PCB unveils schedule of Pentangular Cup

E-Paper | June 10, 2026

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced the schedule of the Cool & Cool presents Haier Pentangular One-day Cup which begins from Wednesday here at the National Stadium.

The tournament was originally planned to be played in Multan before the PCB was forced to shift it because of the prevailing foggy weather which has engulfed most the Punjab.

As per the original itinerary, the competition opens with Sindh Knights taking on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Fighters in the day/night fixture from 1:00pm onwards. The other participating outfits are Punjab Badshahs, Balochistan Warriors and Federal United.

The organisers have decided to give the event a break next Sunday (Jan 4) because of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi celebrations.

After 10 preliminary round matches, the tournament winds up on Jan 11 with the final between the top two teams in the standings.

Schedule:

Dec 31: Sindh Knights vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Fighters (Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Shozab Raza; TV umpire: Ahmed Shahab; reserve umpire: Qaiser Waheed; match referee: Anwer Khan; scorers: Syed Imran Ali, official; Mohammad Ahsan, media).

Jan 1: Punjab Badshahs vs Balochistan Warriors (Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Ahmed Shahab; TV umpire: Ghaffar Kazmi; reserve umpire: Sajid Afridi; match referee: Anwer Khan; scorers: Salman Hussain Kazmi, official; Wasim Abbas, media).

Jan 2: Sindh Knights vs Federal United (Umpires: Tahir Hussain and Qaiser Waheed; TV umpire: Ahsan Raza; reserve umpire: Shozab Raza; match referee: Anwer Khan; scorers: Syed Imran Ali, official; Tariq Noor, media).

Jan 3: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Fighters vs Balochistan Warriors (Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Ghaffar Kazmi; TV umpire: Sajid Afridi; reserve umpire: Tahir Hussain; match referee; Musaddeq Rasool Khan; scorers: Mohammad Ahsan, official; Salman Siddiqui, media).

Jan 4: Rest Day.

Jan 5: Punjab Badshahs vs Federal United (Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Asif Yaqoob; TV umpire: Shozab Raza; reserve umpire: Qaiser Waheed; match referee: Musaddeq Rasool Khan; scorers: Salman Hussain Kazmi, official; Ubaid Ahmed, media).

Jan 6: Sindh Knights vs Balochistan Warriors (Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Sajid Afridi; TV umpire: Tahir Hussain; reserve umpire: Khalid Mahmood; match referee: Musaddeq Rasool Khan; scorers: Syed Imran Ali, official; Mohammad Ahsan, media).

Jan 7: Punjab Badshahs vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Fighters (Umpires: Shozab Raza and Qaiser Waheed; TV umpire: Ahsan Raza; reserve umpire: Asif Yaqoob; match referee: Musaddeq Rasool Khan; scorers: Salman Hussain Kazmi, official; Syed Imran Ali, media).

Jan 8: Balochistan Warriors vs Federal United (Umpires: Tahir Hussain and Sajid Afridi; TV umpire: Khalid Mahmood; reserve umpire: Ghaffar Kazmi; match referee: Mohammad Anees; scorers: Mohammad Ahsan, official, Salman Hussain Kazmi, media).

Jan 9: Sindh Knights vs Punjab Badshahs (Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Shozab Raza; TV umpire: Qaiser Abbas; reserve umpire: Asif Yaqoob; match referee: Mohammad Anees; scorers: Syed Imran Ali, official; Wasim Abbas, media).

Jan 10: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Fighters vs Federal United (Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Ghaffar Kazmi, TV umpire: Tahir Hussain, reserve umpire: Sajid Afridi, match referee: Mohammad Anees; scorers: Salman Hussain Kazmi, official; Mohammad Ahsan, media).

Jan 11: Final.

Published in Dawn, December 29th, 2014

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Faruq

Dec 29, 2014 11:01am

Hope to see Junaid bowl again. He could prove very useful in the World Cup

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Noman

Dec 29, 2014 12:24pm

@Faruq A.o.A, do you know way of getting tickets for these schedules?

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Ali Vaqar Awan

Dec 30, 2014 11:26am

These matches should have taken well before 7th January as it would have helped Pakistan Cricket team to select 15 member squad. At least this tournament will help our players to keep match fit. These type of ODI tournament Pakistan needs to hold more often teams based on this format.

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optimist

Dec 31, 2014 12:21am

Both Shoaib malik and Kamran Akmal have been tried many times and they have failed as many times. I did hear about a lobby working behind the scene to include these two but I didn't believe it. It will be a disaster if these two are included plus Bilawal Bhutto has been a total failure, he has the worst bowling average in the country. I also heard that Fawad Alam will be sidelined otherwise Shoaib malik cannot find a place in the eleven.

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