National Champions Cup 2026: Squads, schedule, format and all you need to know

The National Champions Cup 2026 will be played from August 11 to August 18, and comprise four teams. Every team will play every other in a round-robin format, with the top two teams set to lock horns in the Final on August 18. 

Pakistan Greens, Pakistan Blues, Pakistan Whites and Pakistan Gold will respectively be led by Shadab Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub and Shaheen Shah Afridi. The tournament will see multiple Pakistan international stars featuring in the week-long affair. 

The selection committee has also named a reserve pool of 13 players, who will accompany the teams during practice and on match days as well. 

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Fixture

Date

Venue

Local time

Pakistan Greens v Pakistan Whites 

August 11

Multan Cricket Stadium

3pm

Pakistan Blues v Pakistan Gold 

August 12

Multan Cricket Stadium

3pm

Pakistan Blues v Pakistan Whites 

August 13

Multan Cricket Stadium

3pm

Pakistan Gold v Pakistan Greens 

August 14

Multan Cricket Stadium

3pm

Pakistan Blues v Pakistan Greens 

August 15

Multan Cricket Stadium

3pm

Pakistan Gold v Pakistan Whites 

August 16

Multan Cricket Stadium

3pm

Final

August 18

Multan Cricket Stadium

3pm

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Shadab Khan (c), Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Farhan Yousuf, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saad Baig (wk) and Sameer Minhas 

Sahibzada Farhan (c), Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Hasan Ali, Hussain Talat, Jahandad Khan, Rohail Nazir (wk), Shamyl Hussain, Sufyan Moqim, Taimur Khan (wk) and Tayyab Tahir

Saim Ayub (c), Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Mohsin Riaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Saad Masood, Shahzaib Khan, Usman Khan (wk)

Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Abdul Samad, Abdul Subhan, Faisal Akram, Haider Ali, Kamran Ghulam, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Nawaz, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Muhammad Imran, Saad Khan

Batters – Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Faiq, Muhammad Irfan Khan

All-rounders – Mubasir Khan, Danish Aziz

Pacers – Arshad Iqbal, Muhammad Salman, Razaullah, Saqib Khan, Mohammad Amir Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani

Wicketkeeper – Haseebullah  

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