The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced the squads and schedule for the National Champions Cup, which will be held at the Multan Cricket Stadium from August 11 to 18.
The seven-match 50-over List A tournament marks the start of the 2026-2027 domestic cricket season in Pakistan, with all matches being played as day-night matches. Each match starts at 3:00 PM local time.
The competition will see four teams – Pakistan Greens, Pakistan Whites, Pakistan Blues and Pakistan Gold – compete in a single round-robin format. The top two teams at the end of the competition phase will qualify for the final on August 18.
The national selection committee has named permanent playing XIs for each team, in addition to a reserve pool of 13 players.
Teams must field the announced elevens throughout the tournament, with reserve players eligible to replace only injured or concussed players. The reserves remain with their respective teams during training and match days.
The tournament will be led by four prominent captains with Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan taking charge of their respective sides.
According to the PCB, the 44-player squad and reserve pool have been selected as part of Pakistan’s preparations for the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, with the domestic league expected to play a key role in identifying and assessing talent ahead of the global event.
Squads
Pakistani Greens
Play XI: Shadab Khan (c), Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Farhan Yousuf, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saad Baig (wk) and Sameer Minhas.
Support staff: Ijaz Ahmed Jnr (head coach), Rehan Riaz (bowling coach), Khurram Shahzad (batting coach) and Fahad Iqbal (fielding coach).
Pakistani whites
Play XI: Saim Ayub (c), Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Mohsin Riaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Saad Masood, Shahzaib Khan and Usman Khan (wk).
Support staff: Iqbal Imam (head coach), Samiullah Niazi (bowling coach), Faisal Athar (batting coach) and Saqib Faqir (fielding coach).
Pakistani blues
Play XI: Sahibzada Farhan (c), Abdullah Shafique, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Hasan Ali, Hussain Talat, Jahandad Khan, Rohail Nazir (wk), Shamyl Hussain, Sufyan Moqim, Taimur Khan (wicketkeeper).
Support staff: Aizaz Cheema (head coach), Fahad Masood (bowling coach), Naveed Latif (batting coach) and Hussain Khosa (fielding coach).
Pakistani gold
Play XI: Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Abdul Samad, Abdul Subhan, Faisal Akram, Haider Ali, Kamran Ghulam, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Nawaz, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Muhammad Imran and Saad Khan.
Support staff: Misbah-ul-Haq (head coach), Waqas Ahmed (bowling coach), Riffatullah Mohmand (batting coach) and Atiq-ur-Rehman (fielding coach).
Reserve a swimming pool
Batters: Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Faiq and Muhammad Irfan Khan
All-rounders: Mubasir Khan, Danish Aziz
Pacers: Arshad Iqbal, Muhammad Salman, Razaullah, Saqib Khan, Mohammad Amir Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani
Wicketkeeper: Haseebullah
Tournament schedule (all matches at Multan Cricket Stadium; starts at 3:00 PM local time)
- August 11: Pakistani Greens vs. Pakistani Whites
- August 12: Pakistan Blues vs Pakistan Gold
- August 13: Pakistan Blues vs Pakistan Whites
- August 14: Pakistan Gold vs Pakistan Greens
- August 15: Pakistan Blues vs Pakistan Greens
- August 16: Pakistan Gold vs Pakistani Whites
- August 18: Final (top two teams)
