2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
The 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was a first-class domestic cricket competition that took place in Pakistan from 14 September to 31 December 2019. Habib Bank Limited were the defending champions. However, after the new domestic structure was announced by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), six newly formed regional teams played in the tournament.
| Dates | 14 September – 31 December 2019 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and Final |
| Host(s) | Pakistan |
| Champions | Central Punjab (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Player of the series | Zafar Gohar |
| Most runs | Imran Butt (934) |
| Most wickets | Nauman Ali (54) |
| Official website | www.pcb.com.pk |
During the opening round of fixtures, a concussion substitute was used for the first time in a domestic cricket match in Pakistan. In the match between Southern Punjab and Central Punjab, Mohammad Saad replaced Usman Salahuddin in Central Punjab's team on the second day of the match. On 31 October 2019, Ahmed Shehzad was fined 50% of his match fee following a drawn match between his side, Central Punjab, and Sindh after his team was found guilty of ball-tampering.
The final was originally scheduled to be played from 9 to 13 December. However, in November 2019, the dates were moved to 27 to 31 December 2019, after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) agreed to tour Pakistan in December to play two Test matches. Ahead of the penultimate round of matches, four teams were in contention to reach the final. Following the conclusion of the tenth and final round of group stage matches, Central Punjab and Northern had qualified for the final of the tournament. Central Punjab won the tournament, beating Northern by an innings and 16 runs in the final. Umar Akmal and Bilal Asif were named as the men of the match, for the batting and bowling respectively, and Zafar Gohar was named the player of the tournament.