The Champions One-Day Cup 2024 will start on September 12 and run till September 29 in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the Champions One-Day Cup 2024 is one of the three new competitions introduced to bridge the gap between domestic and international cricket.
The Champions One-Day Cup 2024 will see as many as five teams compete in a total of 14 matches.
Dolphins, Lions, Panthers, Stallions and Wolves are the names of the five teams that will participate in the inaugural edition of the Champions One-Day Cup.
As per the Champions One-Day Cup 2024 schedule, each team will play the other four sides once in a single round-robin format. The top four teams will advance to the playoffs.
The top two teams in the standings will clash in Qualifier 1 for a place in the final. The third and fourth-placed teams will then clash in the Eliminator.
The winner of the Eliminator will face the loser of Qualifier 1 in Qualifier 2 for the other spot in the final.
All Champions One-Day Cup 2024 matches will be played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.
Meanwhile, captains of the five teams have been announced ahead of the 50-over competition.
Dolphins will be led by Saud Shakeel while Shaheen Shah Afridi will lead Lions. Shadab Khan has been named the captain of Panthers whereas Mohammad Haris will captain Stallions. Mohammad Rizwan will act as skipper for the Wolves.
A total of 150 cricketers including 125 leading performers from the past three domestic seasons will feature in the Champions One-Day Cup 2024.
The remaining 25 players are wildcards, selected based on their experience and performances for Pakistan, Pakistan Shaheens and Pakistan Under-19 teams over the last three years.
Where to watch Champions One-Day Cup 2024 live in India
Live streaming of the Champions One-Day Cup 2024 is yet to be revealed and will be updated after official confirmation from the Pakistan Cricket Board.
There will be no live telecast of the 50-over cricket tournament on any TV channel in India.
Champions One-Day Cup 2024 schedule and live match start times
All timings are in India Standard Time (IST)
Thursday, September 12
Wolves vs Panthers - 3:30 PM
Friday, September 13
Stallions vs Lions - 3:30 PM
Saturday, September 14
Dolphins vs Panthers - 3:30 PM
Sunday, September 15
Wolves vs Stallions - 3:30 PM
Monday, September 16
Lions vs Panthers - 10:00 AM
Tuesday, September 17
Dolphins vs Wolves - 3:30 PM
Thursday, September 19
Stallions vs Dolphins - 3:30 PM
Friday, September 20
Lions vs Wolves - 10:00 AM
Saturday, September 21
Panthers vs Stallions - 3:30 PM
Sunday, September 22
Dolphins vs Lions - 3:30 PM
Tuesday, September 24
Qualifier 1 - 10:00 AM
Wednesday, September 25
Eliminator - 10:00 AM
Friday, September 27
Qualifier 2 - 3:30 PM
Sunday, September 29
Champions One-Day Cup 2024 final - 10:00 AM
Champions One-Day Cup 2024 teams and squads
Dolphins: Saud Shakeel (captain), Aftab Ibrahim, Asif Ali, Awais Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Kashif Ali, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Muhammad Riazullah, Noman Ali, Qasim Akram, Sameen Gul, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sahibzada Farhan, Sufiyan Moqim, Umar Amin, Usman Qadir
Lions: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abdullah Shafique, Aamir Jamal, Aamer Yamin, Faisal Akram, Hassan Nawaz, Hunain Shah, Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Butt, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Asghar, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Mohammad Taha, Omair Bin Yousuf, Rohail Nazir, Shahab Khan, Sharoon Siraj, Sirajuddin, Waqar Hussain
Panthers: Shadab Khan (captain), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Ahmed Bashir, Ali Asfand, Ali Raza, Amad Butt, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Zeeshan, Mubasir Khan, Rehan Afridi, Rizwan Mehmood, Saim Ayub, Umar Siddiq, Usama Mir, Usman Khan, Usman Salahuddin
Stallions: Mohammad Haris (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Adil Amin, Azam Khan, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Jahandad Khan, Junaid Ali, Maaz Ahmad Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan, Saad Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir, Ubaid Shah, Yasir Khan, Zaman Khan
Wolves: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Abdul Samad, Akif Javed, Ali Usman, Bilawal Bhatti, Haseebullah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi, Muhammad Imran, Naseem Shah, Nisar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Zahid Mehmood, Zain Abbas
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