Lahore – Quetta’s Bugti Stadium will return as a first-class venue after 11years when it was announced as one of the nine centres which will host 31Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20 fixtures between 14 Septemberlink 9 Decemberlink.
While scheduling Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20 fixtures, the Pakistanlink Cricketlinklink has takenground availability and readiness as well as expected weatherlink at thebackend of the year into consideration.
Balochistan will feature in alllink the four matches atBugti Stadium – second round fixture against Southern Punjablink Septemberlink), third roundfixture against Central Punjablink (28 Sep-1 Oct),fifth round fixture against Khyber Pakhtunkhwalink (28-31Oct) and sixth round fixture against Southern Punjablink Nov).
The picturesque Bugti Stadium staged its only ODI in 1996, while it hostedits 25th and last first-class match in Octoberlink 2008 when the homeside met the then North-West Frontier Province in a 2008-09 Pentangular Cupmatch.
Haroon Rashid link,Director – Domestic Cricketlink, said: “Theresumption of active first-class cricketlink in Quettalink isaligned to the PCB’s strategic objective of reviving and taking cricketlink to every nook andcorner of the country, attracting local players by giving themopportunities to get closer to the established cricketers and generatinginterest in the region.
“Separately, the PCB link isalready exploring commercialisation opportunities around the Bugti Stadium.
“We are confident that resumption of first-class cricketlink will play its partin not only activating cricketlink activities in theregion but also expediting the process and attracting more entrepreneurs,which, in turn, will generate employmentlink and revenueopportunities.”
While Bugti Stadium will host four matches, other venues to grace theQuaid-e-Azam Trophy matches are:
· Abbottabadlink Stadium, Abbottabadlink – 6
· Gaddafi Stadium, Lahorelink – 3
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· Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabadlink – 3
· Jinnah Stadium, Sialkotlink – 1
· KRL Stadium, Rawalpindilink – 3
· National Stadium, Karachilink – 5(including 9-13 Dec final)
· State Bank link Stadium,Karachi link – 1
· UBL link sportslink Complex, Karachilink – 5
In the opening round fromlink 14-17 Septemberlink, Sindhlink and Balochistanlink will go head tohead at the UBL link Sportslink in Karachilink, while GaddafiStadium will be the venue of the derbylink between Centraland Southern Punjablink. KhyberPakhtunkhwalink willlock horns with Northern at the Abbottabadlink.
After the first four rounds, the red ball cricketlink will come to a haltto make window for T20 linkcricket link.
