Hyderabad was a

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team based in

Hyderabad, Sindh Hyderabad ( Sindhi and ur, ; ) is a city and the capital of Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the second-largest city in Sindh, and the eighth largest in Pakistan. Founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro of th ...

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. Their home ground was the

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. In first-class cricket they participate in the

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. For

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and

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cricket tournaments in the

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and

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they are known as the

Hyderabad Hawks The Hyderabad Hawks was a domestic cricket team, based in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground was the Niaz Stadium. for the year 2011. See also * Pakistan Super League The Pakistan Super League ...

Playing record

Hyderabad made their first-class debut in 1958-59 and have played in most seasons since then. At the end of the 2013-14 season they had played 177 matches, with 24 wins, 90 losses and 63 draws. They have usually been one of the weaker Pakistan teams. They reached the quarter-finals of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy in 1968-69, the quarter-finals of the

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in 1971-72, and the final of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League in 2005-06. Their highest individual score is 208, by

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against

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in 1973-74. Their best bowling figures are 7 for 50 by Maqsood Hussain against Hyderabad Education Board in 1964-65. Hussain took 13 for 91 in the same match, Hyderabad's best match figures.

Other teams

In 1969-70 Hyderabad fielded two teams, Hyderabad Whites and Hyderabad Blues. Each side played two matches in 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 ...

. Hyderabad Whites lost both their matches, and Hyderabad Blues lost one and drew one.First-class matches played by Hyderabad Blues
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References

External links

Hyderabad at CricketArchive
{{Pakistani first class cricket teams Hyderabad District, Pakistan Pakistani first-class cricket teams