The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced the squads and schedule for the National Champions Cup slated to be held from August 11 to 18 at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
The seven-match 50-over List A tournament will mark the start of Pakistan’s 2026-27 domestic cricket season, with all fixtures to be played as day-night encounters. Each match is scheduled to begin at 3pm local time.
The competition will feature four teams — Pakistan Greens, Pakistan Whites, Pakistan Blues and Pakistan Gold — competing in a single round-robin format. The top two sides at the end of the league stage will qualify for the final on August 18.
The national selection committee has named fixed playing XIs for each team, alongside a 13-player reserve pool.
Teams must field the announced elevens throughout the tournament, with reserve players eligible to replace only injured or concussed players. The reserves will remain with their respective squads during training sessions and on match days.
The tournament will be led by four prominent captains, with Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan entrusted with leading 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 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027, with the domestic competition expected to play a key role in identifying and assessing talent ahead of the global event.
Squads
Pakistan Greens
Playing 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).
Pakistan Whites
Playing 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).
Pakistan Blues
Playing 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).
Pakistan Gold
Playing 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 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 3pm local time)
- August 11: Pakistan Greens vs Pakistan 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 Pakistan Whites
- August 18: Final (top two teams)
