LAHORE: The President’s Trophy Grade-II three-day non-first-class tournament will be played in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 12 to June 11, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday.

The departments’ event, returning to the national circuit after the 2018-2019 season, will include 24 sides, which have been equally divided into four pools. Table toppers will progress to the semi-finals, with the winners qualifying for the final, the board said in a press release.

The two semi-finals will be played from June 3 to June 5, with the final from June 8 to June 11. Venues of the three matches will be confirmed in due course.

Pools:

Pool ‘A’: Ahmad Glass, Income Tax, Khayaban-e-Amin, Pakistan Railways, Service Industries, TARA Group

Pool ‘B’: Haidery Traders, JJ’s Consultancy Group, Karwan CC, MIT Solutions, Pak-Saudi International, Sabir’s Poultry

Pool ‘C’ (Islamabad/Rawalpindi): Capital Development Authority, JDW Sugar Mills Ltd, OGDCL, Omar Associates, Pakistan Army, and Pakistan Air Force

Pool ‘D’: Azlaan Traders, Eshaal Associates, Ghani Institute, MAQ Group, Pakistan Navy, Sardar Group

Published in Dawn, May 11th, 2024