The National U17 Cup 2025–26 is set to begin on Thursday, April 16, across four cities in Pakistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced.
The tournament will feature 18 regional teams from 16 regions and will run until May 13.
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Matches will be played in Charsadda, Faisalabad, Peshawar, and Sialkot.
Where to Watch
Selected matches from Sialkot, Peshawar, and Faisalabad will be live-streamed on Tapmad in Pakistan.
In addition, ball-by-ball live updates will be available on Crickslab throughout the tournament.
Tournament Format
According to the PCB, the competition will follow a two-day match format during the group stage.
The teams have been divided into three groups of six, with each side playing five matches in a single league format.
The winners of Group A, Group B, and Group C will qualify for the triangular stage.
From there, the top two teams will move into the final.
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The triangular stage will be played from May 2 to May 9, while the final, a three-day match, will take place from May 11 to May 13.
Venues for the knockout stage will be announced later.
Prize Money
A total of 270 young cricketers will participate in the tournament, which carries a prize pool of PKR 1.775 million.
The winning team will receive PKR 1 million, while the runners-up will get PKR 500,000.
Individual awards include PKR 75,000 for the Player of the Tournament, and PKR 50,000 each for the best batter, best bowler, best wicketkeeper, and Player of the Final.
Venues
Group A matches will be held in Sialkot at Shaheda Sultana Cricket Ground, CSS Cricket Ground, and SOS Cricket Ground.
Group B fixtures will take place in Peshawar and Charsadda, while Group C matches will be played in Faisalabad across multiple venues.
Groups:
Group A: Faisalabad, Lahore Whites, Islamabad, Abbottabad, Hyderabad, Larkana
Group B: Multan, Rawalpindi, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Bahawalpur, Peshawar, Karachi Whites
Group C: Sialkot, FATA, Dera Murad Jamali, Lahore Blues, Karachi Blues, Quetta
Squads:
Abbottabad Region
Abdal Javed, Ammar Khan, Arsalan Hassan, Azan Mumtaz, Hammad Khan, Imad Ali Shah, Kashif Sadaqat, Muhammad Abuzar, Muhammad Saim, Nafees Akhtar, Rohail, Sudais Ahmad, Ubaid Ullah, Waleed Iqbal and Zakriya Saeed.
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Reserves: Danish Jadoon, Furqan Ahmad, Muhammad Huzaifa Khan, Muhammad Maaz and Muhammad Sanan.
AJK Region
Abdul Rehman, Abdul Rehman Reshi, Anis Ali Khan, Hussnain Riaz, M. Haroon Afzal, M. Jabran, M. Usman, Missam Asif, Raja Ahsen (s/o M. Maskeen), Raja Ahsen (s/o Raja Asghar), Raja Jabran, Umer Saddique, Zadan Hamid, Zain Ul Abdin and Zakaria Baig.
Reserves: Balag Khan, Raja Jajal Turk and Syed Ali Moez.
Bahawalpur Region
Riyan Atif (Captain), Abdullah Latif, Ahmad Ejaz, Ahsan Younis, Armughan Ali Bilawal, Babar Arshad, Faizan Riyast, Haider Ali, Hammad Ameen, Hanfiya Mehdi, M. Abdullah, M. Shehriyar, Muhammad Moosa, Noman Rasheed and Salaar Asim.
Reserves: Abdul Hadi, Hassan Ali, Hassan Muktar, Muhammad Asad and Saleh Ahmed.
Dera Murad Jamali Region
Atif Ali, Ayaz, Faiq Ali, Farman Ali, Gorgain Sana, Iftikar Ahmed, Israr Ullah, Mohib Ullah, Muhammad Faisal, Muhammad Mohsin, Qudrat Ullah, Sabwoon Khan, Sheez Qadir, Sheyar Khan and Siraj Ahmed.
Reserves: Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Asim, Muhammad Irfan, Safwan Ullah and Shahwaiz Gull.
Faisalabad Region
Muhammad Ali Sabir (Captain), Sarmad Nawaz (Vice-Captain), Ali Aarib Moosa Khan, Ali Akber, Hamid Raza, Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Bilal Khizar, Muhammad Shehraz, Musyyab Tariq, Saim Zafar, Shahzaib Zafar, Syed Ali Ammar Ur Zaman, Wajih Haider Shah and Zaryan Ali Khan.
Reserves: Amir Khan, Muhammad Danish Ali, Muhammad Faizan, Muhammad Hamza and Muhammad Saim.
FATA Region
Abdullah, Ata Ullah, Azmat Khan, Azmat Ullah, Danyal Mehsood, Faisal Hayat, Hafizullah, Hilal Ahmad, Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Sudais Alam, Shakeel Khan, Shoaib Khan, Sudais Khan, Talha Khan and Zeeshan Haider.
