The Federally Administered Tribal Areas cricket team (FATA) was a

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side who first competed in domestic cricket in Pakistan in the 2015–16 season. FATA entered the

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through a qualifying round. In their first ever first-class match, they drew with

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in the

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. They won their first match in round 6 of the same edition of the tournament, when they defeated

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by four wickets. In August 2016 they took part in Pakistan's domestic

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tournament, the 2016–17 National T20 Cup. In their first match, they beat

by 15 runs. In November 2017, they reached the semi-finals of the 2017–18 National T20 Cup, but lost to

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by 10 runs.

References

External links

Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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