2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy The 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was a first-class domestic cricket competition that took place in Pakistan from 26 September to 25 December 2017. Pakistan's former Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq was critical of the compressed schedule and the quality of the pitches saying "it takes time to prepare a good pitch for a game and nobody can make it in two days". Sixteen teams are competing, made up of the top eight regional teams and the top eight departmental teams. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) were the defending champions. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) used a draft system to
Samiullah Khan (cricketer) He is a genuine left arm swing bowler. He was a member of the Faisalabad Wolves team which won the International Twenty20 Championship in England. In the final of the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he took his career-best bowling figures of 8 for 62 in the second innings and his 25th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. This lead Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited to their third Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in four years and he was named as man of the match. Samiullah Khan (cricketer) Samiullah Khan Niazi (born 4 August 1982) is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who plays for Sargodha, Faisalabad and