A total of 35 regional coaches including four Test cricketers Asad Shafiq, Naveed Ashraf, Shahid Nazir and Zahoor Elahi participated in the coaching course held from 15 to 20 January, 2026

Challengers, Conquerors, Invincibles, Stars and Strikers will take part in a double-league format, with each team getting to play eight matches, before two top teams qualifying for the final on 3 November.

Former ICC elite umpire Aleem Dar, Aqib Javed, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, and Hassan Cheema are part of committee

Top two sides will qualify for final of event to be staged on 3 November

Former cricketers Mohammad Yousuf and Asad Shafiq along with renowned coaches Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten, form the core of the newly constituted committee.

An investigation is currently underway to determine why team managers, responsible for enforcing discipline, did not take action against Afridi despite his behavior.

Of the 15 players, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Saim Ayub and Usman Khan have been picked for their maiden T20 World Cup, while Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim last appeared in the 2016 and 2021 tournaments, respectively.

A new seven-member selection committee has been promptly formed to oversee the team’s selection process.

Multan Sultans set a target of 160 runs which Islamabad United successfully chased at National Stadium in Karachi on Monday night.

WAPDA and SNGPL qualified for the final after topping the points table after seven rounds of matches, with all seven departmental teams playing six matches each.