2012–13 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
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.[lower-alpha 1] It was preceded in the schedule by the President's Trophy, which was contested by ten departmental teams.[lower-alpha 1][1]
| Dates | 28 December 2012 – 28 February 2013 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board | 
| Cricket format | First-class | 
| Tournament format(s) | Two round-robin group stages and final | 
| Host(s) |  Pakistan | 
| Champions | Karachi Blues (9th title) | 
| Participants | 14 | 
| Matches | 62 | 
| Most runs | Akbar-ur-Rehman (986) | 
| Most wickets | Atif Maqbool (55) | 
| Official website | www.pcb.com.pk | 
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[1]
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.[3]
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.[1]
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
    
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| Legend | 
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| Top four teams advanced to the Super-Eight stage | 
| Bottom three teams entered the Bottom six stage | 
Group I
    
Source:Cricinfo
| 28–31 December 2012    Scorecard | 
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- Multan won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debuts: Ahmed Rasheed, Ahsan Nazir, Maqbool Ahmed, Mohammad Rameez, Shehbaz Hasan and Usman Liaqat (Multan)
- Islamabad 6 points, Multan 0 points
| 28–31 December 2012    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Quetta won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debut: Umar Qasim (Quetta)
- Karachi Blues 3 points, Quetta 0 points
| 28–31 December 2012    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Lahore Ravi won the toss and elected to field
- Points Sialkot 2 points, Lahore Ravi 2 points
| 2–5 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| 10/0 (1.4 overs) Khurram Manzoor 6* (4) | 
- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to field
- Karachi Blues 9 points, Peshawar 0 points
| 2–5 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Lahore Ravi won the toss and elected to bat
- Islamabad 3 points, Lahore Ravi 0 points
| 3–6 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Multan won the toss and elected to field
- Multan 0 points, Quetta 0 points
| 7–10 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| 22/0 (3 overs) Khurram Manzoor 21* (11) | 
- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to bat
- Karachi Blues 9 points, Sialkot 0 points
| 8–11 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Quetta won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debuts: Ali Zahid, Ikhlaq Butt and Yasir Ajmal (Lahore Ravi)
- Lahore Ravi 9 points, Quetta 0 points
| 8–11 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Multan won the toss and elected to field
- Multan 3 points, Peshawar 0 points
| 13–16 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Lahore Ravi won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debuts: Qaumbar Iqbal (Lahore Ravi); Zeeshan Ashraf (Multan)
- Multan 3 points, Lahore Ravi 0 points
| 13–16 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Sialkot won the toss and elected to field
- Sialkot 9 points, Islamabad 0 points
| 14–17 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Peshawar won the toss and elected to field
- Quetta 9 points, Peshawar 0 points
| 19–22 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Multan won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debut: Fakhar Zaman (Karachi Blues)
- Karachi Blues 3 points, Multan 0 points
| 19–22 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| 32/0 (16 overs) Naved Sarwar 16* (52) | 
- Peshawar won the toss and elected to bat
- First-class debut: Umar Farooq (Peshawar)
- Peshawar 3 points, Sialkot 0 points
| 20–23 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Quetta won the toss and elected to bat
- First-class debut: Hamza Nadeem (Islamabad)
- Islamabad 6 points, Quetta 0 points
| 25–28 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Lahore Ravi won the toss and elected to bat
- First-class debut: Mohammad Salman (Lahore Ravi)
- Karachi Blues 3 points, Lahore Ravi 0 points
| 25–28 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Sialkot won the toss and elected to bat
- First-class debuts: Hamal Wahab (Quetta), Zahidullah (Sialkot)
- Sialkot 3 points, Quetta 0 points
| 26–29 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Peshawar won the toss and elected to bat
- Islamabad 3 points, Peshawar 0 points
| 31 January – 3 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debuts: Zeeshan Ali (Islamabad) and Jahangir Shah (Karachi Blues)
- Karachi Blues 9 points, Islamabad 0 points
| 31 January – 3 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Peshawar won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debut: Abdul Wahab Dar (Lahore Ravi)
- Lahore Ravi 3 points, Peshawar 0 points
| 31 January – 3 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Multan won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debuts: Hasan Iqbal (Multan), Adnan Sikhu and Sunny Pervez (Sialkot)
- Multan 3 points, Sialkot 0 points
Group II
    
