1956–57 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1956–57 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy The 1956–57 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was the third edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Pakistan. All matches at the tournament, played from 25 December 1956 to 8 March 1957, were accorded first-class status, with the group stage matches played over three days, the semi-finals over five days, and the final over six days. In the final, the Punjab defeated the Karachi Whites by 43 runs, claiming their first title. Hanif Mohammad was the leading run-scorer and Fazal Mahmood was the leading wicket-taker. The winner of each zone, marked in bold, qualified for the
2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy the match, the first three innings were each completed without a side scoring three figures, the first time this had ever happened in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Water and Power Development Authority won Group 2, despite losing to Sui Southern Gas Corporation by 7 wickets in their final match. In the final, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited beat Water and Power Development Authority by 103 runs to win the competition for the third time in the last four years. Samiullah Khan was man of the match after he took his career-best bowling figures of 8 for 62 in the second innings