| Countries |  Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Administrator | PCB |
| Format | First-class |
| First edition | 1960–61 |
| Latest edition | 2023–24 |
| Next edition | 2024–25 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and knockout |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champion | Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (3rd title) |
| Most successful | Karachi (11 titles) |
| Website | Pakistan Cricket Board |
The President's Trophy (formerly Patron's Trophy) is a cricket competition that is held in Pakistan. It was previously held between 1960–61 and 2018–19 but was refounded from the 2023–24. It consists of teams representing the government and semi-government departments, corporations, commercial organisations, business houses, banks, airlines, and educational institutions.[1]
Matches in the competition were afforded first-class status in most seasons until 2006–07,[2] when the domestic first-class competition was reorganised and merged into the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). From then on, the Patron's Trophy was a Grade II competition until a major reorganisation of domestic cricket in 2019 brought an end to the competition.
For the 2012–13 domestic season a new first-class competition, called the President's Trophy Grade I, was created for departments. It was announced as a renaming of the Patron's Trophy,[3] and ran for just two seasons before the PCB merged the regions and departments back into a reorganised Quaid-i-Azam Trophy for the 2014–15 season.[4][5]
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