# 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

The 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was a first-class domestic cricket competition that took place in Pakistan from 1 September to 8 December 2018. Following the conclusion of each match, the teams played each other in a List A fixture in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup tournament. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited were the defending champions.
In April 2018, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) won the Patron's Trophy Grade-II tournament to qualify for this years' edition of the competition. ZTBL won their opening fixture of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, against Lahore Blues, by 151 runs.
Prior to the start of the tournament, two players were dropped by their teams. Ahmed Shehzad, captain of Habib Bank Limited (HBL), was left out of HBL's squad after testing positive for the use of a banned substance. Hasan Raza was not selected to play for Pakistan Television, after his alleged involvement in spot-fixing.
During the tournament, the quality of some of the pitches was questioned. This included the fixture between Water and Power Development Authority and Sui Southern Gas Company, which was abandoned on day one due to an unsafe pitch, before it was restarted as a three-day game, and the fixture between Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and Habib Bank Limited, which saw Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited being bowled out for just 35 runs in their first innings.
In Pool A, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, Peshawar, Khan Research Laboratories and Habib Bank Limited all progressed to the Super Eight section of the tournament. They were joined by Sui Southern Gas Corporation, Water and Power Development Authority, Karachi Whites and Lahore Blues from Pool B. The Super Eight fixtures were originally scheduled to take place in Lahore. However, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) moved the matches to Karachi due to bad weather. Meanwhile, Islamabad from Pool A and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited from Pool B were both relegated to the second-tier for the next season.
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines and Habib Bank Limited won their respective Super Eight groups to progress to the final of the tournament. For the first time in several years, the final was not shown live on television. Habib Bank Limited won the tournament, despite the final ending as a draw, after they took a first-innings lead in the match.

## Teams

The following teams are competing in the 2018–19 tournament:
United Bank Limited, who topped Pool B in previous edition of the competition, were disbanded in July 2018. Faisalabad scored only one point in the previous tournament. Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited were promoted from the Patron's Trophy Grade-II tournament to replace them. Multan were added to the teams in this years' tournament.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | NR | Pts |
| Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Peshawar | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Habib Bank Limited | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| National Bank of Pakistan | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| Federally Administered Tribal Areas | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Lahore Whites | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Islamabad | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | NR | Pts |
| Sui Southern Gas Corporation | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| Water and Power Development Authority | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Karachi Whites | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Lahore Blues | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Rawalpindi | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Pakistan Television | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Multan | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |

## Group stage
### Pool A
#### Round 1

* 1–4 September 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Lahore City Cricket Association Ground, Lahore Umpires: Asif Yaqoob and Mohammad Sajid
* Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field.
* 1–4 September 2018 Scorecard
* Peshawar won by 78 runs Khan Research Laboratory Ground, Rawalpindi Umpires: Mohammad Asif and Shozab Raza
* Khan Research Laboratories won the toss and elected to field.
* 1–4 September 2018 Scorecard
* Habib Bank Limited won by 7 wickets Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Rashid Riaz and Nasir Hussain
* Islamabad won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rohail Nazir, Mohammad Arham, Mohammad Nadeem (Islamabad) and Saad Khan (Habib Bank Limited) all made their first-class debuts.
* 1–4 September 2018 Scorecard
* National Bank of Pakistan won by an innings and 57 runs Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad Umpires: Saqib Khan and Farooq Ali Khan
* National Bank of Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

#### Round 2

* 8–11 September 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Lahore City Cricket Association Ground, Lahore Umpires: Majid Hussain and Mohammad Sajid
* Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 3.
* Bilal Anwar (Lahore Whites) made his first-class debut.
* 8–11 September 2018 Scorecard
* Peshawar won by 6 wickets Khan Research Laboratory Ground, Rawalpindi Umpires: Asif Yaqoob and Mohammad Asif
* Habib Bank Limited won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8–11 September 2018 Scorecard
* Khan Research Laboratories won by 10 wickets Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Waseemuddin and Nasir Hussain
* Khan Research Laboratories won the toss and elected to field.
* 8–11 September 2018 Scorecard
* Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won by an innings and 52 runs Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad Umpires: Saqib Khan and Farooq Ali Khan
* Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Round 3

