12 teams to vie for President’s Gold Cup

Karachi, Hyderabad will host the event which begins today.

KARACHI: After a successful Pentangular Cup, which played a crucial role in the selection of the 15-man squad for the World Cup, 12 teams will now take part in the second domestic event of the year, the Haier President’s Gold Cup, which commences today.

The one-day cup will feature the top six departmental and the top six regional teams divided into two pools of six each – three regions and as many departments.

SNGPL and NBP are the favourites for the trophy, while Peshawar Panthers will be looking to claim their second title of the year.

The last edition had no result as the trophy was shared between finalists NBP and KRL due to heavy fog which caused the match to be abandoned and sparked a debate over the choice of venue.

In order to ensure the incident is not repeated, all 18 matches will be played in Karachi and Hyderabad from January 19 to February 1.

The opening three matches – Karachi Dolphins v SNGPL, Rawalpindi Rams v NBP and Peshawar Panthers v ZTBL – will be played in different grounds of Karachi and Hyderabad from January 19.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 19^th,  2015.

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