Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited cricket team explained

The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited cricket team, sponsored by Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd, played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 2003–04 to 2005–06, competing in the Patron's Trophy.

First-class playing record

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited played six matches in 2003–04, winning two and drawing four.

In 2004-05 they played five matches in the group stage, winning three, losing one and drawing one. They progressed to the semi-finals, losing on the first innings by 25 runs to Habib Bank Limited.[1]

In 2005-06 they played four matches in the group stage, winning two and drawing two. They progressed to the quadrangular stage, where they were unable to win any of their three matches.[2]

In all they played 19 matches, winning seven, losing three and drawing nine.

Leading players

See main article: List of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited cricketers. Azhar Zaidi played all 19 matches and scored the most runs, 1242 at an average of 46.00,[3] and hit the highest score, 159, in an innings victory over Karachi Port Trust.[4] Shehzad Malik scored 1198 runs in 18 matches at 54.45.[5] The leading bowler was Riaz Afridi, who took 77 wickets at 22.54 in 15 matches,[6] and also had the best figures, 7 for 78 against National Bank of Pakistan in 2005–06.[7]

List A cricket

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited also played List A matches from 2003 to 2006. They played 14 matches, winning eight and losing six.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/81/81798.html Habib Bank Limited v Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited 2004-05
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/4/ABN-AMRO_Patrons_Trophy_2005-06.html ABN-AMRO Patron's Trophy tables 2005-06
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10274/f_Batting_by_Team.html Azhar Zaidi batting by team
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/81/81646.html Karachi Port Trust v Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited 2004-05
  5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/19/19758/f_Batting_by_Team.html Shehzad Malik batting by team
  6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44533/f_Bowling_by_Team.html Riaz Afridi bowling by team
  7. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/84/84486.html National Bank of Pakistan v Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited 2005-06
  8. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1431/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited at CricketArchive