Cricket teams
Karachi cricket teams
have competed in the Pakistani
first-class cricket
tournaments the
Patron's Trophy
and
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
from 1953?54 to 2018?19, and from 2023 to 2024. Between 2019-20 and 2022?23, the city of
Karachi
was represented in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy by the
Sindh cricket team
.
Teams
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Owing to the strength of cricket in Karachi, from the 1956?57 season the
Karachi City Cricket Association
has usually fielded two, sometimes three, first-class teams. (Lahore has done the same from the 1957?58 season.) The names of the teams have varied. In the
1956?57 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
the teams were Karachi Whites (who lost the final), Karachi Blues (defeated by Karachi Whites in a semi-final) and Karachi Greens. In 2014?15 the two latest team names made their debuts: Karachi Dolphins (in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold League) and Karachi Zebras (in the Silver League).
In 2019, domestic cricket in Pakistan was significantly restructured, with six provincial first-class teams replacing the traditional mix of regional associations and departments, and Karachi being represented by
Sindh
.
[1]
In 2023, this structure was abandoned, with Karachi Whites returning to first-class competition, competing in the
2023?24 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
.
[2]
In order of appearance, the teams have been:
Karachi
1953?54 to 2003?04, 123 matches in 26 seasons; 43 wins, 39 losses, 41 draws.
[3]
The highest score was 499 by
Hanif Mohammad
in 1958?59,
[4]
which remained the
world first-class record score
until 1994, and the best bowling figures were 8 for 83 by
Tanvir Ali
in 1984?85.
[5]
Karachi's record includes six matches against international touring teams.
Karachi Greens
1956?57 to 1983?84, 16 matches in seven seasons; seven wins, four losses, five draws.
[6]
The highest score was 111 not out by Kamal Najamuddin in 1983?84,
[7]
and the best bowling figures were 8 for 75 by
Aslam Qureshi
in 1971?72.
[8]
Karachi Whites
1956?57 to 2013?14, 271 matches in 40 seasons; 119 wins, 58 losses, 94 draws.
[9]
The highest score was 324 by
Waheed Mirza
in 1976?77,
[10]
and the best bowling figures were 10 for 58 by
Shahid Mahmood
in 1969?70.
[11]
Karachi Blues
1956?57 to 2013?14, 279 matches in 40 seasons; 114 wins, 75 losses, 90 draws.
[12]
The highest score was 303 not out by
Mushtaq Mohammad
in 1967?68,
[13]
and the best bowling figures were 8 for 39 by
Rashid Khan
in 1983?84.
[14]
Karachi A
1957?58 to 1979?80, 13 matches in five seasons; seven wins, two losses, four draws.
[15]
The highest score was 146 not out by
Hanif Mohammad
in 1957?58, when Karachi A won by an innings without losing a wicket,
[16]
and the best bowling figures were 6 for 23 by
Mohammad Munaf
in 1957?58.
[17]
Karachi B
1957?58 to 1978?79, 14 matches in four seasons; seven wins, two losses, five draws.
[18]
The highest score was 158 by
Naushad Ali
in 1962?63,
[19]
and the best bowling figures were 8 for 39 by
Mohiuddin Khan
in 1978?79.
[20]
Karachi C
1957?58, five matches; three wins, one loss, one draw.
[21]
The highest score was 137 by
Salimuddin
in 1957?58, and the best bowling figures were 6 for 14 by
Mahboob Shah
in the same match.
[22]
Karachi Urban
2005?06 to 2007?08, 14 matches in three seasons; six wins, four losses, four draws.
[23]
The highest score was 200 by
Khurram Manzoor
in the one-off match against
Mumbai
in 2007?08 (Karachi Urban's last match)
[24]
and the best bowling figures were 6 for 93 by
Nasir Khan
in 2005?06.
[25]
Karachi Harbour
2005?06 to 2006?07, 16 matches in two seasons; six wins, eight losses, two draws.
[26]
The highest score was 200 not out by
Moin Khan
in 2005?06,
[27]
and the best bowling figures were 6 for 54 by
Anwar Ali
in 2006?07.
[28]
Karachi Dolphins
2014?15, 11 matches in one season; four wins, four losses, three draws.
[29]
The highest score is 207 by
Fazal Subhan
in 2014?15,
[30]
and the best bowling figures are 8 for 122 by
Shahzaib Ahmed
in 2014?15.
[31]
Karachi Zebras
2014?15, six matches in one season; two wins, three losses, one draw.
[32]
The highest score is 114 by two batsmen in 2014?15, and the best bowling figures are 7 for 16 by
Mansoor Ahmed
in 2014?15.
[33]
Note: The
Karachi Port Trust team
is listed separately, as it was sponsored by a corporation, not by the Karachi City Cricket Association.
Honours
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Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
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Karachi teams have won the
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
a record 18 times.
- 1954?55
(Karachi)
- 1958?59 (Karachi)
- 1959?60 (Karachi)
- 1961?62 (Karachi Blues)
- 1962?63 (Karachi A)
- 1963?64 (Karachi Blues)
- 1964?65 (Karachi Blues)
- 1966?67 (Karachi)
- 1967?68 (Karachi)
- 1970?71 (Karachi Blues)
- 1985?86 (Karachi)
- 1990?91 (Karachi Whites)
- 1991?92 (Karachi Whites)
- 1992?93 (Karachi Whites)
- 1994?95 (Karachi Blues)
- 1995?96 (Karachi Blues)
- 1997?98 (Karachi Blues)
- 2001?02 (Karachi Whites)
- 2006?07 (Karachi Urban)
- 2009?10 (Karachi Blues)
- 2012?13
(Karachi Blues)
- 2023?24
(Karachi Whites)
Patron's Trophy
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Karachi teams have won the
Patron's Trophy
11 times
- 1961?60 (Karachi)
- 1962?63 (Karachi)
- 1964?65 (Karachi)
- 1965?66 (Karachi Blues)
- 1967?68 (Karachi Blues)
- 1972?73 (Karachi Blues)
- 1983?84 (Karachi Blues)
- 1984?85 (Karachi Whites)
- 1985?86 (Karachi Whites)
- 1988?89 (Karachi)
- 1989?90 (Karachi Whites)
National T20 Cup
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Karachi teams have finished as runner-up in the
National T20 Cup
on 6 occasions, as the Karachi Dolphins.
See also
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