Pakistan International Airlines cricket team

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cricket team was a first-class cricket side sponsored by the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), and was based in Karachi before its disestablishment in 2020.[1] They have won the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy more times than anyone else.

Pakistan International Airlines
Personnel
CaptainSarfaraz Ahmed
OwnerPakistan International Airlines
Team information
Colours 
Founded1960
Dissolved2020
Official websitewww.piac.com.pk

They played their first first-class match in 1960-61, under the captaincy of Hanif Mohammad.[2] As of late 2013, they have played 387 first-class matches, with 149 wins, 64 losses and 174 draws.[3]

Honours

Qaid-i-Azam Trophy (6)

  • 1969-70
  • 1979-80
PIA cricketer Shoaib Akhtar
  • 1987-88
  • 1989-90
  • 1999-2000
  • 2002-03
  • 2011-12

National One Day Championship (11)

  • 1980–81
  • 1981–82
  • 1982–83
  • 1985–86
  • 1987-88
  • 1995–96
  • 1999–2000
  • 2001–02
  • 2002–03
  • 2008–09
  • 2011–12 Division One

Notable players

References
  1. "Departmental cricket's end sees PIA tell its cricketers to do regular work". www.geosuper.tv.
  2. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
  3. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.


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