1953–54 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1953–54 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy The 1953–54 season of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy was the first edition of the tournament, and the inaugural first-class cricket competition played in Pakistan following its independence in 1947. One of the tournament's purposes was to help determine the Pakistan national side's squad for its tour of England in 1954. The tournament was played as a knockout competition between seven teams representing both regions and government departments. Punjab received a bye through to the semi-finals to compensate for the odd number of teams. The final, played in Karachi, was contested between Punjab and Bahawalpur, with Bahawalpur winning by
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