LAHORE, July 8: The revamped domestic season gets under way from Friday with the Inter-district under-19 tournament with nine regions being introduced with a total of 189 two-day matches.

The regions are Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Hyderabad, Multan, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.

Following is the region-wise schedule of under-19 tournament

QUETTA REGION:

Group ‘A’: Quetta, Killa Abdullah, Turbat, Loralai and Kalat.

Group ‘B’: Chaghi, Naseerabad, Sibi and Pishin.

July 11-12: Quetta v Killa Abdullah, Turbat v Lorala, Chaghi v Naseerabad, Sibi v Pishin.

July 14-15: Quetta v Loralai, Kalat v Turbat, Chaghi v Pishin, Naseerabad v Sibi.

July 17-18: Turbat v Killa Abdullah, Kalat v Loralai, Sibi v Chaghi, Naseerabad v Pishin.

July 20-21: Quetta v Turbat, Kalat v Killa Abdullah.

July 23-24: Quetta v Kalat, Loralai v Killa Abdullah.

July 27-28: Winners of Group ‘A’ v Winners of Group ‘B’ Quetta.

KARACHI REGION:

Seven zones:

July 11-12: Zone-I v Zone-II, Zone-III v Zone-IV, Zone -V v Zone-VI.

July 14-15: Zone-I v Zone-III, Zone-II v  Zone-IV, Zone-V v Zone-VII.

July 17-18: Zone-I v Zone-IV, Zone-II v Zone-III, Zone-VI v Zone-VII.

July 20-21: Zone-I v Zone-V, Zone-II v  Zone-VII, Zone-III v Zone-VI.

July 23-24: Zone-I v Zone-VI, Zone-II v Zone-V, Zone-IV v Zone-VII.

July 26-27: Zone-I v Zone-V, Zone-III v Zone-V, Zone-IV v Zone-VI.

July 29-30: Zone-V v Zone-IV, Zone-II v Zone-VI, Zone-III v Zone-VII.

HYDERABAD REGION:

Group ‘A’: Larkana, Sukkur, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Nawabshah and Khairpur.

Group ‘B’: Thatta, Badin, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Dadu and Sanghar.

July 11-12: Larkana v Sukkur, Shikarpur v Jacobabad, Nawabshah v Khairpur, Thatta v Badin, Hyderabad v Mirpurkhas, Dadu v Sanghar.

July 14-15: Larkana v Jacobabad, Nawabshah v Sukkur, Shikarpur v Khairpur, Hyderabad v Dadu, Mirpurkhas v Badin, Thatta v Sanghar.

July 17-18: Jacobabad v Khairpur, Nawabshah v Larkana, Shikarpur v Sukkur, Hyderabad v Sanghar, Thatta v Mirpurkhas, Dadu v Badin.

July 20-21:Shikarpur v Shikarpur, Sukkur v Khairpur, Nawabshah v Jacobabad, Thatta v Dadu, Hyderabad v Badin, Mirpurkhas v Sanghar.

July 23-24: Sukkur v Jacobabad, Shikarpur v  Nawabshah, Larkana v Khairpur, Thatta v Hyderabad, Badin v Sanghar, Mirpurkhas v Dadu.

July 27-28: Winners of Group ‘A’ v Winners of Group ‘B’.

MULTAN REGION:

Group ‘A’: Rahimyar Khan, Rajanpur, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan and Muzaffargarh.

Group ‘B’: Multan, Bahawalnagar, Sahiwal, Vehari, Okara and Khanewal.

July 11-12: Rahimyar Khan v Rajanpur, Bahawalpur v Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan v Bahawalnagar, Vehari v Sahiwal, Okara v Khanewal.

July 14-15: Rahimyar Khan v Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur v Muzaffargarh, Multan v Vehari, Okara v Bahawalnagar.

July 17-18: Rahimyar Khan v Bahawalpur, Muzaffargarh v Rajanpur, Sahiwal v Multan; Bahawalnagar v Khanewal, Vehari v Okara.

July 20-21: Bahawalpur v Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh v

Dera Ghazi Khan, Okara v Multan; Bahawalnagar v

Sahiwal; Vehari v Khanewal.

July 23-24: Muzaffargarh v Rahimyar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan v Rajanpur, Multan v Khanewal, Sahiwal v Okara, Bahawalnagar v Vehari.

