Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cricket team was a first-class cricket side sponsored by the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), and was based in Karachi before its disestablishment in 2020.[1] The side has won the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy more times than anyone else except Karachi.
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Sarfaraz Ahmed |
| Owner | Pakistan International Airlines |
| Team information | |
| Colours | |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Dissolved | 2020 |
| Official website | www.piac.com.pk |
They played their first first-class match in May 1961, under the captaincy of Hanif Mohammad,[2] and their last in November 2016, captained by Fahad Iqbal.[3] They played 407 first-class matches, with 159 wins, 73 losses and 175 draws.[4]
Honours
edit- 1969-70
- 1979-80
- 1987-88
- 1989-90
- 1999-2000
- 2002-03
- 2011-12
National One Day Championship (11)
- 1980–81
- 1981–82
- 1982–83
- 1985–86
- 1987-88
- 1995–96
- 1999–2000
- 2001–02
- 2002–03
- 2008–09
- 2011–12 Division One
Notable players
editReferences
edit- ^ "Departmental cricket's end sees PIA tell its cricketers to do regular work". www.geosuper.tv.
- ^ "Peshawar Commissioner's XI v Pakistan International Airlines 1960-61". CricketArchive.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Pool B, Faisalabad, November 12-15, 2016, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Playing Record (1960/61-2016/17)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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