Misplaced Pages

2014–15 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Dates	12 October 2014 (2014-10-12) – 26 December 2014 (2014-12-26)
Administrator(s)	Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Gold: round-robin and final; Silver: two round-robin groups and knockout
Host(s)	Pakistan
Champions	SNGPL (2nd title)
Participants	26 (Gold: 12, Silver: 14)
Matches	116 (Gold: 67, Silver: 49)
Official website	www.pcb.com.pk
← 2013–142015–16 →

The 2014–15 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was the 57th edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the premier domestic first-class cricket competition in Pakistan. It was contested by 26 teams representing 14 regional associations and 12 departments.

The Pakistan Cricket Board made major changes to the structure of the domestic first-class competitions for the 2014–15 season. For the first time in three years, all teams competed in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, which was split into two divisions – named as the Gold and Silver leagues; the departments had competed in their own President's Trophy for the previous two seasons. There was also a change to the ball, with Pakistan's Gray's of Cambridge replacing Kookaburra as the competition's supplier.

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) won the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy for second time, defeating National Bank of Pakistan in the final after the match resulted in a draw; SNGPL had been set a nominal target of 208 runs to win late on the final day, but had amassed a 301 run lead in the first innings to secure the title.

Format

The structure of the domestic first-class cricket in Pakistan changed significantly for the 2014–15 season, with both regional associations and departments competing in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy for the first time since 2011–12. The format of the competition also changed, reintroducing a two tier Gold and Silver League system with promotion and relegation.

The top six associations and departments from the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and President's Trophy in 2013–14 were placed in the Gold League, and the remaining eight associations and six departments were placed in the Silver League. The Gold League was a played as a single round-robin group with a final contested between the two top teams at the end of the season. Teams in the Silver League were divided into two round-robin groups, with the leading four from each advancing to a knockout phase to determine the winner.

Promotions and relegations were rendered moot as the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy underwent further restructuring prior to the 2015–16 season.

Gold League

Group stage

 (Q)  The top two teams advanced to the final
 (R)  The lowest ranked region and department would have been relegated to the Silver League for the following season

• Win by an innings = 10 points
• Win having led on first innings = 9 points
• Win having tied or trailed on first innings = 6 points
• Tie having led on first innings = 5 points
• Draw having led on first innings = 3 points
• Draw having tied on first innings, or tie having trailed on first innings = 2 points
• Draw with no result on first innings, or abandoned without a ball bowled = 1 point
• Loss, or draw having trailed on first innings = 0 points

Final

• Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won the toss and elected to bat.

Silver League

Group stage

 (Q)  The top four teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage

• Win by an innings = 10 points
• Win having led on first innings = 9 points
• Win having tied or trailed on first innings = 6 points
• Tie having led on first innings = 5 points
• Draw having led on first innings = 3 points
• Draw having tied on first innings, or tie having trailed on first innings = 2 points
• Draw with no result on first innings, or abandoned without a ball bowled = 1 point
• Loss, or draw having trailed on first innings = 0 points

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

• Pakistan Airlines won the toss and elected to field.

• Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to field.

• State Bank of Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

• Sui Southern Gas Company won the toss and elected to bat.

Semi-finals

• State Bank of Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

• Sui Southern Gas Company won the toss and elected to field.

Final

• State Bank of Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Notes

1. The top level of domestic cricket in Pakistan was historically played by teams representing regional cricket associations and departments, which were owned and run by corporations, institutions or government departments.
2. Further restructuring of the competition by the Pakistan Cricket Board meant that any promotions and relegations were rendered moot.

References

1. ^ "PCB unveils revamped domestic cricket structure". Dawn. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
2. ^ Farooq, Umar (23 July 2014). "PCB revamps first-class structure again". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
3. "SNGPL win title on first innings lead". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
4. Khan, Khalid H. (22 October 2015). "PCB unveils schedule of revamped Quaid Trophy". Dawn. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

v t e Quaid-e-Azam Trophy seasons

1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

• Domestic cricket competitions in 2014–15
• 2014 in Pakistani cricket
• Quaid-e-Azam Trophy seasons
• Pakistani cricket seasons from 2000–01