2003–04 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Cricket tournament
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The 2003–04 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was one of two first-class domestic cricket competitions held in Pakistan during the 2003–04 season.[1] It was contested by nine regional association teams and organised as a single round-robin league of four-day matches.[2]
| Dates | 9 February 2004 – 15 April 2004 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Host |  Pakistan |
| Champions | Faisalabad (1st title) |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 36 |
| Most runs | Shoaib Khan (774) |
| Most wickets | Zahid Saeed (48) |
| Official website | www.pcb.com.pk |
Faisalabad won the trophy for the first time, finishing top of the championship table with 45 points, ahead of Sialkot on 33.[3][4] Shoaib Khan of Peshawar was the tournament's leading run-scorer with 774 runs, while Zahid Saeed of Sialkot took 48 wickets, the most in the competition.[5]
League stage
All nine teams played one another once. However, for the purpose of deciding the championship, points gained against Hyderabad and Quetta did not count towards the championship table.[4] The complete league table is shown below, along with each team's championship points total.[6]
| Team | Pld | W | WLF | L | DWF | DLF | ND | A | Pts | Championship pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faisalabad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 45 |
| Sialkot | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| Karachi | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 30 |
| Peshawar | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 18 |
| Lahore | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 |
| Multan | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 |
| Rawalpindi | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| Quetta | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Hyderabad | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
- Win = 9 points
- Win having trailed on first innings = 6 points
- Draw having led on first innings = 3 points
- Loss, draw having trailed on first innings, or draw with no result based on the first innings = 0 points