The 2009–10 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 2009–10 season. It was the 52nd 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 the top two regions and departments in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and a Rest of Pakistan team. The format of the competition remained the same as the previous season, with the teams split into two groups of eleven – nine departmental and two regional teams in Group A, and eleven regional teams in Group B – playing four-day matches in a round-robin and a five-day

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between the top teams in each group to determine the winner. In a change from 2007–08, the bottom two departmental teams were relegated to the

Patron's Trophy The Patron's Trophy was a cricket competition that was held in Pakistan between 1960–61 and 2018–19 mainly among teams representing the government and semi-government departments, corporations, commercial organisations, business houses, banks, ...

(Grade II) competition for the following season.

Karachi Blues Karachi cricket teams competed in the Pakistani first-class cricket tournaments the Patron's Trophy and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy from 1953-54 to 2018-19. Beginning with the 2019-20 season, the city of Karachi has been represented in the Quaid-e-Azam T ...

beat

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by 141 runs in the final to win the trophy. In a low scoring match, Habib Bank, chasing a victory target of 208, were bowled out for just 66 runs in the fourth innings.

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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