Water and Power Development Authority cricket team

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Water and Power Development Authority
مقتدرہِ آب و برق ترقی
WAPDA logo.png
Personnel
Captain Khalid Usman
Owner Water and Power Development Authority
Team information
Colours Blue 
Home ground WAPDA Sports Complex, Lahore
Capacity8,000
History
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy  wins1
President's Trophy  wins1 (2025–26)
Official website www.wapda.gov.pk

The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) cricket team is a first-class cricket side in Pakistan that plays in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Patron's Trophy, Pentangular Trophy and also competes in limited-overs cricket. [1] It is owned by the Water and Power Development Authority, the national body responsible for the development and maintenance of water and power resources in Pakistan. [2]

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History

Water and Power Development Authority first competed at first-class level in the 1975–76 season, but they did not become a permanent part of top-level domestic competitions until the 1997–98 Patron's Trophy, when they finished last out of eight, without a win. [3] They became more successful in the twenty-first century, and won several trophies, including the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. [4]

In May 2019, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan revamped the domestic cricket structure in Pakistan, excluding departmental teams in favour of regional sides, therefore ending the participation of the team. [5] In August 2023, the PCB announced the return of departmental cricket with the start of 2023–24 President's Trophy, in which Water and Power Development Authority took part. [6] At the end of the 2024–25 President's Trophy, in which WAPDA finished fifth out of nine teams, they had played 234 first-class matches, for 96 wins, 56 losses, 81 draws and one tie. [7]

Honours

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Patron's Trophy

National One-day Championship

See also

References

  1. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Water and Power Development Authority". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Water and Power Development Authority". WAPDA. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "PCB Patron's Trophy 1997–98 table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2016/17". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Imran Khan rejects PCB's new domestic model". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan moves back to previous domestic cricket structure". The Indian Express. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
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