Cricket Associations Championship is a three-day event that will begin on Wednesday. It will be played across three cities of Punjab; Faisalabad, Lahore, and Sheikhupura. Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium and Saeed Ajmal Academy, Rana Naveed Academy in Sheikhupura, and LCCA Ground in Lahore will host matches from 29 September to 14 November. 

The opening match of the tournament sees defending champions Sindh compete against Central Punjab in Lahore on 29 September. On the same day, Southern Punjab will face Northern in Sheikhupura while Balochistan will take on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Faisalabad.

Cricket Associations Championship: Points structure

Cricket Associations Championship will be played in a double round-robin format and there will be no knock-out matches. Instead, the team that will secure the most points will be declared as the winners of the tournament. You can follow the table to understand the points breakdown:

For an outright win after taking the lead in the 1st innings	9 points
For an outright win after conceding lead on the 1st innings	6 points (The losing team will get no points)
For an outright win after a tie in the 1st innings	6 points (The losing team will get no points)
In case of a drawn match, the team getting 1st innings lead	3 points
For tie where teams have completed two innings	2 points each
A team leading in 1st innings and 2nd innings tied shall	5 points
For a tie in  the 1st innings (No outright result or drawn)	2 points each
Abandoned, Washout or drawn match with no 1st innings result	1 point each
Team win with an innings margin	1 bonus point
Team facing follow-on and saving the match (result drawn)	1 bonus point
Team facing follow-on and winning the match	2 bonus points

The PCB has also given the playing conditions of the competition. You can read them here. 

You can also check out the squads for the domestic season here: Squads for 2021-22 Domestic Season Announced

Cricket Associations Championship: Captains thoughts

In an event of what promises to be a competitive competition, all the six team’s captains had shared their thoughts on the new season of the Cricket Associations Championship.

Sindh Second XI captain Saifullah Bangash;

“We have prepared well from last season and are looking forward to doing well this season to become champions again. The players are relaxed; they have no pressure on them after winning the opening tournament (Cricket Associations T20) of the season. The players are ready to play quality cricket in the tournament.”

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Second XI captain Waqar Ahmed; 

“We had a good one-week preparation camp to get ourselves ready for the tournament. We have a young and energetic squad who are excited to perform in all three departments of the game.” 

Balochistan Second XI captain Azeem Ghumman; 

“Our preparations for the three-day tournament are good. We had some practice sessions recently and we are hopeful of doing well. We have a good combination of young and experienced players in the squad. We have good all-round players available in our team and with three to four experienced batters in our squad, we look to do well in the batting department.”

Southern Punjab Second XI captain Moinuddin; 

“We have adjusted well to the conditions before the start of the tournament. We worked tirelessly on our skill level and we are aiming to produce good results when we go on the field. We have almost the same players that played in the recently concluded T20 tournament and we are looking to dominate in the red-ball tournament.”

Central Punjab Second XI captain Ali Shan; 

“We are fully prepared to do well in the red-ball tournament. We had a couple of good sessions before the start of the tournament and we are eager to perform on the ground. Our fast bowling department is very strong and with seasonal batters in the squad, we are looking to produce some good performances in the tournament.”

Northern Second XI captain Umar Waheed; 

“The preparations for the tournament are well on track as we have worked hard to rectify mistakes made in the last season. The combination of the team is well balanced with good spinners, the players know each other well which will help us to do well on the ground.” 

Cricket Associations Championship: Dates and Fixtures

Round 1

Date	Fixtures	Venue
Sept 29 – Oct 1	Balochistan vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad
	Central Punjab-Sindh	LCCA Ground Lahore
	Southern Punjab-Northern	Rana Naveed Academy Sheikhupura
Oct 3 – 5	Northern-Balochistan	Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad
	Sindh-Southern Punjab	Rana Naveed Academy Sheikhupura
	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Central Punjab	LCCA Ground Lahore
Oct 8 – 10	Balochistan-Central Punjab	Rana Naveed Academy Sheikhupura
	Northern-Sindh	LCCA Ground Lahore
	Southern Punjab-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad
Oct 13 – 15	Balochistan-Southern Punjab	Rana Naveed Academy Sheikhupura
	Sindh-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	LCCA Ground Lahore
	Central Punjab-Northern	Saeed Ajmal Academy Faisalabad
Oct 18 – 20	Sindh-Balochistan	Saeed Ajmal Academy Faisalabad
	Central Punjab-Southern Punjab	LCCA Ground Lahore
	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Northern	Rana Naveed Academy Sheikhupura

Round 2

Date	Fixtures	Venue
Oct 23 – 25	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Balochistan	LCCA Ground Lahore
	Sindh-Central Punjab	Saeed Ajmal Academy Faisalabad
	Northern-Southern Punjab	Rana Naveed Academy Sheikhupura
Oct 28 – 30	Southern Punjab-Balochistan	Rana Naveed Academy Sheikhupura
	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Sindh	Saeed Ajmal Academy Faisalabad
	Northern-Central Punjab	LCCA Ground Lahore
Nov 2 – 4	Central Punjab-Balochistan	LCCA Ground Lahore
	Sindh-Northern	Saeed Ajmal Academy Faisalabad
	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Southern Punjab	Rana Naveed Academy Sheikhupura
Nov 7 – 9	Balochistan-Northern	Saeed Ajmal Academy Faisalabad
	Southern Punjab-Sindh	Rana Naveed Academy Sheikhupura
	Central Punjab-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	LCCA Ground Lahore
Nov 12 – 14	Balochistan-Sindh	Saeed Ajmal Academy Faisalabad
	Southern Punjab-Central Punjab	LCCA Ground Lahore
	Northern-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Rana Naveed Academy Sheikhupura

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