The Pentangular Trophy was a first-class cricket competition that was held intermittently in Pakistan between 1973–74 and 2011–12.
History The Pentangular Trophy was first contested in 1973–74. From 1977 to 1978 through to 1979–80 it was known as the BCCP Invitation Tournament. Between 1980–81 and 1986–87, with the exception of 1983–84 when it was not held, it was called the PACO Cup under the sponsorship of the Pakistan Automobile Corporation. After 1983–84, it was only held three times, in 1990–91, 1994–95 and 1995–96, until it was revived in 2005–06. In 2007–08 it became a five-team regional tournament and was then held every season until 2011–12, after which it again went into abeyance.
Format As the name suggests, the Pentangular Trophy was usually contested between five teams, although there were sometimes as many as ten, who played each other on a round-robin basis, with the winner being determined either by their standing on the points table or by means of a final. The participants were originally selected by the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan (BCCP) before qualification criteria were introduced. Commonly this was the top teams in the two leading first-class competitions played earlier in the season, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and the Patron's Trophy.
Winners Season TeamPentangular Trophy 1973–74 Pakistan International Airlines 1974–75 National Bank of Pakistan 1975–76 Pakistan International AirlinesBCCP Invitation Tournament 1977–78 Habib Bank 1978–79 Habib Bank + Pakistan International Airlines 1979–80 Pakistan International AirlinesPakistan Automobile Corporation (PACO) Cup 1980–81 Pakistan International Airlines 1981–82 Habib Bank 1982–83 Habib BankTournament not held in 1983–84 1984–85 United Bank Limited 1985–86 Pakistan Automobiles Corporation 1986–87 Pakistan International AirlinesPentangular TrophyTournament not held between 1986–87 and 1990–91 1990–91 United Bank LimitedTournament not held between 1990–91 and 1994–95 1994–95 National Bank of Pakistan 1995–96 United Bank LimitedTournament not held between 1995–96 and 2005–06Pentangular Cup 2005–06 National Bank of Pakistan 2006–07 Habib Bank 2007–08 SindhRBS Pentangular Cup 2008–09 North-West Frontier Province 2009–10 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines LimitedPentangular Cup 2010–11 Sindh 2011–12 Punjab
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