Source:Cricinfo
| 28–31 December 2012    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debuts: Aamer Ijaz, Ataullah and Shahan Akram (Bahawalpur), Ghulam Dastagir and Moazzam Hayat (Faisalabad)
- Faisalabad 0 points, Bahawalpur 0 points
| 28–31 December 2012    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debut: Wasim Akhtar (Abbottabad)
- Abbottabad 3 points, Hyderabad 0 points
| 28–31 December 2012    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| 59/0 22 overs) Imran Butt 36* (77) | 
- Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to bat
- First-class debuts: Mir Hamza and Saad Ali (Karachi Whites), Imran Butt and Umar Siddiq (Lahore Shalimar)
- Lahore Shalimar 9 points, Karachi Whites 0 points
| 2–5 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat
- First-class debut: Umar Waheed (Rawalpindi)
- Rawalpindi 9 points, Hyderabad 0 points
| 2–5 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Abbottabad won the toss and elected to bat
- Karachi Whites 9 points, Abbottabad 0 points
| 3–6 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Lahore Shalimar won the toss and elected to field
- Lahore Shalimar 0 points, Bahawalpur 0 points
| 7–10 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to field
- Karachi Whites 9 points, Rawalpindi 0 points
| 8–11 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Lahore Shalimar won the toss and elected to field
- Lahore Shalimar 3 points, Faisalabad 0 points
| 8–11 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Abbottabad won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debuts: Aziz-ur-Rehman and Khalilullah (Abbottabad)
- Abbottabad 3 points, Bahawalpur 0 points
| 13–16 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat
- Karachi Whites 3 points, Hyderabad 0 points
| 13–16 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debut: Farhan Aftab (Faisalabad)
- Rawalpindi 6 points, Faisalabad 0 points
| 14–17 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Abbottabad won the toss and elected to field
- Lahore Shalimar 9 points, Abbottabad 0 points
| 19–22 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Bahawalpur won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debut: Mohammad Zahir (Bahawalpur)
- Hyderabad 9 points, Bahawalpur 0 points
| 19–22 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Lahore Shalimar won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debut: Adil Gulbahar (Rawalpindi)
- Rawalpindi 9 points, Lahore Shalimar 0 points
| 25–28 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debuts: Bilal Yousuf and Zeeshanullah (Faisalabad)
- Hyderabad 9 points, Faisalabad 0 points
| 25–28 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Abbottabad won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debut: Sohail Akhtar (Abbottabad)
- Rawalpindi 3 points, Abbottabad 0 points
| 25–28 January 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Bahawalpur won the toss and elected to bat
- First-class debut: Shahid Majeed (Bahawalpur)
- Bahawalpur 3 points, Karachi Whites 0 points
| 31 January – 3 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debut: Abdul Rehman (Faisalabad)
- Karachi Whites 3 points, Faisalabad 0 points
| 31 January – 3 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Lahore Shalimar won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debut: Imam-ul-Haq (Lahore Shalimar)
- Lahore Shalimar 9 points, Hyderabad 0 points
| 31 January – 3 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to bat
- First-class debuts Hamid Ali (Bahawalpur) and Raza Shah (Rawalpindi)
- Rawalpindi 3 points, Bahawalpur 0 points
Bottom six stage
    
    Tables
    
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| Legend | 
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| The top team advanced to the final | 
Pool A
    
Source:Cricinfo
| 6–9 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Multan won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debuts Abdul Muqeet, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Imran (Multan)
- No play due to rain on day 1 and day 2
- Multan 3 points, Abbottabad 0 points
| 12–15 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Abbottabad won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debut: Mustansar Hussain and Zeeshan-ul-Haq (Faisalabad)
- Faisalabad 9 points, Abbottabad 0 points
- Abbottabad is eliminated as a result of this match
| 18–21 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to bat
- Faisalabad 3 points, Multan 0 points
- Faisalabad qualify for the Six Bottom Teams Final and Multan is eliminated as a result of this match
Pool B
    
Source:Cricinfo
| 6–9 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Quetta won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debut: Azizullah (Peshawar)
- No play due to rain on day 1
- Peshawar 2 points, Quetta 2 points
| 12–15 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Quetta won the toss and elected to field
- Bahawalpur 3 points, Quetta 0 points
- Quetta is eliminated as a result of this match
| 18–21 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Bahawalpur won the toss and elected to bat
- Bahawalpur 3 points, Peshawar 0 points
- Bahawalpur qualify for the Six Bottom Teams Final and Peshawar is eliminated as a result of this match
Final
    
| 24–28 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Bahawalpur won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debuts: Rafay Ahmed (Bahawalpur), Bilal Butt and Faisal Yasin (Faisalabad)
- Faisalabad won Six Bottom Teams Final and Bahawalpur is Runner-up as a result of this match
Super-Eight stage
    
    Tables
    
| 
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| Legend | 
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| The top team advanced to the final | 
Group A
    
