The much-anticipated Champions One-Day Cup begins today at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium with Pakistan’s finest cricketers. UMT Markhors, coached by Misbah-ul-Haq, will play Panthers, coached by Saqlain Mushtaq, in the event’s first game. Start of Champions One-Day Cup with star lineup.
Start of Champions One-Day Cup with star lineup
Prizes total Rs49 million for the tournament, which ends September 29. Winner gets Rs30 million, runner-up Rs15 million. This new cricket event will prepare Pakistan’s best players for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. If they do well, they could make the national team.
The Nurpur Lions and Mohammad Haris’ Allied Bank Stallions are important teams. Saud Shakeel’s Dolphins should fight under Sarfaraz Ahmed.
Five days of training in Faisalabad have prepared all eight teams for the competition. The top four first-round teams advance to the playoffs before the September 29 grand final.
Famous coaches Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie will coach the 50-over games in Faisalabad. They advise teams and evaluate players for overseas events. Pakistani players who wish to tour Australia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa and play a home tri-series against New Zealand and South Africa must win this game.
The confirmed teams are talented. Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, and Shahnawaz Dahani are crucial Mark Hors players. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Imam-ul-Haq, and Khushdil Shah are also crucial Lions players. Shadab Khan leads the Panthers with Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, and Saim Ayub. Noman Ali, Faheem Ashraf, and Asif Ali lead the Dolphins.
The first Champions One-Day Cup offers thrilling games, strong competition, and a chance for Pakistani cricket’s rising stars. Fans are eager for the games, and Faisalabad will again host cricket.
