PCB Announces Full Schedule for President’s Trophy Grade-II Gold

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the complete schedule for the President’s Trophy Grade-II Gold 2025-26, which will be played from May 12 to June 21 across Abbottabad, Haripur, Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

According to the PCB, the tournament will serve as the qualification pathway for the first-class President’s Trophy Grade-I and the List-A President’s Cup. For the first time, the President’s Trophy Grade-II has been divided into two tiers: Gold and Silver.

The Gold tier will feature 14 top-ranked teams from the 27 sides that took part in the previous edition. The teams have been divided into two pools of seven.

Pool A includes Eshaal Associates, JDW Sugar Mills, MTI Solutions, PHA Rawalpindi, Railways, Ahmed Glass and Kingsmen Academy.

Pool B features Higher Education Commission (HEC), Kingsmen, Wing 999 Sports, Ghani Institute, Sardar Group, Port Qasim and Vital Tea.

Pool A matches will be played at Railway Cricket Stadium in Haripur, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium in Abbottabad and National Cricket Ground in Islamabad.

Pool B matches will take place at Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad, Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium (KRL) in Rawalpindi and Marghazar Cricket Ground in Islamabad.

Each team will play six non-first-class three-day matches within its pool. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals, which are scheduled to be held simultaneously from June 14 to 16.

The four-day final of the 14-team tournament will be played from June 18 to 21. The venues for the two semi-finals and the final have not yet been finalized.

The tournament winner will receive a cash prize of Rs5 million, while the runner-up will earn Rs2.5 million.

President’s Trophy Grade-II Gold 2025-26 Schedule

Pool A

Pool B

Knockout Stage

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