Overview
- The Pakistan Cricket Board released the full President’s Trophy Grade‑I schedule and team rosters on Thursday, and the eight‑team, 28‑match round‑robin will run from September 12 to October 28.
- Each side will play seven four‑day matches in a single league with the top two meeting in a five‑day final scheduled for October 24–28 at a venue that the PCB has not yet announced.
- Opening‑round fixtures are fixed across four host cities with Ghani Glass v KRL at Imran Khan Stadium in Peshawar, MIT Solutions v Kingsmen Academy in Abbottabad, PTV v OGDCL in Islamabad and SBP v SNGPL in Rawalpindi.
- Promoted sides MIT Solutions and Kingsmen Academy will make their first‑class debuts this season, a move that expands playing opportunities and raises the stakes for selection among domestic players.
- Departmental squads include current internationals and named captains such as Noman Ali (Ghani Glass), Iftikhar Ahmed (KRL) and Shan Masood (SNGPL), and the PCB said three‑day, non‑first‑class Grade‑II Gold and Silver events will start in the third week of September with details to follow.