Karachi Port Trust cricket team
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Karachi Port Trust (KPT) was a Pakistani domestic cricket team, sponsored by the Karachi Port Trust. They competed in first-class and List A cricket for two seasons, in 2003−04 and 2004–05. They were set to return to first-class cricket in 2015–16, having won the Patron's Trophy Grade II the previous season,{{cite web |author1=Alam Zeb Safi |title=KPT win final to reclaim first-class status |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/35354-kpt-win-final-to-reclaim-first-class-status |website=The Nation |access-date=7 March 2021 |date=16 April 2015}} but following restructuring of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy by the Pakistan Cricket Board, they failed to make it through the newly introduced qualifying tournament.{{cite web |author1=Khalid H. Khan |title=PCB unveils schedule of revamped Quaid Trophy |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1214646 |website=Dawn |access-date=20 February 2021 |date=22 October 2015}}
Playing record
=First-class=
In 2003–04, the Karachi Port Trust team played five matches in the Patron's Trophy, winning one, losing three and drawing one. The following season they again played five matches, losing three and drawing two, as they finished bottom of their group and were relegated to Grade II.
=List A cricket=
Karachi Port Trust lost all ten List A matches they played during the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1430/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Karachi Port Trust]
Leading players
Shadab Kabir scored most runs for Karachi Port Trust in first-class cricket, totalling 588 runs at an average of 42.00.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2353/f_Batting_by_Team.html Shadab Kabir batting by team] He also recorded the highest individual score, 176, against Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited,[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/78/78737.html Karachi Port Trust v Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited 2003-04] in Karachi Port Trust's only victory. In the same match, Shahid Iqbal took 7 for 19, the team's best bowling figures.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1430/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Karachi Port Trust at CricketArchive]
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Category:Pakistani first-class cricket teams