* 15–18 September 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Mohammad Sajid and Sultan Mahmood
* Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field.
* 15–18 September 2018 Scorecard
* Peshawar won by 8 wickets Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Shozab Raza and Waleed Yaqub
* Peshawar won the toss and elected to field.
* Idrees Shah (Peshawar) made his first-class debut.
* 15–18 September 2018 Scorecard
* Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won by an innings and 307 runs Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Mohammad Asif
* Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won the toss and elected to field.
* Rizwan Ali and Samiullah Mehsud (Islamabad) both made their first-class debuts.
* 15–18 September 2018 Scorecard
* Khan Research Laboratories won by 7 wickets Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad Umpires: Saqib Khan and Farooq Ali Khan
* Federally Administered Tribal Areas won the toss and elected to bat.
* Hafidullah and Zulqarnain (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) both made their first-class debuts.

#### Round 4

* 25–28 September 2018 Scorecard
* Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won by an innings and 105 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Sultan Mahmood and Mohammad Asif
* Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won the toss and elected to field.
* 25–28 September 2018 Scorecard
* National Bank won by an innings and 162 runs Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Aaley Haider and Imtiaz Iqbal
* National Bank of Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Zawan Hikmat, Ali Salman and Farmanullah Khan (Islamabad) all made their first-class debuts.
* 25–28 September 2018 Scorecard
* Federally Administered Tribal Areas won by 233 runs Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad Umpires: Saqib Khan and Farooq Ali Khan
* Habib Bank Limited won the toss and elected to field.
* Mohammad Tayyab (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) made his first-class debut.
* 25–28 September 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Lahore City Cricket Association Ground, Lahore Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Shameem Ansari
* Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to bat.
* Afaq Shahid (Lahore Whites) made his first-class debut.

#### Round 5

* 3–6 October 2018 Scorecard
* Lahore Whites won by 1 wicket Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Majid Hussain and Sultan Mahmood
* Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field
* 3–6 October 2018 Scorecard
* Islamabad won by an innings and 160 runs Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Aaley Haider and Zameer Haider
* Federally Administered Tribal Areas won the toss and elected to field.
* Saeed Khan (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) made his first-class debut.
* 3–6 October 2018 Scorecard
* Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won by 202 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Tahir Rasheed
* National Bank of Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* 3–6 October 2018 Scorecard
* Khan Research Laboratories won by 35 runs Khan Research Laboratory Ground, Rawalpindi Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Imtiaz Iqbal
* Habib Bank Limited won the toss and elected to field.
* Sajjad Ali and Abbas Afridi (Habib Bank Limited) both made their first-class debuts.

#### Round 6

* 11–14 October 2018 Scorecard
* Federally Administered Tribal Areas won by 3 wickets Lahore City Cricket Association Ground, Lahore Umpires: Tariq Rasheed and Shameem Ansari
* Federally Administered Tribal Areas won the toss and elected to bat.
* Hayatullah (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) made his first-class debut.
* 11–14 October 2018 Scorecard
* Peshawar won by 5 wickets Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Tahir Shah
* Peshawar won the toss and elected to field.
* Nabi Gul and Mohammad Ilyas (Peshawar) both made their first-class debuts.
* 11–14 October 2018 Scorecard
* Khan Research Laboratories won by 9 wickets Khan Research Laboratory Ground, Rawalpindi Umpires: Aaley Haider and Abdul Muqeet
* National Bank of Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* 11–14 October 2018 Scorecard
* Habib Bank Limited won by 248 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Nasir Hussain
* Habib Bank Limited won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Round 7

* 19–22 October 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Nasir Hussain
* Habib Bank Limited won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19–22 October 2018 Scorecard
* Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won by 10 runs Khan Research Laboratory Ground, Rawalpindi Umpires: Aaley Haider and Ghaffar Kazmi
* Khan Research Laboratories won the toss and elected to field.
* 19–22 October 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Shameem Ansari and Imtiaz Iqbal
* Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field.
* 19–22 October 2018 Scorecard
* Peshawar won by 484 runs Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad Umpires: Abdul Muqeet and Tahir Shah
* Peshawar won the toss and elected to bat.
* Saeedullah, Mohammad Arif, Basit Afridi, Rehmanullah and Abdul Rauf (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) all made their first-class debuts.

