Federal Areas was a
first-class cricket
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team in
Pakistan
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based in the capital,
Islamabad
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. Since February 2008 they have played 16 first-class matches in four seasons of the
Pentangular Cup. Their home ground was the
Diamond Club Ground
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List of grounds
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in Islamabad.
Background
When the
Pakistan Cricket Board
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revamped the Pentangular Cup for the 2007-08 season, they created the Federal Areas team to make a fifth competitor alongside the teams from the four provinces. In order to make the competition even, "the Pakistan Cricket Board selected the top 75
Quaid-e-Azam
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...
players plus 20 juniors and divided them
mong the five teams mostly on a regional basis but reallocating some to strengthen the weaker sides." Few of the Federal Areas players were actually from the Islamabad area.
Playing record
Federal Areas’ best season was their first, when they finished second with two wins and two draws. They hit their highest score, 597 for 8 declared, in an innings victory over
Baluchistan, and won their last match, against
Sindh in their first match at the Diamond Club Ground, by chasing down a target of 322 with one wicket in hand.
They came fourth with one victory in 2008-09, third with one victory in 2011-11, and fourth with no victories in 2011-12. Overall, of their 16 matches they have won 4, lost 4, and drawn 8.
Leading players
Their highest scorer, with 788 runs in 11 matches at an average of 52.53, is
Bazid Khan, who has also hit the highest score of 172 against Baluchistan in 2007-08. The best innings bowling figures are 7 for 21 by
Sohail Tanvir
Sohail Tanvir ( ur, ; born 12 December 1984) is a Pakistani cricketer, who has gained considerable international repute for his unorthodox left arm bowling action and particularly for the success it has gained him in the Twenty20 format of the ...
against Baluchistan in 2008-09, and he also has taken the most wickets, 56 in 10 matches at 23.75. The best match bowling figures are 10 for 79 (5 for 34 and 5 for 45) by
Nasrullah Khan against
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
in 2010-11. There have been five captains:
Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar (; ; born 13 August 1975) is a Pakistani former cricketer and commentator. Nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express", he was the first bowler to be recorded bowling at 100 miles per hour, a feat he achieved twice in his career.
Ak ...
,
Naved Ashraf (who has made 519 runs at 39.92),
Iftikhar Anjum
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(31 wickets at 21.93), Bazid Khan and Sohail Tanvir.
Apart from Iftikhar Anjum and Nasrullah Khan, the other notable Federal Areas player from Islamabad is
Raheel Majeed, who has made 650 runs in 11 matches at 32.50.
Pentangular One-Day Cup
A 50-over
List A competition was held among the five provincial teams in 2008-09 and 2009-10. In 2008-09 the Federal Areas Leopards came second after the round-robin and played off in the final against the first-placed
Punjab Stallions, losing by eight wickets. The Federal Areas Leopards came third in 2009-10. Shoaib Akhtar is Federal Areas' leading wicket-taker with 19 wickets, including 6 for 52 against
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Panthers in 2009-10.
Umar Amin
Umar Amin (born 16 October 1989) is a Pakistani international cricketer. Amin made his One Day International debut in the opening match of the 2010 Asia Cup against Sri Lanka.
Amin was also named in the squad for Pakistan's two-match test se ...
is Federal Areas' leading batsman, with 449 runs at 79.83.
Umar Amin List A batting by team
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References
External links
at Cricket Archive
at Cricket Archive
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