has also been suspended for a week due to the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said that the new tournament schedule will be announced in due course after consultations with the government and the stakeholders. 'The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to suspend the remainder of the ongoing IPL 2025 with immediate effect for one week. Further updates regarding the new schedule and venues of the tournament will be announced in due course after a comprehensive assessment of the situation in consultation with relevant authorities and stakeholders,' BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said in the statement. Tensions have been escalating between Pakistan and India after Pakistan caused a string of actions against India which were effectively responded to by the Indian armed forces. On Saturday in New Delhi, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri emphasised that the actions being undertaken by Pakistan against India are being seen as 'escalatory' and 'provocative' in nature. He made the remarks during a press briefing, where proofs of Pakistan's escalatory and provocative actions were provided alongside exposing the lies being peddled by Pakistan. (ANI)