### Pool B
#### Round 1

* 1–4 September 2018 Scorecard
* Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited won by 151 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Imran Javed and Faisal Afridi
* Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to field.
* Mohammad Umar (Lahore Blues), Mohammad Ali and Naseem Shah (cricketer)\Naseem Shah (Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited) all made their first-class debuts.
* 1–4 September 2018 Scorecard
* Karachi Whites won by 8 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Tariq Rasheed
* Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to field.
* Kashif Iqbal, Mohammad Umar and Ismail Khan (Karachi Whites) all made their first-class debuts.
* 1–4 September 2018 Scorecard
* Sui Southern Gas Company won by 147 runs Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Abdul Muqeet
* Sui Southern Gas Company won the toss and elected to bat.
* 1–4 September 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Zameer Haider and Tahir Shah
* Multan won the toss and elected to field.
* Mohammad Ali Khan (Multan), Aamer Jamal and Mohammad Hasnain (Pakistan Television) all made their first-class debuts.

#### Round 2

* 8–11 September 2018 Scorecard
* Rawalpindi won by 5 wickets Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi Umpires: Abdul Muqeet and Rashid Riaz
* Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field.
* Tauseeq Shah (Rawalpindi), Anas Mustafa, Mohammad Aamer, Salahuddin and Haris Majeed (Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited) all made their first-class debuts.
* 8–11 September 2018 Scorecard
* Water and Power Development Authority won by 7 wickets Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Tahir Shah and Zameer Haider
* Water and Power Development Authority won the toss and elected to field.
* Saif-ur-Rehman, Ahmar Ashfaq (Multan) and Waqar Malik (Water and Power Development Authority) all made their first-class debuts.
* 8–11 September 2018 Scorecard
* Pakistan Television won by 45 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Imran Javed and Faisal Afridi
* Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to field.
* 8–11 September 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Tariq Rasheed
* Sui Southern Gas Corporation won the toss and elected to field.
* Waleed Ahmed (Karachi Whites) made his first-class debut.

#### Round 3

* 15–18 September 2018 Scorecard
* Karachi Whites won by an innings and 79 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Tariq Rasheed
* Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited won the toss and elected to bat.
* Omair Yousuf and Israr Ahmed (Karachi Whites) both made their first-class debuts.
* 15–18 September 2018 Scorecard
* Rawalpindi won by 10 wickets Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Rashid Riaz
* Pakistan Television won the toss and elected to field.
* 15–18 September 2018 Scorecard
* Multan won by 46 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Zameer Haider and Adnan Rasheed
* Multan won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15–18 September 2018 Scorecard
* Water and Power Development Authority won by an innings and 16 runs Lahore City Cricket Association Ground, Lahore Umpires: Majid Hussain and Faisal Afridi
* Water and Power Development Authority won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mohammad Ilyas and Mohammad Rameez (Lahore Blues) both made their first-class debuts.

#### Round 4

* 25–28 September 2018 Scorecard
* Karachi Whites won by 7 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Mohammad Asif
* Pakistan Television won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25–28 September 2018 Scorecard
* Water and Power Development Authority won by 7 wickets Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi Umpires: Tahir Rasheed and Waleed Yaqub
* Water and Power Development Authority won the toss and elected to field.
* 25–28 September 2018 Scorecard
* Multan won by an innings and 84 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Riazuddin and Adnan Rasheed
* Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited won the toss and elected to bat.
* Aun Abbas, Shahrukh Ali, Mansoor Ali and Haider Ali (Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited) all made their first-class debuts.
* 25–28 September 2018 Scorecard
* Sui Southern Gas Company won by an innings and 85 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Mohammad Sajid and Aslam Bareach
* Sui Southern Gas Corporation won the toss and elected to bat.
* Zubair Malik (Lahore Blues) made his first-class debut.

