Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The 2024–25 Champions One-Day Cup (also known as Bahria Town Champions One-Day Cup 2024–25[ 1] Champions One-Day Cup , a List A cricket competition in Pakistan . The tournament began on 12 September 2024 and the final was held on 29 September 2024.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures for the competition.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Background
List of Commentators [ 8]
Pakistan
Ali Younis
Marina Iqbal
Salman Butt
Shah Faisal
Sikandar Bakht
Hijab Zahid
Presenter
Team and squads
On 6 September 2024, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced the provisional squads of the five teams with rosters of 30 players each.[ 13]
Squads
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony took place on Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad during the evening of 12 September 2024, a day before the start of the Champions One-Day Cup. Aima Baig hosted the event.[ 17]
Match officials
On 12 September 2024, the PCB announced the list of officials for league stage matches which included 4 members of Elite Panel of ICC Umpires .[ 18]
Umpires
Referees
Points table
Points system
Source:[ 20]
Match outright win: 10 points Bonus points:
Winning by 8/9/10 wickets: 1, 2, 3 points respectively
Winning by 50/75/100 runs: 1, 2, 3 points respectively
Score 350-374 runs: 1 bonus point
Score 375+ runs: 2 bonus points
Take 8 wickets: 1 bonus point
Dismiss the entire team (10 wickets): 2 bonus points
Bowling team takes 3 wickets in powerplay: 1 bonus point
Batting team scores 100+ runs in powerplay: 2 bonus points
League stage
On 28 August 2024, Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.[ 21]
Panthers won the toss and elected to field.
Azan Awais (Panthers) made his List A debut.Points: Markhors 14, Panthers 0.
Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
Sajjad Ali (Lions) and Yasir Khan (Stallions) both made their List A debuts.
Points: Stallions 13, Lions 0.
Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
Usman Khan (Panthers) scored his first century in List A cricket.[ 22] Points: Panthers 11, Dolphins 0.
Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Panthers 12, Lions 1
Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Markhors 11, Dolphins 0
Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Stallions 14, Dolphins 0
Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
Irfan Khan (Lions) scored his first century in List A cricket.[ 24] Points: Lions 11, Markhors 1
Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
Rizwan Mehmood (Panthers) made his List A debut.
Points: Panthers 11, Stallions 0
Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Dolphins 11, Lions 0
Playoffs
Qualifier 1
Eliminator
Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 2
No toss
No play was possible due to rain and wet outfield.
Markhors qualified to the finals due to higher position in the points table.
Final
Markhors won the toss and elected to bat.
Notes
^ Saim Ayub captained Panthers in their last match of the group stage.
References
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