Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team is a domestic

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team in Pakistan representing the

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, ...

province. It competes in domestic first-class, List A and T20 cricket tournaments, namely the

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and National T20 Cup. The team is operated by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cricket Association.

History

Before 2019

As the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), the team played its inaugural season in the Ranji Trophy in 1937. After the independence of Pakistan, NWFP competed in the

sporadically from 1953-54 to 1978-79, and in the Pentangular Cup and

. In 2010, the province was renamed "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" and the team name changed accordingly. The team used Peshawar Club Ground as a home ground since 1938 until it was replaced by Arbab Niaz Stadium in 1985.

Since 2019

A new Khyber Pakhtunkhwa team was introduced as a part of the new domestic structure announced by the

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(PCB) on 31 August 2019.

Structure

As of 2019, domestic cricket in Pakistan was reorganised into six regional teams (on provincial lines). A three tier bottom-up system is in operation with the Tier 1 teams participating in the

( First Class),

( List A) and National T20 Cup (Regional T20). The Tier 2 teams participate in the City Cricket Association Tournament whilst the Tier 3 teams participate in various local tournaments as both tiers feed players to the Tier 1 team. * Tier 1: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa * Tier 2: Peshawar, Nowshehra, Charsadda, Swat, Lower Dir, Mardan, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Swabi, Upper Dir, Buner, Khyber, Mamond, Kohat, Kurram, D.I.Khan, Bannu & Mohmand. * Tier 3: Various Clubs & Schools.

Season summaries

2019/20 season

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa finished in third and fourth place respectively in the

and National T20 Cup. The Pakistan Cup was cancelled this season due to the

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2020/21 season

The team won the treble being declared champions of the

and the National T20 Cup. The final against Central Punjab (

) resulted in a tie, and they were declared joint winners.

2021/22 season

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won their second National T20 Cup by defeating Central Punjab in the final.

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

References

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