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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team
Personnel
OwnerKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Cricket Association
Team information
Colors  Grey   Black
FoundedCurrent Form: 2019
Historic: 1937 (as NWFP)
Dissolved2023
Home groundArbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Secondary home ground(s)Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad
History
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy wins2 (2020/21 & 2021/22)
Pakistan Cup wins1 (2020/21)
National T20 Cup wins2 (2020/21 & 2021/22)

First-class

List A / T20

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team was a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It competed in domestic first-class, List A and T20 cricket tournaments, namely the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup. The team was operated by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cricket Association.

History

Before 2019

See also: North West Frontier Province cricket team

As the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), the team played its inaugural season in the Ranji Trophy in 1937. After the independence of Pakistan, NWFP competed in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy sporadically from 1953–54 to 1978–79, and in the Pentangular Cup and Pakistan Cup. In 2010, the province was renamed "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" and the team name changed accordingly. The team used Peshawar Club Ground as a home ground since 1938 until it was replaced by Arbab Niaz Stadium in 1985.

Since 2019

A new Khyber Pakhtunkhwa team was introduced as a part of the new domestic structure announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 31 August 2019.[1]

Structure

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cricket Association includes Peshawar, FATA and Abbottabad[2]

In 2019, domestic cricket in Pakistan was reorganised into six regional teams (on provincial lines). A three tier bottom-up system[3] is in operation with the Tier 1 teams participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (First Class), Pakistan Cup (List A) and National T20 Cup (Regional 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.

Season summaries

2019/20 season

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa finished in third and fourth place respectively in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and National T20 Cup. The Pakistan Cup was cancelled this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020/21 season

The team won the treble being declared champions of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and the National T20 Cup. The final against Central Punjab (Quaid-e-Azam Trophy) resulted in a tie, and they were declared joint winners.

2021/22 season

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won their second National T20 Cup by defeating Central Punjab in the final.[4]

References

  1. ^ "PCB unveils new domestic set-up with 'stay at the top' mantra". ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. ^ "Ambitious and competitive 2019-20 domestic cricket season unveiled". Pcb.com.pk. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ "City Cricket Association tournament schedule announced | Press Release". Pcb.com.pk. 10 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa clinch National T20 Cup 2021". The Nation. Retrieved 14 October 2021.


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