2013–14 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2013–14

Administrator(s)	Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket format	First Class
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and Final
Host(s)	Pakistan
Champions	Rawalpindi (1st title)
Participants	14
Matches played	61
Official website	www.pcb.com.pk

The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is a first-class cricket tournament in Pakistan. 14 teams competed in the 2013-14 season Tournament, which began October 23, 2013. Rawalpindi won the title for the first time defeating Islamabad in the final.

Format

In 2012-13 season of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Fourteen regional teams are divided in two Groups. The top four teams from each group will proceed to the Super League of the tournament and remaining six teams will proceed to Plate League. The Super League consist of two groups A and B. The Top Teams of each group from Super League will qualify for the Final. Plate League consists two pools A and B. The Top Teams of each Pool will qualify for the Plate League Final.

The Plate League consists of the bottom three teams from each group of the groups stage who fail to qualify for the Supper League. The teams are split into two pools, Pool A and B. Pool A will consist of the 5th and 7th position teams form Group I and 6th position team form Group II. Pool B will consist of the 5th and 7th position teams form Group II and 6th position team form Group I.

The Super League consists of the top four teams from each group of the groups stage. The teams are split into two groups, Groups A and B. Group A will consist of the top 2 teams from Groups I and 3rd and 4th position teams form Group II. Group B will consist of the top two teams from Groups II and 3rd and 4th position teams form Group I.

The new regional teams are allowed to recruit five players from the old department sides, of whom four can be part of the playing XI. In a bid to give bowlers exposure to internationally recognized cricket balls, the board has also made the use of Kookaburra balls mandatory for the tournament.

Points Allocation

Points in the Group stage, Six Bottom stage and Super Eight stage are currently awarded as follows:

Match win

• Outright win - 9
• 1st innings tie - 6
• 1st Innings loss - 6

Match Tie

• 1st Innings lead - 5
• 1st Innings loss - 2

Match Draw

• 1st innings win - 3
• 1st innings tie - 2
• 1st innings loss - 0

Abandoned Match

• Abandoned without any play - 0
• No Decision on 1st innings - 0

Order in the table:

• Total points
• Match Won
• Fewest Match Lost

Location and stadia

Sialkot

Lahore Ravi
Lahore Shalimar

Faisalabad

Karachi Blues
Karachi Whites

Rawalpindi

Islamabad

Multan

Peshawar

Hyderabad

Quetta

Bahawalpur

Abbottabad

Venue of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2013–14

Fixtures and Results

Group Stage

Group I

Points Table Source:Cricinfo

Group II

Points Table Source:Cricinfo

Six Bottom Teams

Pool A

Points Table Source:Cricinfo

Pool B

Points Table Source:Cricinfo

Super Eight

Group A

Points Table Source:Cricinfo

Group B

Points Table Source:Cricinfo

Final

References

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy seasons
1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20