The Oil & Gas Development Company Limited cricket team, usually shortened to Oil & Gas or OGDCL, is a Pakistani cricket team sponsored by the Oil & Gas Development Company, a state-owned company with its headquarters in Islamabad. [1] [2]
Beginning with the 2024–25 season, OGDCL participates in Pakistan's first-class and List A competitions. OGDCL and Eshaal Associates qualified for promotion to the 2024–25 President's Trophy by reaching the final of the President's Trophy Grade-II, which OGDCL won, in June 2024. [3] [1]
Captained by Adil Amin, OGDCL won their inaugural first-class match in the 2024–25 President's Trophy, beating State Bank of Pakistan by 128 runs. Amin made the team's first first-class century, with 117 not out in the second innings. [4] In their third match, when they defeated Water and Power Development Authority, Asif Afridi took the team's first five-wicket haul, 6 for 52. [5]
Oil & Gas Development Company Limited, commonly known as OGDC, is a Pakistani state-owned oil and gas company headquartered in Islamabad. It is listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange.
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