Overview

• The 10-team first-class competition runs October 6 to November 26 in a single round-robin, followed by a five-day final from November 29 to December 3.
• Matches will be staged in Abbottabad, Islamabad, Peshawar and Rawalpindi at five named grounds, with the final’s venue to be announced later.
• The participating teams are Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, FATA, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi Blues, Lahore Whites, Multan, Peshawar and Sialkot.
• FATA, Faisalabad, Karachi Blues and Multan earned places by topping the recently concluded Hanif Mohammad Trophy.
• The opening round features defending champions Sialkot against Peshawar at Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in a rematch of last season’s final.