Source:Cricinfo
| 6–9 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| 362 (92.4 overs) Shoaib Ahmed 147 (224) Nasrullah Khan 4/87 (26.4 overs) | ||
- Islamabad won the toss and elected to field
- No play due to rain on day 1
- Rawalpindi 3 points, Islamabad 0 points
| 7–10 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to field
- No play due to rain on day 1
- Sialkot 3 points, Karachi Whites 0 points
| 12–15 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field
- Rawalpindi 9 points, Karachi Whites 0 points
- Karachi Whites are eliminated as a result of this match
| 12–15 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Sialkot won the toss and elected to field
- Sialkot 3 points, Islamabad 0 points
- Islamabad is eliminated as a result of this match
| 18–21 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Sialkot won the toss and elected to field
- Sialkot 9 points, Rawalpindi 0 points
- Sialkot qualify for the Final and Rawalpindi is eliminated as a result of this match
| 18–21 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Islamabad won the toss and elected to bat
- First-class debut: Qaiser Rehman (Islamabad)
- Islamabad 3 points, Karachi Whites 0 points
Group B
    
Source:Cricinfo
| 6–9 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| 87/0 (17.5 overs) Imam-ul-Haq 52* (56) | 
- Lahore Ravi won the toss and elected to bat
- Wahab Riaz (Lahore Shalimar) took a hat-trick with the wickets of Abid Ali, Ahmed Shehzad, Adnan Akmal
- Lahore Shalimar 9 points, Lahore Ravi 0 points
| 7–10 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debut: Siraj Ahmed (Hyderabad)
- Karachi Blues 9 points, Hyderabad 0 points
| 12–15 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Lahore Ravi won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debut: Mohammad Arshad (Lahore Ravi)
- Hyderabad (Pakistan) 0 points, Lahore Ravi 0 points
- Hyderabad and Lahore Ravi are eliminated as a result of this match
| 12–15 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to field
- Karachi Blues 9 points, Lahore Shalimar 0 points
| 18–21 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to field
- Karachi Blues 9 points, Lahore Ravi 0 points
- Karachi Blues qualify for the Final and Lahore Shalimar is eliminated as a result of this match
| 18–21 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field
- First-class debuts: Salman Ghafoor and Waqas Saleem (Lahore Shalimar)
- Lahore Shalimar 3 points, Hyderabad (Pakistan) 0 points
Final
    
| 24–28 February 2013    Scorecard | 
| v | ||
- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to field
- Karachi Blues won the 2012–13 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and Sialkot is Runner-up as a result of this match
Statistics
    
    Most runs
    
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rizwan Ahmed | Hyderabad | 9 | 16 | 2 | 815 | 58.21 | 157 | 5 | 1 | 
| Akbar-ur-Rehman | Karachi Blues | 9 | 14 | 4 | 798 | 79.80 | 225 | 2 | 3 | 
| Imran Butt | Lahore Shalimar | 9 | 14 | 2 | 740 | 61.66 | 126 | 2 | 5 | 
| Khalid Latif | Karachi Whites | 9 | 15 | 0 | 660 | 44.00 | 155 | 3 | 3 | 
| Adnan Akmal | Lahore Ravi | 8 | 11 | 3 | 646 | 80.75 | 149* | 2 | 5 | 
Last updated 22 February 2013[10]
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 2013[11]
Most wickets
    
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5wi | 10wm | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atif Maqbool | Karachi Whites | 9 | 397.1 | 55 | 22.45 | 7/59 | 7 | 1 | 
| Aizaz Cheema | Lahore Shalimar | 9 | 245.4 | 43 | 17.48 | 6/62 | 3 | 1 | 
| Tabish Khan | Karachi Blues | 9 | 242.2 | 34 | 23.11 | 5/48 | 1 | 0 | 
| Adnan Rasool | Lahore Ravi | 8 | 344.0 | 34 | 24.73 | 5/67 | 3 | 0 | 
| Zulfiqar Babar | Multan | 4 | 262.5 | 31 | 21.06 | 7/67 | 3 | 0 | 
Last updated 22 February 2013[12]
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 2013[13]
- Wahab Riaz from Lahore Shalimar took a hat-trick against Lahore Ravi with the wickets of Abid Ali, Ahmed Shehzad and Adnan Akmal
Notes
    
- The top level of domestic cricket in Pakistan was historically played by teams representing regional cricket associations and departments, which were owned and run by corporations, institutions or government departments.
References
    
- Farooq, Umar (27 September 2012). "Pakistan board revamps domestic cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- "Karachi Blues march to ninth title". ESPNcricinfo. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- Farooq, Umar (24 December 2012). "Revamped tournament aims to generate interest". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- Group I table Cricinfo
- Group II table Cricinfo
- Pool A table Cricinfo
- Pool B table Cricinfo
- Group A table Cricinfo
- Group B table Cricinfo
- Most runs overall – Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- High scores – Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- Most wickets – Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- Best bowling – Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
