-Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Bureau Report
Karachi: To encourage the six Cricket Association sides to play an attacking and positive brand of cricket, the Pakistan Cricket Board has introduced a result-oriented points system in the PCB Paying Conditions for the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, which commences from Sunday, 25 October.
The 31-match tournament will be played across four Karachi venues, including the National Stadium, which will stage the five-day final from 1-5 January 2021.
To encourage the batsmen to increase their strike-rates, the PCB, in a major switch, has decided to reward five batting points to sides who will reach the 400-run mark inside 100 overs in the first innings.
According to the amended playing conditions, bonus batting points will be awarded as follows (first innings only):
200 runs inside 100 overs – 1 point
250 runs inside 100 overs – 2 points
300 runs inside 100 overs – 3 points
350 runs inside 100 overs – 4 points
400 runs inside 100 overs – 5 points
On the other side of the coin, the PCB has introduced a two-fold bowling points system.
The over-based points system is as follows:
Three wickets inside 100 overs – 1 point
Six wickets inside 100 overs – 2 points
Eight wickets inside 100 overs – 3 points
