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Pakistani first-class cricket team

Southern Punjab cricket team
Personnel

Captain	Shan Masood
Coach	Shahid Anwar
Owner	Southern Punjab Cricket Association
Manager	Shahid Butt
Team information
Colors	Maroon Green
Founded	2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Home ground	Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Secondary home ground(s)	Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur
History
QeA Trophy wins	0
Pakistan Cup wins	0
Nat. T20 Cup wins	0
2nd XI FC wins	1 (2019–20)
2nd XI LA wins	1 (2020–21)
2nd XI T20 wins	0
Official website	https://pcb.com.pk/

Southern Punjab cricket team is a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing the southern parts of the Punjab province. It competes in domestic first-class, List A and T20 cricket competitions, namely the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup. In parallel to each of these three elite tournaments, a 2nd XI team is also fielded which competes in the Cricket Association Championship (2nd XI First Class), Cricket Association Challenge (2nd XI List A) and Cricket Association T20 (2nd XI T20) - see Cricket in Pakistan. The team is operated by the Southern Punjab Cricket Association.

History

The team was introduced as a part of the new domestic structure announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 31 August 2019. On 3 September 2019, the PCB confirmed the squad for the team. In December 2020, it was announced that Aaron Summers would play for Southern Punjab in the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup, becoming the first Australian cricketer to play in a domestic cricket competition in Pakistan.

2019/20 Season

Southern Punjab finished in fourth and third place respectively in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and National T20 Cup. The Pakistan Cup was cancelled this season due to the covid-19 pandemic.

2020/21 Season

The team finished in third, fourth and fifth place respectively, in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and the National T20 Cup.

Structure

As of 2019, domestic cricket in Pakistan was reorganised into six regional teams (on provincial lines). A three tier bottom-up system is in operation with the Tier 1 teams participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (First Class), Pakistan Cup (List A) and National T20 Cup (Regional T20). The Tier 2 teams participate in the City Cricket Association Tournament whilst the Tier 3 teams participate in various local tournaments as both tiers feed players to the Tier 1 team.

Tier 1: Southern Punjab
Tier 2: Sahiwal, Lodhran, Okara, Multan, Vehari, Khanewal, D.G.Khan, Bahawalnagar, R.Y.Khan, Layyah, Pakpattan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalpur & Layyah.
Tier 3: Various Clubs & Schools.

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
Saif Badar	(1998-07-03) 3 July 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Sohaib Maqsood	(1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Zain Abbas	(1991-11-02) 2 November 1991 (age 33)	Left-handed
Imran Rafiq	(1996-11-03) 3 November 1996 (age 28)	Left-handed
Shan Masood	(1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Captain
Mukhtar Ahmed	(1992-12-20) 20 December 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Mohammad Umair	(1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed
All-Rounders
Agha Salman	(1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Hussain Talat	(1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 28)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Vice-captain
Aamer Yamin	(1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Khushdil Shah	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Umar Siddiq	(1992-12-30) 30 December 1992 (age 31)	Left-handed
Zeeshan Ashraf	(1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 (age 32)	Left-handed
Waqar Hussain	(1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Zahid Mahmood	(1988-03-20) 20 March 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Umer Khan	(1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Mohammad Irfan	(1989-10-31) 31 October 1989 (age 35)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
Mohammad Ilyas	(1999-03-21) 21 March 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Mohammad Imran	(1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Mohammad Abbas	(1990-03-10) 10 March 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Bilawal Bhatti	(1991-09-17) 17 September 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Zia-ul-Haq	(1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
Ali Shafiq	(1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Aaron Summers	(1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Overseas cricketer from Australia

References

"PCB unveils new domestic set-up with 'stay at the top' mantra". ESPN Cricinfo.
"PCB announces squads for 2019–20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board.
"Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPNCricinfo. 3 September 2019.
"Pakistan Cup gets Australia fast bowler boost". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
"Aaron Summers set to be first Australian to play Pakistan domestic cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/city-cricket-association-tournament-schedule-announced.html

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