After a series of logistical and administrative challenges, the 68th edition of Pakistan’s most prestigious first-class competition, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, is set to begin today, with all squads now finalized.
The tournament will be staged across four cities and five venues, marking the start of another chapter in the country’s storied red-ball tradition.
Ten regional teams will compete for domestic supremacy over a 46-match season. Finalizing the squads was the last major hurdle ahead of the opening round, and with that now resolved, attention can shift back to the cricket itself. All ten teams have the option to include players returning from national duty or selected from the reserves, provided they are available. Each playing XI must also feature at least one U21 cricketer in every round.
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025–26: Complete Squads
Abbottabad
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Main Squad | Fakhar Zaman (C), Khalid Usman (VC), Ahmed Khan, Aqib Khan, Israr Hussain, Khayam Khan (WK), Mehrooz Rasheed, Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Bilal, Mohammad Suleman (Guest), Muhammad Arif, Shahnawaz Dahani (Guest), Shahzaib Khan (U21), Umair Badshah, Yasir Khan (Guest) |
| National Duty | Kamran Ghulam |
| Reserves | Adil Naz, Aftab Ahmed, Shujah Zaheer (U21), Mansoor Ali, Mohsin Junaid, Muhammad Riaz Ullah, Shahab Khan, Zain Ishaq |
Bahawalpur
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Main Squad | Saifullah Bangash (C, WK, Guest), Muhammad Imran Randhawa (VC), Ali Hamza Waseem, Gulfam Aziz, Mehran Sanwal, Mohammad Alamgir, Mohammad Ammar (U21), Mohammad Azab, Mohammad Faizan Zafar, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Shahriyar, Mubasir Khan (Guest), Rana Burhan Basharat, Saad Khan (Guest), Salman Hassan |
| Reserves | Ali Afzal, Ali Shabbir (U21), Khaqan Bashir, Mohammad Akram, Mohammad Sudais, Mohammad Umair, Mohammad Younis, Zaman Khan (Guest) |
Faisalabad
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Main Squad | Muhammad Irfan Khan (C), Faheem Ashraf (VC), Abdul Samad, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Ali Shan (WK), Asad Raza, Asim Ali Nasir, Atiq-ur-Rehman, Faham-ul-Haq (U21), Hasan Raza (Guest), Mudassar Zunair, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Sameer Saqib, Shehzad Gul, Taimur Khan |
| National Duty | Khurram Shahzad |
| Reserves | Abdullah Zubair, Ali Asfand (U21), Ibtisam ur Rehman (U21), Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Saqib, Raees Ahmed, Shahid Ali, Umar Ali |
FATA
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Main Squad | Khushdil Shah (C), Muhammad Sarwar Afridi (VC), Akif Javed, Haseebullah (Guest), Hayatullah, Mohammad Farooq (U21), Mohammad Naeem, Mohammad Usman, Mohammad Waseem Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Rehan Afridi (WK), Salman Khan, Sameen Gul, Shahid Aziz, Zahid Mehmood (Guest) |
| National Duty | Asif Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi |
| Reserves | Adnan Khan, Afaq Afridi, Arshadullah, Haroon Sadaqat, Jamshaid Khan, Khyal Maan, Muhammad Tauqeer, Sirajuddin, Usama Ahmed |
Islamabad
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Main Squad | Hasan Nawaz (C), Abdul Faseeh (Guest), Faizan Riaz, Hammad Saddique, Haris Rauf, Jawad Ali (Guest), Kaleem Dil, Mohammad Hammad Khan, Mohammad Nawaz (Guest), Musa Khan, Nusratullah, Raja Hamza Waheed (U21), Sarmad Bhatti, Shamyl Hussain (U21), Shayan Shaikh |
| National Duty | Rohail Nazir |
| Reserves | Farmanullah Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Mohammad Qaiser, Murtaza Jamal, Naseerullah Khan, Rizwan Ali, Salman Khan, Shahid Islam (U21) |
Karachi Blues
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Main Squad | Rameez Aziz (C), Mir Hamza (VC), Abdullah Fazal, Danish Aziz, Fahad Amin (U21), Haroon Arshad (U21), Mohammad Asghar, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Muhammad Umar, Mustaq Ahmad (Guest), Omair Bin Yuosuf, Saad Baig (U21, Guest, WK), Saim Ayub, Saqib Khan, Usman Khan |
| National Duty | Abrar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood |
| Reserves | Arif Yaqoob, Asadullah Hamza, Ashiq Ali, Fawad Alam, Maaz Khurram Amin, Mohammad Hamza Sohail, Mohammad Tariq Khan, Mohammad Usman Rahim, Sarfaraz Ahmed |
Lahore Whites
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Main Squad | Saad Naseem (C), Abid Ali, Ahmad Bashir, Ali Zaryab Asif, Attyab Ahmed, Haseeb-ur-Rehman, Hussain Talat, Junaid Ali, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rameez Jnr, Mohammad Salman, Naseem Shah, Tayyab Tahir, Ubaid Shah (U21), Umar Siddiq (Guest) |
| National Duty | Aamir Jamal, Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha |
| Reserves | Asadullah, Ahmed Daniyal, Hasan Rizwan, Imran Dogar, Mohammad Ahsan, Mohammad Faiq, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Mohib Bhatti, Muhammad Akhlaq, Obaid Shahid, Qasim Akram (Guest), Shehbaz Javed, Usama Tariq |
Multan
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Main Squad | Zain Abbas (C), Sharoon Siraj (VC), Aamer Yamin (fitness pending), Ahmer Ashfaq, Ali Usman, Arafat Minhas, Bismillah Khan (WK, Guest), Hasan Hafeez, Imran Butt (Guest), Imran Rafiq, Kashif Ali (Guest), Mohammad Ismail (U21), Mohammad Shan (U21), Muhammad Shahzad, Waqar Hussain |
| National Duty | Faisal Akram, Imam-ul-Haq |
| Reserves | Abdul Rehman Muzammil, Ghulam Haider, Huzaif Ayub, Jamshaid Bhatti, Saim Ayyaz, Tahir Hussain, Uzair Mumtaz, Zeeshan Ashraf |
Peshawar
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Main Squad | Abbas Ali, Adil Amin, Azam Khan, Israrullah, Khalid Shah, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Abuzar, Mohammad Irfan (U21), Muhammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Haris (WK), Nabi Gul, Najab Khan (U21), Niaz Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Sufyan Moqim (Guest), Waqar Ahmed |
| National Duty | Mohammad Rizwan (C), Sajid Khan (VC) |
| Reserves | Afkar Durrani (U21), Fazal Haq, Mohammad Farhan, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Mohammad Mohsin Khan, Mohammad Zulkifal, Taj Wali, Zubair Khan |
Sialkot
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Main Squad | Amad Butt (C), Aashar Mehmood, Afzaal Manzoor (U21, WK), Ahmed Hasan (U21), Ayaz Tasawar, Azan Awais, Mehran Mumtaz (Guest), Mohammad Abdul Rehman, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Husnain Khan, Mohammad Waleed, Mohsin Riaz, Shoaib Akhtar |
| National Duty | Abdullah Shafique, Hasan Ali |
| Reserves | Ali Afzal (U21), Ali Raza (U21, fitness pending), Athar Mehmood, Awais Ali (U21), Hamza Nazar, Khawaja Arham, Mirza Tahir Baig, Shahzaib Bhatti, Usama Mir (from second round) |
With multiple international stars in action, a new wave of U21 talent breaking through, and several fixtures set to be streamed live, the 2025–26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy promises to be one of the most competitive and widely followed domestic red-ball seasons in recent memory.
