The 2007–08 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was one of two first-class domestic

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competitions that were held in

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during the 2007–08 season. It was the 50th edition of the

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition in Pakistan. With few exceptions, it has been staged annually since it was first played during the 1953–54 season. Domestic cricket in Pakistan has undergone many reorganis ...

, contested by 22 teams representing regional cricket associations and departments, and was followed in the schedule by the

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, contested by five teams representing the four provinces and the federal areas. There were substantial changes from the previous season, with the regions and departments being merged into a single competition by the

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. The previous four (and 15 of the preceding 17) seasons had seen them compete in separate competitions, regions in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and departments in the

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. The 22 teams, thirteen regions and nine departments, were divided into two groups; four-day matches in the group stage were played in a round-robin between 20 October and 29 December 2007, with the top team in each group contesting the five-day

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from 7 to 11 January 2008 to determine the winner. The final round of group matches were disrupted by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister of Pakistan. All in-progress matches were suspended and after initially indicating that they would be resumed or replayed, the Pakistan Cricket Board later decided that the results would stand. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) won the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy for the first time by defeating

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in the final; the match resulted in a draw, with SNGPL emerging victorious by virtue of securing a first-innings lead.

Group stage

The top teams in the round-robin group stage (highlighted) advanced to the final.

Final

Notes

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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