| 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy | |
| Fromdate: | 25 October 2020 |
| Todate: | 5 January 2021 |
| Administrator: | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket Format: | First-class |
| Tournament Format: | Group stage and Final |
| Host: |  Pakistan |
| Champions: | Central Punjab Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Participants: | 6 |
| Matches: | 31 |
| Player Of The Series: | Hasan Ali |
| Most Runs: | Kamran Ghulam (1,249) |
| Most Wickets: | Sajid Khan (67) |
| Website: | www.pcb.com.pk |
| Previous Year: | 2019-20 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Tournament: | 2021–22 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy |
The 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was a first-class domestic cricket competition that took place in Karachi,[1] Pakistan, from 25 October 2020 to 5 January 2021.[2] [3] [4] Central Punjab cricket team were the defending champions.[5] [6] Central Punjab started their title defence poorly, with no wins from their first five matches.[7] Despite being bottom in the table at the half-way point of the tournament,[8] they won four of the next five matches to finish second in the table, advancing to the final with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[9]
The final finished in a tie, with Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sharing the title.[10] It was the first time the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy had been tied,[11] and the first tie in the final of a domestic first-class cricket tournament.[12] Central Punjab's Hasan Ali was named the player of the final and the tournament.[13] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa batsman Kamran Ghulam set a new record for runs scored during a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy season with 1,249; the previous record had stood since 1983–84.[14]
On 21 October 2020, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the squads for the tournament.[15] Ahead of the opening round of matches, Salman Butt withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Ali Zaryab in Central Punjab's team.[16]
| width=175 | Team[17] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 161 | –0.013 | |
| Central Punjab | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 137 | –0.111 | |
| Southern Punjab | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 129 | –0.145 | |
| Balochistan | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 128 | +0.098 | |
| Northern | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 123 | +0.183 | |
| Sindh | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 87 | –0.006 |
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