Schedule announced for National PD T20 Cricket Championship 2025
Championship will take place in two phases, with first being held in Karachi and second in Islamabad
KARACHI: The Pakistan Physical Disability Cricket Association (PPDCA) on Thursday, announced the schedule of the National PD T20 Cricket Championship 2025, set to get underway on August 11.
The announcement was made by Ameer Uddin Ansari, General Secretary of the PPDCA and event director, during a press conference here at the National Bank Stadium.
The first phase of the National PD T20 Cricket Championship will be played at the RLCA cricket ground here, featuring Karachi, defending champions Multan, Lahore and Quetta.
In the curtain raiser, hosts Karachi will take on Lahore, while Multan and Quetta will lock horns in the subsequent fixture the same day, as both phases will run with double-headers each day.
The second phase will begin in Islamabad on August 18 and conclude on August 20. This phase will feature teams from Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Peshawar and Bahawalpur.
The final match between the winners of the first and second phases will be held in Karachi, the date and venue for which will be announced in due course.
Prominent attendees at the press conference included PPDCA’s president Imran Bulwani, chairman Shakeel Sharif, and Shabbir Haroon, president of the Pakistan Memon Federation.
During the press conference, the president of the Pakistan Memon Federation expressed his commitment towards promoting and developing disability cricket in Pakistan.
“We will further promote and develop disability cricket in Pakistan. In the coming months, you will witness significant and positive changes in this sector, which will also help resolve the financial challenges faced by players,” he noted.
Meanwhile, the PPDCA also announced that 25-30 players will get central contracts by the end of this year.
Bulwani, the president, also revealed that the planning is underway for a Physical Disability T20 Asia Cup, with plans to reach out to India as well.
“We are working on hosting a PD T20 Asia Cup and will contact all participating nations, including India,” he reiterated.
When asked if India refused to play in Pakistan, Bulwani said they will still host the event in Pakistan.
“We will invite them. If they refuse, we will definitely go ahead as per our plan. Cricket can’t be stopped if one country refuses,” he concluded.
We are also making efforts to offer central contracts to Pakistan’s talented international disabled cricketers,” he said.
National PD T20 Cricket Championship 2025 schedule
Grade-I (Phase One)
- August 11 – Karachi vs Lahore at 9:30 AM
- August 11 – Quetta vs Multan at 2:00 PM
- August 12 – Karachi vs Multan at 9:30 AM
- August 12 – Quetta vs Lahore at 2:00 PM
- August 13 – Multan vs Lahore at 9:30 AM
- August 13 – Karachi vs Quetta at 2:00 PM
Grade-II (Phase Two)
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