#### Round 5

* 3–6 October 2018 Scorecard
* Sui Southern Gas Company won by an innings and 46 runs Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Asif Yaqoob and Shameem Ansari
* Pakistan Television won the toss and elected to field first.
* 3–6 October 2018 Scorecard
* Water and Power Development Authority won by 9 wickets Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi Umpires: Aslam Bareach and Waleed Yaqub
* Water and Power Development Authority won the toss and elected to field.
* 3–6 October 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Farooq Ali Khan
* Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field.
* 3–6 October 2018 Scorecard
* Lahore Blues won by 21 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Waseemuddin and Riazuddin
* Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Round 6

* 11–14 October 2018 Scorecard
* Lahore Blues won by 9 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Sultan Mahmood and Khalid Mahmood
* Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field.
* 11–14 October 2018 Scorecard
* Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited won by 9 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Aslam Bareach and Riazuddin
* Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited won the toss and elected to field.
* 11–14 October 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Imtiaz Iqbal and Adnan Rashid
* Sui Southern Gas Corporation won the toss and elected to field.
* 6.1 overs of play took place on day 1 before the match was stopped due to a dangerous pitch and reduced to a three-day game.
* 11–14 October 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Waseemuddin and Waleed Yaqub
* Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to bat.
* Yousuf Babar and Ghulam Rehman (Multan) both made their first-class debuts.

#### Round 7

* 19–22 October 2018 Scorecard
* Lahore Blues won by 172 runs Lahore City Cricket Association Ground, Lahore Umpires: Majid Hussain and Waseemuddin
* Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to field.
* Tauseeq Ahmed (Karachi Whites) made his first-class debut.
* 19–22 October 2018 Scorecard
* Rawalpindi won by 5 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Aslam Bareach and Adnan Rashid
* Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field.
* 19–22 October 2018 Scorecard
* Pakistan Television won by 3 wickets Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Farooq Ali Khan and Riazuddin
* Pakistan Television won the toss and elected to field.
* Arshad Iqbal (Water and Power Development Authority) made his first-class debut.
* 19–22 October 2018 Scorecard
* Sui Southern Gas Company won by an innings and 87 runs Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Tahir Rasheed
* Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited won the toss and elected to bat.

## Super Eight

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
| Sui Northern Gas Pipelines | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Water and Power Development Authority | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Lahore Blues | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
| Habib Bank Limited | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| Sui Southern Gas Corporation | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Peshawar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Karachi Whites | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

### Group 1

* 7–10 November 2018 Scorecard
* Khan Research Laboratories won by 141 runs National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Imran Javed and Riazuddin
* Khan Research Laboratories won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7–10 November 2018 Scorecard
* Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won by 76 runs State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Tahir Rasheed
* Water and Power Development Authority won the toss and elected to field.
* Muhammad Musa (Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 November 2018 Scorecard
* Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won by an innings and 28 runs National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Mohammad Sajid and Tahir Rasheed
* Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to bat.
* Hasan Qadeer, Ahmed Akram and Zia Shahzad (Lahore Blues) all made their first-class debuts.
* 13–16 November 2018 Scorecard
* Water and Power Development Authority won by an innings and 24 runs State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Aaley Haider and Waleed Yaqub
* Khan Research Laboratories won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19–22 November 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Aaley Haider and Khalid Mahmood
* Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won the toss and elected to field.
* Shayan Sheikh (Khan Research Laboratories) made his first-class debut.
* 19–22 November 2018 Scorecard
* Water and Power Development Authority won by 5 wickets National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Riazuddin and Shameem Ansari
* Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to bat.

### Group 2

* 7–10 November 2018 Scorecard
* Sui Southern Gas Company won by 108 runs Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Shameem Ansari and Imtiaz Iqbal
* Peshawar won the toss and elected to field.
* Umer Khan (Sui Southern Gas Company) made his first-class debut.
* 7–10 November 2018 Scorecard
* Habib Bank Limited won by 9 wickets United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Waleed Yaqub
* Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13–16 November 2018 Scorecard
* Peshawar won by 81 runs Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Zameer Haider and Faisal Afridi
* Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to field.
* Akmal Khan (Peshawar) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 November 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Imtiaz Iqbal
* Sui Southern Gas Corporation won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19–22 November 2018 Scorecard
* Sui Southern Gas Company won by an innings and 125 runs Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Faisal Afridi
* Sui Southern Gas Corporation won the toss and elected to field.
* 19–22 November 2018 Scorecard
* Habib Bank Limited won by 9 wickets United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Imran Javed and Zameer Haider
* Habib Bank Limited won the toss and elected to field.

## Final

* 4–8 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn (Habib Bank Limited won on 1st innings lead) United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Mohammad Asif Player of the match: Umar Akmal (Habib Bank Limited)
* Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won the toss and elected to bat.