Balochistan cricket team

Balochistan cricket team is a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing Balochistan province. It competes in domestic first-class, List A and T20 cricket competitions, namely the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup. The team is operated by the Balochistan Cricket Association.

Balochistan cricket team
Personnel
Captain Imam Ul Haq
Coach Faisal Iqbal
OwnerBalochistan Cricket Association
Team information
Colours  Grey   Orange
Founded2019 (2019)
Home groundBugti Stadium, Quetta
Secondary home ground(s)Gwadar Stadium, Gwadar
History
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy wins0
Pakistan Cup wins0
National T20 Cup wins0

History

A new Balochistan team was one of the six teams introduced as a part of the restructure of domestic cricket announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 31 August 2019.[1]

Former Balochistan Teams (Defunct): Historically, the Balochistan province fielded a team by the same name in 1954 which played its inaugural season in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1954. Since, then a team from Balochistan has sporadically played in the Pakistani domestic circuit with various iterations, including a 'Rest of Balochistan' and a "North West Frontier Province and Balochistan".[2] These former teams are all defunct and are not related to the current Balochistan cricket team.

2019/20 Season

Balochistan finished in sixth and second 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 finished in fourth, sixth and sixth place respectively, in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and the National T20 Cup.

Structure

As of 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.

  • Tier 1: Balochistan
  • Tier 2: Quetta, Pishin, Sibi, Noshki, Killa Abdullah, Naseerabad, Loralai, Gwadar, Panjgur, Turbat, Khuzdar, Jaffarabad & Lasbela.
  • Tier 3: Various Clubs & Schools.

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Akbar-ur-Rehman (1983-09-14) 14 September 1983Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Ayaz Tasawwar (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Imran Farhat (1982-05-20) 20 May 1982Left-handedRight-arm leg break
Ali Waqas (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989Left-handedRight-arm off break
Abdul Bangalzai (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003Right-handed
Taimur Ali (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991Right-handedRight-arm off break
Azeem Ghumman (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Haris Sohail (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Awais Zia (1986-09-01) 1 September 1986Left-handedRight-arm off break
Imran Butt (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995Right-handed
Imam-ul-Haq (1995-12-22) 22 December 1995Left-handedCaptain
Sohail Akhtar (1986-03-02) 2 March 1986Right-handedRight-arm mediumon loan from Northern
Abdullah Shafique (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999Right-handedRight-arm off breakon loan from Central Punjab
Wicket-keeper
Bismillah Khan (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990Right-handed
Hidayatullah (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000
Spin Bowlers
Kashif Bhatti (1986-07-25) 25 July 1986Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Jalat Khan (1986-02-03) 3 February 1986Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Raza-ul-Hasan (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987Right-handedRight-arm off break
Yasir Shah (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986Right-handedRight-arm leg breakVice-Captain
Pace Bowlers
Taj Wali (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Umaid Asif (1984-04-30) 30 April 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Amad Butt (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast
Khurram Shahzad (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
Gohar Faiz (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Junaid Khan (1989-12-24) 24 December 1989Right-handedLeft-arm fast

See also

References

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