President’s Trophy Grade-I to start from today

KARACHI: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) will begin their title defence in the President’s Trophy Grade-I today (Wednesday) as they take on Pakistan Television (PTV) here at the HPC Oval Ground.

The nine-team tournament scheduled to take place from April 8-12 comprises 37 first-class matches including the final. The single-league round matches will end on February 28 with all teams having played eight games each, all in Karachi.

The top two teams will qualify for the final while the bottom two teams will be relegated to the President’s Trophy Grade-II. A prize pot of Rs8 million will also be up for the grabs. In the other opening round matches, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) will take on State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at SBP Sports Complex, Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) will lock horns with Wapda at NBP Sports Complex and HEC will be up against Eshaal Associates at the National Bank Stadium.