The PCB today confirmed 15-player squads of six Cricket Associations teams for Pakistan Cup – the final tournament of the domestic season 2022-23 and the squads are available here.

Imran Butt, Azhar Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nauman Ali, Fawad Alam and Mohammad Abbas to captain the six Cricket Association teams in the first-class tournament

The announcement means 10 players in A+ category will now receive a monthly retainer of PKR250,000 each, followed by PKR185,000 each for the 40 cricketers in Category A, PKR175,000 each for 40 players in Category B, PKR165,000 each for the 64 players in Category C and PKR140,000 each for the 37 players in category D.

Each Cricket Association squad comprises 40 players – 32 of which will be awarded domestic contracts, to be announced in due course – along with 10 additional players.

Local player representation in Balochistan’s squad increased to 55pc

Taimoor Sultan’s century guides Northern to 154-run win over Central Punjab, Anwar Ali’s all-round contribution helps Sindh beat KP, Imran Farhat shines in Balochistan’s one wicket win against Southern Punjab

Squads available below; 33-match tournament to be played from 8-31 January at three Karachi venues

Hasan Ali named Player of the Tournament; Sajid Khan, Kamran Ghulam and Rehan Afridi awarded Best Bowler, Best Batsman and Best Wicketkeeper awards

Defending champions take on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the five-day Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final at National Stadium Karachi from Friday

Half-centuries by Akbar-ur-Rehman and Ayaz Tasawar gave Balochistan a 169-run first innings lead over Northern on day two of their ninth round first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture at the UBL Sports Complex on Monday