The Champions One-Day Cup is a limited-overs List A tournament in Pakistan between five teams, organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that forms part of the Pakistan domestic cricket season. The first edition of tournament held in 2024 in Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.
History In August 2024, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) introduced three new competitions namely The Champions One-Day Cup, Champions T20 Cup and Champions First-Class Cup as part of the 2024-25 domestic season to provide a tougher, more competitive and high-pressure cricket playing environment in the country.
Format The tournament is scheduled to be played in a round-robin format, with top four teams qualifying for the play-offs. The following teams are scheduled to participate in the tournament.
Team TeamCaptainCoach DebutTitles Dolphins Saud Shakeel Iqbal Imam 2024 Lions Shaheen Afridi Abdur Rehman 2024 Panthers Shadab Khan Umar Rasheed 2024 1 (2024) Stallions Babar Azam Mohammad Haris Mansoor Amjad 2024 Markhors Mohammad Rizwan Ijaz Ahmed 2024
Tournament final SeasonFinalFinal venuePlayer of the seasonWinnerResultRunner-up2024–25PanthersPanthers won by 5 wickets(Scorecard)MarkhorsIqbal Stadium, FaisalabadMohammad Hasnain (Panthers)2026Pakistan GoldPakistan Gold won by 101 runs(Scorecard)Pakistan GreensMultan Cricket Stadium, MultanFakhar Zaman (Pakistan Greens)
Media source:
Team Media Partners Stallions – ARY News Panthers – Dunya News Dolphins – Geo News Markhors – Hum News Lions – Samaa TV Source:
Broadcasters
TV Channels BroadcastingOnline Streaming PlatformsPakistanPTV SportsTamashaA SportsTapmadGeo SuperTen SportsMycoNorth AmericaWillow TV
Prize Money Winners: PKR 30 million Runners-up: PKR 15 million Source
Sponsorship Title sponsorPeriod Bahria Town 2024 Source:
Other Sponsors Blue World City Inverex Solar Energy Brighto Paints Kingdom Valley
See also Champions T20 Cup Champions Pentagular Quaid-e-Azam Trophy National T20 Cup Pakistan Super League
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