The 2012–13 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was one of two first-class domestic cricket competitions that were held in Pakistan during the 2012–13 season. It was the 55th edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, and was contested by fourteen teams representing regional cricket associations. It was preceded in the schedule by the President's Trophy, which was contested by ten departmental teams.
The Pakistan Cricket Board made substantial changes to the structure of domestic first-class cricket for the 2012–13 season. Having competed together for the previous five seasons, the regional associations and departments were separated into their own competitions. The format of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was also changed, with two round-robin group stages and a final between the top sides in the "Super-Eight" to determine the winner.
Karachi Blues won the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy for the ninth time, and the twentieth by a Karachi team, beating Sialkot by nine wickets in the final.
Structure and format The Pakistan Cricket Board made substantial changes to the structure of domestic first-class cricket for the 2012–13 season. Having competed together for the previous five seasons, the regional associations and departments were separated into their own competitions. The regions remained in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and the departments were moved into a new President's Trophy competition. The format of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was also changed, with two round-robin group stages and a final between the top sides in the "Super-Eight" to determine the winner.
With the absence of departments from the competition, teams were permitted to recruit five departmental players to their squads, of which four could be named for any given match. Kookaburra cricket balls, commonly used in international cricket, were also introduced.
The fourteen teams, the thirteen who competed in 2011–12 plus Bahawalpur, were divided between two groups in the first stage of the competition. The top four teams from each group proceeded to the Super-Eight in the second stage, while the remaining six teams proceeded to the Plate-League. In both the Super-Eight and the Plate-League, the teams were split into two groups based on ranking in the first stage, with the top team in each second stage group contesting a final.
Standings and points Positions in the tables were determined by total points, most matches won, fewest matches lost, followed by adjusted net run rate (matches with no result, i.e. those where both teams did not complete their first innings, were disregarded); matches finishing in a draw were decided on first innings scores, with points awarded as follows: Win having led on first innings = 9 points Win having tied or trailed on first innings = 6 points Tie having led on first innings = 5 points Draw having led on first innings = 3 points Draw having tied on first innings, or tie having trailed on first innings = 2 points Loss, draw having trailed or with no result on first innings, or abandoned without a ball bowled = 0 points
Team locations
Group stage Tables
+Group IGroup I table CricinfoTeam Karachi Blues6 3 0 0 3 0 36Islamabad6 2 2 0 2 0 18Lahore Ravi6 1 0 0 5 0 12Sialkot 6 1 1 0 4 0 12Quetta6 1 2 0 3 0 9Multan6 0 1 0 5 0 9Peshawar6 0 2 0 4 0 3
+Group IIGroup II table CricinfoTeam Rawalpindi6 3 1 0 2 0 30Lahore Shalimar6 3 1 0 2 0 30Karachi Whites6 2 1 0 3 0 24Hyderabad6 2 2 0 2 0 18Abbottabad6 1 2 0 3 0 15Bahawalpur6 0 1 0 5 0 3Faisalabad6 0 3 0 3 0 0
Legend Top four teams advanced to the Super-Eight stage Bottom three teams entered the Bottom six stage
Results Group I Source:Cricinfo
Group II Source:Cricinfo
Bottom six stage Tables
+Pool APool A table CricinfoTeam Faisalabad2 1 0 0 1 0 12Multan2 0 0 0 2 0 3Abbottabad2 0 1 0 1 0 0
+Pool BPool B table CricinfoTeam Bahawalpur2 0 0 0 2 0 6Peshawar2 0 0 0 2 0 2Quetta2 0 0 0 2 0 2
Legend The top team advanced to the final
Results Pool A Source:Cricinfo
Pool B Source:Cricinfo
Final
Super-Eight stage Tables
+Group AGroup A table CricinfoTeam Sialkot3 1 0 0 2 0 15Rawalpindi3 1 1 0 1 0 12Islamabad3 0 0 0 3 0 3Karachi Whites3 0 1 0 2 0 0
+Group BGroup B table CricinfoTeam Karachi Blues3 3 0 0 0 0 27Lahore Shalimar3 1 1 0 1 0 12Hyderabad3 0 1 0 2 0 0Lahore Ravi3 0 2 0 1 0 0
Legend The top team advanced to the final
Results Group A Source:Cricinfo
Group B Source:Cricinfo
Final
Statistics
Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Not Outs Runs Average HS 100s 50sRizwan AhmedHyderabad 9 16 2 815 58.21 157 5 1 Akbar-ur-RehmanKarachi Blues 9 14 4 798 79.80 225 2 3Imran ButtLahore Shalimar 9 14 2 740 61.66 126 2 5Khalid LatifKarachi Whites 9 15 0 660 44.00 155 3 3Adnan AkmalLahore Ravi 8 11 3 646 80.75 149* 2 5 Last updated 22 February 2013Most runs overall – Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
Highest scores Runs Balls Player Team Opponent Ground Date of match 308 429 Imran Farhat Lahore Ravi Peshawar Lahore City Cricket Association Ground 31 January 2013 225 353 Akbar-ur-Rehman Karachi Blues Lahore Ravi Gaddafi Stadium 25 January 2013 210* 418 Ali Asad Quetta Peshawar Arbab Niaz Stadium 14 January 2013 202* 386 Abid Ali Lahore Ravi Quetta Lahore City Cricket Association Ground 8 January 2013 199 372 Shan Masood Islamabad Karachi Whites Diamond Club Ground 18 February 2013 Last updated 22 February 2013High scores – Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
Most wickets Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5wi 10wmAtif MaqboolKarachi Whites 9 397.1 55 22.45 7/59 7 1Aizaz CheemaLahore Shalimar 9 245.4 43 17.48 6/62 3 1Tabish KhanKarachi Blues 9 242.2 34 23.11 5/48 1 0Adnan RasoolLahore Ravi 8 344.0 34 24.73 5/67 3 0Zulfiqar BabarMultan 4 262.5 31 21.06 7/67 3 0 Last updated 22 February 2013Most wickets – Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
Best bowling Figures Overs Player Team Opponent Ground Match date 9/59 20.1 Wahab Riaz Lahore Shalimar Lahore Ravi Lahore City Cricket Association Ground 6 February 2013 8/50 18.0 Gohar Faiz Quetta Islamabad Diamond Club Ground 20 January 2013 8/98 24.2 Abdul Ameer Karachi Whites Rawalpindi Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium 12 February 2013 7/40 16.5 Waqas Maqsood Faisalabad Abbottabad Gohati Cricket Stadium 19 January 2013 7/42 9.0 Zohaib Shera Karachi Blues Lahore Shalimar Lahore City Cricket Association Ground 12 February 2013 Last updated 22 February 2013Best bowling – Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
Wahab Riaz from Lahore Shalimar took a hat-trick against Lahore Ravi with the wickets of Abid Ali, Ahmed Shehzad and Adnan Akmal
Notes
References
External links Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2012–13 – Official Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2012–13 – ESPNcricinfo Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2012–13 – CricketArchive