Markhors face Panthers in the opening match of the inaugural Champions One-Day Cup starting here at the Iqbal Stadium on Thursday. The University of Manag­ement and Technology (UMT)

FAISALABAD: The University of Manag­ement and Technology (UMT) Markhors face Panthers in the opening match of the inaugural Champions One-Day Cup starting here at the Iqbal Stadium on Thursday.

 

Pakistan wicket-manager Mohammad Rizwan will commander the UMT Markhors, who were recently called Wolves with previous Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq filling in as their coach, while the Jaguars will be driven by public group all-rounder Shadab Khan, with ex-Test off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq going about as their guide.
The season-opening occasion brags an all out prize pool Rs49 million, with the competition victors set to bring back home Rs30 million while the other participants will take Rs15 million, said a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official statement gave on Wednesday.
On Friday, Mohammad Haris United Bank Steeds will conflict with Shaheen Shah Afridi-drove Nurpur Lions, trailed by Saturday's apparatus between Saud Shakeel-captained Dolphins and Shadab Khan's Pumas.

 

The competition has been arranged with an eye on the following year's ICC Champions Prize, with champion entertainers hoping to fortify their possibilities breaking into the Pakistan side that will contend in ODIs in Australia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, and a home ODI tri-series against New Zealand and South Africa leading the pack up to the Heroes Prize. White-ball lead trainer Gary Kirsten will be in Faisalabad to notice the 50-over competition, which will be played on a solitary round premise. Later in the opposition, red-ball mentor Jason Gillespie will likewise join Kirsten at the occasion.

In this high-stakes competition where each match counts, the best four sides will advance to the end of the season games, finishing in the last booked for Sept 29.
Rizwan said the occasion was a pivotal rivalry for Pakistan cricket.
"A great homegrown occasion like the Bosses One-Day Cup is the backbone of any driving cricket-playing country, as it gives equivalent and fair open doors to both laid out and arising cricketers to reinforce their cases for public determination," he said.
"In view of that, I am enthusiastically anticipating this competition and am sure it will meet all its essential goals."

In the mean time, Shadab said, "We've prepared hard in Faisal¬abad and presently it is the right time to make an interpretation of that work into positive outcomes. We really want to bring power and enthusiasm each time we step onto the field, as this competition won't be not difficult to win. Just the group that will show consistency will end up as the winner, and I solidly accept we have the stuff to be that, The competition has been arranged with an eye on the following year's ICC Champions Prize, with champion entertainers hoping to fortify their possibilities breaking into the Pakistan side that will contend in ODIs in Australia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, and a home ODI tri-series against New Zealand and South Africa in the number one spot up to the Heroes Prize.
White-ball lead trainer Gary Kirsten will be in Faisalabad to notice the 50-over competition, which will be played on a solitary round premise. Later in the opposition, red-ball mentor Jason Gillespie will likewise join Kirsten at the occasion.

In this high-stakes competition where each match counts, the main four sides will advance to the end of the season games, finishing in the last planned for Sept 29.
Rizwan said the occasion was a vital contest for Pakistan cricket.
"A top notch homegrown occasion like the Bosses One-Day Cup is the soul of any driving cricket-playing country, as it gives equivalent and fair open doors to both laid out and arising cricketers to reinforce their cases for public determination," he said.
"In view of that, I am anxiously anticipating this competition and am sure it will meet all its essential targets."
In the mean time, Shadab said, "We've prepared hard in Faisal¬abad and presently it is the ideal time to make an interpretation of that work into positive outcomes. We want to bring force and energy each time we step onto the field, as this competition won't be not difficult to win. Just the group that will show consistency will end up as the winner, and I solidly accept we have the stuff to be that group."
Crews:

DOLPHINS: Saud Shakeel (chief), Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Huraira, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Riazullah, Noman Ali, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Sameen Gul, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sufiyan Moqim, Umar Amin, Usman Qadir; Sarfaraz Ahmed (coach).
LIONS: Shaheen Shah Afridi (chief), Aamer Yamin, Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Taha, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Canister Yousuf, Rohail Nazir, Sajjad Ali Hashmi, Sharoon Siraj, Sirajuddin; Waqar Younis (guide).

MARKHORS: Mohammad Rizwan (chief), Abdul Samad, Akif Javed, Ali Usman, Bismillah Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haseebullah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi, Muhammad Imran, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani and Zahid Mehmood; Misbah ul Haq (coach).
Pumas: Shadab Khan (skipper), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Ahmed Bashir, Amad Butt, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Zeeshan, Mubasir Khan, Rizwan Mehmood, Saim Ayub, Umar Siddiq, Usama Mir, Usman Khan; Saqlain Mushtaq (guide)
Steeds: Mohammad Haris (chief), Abrar Ahmed, Adil Amin, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Jahandad Khan, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan, Saad Khan, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir, Ubaid Shah, Yasir Khan, Zaman Khan; Shoaib Malik (coach).