Markhors vs Panthers Champions One-Day Cup Kicks Off at Iqbal Stadium
The Markhors (formerly Wolves), which is being mentored by the former Pakistan Misbah-ul-Haq, will face Saqlain Mashtaq’s Panthers on 12 September at Iqbal Stadium in the first game of the five-team tournament.
The inaugural edition of the Champions One-Day Cup will be played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad from 12 September to 29 September.
The University of Management and Technology (UMT) has acquired the naming rights for the Markhors. On the other hand, Nurpur and Allied Bank have secured the rights for the Lions and the Stallions.
The details of the sponsors for the Dolphins and Panthers will be announced in due course.
Markhors Squad for Champions One-Day Cup
Mohammad Rizwan (captain, Peshawar), Fakhar Zaman (Abbottabad), Abdul Samad (Faisalabad), Akif Javed (FATA), Ali Usman (Multan), Bilawal Bhatti (Muridke), Haseebullah (Pishin), Iftikhar Ahmed (Peshawar), Kamran Ghulam (Peshawar), Mohammad Faizan (Faisalabad), Mohammad Imran Jnr (Peshawar), Mohammad Sarwar Afridi (FATA), Muhammad Imran (Khanewal), Naseem Shah (Lahore), Nisar Ahmed (Lahore), Salman Ali Agha (Lahore), Shahnawaz Dahani (Larkana), Zahid Mehmood (Dadu) and Zain Abbas (Multan).
Player support personnel: Misbah-ul-Haq (mentor), Qasim Ali Paracha (manager), Ijaz Ahmed Jnr (head coach), Khurram Shehzad (batting coach), Mohammad Salman (fielding coach), Muhammad Shahid (masseur), Nabeel Pace (analyst), Saeed Ajmal (spin bowling coach), Samiullah Niazi (fast bowling coach), Syed Mohammad Asad (physiotherapist) and Yasir Malik (strength & conditioning coach)
