PCB announces Men's Domestic Cricket Calendar with focus on ICC World Cup

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday unveiled the Men’s Domestic Cricket Calendar for the season 2026-27 which is set to run from 11 August 2026 to 15 June 2027

LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Jul, 2026) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday unveiled the Men’s Domestic Cricket Calendar for the season 2026-27 which is set to run from 11 August 2026 to 15 June 2027.

The upcoming domestic season will include two List-A, three first-class, two non-first-class three-day, two T20, an U19 50-over and an U19 three-day, U15 50-over and an U17 two-day tournament along with District Challenge Leagues, Inter-District U19, Inter-District senior three-day and School Cricket in 100 districts.

The domestic cricket calendar has been designed with a vision to cater to the development and preparatory requirement of national, domestic, emerging, age-group and aspiring cricketers across the length and breadth of the country.

At the heart of the 2026-27 domestic calendar sit two List-A tournaments, which kick-start the season as focus shifts to the preparations for ICC Cricket World Cup in 2027 in South Africa scheduled from 4 October to 21 November 2027.

Another major development in strengthening the regional cricket framework and widening the player development and scouting net is the introduction of one extra regional team from Sialkot and Peshawar, respectively. These two regions along with Lahore and Karachi become the only four of the 16 regions to have two teams each.

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy - the oldest and the most prestigious event in Pakistan’s domestic cricket calendar – will see two divisions in 2026-27 with the previously non-first-class four-day event Hanif Mohammad Trophy’s status being changed to four-day first-class event and has been named Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver.

The PCB has also arranged a red-ball event for U19 cricketers of all 16 regions comprising of 47 three-day matches. They will also take part in a 50-over tournament with both the tournaments running concurrently as PCB looks to develop the future cohort of professional cricketers.

The U15 One-Day and U17 two-day cups across the 16 regions will continue as they took place in the previous season, while the Districts will continue to play Challenge league before Inter-District U19 and Inter-District senior tournaments.

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PCB Talent Hunt Programme for Schools has been expanded from 450 schools to 1200 and from 39 districts to 100 districts for the 2026-27 season.

President’s Trophy Grade-II (Silver) – 14 teams – non-first-class three-day - Bahawalpur and Sheikhupura 12 September to 19 October

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (Gold) – Eight teams – four-day first-class - Islamabad, Peshawar, Abbottabad, Rawalpindi – 1 November to 17 December (Bottom team at the end of tournament will be relegated to Silver for 2027-28 season)

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (Silver) – 12 teams – four-day first-class – Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan – 1 November to 5 December (Winner of the tournament will be promoted to Gold in 2027-28 season)

National T20 Cup (Silver) – 12 teams – Lahore – 5 February to 19 February 2027

National T20 Cup (Gold) – 10 teams – Lahore – 23 February to 6 March 2027

Age-group events

National U19 Championship (three-day) and National U19 Cup (50-over) – Faisalabad, Peshawar, Sialkot, Multan – 15 September to 6 November

U15 and U17 in all 16 regions and U19 trials in – September

National U15 Cup – 20 teams – 50-over – Faisalabad, Peshawar, Sialkot – 22 October to 6 November

National U17 Cup – 20 teams – two-day - Faisalabad, Peshawar, Sialkot – 10 November to 5 December

District events and School Cricket

District Challenge League – Two-day intra-district matches – 15 March to 10 April 2027

Regional Inter-District – 112 district and zonal teams – 3-day matches – 12 April to 20 May 2027

Challenge League U19 – 50-over intra-district matches – November 2026

Regional Inter-District U19 – 112 district and zonal teams – 25 May to 15 June 2027

PCB Talent Hunt Programme for Schools – August to November 2026