Central Punjab cricket team
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| Personnel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Babar Azam | ||
| Coach | Akram Raza | ||
| Owner | Central Punjab Cricket Association | ||
| Team information | |||
| Colors | Blue Orange | ||
| Founded | 2019 | ||
| Dissolved | 2023 | ||
| Home ground | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | ||
| Secondary home ground(s) | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | ||
| History | |||
| Quaid-e-Azam Trophy wins | 2 (2019/20 & 2020/21) | ||
| Pakistan Cup wins | 1 (2022/23) | ||
| National T20 Cup wins | 0 | ||
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Central Punjab was a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing the northern and central parts of the Punjab province. It competed in domestic first-class, List A and T20 cricket competitions, namely the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup. The team was operated by the Central Punjab Cricket Association.
2019/20 season
The team was introduced as a part of a new domestic structure introduced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 31 August 2019.[1] On 3 September 2019, PCB confirmed the inaugural squad for the team.[2] Babar Azam was announced as the captain of the team.[3]
Central Punjab won the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, defeating Northern by an innings and 16 runs in the final.[4] The team was eliminated in the group stage of the National T20 Cup. The Pakistan Cup was cancelled this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020/21 season
The team came back from a bad start in defence of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy to win five successive matches and reach the final. The final against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa resulted in a tie, and they were declared joint winners. The team again struggled in the limited overs formats, finishing in fourth and fifth place respectively in the Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup.
