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{{short description|Pakistani first-class cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Central Punjab cricket team
| image = Central Punjab cricket team logo.svg
| caption =
| captain =[[Babar Azam]]
| coach = [[Akram Raza]]
| manager =
| colors = {{color box|#27357c}} Blue {{color box|Orange}} Orange
| founded = {{start date and age|2019}}
| dissolved = {{start date and age|2023}}
| ground = [[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]]
| capacity =
| ground2 = [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]]
| owner = Central Punjab Cricket Association
| title1 = [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]]
| title1wins = 2 ([[2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy|2019/20]] & [[2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy|2020/21]])
| title2 = [[Pakistan Cup]]
| title2wins = 1 ([[2022–23 Pakistan Cup|2022/23]])
| title3 = [[National T20 Cup]]
| title3wins = 0
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'''Central Punjab''' was a domestic [[cricket]] team in Pakistan representing the [[Northern Punjab|northern]] and central parts of the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] province. It competed in domestic [[First Class Cricket|first-class]], [[List A Cricket|List A]] and [[T20 Cricket|T20]] cricket competitions, namely the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]], [[Pakistan Cup]] and [[National T20 Cup]]. The team was operated by the Central Punjab Cricket Association.

==History==
The team was introduced as a part of a new domestic structure introduced by the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] (PCB) on 31 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27504448/pcb-unveils-new-domestic-set-stay-top-mantra |title=PCB unveils new domestic set-up with 'stay at the top' mantra |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> On 3 September 2019, PCB confirmed the inaugural squad for the team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-announces-squads-for-2019-20-domestic-season.html |title=PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |access-date=15 September 2019 |archive-date=3 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903183721/https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-announces-squads-for-2019-20-domestic-season.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Babar Azam]] was announced as the captain of the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27527401/sarfaraz-ahmed-babar-azam-take-charge-pakistan-domestic-sides|title=Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref>

===2019/20 season===
Central Punjab won the [[2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy|Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]], defeating [[Northern cricket team|Northern]] by an innings and 16 runs in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/525626-Central-Punjab-win-first-class-Quaid-e-Azam-Trophy-2019-20|title=Central Punjab win first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20|work=Dunya News|access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref> The team was eliminated in the group stage of the [[2019–20 National T20 Cup|National T20 Cup]]. The Pakistan Cup was cancelled this season due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

===2020/21 season===
The team came back from a bad start in defence of the [[2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy|Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] to win five successive matches and reach the final. The final against [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] resulted in a [[tie (cricket)|tie]], and they were declared joint winners. The team again struggled in the limited overs formats, finishing in fourth and fifth place respectively in the [[2020–21 Pakistan Cup|Pakistan Cup]] and [[2020–21 National T20 Cup|National T20 Cup]].

==Structure==
[[File:Pk-region-CentralPunjab.png|thumb|left|Central Punjab Cricket Association is made up of [[Faisalabad]], [[Sialkot]] and [[Lahore]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/ambitious-and-competitive-2019-20-domestic-cricket-season-unveiled.html|title=Ambitious and competitive 2019-20 domestic cricket season unveiled|website=Pcb.com.pk|access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref>]]

As of 2019 Pakistan was reorganised into six regional teams (on [[Administrative units of Pakistan|provincial lines]]). A three tier bottom-up system<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/city-cricket-association-tournament-schedule-announced.html|title = City Cricket Association tournament schedule announced|website=Pcb.com.pk}}</ref> is in operation with the '''Tier 1''' teams participating in the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] ([[first-class cricket|First Class]]), [[Pakistan Cup]] ([[List A cricket|List A]]) and [[National T20 Cup]] (Regional [[Twenty20|T20]]). The Tier 2 teams participate in the City Cricket Association Tournament whilst the Tier 3 teams participate in various local tournaments as both tiers feed players to the Tier 1 team.
* '''Tier 1: Central Punjab'''
* '''Tier 2:''' Lahore (East), Lahore (West), Lahore (North), Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Sialkot, Narowal, Hafizabad, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Mianwali, Jhang & Bhakkar.
* '''Tier 3:''' Various Clubs & Schools.

==See also==
* [[Balochistan cricket team]]
* [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team]]
* [[Northern cricket team]]
* [[Sindh cricket team]]
* [[Southern Punjab cricket team (Pakistan)|Southern Punjab cricket team]]
* [[List of Central Punjab squads]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Pakistani first class cricket teams}}

[[Category:Cricket teams in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Central Punjab cricketers]]

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Central Punjab cricket team - Revision history

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