July 27-28: Winners of Group ‘A’ v Winners of Group ‘B’.

FAISALABAD REGION:

Teams: Faisalabad, Sargodha, Mianwali, Jhang, Bhakkar and Kasur.

July 11-12: Faisalabad v Sargodha, Jhang v Mianwali, Bhakkar v Kasur.

July 14-15: Faisalabad v Mianwali, Sargodha v Bhakhar, Jhang v Kasur.

July 17-18: Faisalabad v Bhakkar, Sargodha v Jhang, Mianwali v Kasur.

July 20-21: Jhang v Faisalabad, Sargodha v Kasur, Mianwali v Bhakkar.

July 23-24: Faisalabad v Kasur, Sargodha v Mianwali, Jhang v Bhakkar.

SIALKOT  REGION:

Teams: Sialkot, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafizabad and Mandi Bahauddin.

July 11-12: Sialkot v Sheikhupura, Gujrat v Gujranwala, Hafizabad v Mandi  Bahauddin.

July 14-15: Gujranwala v Sialkot,  Sheikhupura v Hafizabad; Gujrat v Mandi Bahauddin.

July 17-18: Sialkot v Mandi Bahauddin, Sheikhupura v Gujranwala, Gujrat v Hafizabad.

July 20-21: Sialkot v Hafizabad, Sheikhupura v Gujrat, Gujranwala v Mandi Bahauddin.

July 23-24: Sialkot v Gujrat, Sheikhupura v  Mandi Bahauddin, Gujranwala v Hafizabad.

LAHORE REGION:

Six zonal teams. Two teams per each zone.

July 11-12: East Zone-W v East Zone-B, West Zone-W v West Zone-B, North Zone-W v North-B.

July 14-15: East Zone-W v West Zone-W, East Zone-B v North Zone-B, North Zone-W v North Zone-B.

July 17-18: East Zone-W v West Zone-B, East Zone-B v North Zone-W, North Zone-B v West Zone-W.

July 20-21: East Zone-W v North Zone-B, East Zone-B v

West Zone-B, West Zone-W v North Zone-W.

July 23-24: East Zone-W v North Zone-W, East Zone-B v West Zone-W, West Zone-B v North Zone-B.

RAWALPINDI REGION:

Teams: Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Azad Jammu Kashmir, Jehlum, Attock and Chakwal.

July 11-12: Rawalpindi v Islamabad, Azad Jammu Kashmir v  Jhelum, Attock v Chakwal.

July 14-15: Rawalpindi v Azad Jammu Kashmir, Islamabad v Chakwal, Jhelum v Attock.

July 17-18: Rawalpindi v Attock, Islamabad v  Azad Jammu Kashmir, Jhelum v Chakwal.

July 20-21: Rawalpindi v Jhelum; Islamabad v Attock, Azad Jammu Kashmir v Chakwal.

July 23-24: Rawalpindi v Chakwal, Jhelum v Islamabad, Azad Jammu Kashmir v Attock.

PESHAWAR REGION:

Group ‘A: Peshawar, Swabi, Fata, Manshera and Chitral.

Group ‘B’: Dera Ismail Khan, Nowshera, Kohat, Bannu and Charsadda.

Group ‘C’: Swat, Mardan, Abbottabad, Haripur and Northern Areas.

July 11-12: Peshawar v Swabi, Fata v Mansehra, Dera Ismail Khan v Nowshera, Kohat v Bannu, Swat v Mardan, Abbottabad v Haripur.

July 14-15: Peshawar v Fata, Manshera v Chitral, Bannu v Nowshera, Dera Ismail Khan v Charsadda, Abbotabad v Northern Areas, Haripur v  Swat.

July 17-18: Peshawar v Manshera, Chitral v Swabi, Dera Ismail Khan v Bannu, Kohat v Charsadda, Abbottabad v Mardan, Northern Areas v Haripur.

July 20-21: Fata v Chitral, Manshera v Swabi, Kohat v Nowshera, Bannu v Charsadda; Abbottabad v Swat, Northern Areas v Mardan.

July 23-24: Peshawar v Chitral, Fata v Swabi, Charsadda v Nowshera, Dera Ismail Khan v Kohat, Northern Areas v Swat, Haripur v Mardan.

July 26-27: Positional matches, Peshawar.

July 29-30: Positional matches, Peshawar.

Aug 1-2: Positional matches, Peshawar.

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