Daily Times

karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced the schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 domestic cricket calendar. The upcoming domestic season includes the Regional Inter-District Senior (three-day), Inter Region Under-19 (one-day and three-day), Pentangular Under-19 T20 Cup, Regional Inter District Under-19 (One-day Cup), Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (first class and one-day), Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Grade II, National T20 Cup, Pakistan Cup (One-day), and Patron’s Trophy Grade II.

According to a media release of the PCB, the upcoming domestic cricket season includes:

Schedule:

1: Regional Inter-District Senior (three-day): July 01 — 31, 2018 (all over Pakistan)

2: Inter-Region Under-19 (one-day): August 01 — 28, 2018 (Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad)

3: Inter-Region Under-19 (three-day): September 01– October 09, 2018 (Sindh, Punjab)

4: Pentangular Under-19 T20 Cup: October 21 — 27, 2018 (Multan)

5: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (first class) and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (one-day): September 01 — December 08, 2018 (all over Pakistan)

6: National T20 Cup: December 10 — 25, 2018 (Karachi)

7: Regional Inter District U-19 (one-day): January 01 — 20, 2019 (all over Pakistan)

8: Pakistan Cup (one-day): April 02 — 14, 2019 (Faisalabad, Multan)

9: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Grade II: April 16 — May 15, 2019 (Sindh, Punjab)

10: Patron’s Trophy Grade II: April 16 — May 07, 2019 (Sindh, Punjab)

Other changes in the domestic cricket season include:

1: Match fees of players participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy has been increased from Rs.25,000 to Rs.50,000 per match

2: Match fees of players participating in the one-day tournament has been increased from Rs.20,000 to Rs.25,000 per match.

3: Match fees of players participating in the T20 tournament has been increased from Rs.24,000 to Rs.30,000 per match.

4: Match fees of players participating in the Pakistan Cup one-day tournament has been increased from Rs.30,000 to Rs.35,000.

5: Prize money for the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy has been increased from Rs.4,400,000 to Rs.5,400,000.

6: Prize money for the T20 tournament has been increased from Rs.4,900,000 to Rs.5,700,000.

7: Prize money for the Regional Inter District U-19 Tournament has been increased from Rs.150,000 to Rs.250,000.

8: Prize money for the Regional Inter-District Senior Tournament has been increased from Rs.150,000 to Rs.250,000.

9: Under the new financial package, a domestic player in the playing eleven will now get Rs.91,000 for one Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class match and one day match (combined including daily allowance)

10: Remaining four players of the 15-member regional squad on the bench will also be entitled to Rs.34,750 under the new financial model of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and one day match (combined including daily allowance).

Published in Daily Times, August 8^th 2018.