The upcoming season will feature Champions tournaments across three formats to bridge the gap between domestic and international cricket and provide the players with a more competitive and high-pressure cricket playing environment.
The Champions One-Day Cup, Champions T20 Cup, and Champions First-Class Cup will join the National T20 Cup, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (regional first-class tournament), President’s Trophy (departmental first-class tournament), President’s Cup (departmental 50-over event), and HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 in the 2024-25 domestic cricket season, expected to run from 1 September 2024 to 5 August 2025.
With the addition of three Champions tournaments, the PCB will now organize a total of 261 matches across eight men’s senior tournaments.
This includes 131 first-class matches in three events, 40 50-over matches in two, and 97 T20 matches in three.
The Champions One-Day Cup will serve as the season opener of the PCB Men’s Domestic Cricket Season 2024-25 when the 21-match tournament is played from 1-29 September.
Curtains will fall on the PCB Men’s Domestic Cricket Season 2024-25 with the Champions First-Class Cup, which will be held from 28 May to 5 August.
In addition to the eight men’s senior tournaments from August 2024 to September 2025, the PCB will also organize 11 development/pathway tournaments separate from the three Pakistan Shaheens and one Pakistan U19 away series.
Tentative dates of the eight men’s senior tournaments in the PCB Men’s Domestic Cricket Season 2024-25 are (schedules, formats, and other details will be announced closer to time):
. Champions One-Day Cup: 1-29 September (five teams, 21 matches) (new event)
. President’s Cup (50-over): 3-15 October (nine teams, 19 matches) (seven teams, 24 matches in 2023-24)
. Quaid-e-Azam Trophy: 20 October-18 December (18 teams, 73 matches) (eight teams, 29 matches in 2023-24)
. Champions T20 Cup: 21 December -2 January (five teams, 21 matches) (new event)
. President’s Trophy (first-class): 6 January-7 March (nine teams, 37 matches) (seven teams, 22 matches in 2023-24)
. National T20 Cup: 13-21 March (18 teams, 35 matches) (18 teams, 63 matches in 2023-24)
. Pakistan Super League 2025: 10 April-25 May (six teams, 34 matches) (six teams, 34 matches in 2023-24)
. Champions First-Class Cup: 28 May-5 August (five teams, 21 matches) (new event)