Reserves: Danish Afridi, Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Sudais and Salman Khan.
Hyderabad Region
Aatir Zaman Baig, Ahsan Khan, Asad Ullah, Ghamiz Abdullah, Ghulam Mustafa, Haider Ali, Hasnain Mustafa, Jibran Khan, Malik Hamail Ali, Muhammad Haseeb, Muhammad Zakir, Rohban Ahmed, Syed Fawad Alam, Syed Shayan and Taswar Ali.
Reserves: Abdul Bari, Aleez Arshad, Ali Zain, Ghulam Rasool and Syed Ali Asghar.
Islamabad Region
Abdul Wasay Javed, Ahsan Asad, Arshad Khan, Basil Tariq Baig, Fawad Alam, Hamza Khan, Husnain Khan, M Ali Nasir, M Irfan Ali, M Maaz Khan, Mesum Abbas, Muhammad Rehan, Muhammad Taimur, Shehzad Ahmad and Wajahat Ali.
Reserves: M Saad Amin, M Saim Aziz, Mashood Ahmad, Rai M Aryam and Sami Ullah..
Karachi Blues
Arshman Riaz, Darain Faraz, Hafeez, Muhamamd Saif, Muhammad Bilal Aqeel, Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Yaqoob Sonija, Muhammad Zafar, Rana Hamza Nadeem, Saad Murtaza, Sagheer Ahmed, Shahzil Farooqui, Talha Afridi, Umer Irfan and Zubair Muhammad.
Reserves: Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Ibrahim and Muhammad Shahzain.
Karachi Whites
Abdul Moiz, Abdullah Ahmed Butt, Ameer Hamza, Efazuddin Khan, Hasan Noman, Hassan, M. Abdullah Jawaid, Muhammad Anas Khan, Muhammad Hasnain, Muhammad Khan, Muhammad Murtaza Taqi, Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Rehan, Muhammad Soman Kabir and Talal Mehmood.
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Reserves: Asharullah Khan, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Mahad Khatri, Sameer Imam and Samiullah.
Lahore Whites
Abdul Hadi, Arham Danish, Arman Ali, Asad Rehman, Ch. Abdul Rameez, Hafiz Abdul Reheem, Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Ihsan, Shafi Ulah Khan, Sheharyar Waseem, Syed Subhan Ali Shah, Taj Muhammad, Ubaid Ullah, Zain Ali and Zain Tasleem.
Reserves: Muhammad Muzamil, Mustafa Zaman, Rehan Tariq, Ubaid and Zaid Atif.
Lahore Blues
Abdul Rafay, Ali Khokhar, Ali Raza, Aliyan Qaisar, Daniyal Tariq, Dawood Tauqeer, Hassan Ali, Inshal M. Ch., M. Essa Baloch, M. Hammad Sajjad, M. Kabeer Ali, M. Yaqoob Khan, Mahad Ali, Syed M. Sikandar Ali and Umer Farooq.
Reserves: M. Alyaan, M. Dawood Khan, M. Khizar Malik, Momin Faraz and Muhammad Ayyan Munir.
Larkana Region
Aadil Nawaz, Abdul Raheem, Abdul Sami, Bilawal Ali, Farhad Ahmed, Hasnain Ali, Hassan Ali, Muhammad Ahmed, Muhammad Haseeb, Muhammad Hassan, Saqib Hussain, Shehryar Ali, Sohaib Mustafa, Yasir Dodo Khan and Zaryab Raheem.
Reserves: Abdul Manan, Abdul Rehman, Farhan Ali, Rizwan Ali and Tashkeel Hyder.
Multan Region
Abbas Khan, Abdullah, Abdullah Arif, Ahmed Hasan, Hamza Abbas Baloch, M Bilal Zafar, M Noman Ijaz, M Nouman Hassan, M Tayyab Ali, Maaz Ahmed, Muhammad Azan Bhatti, Muhammad Rohan Ali, Muhammad Umer, Rana Harris and Rohan Ali Haider.
Reserves: Daniyal Azeem, M Qasim Ahmed, Muhammad Nafes Ur Rehman, Naveed Ahmed and Ubaid U Rehman.
Peshawar Region
Abdullah bin Fatyaz Gul, Abdullah bin Waqif Ullah, Aizaz Khan, Azan Yaya Khel, Huzaifa Khan, M Saqib Khan, M Waqas, Muhammad Farooq Akbar, Muhammad Jibran, Muhammad Zohaib, Sameer Khan, Umair Shah, Wisal Gohar, Zaid Ansari and Zain Khan.
Reserves: M. Rehan Orakzai, M. Zakriya Zahid, Muhammad Talha, Muhammad Zaheer Khan and Zain Israr.
Quetta Region
Abubakar, Amin Ullah (s/o Noor Bux), Asad, Asim Ur Rahman, Ayan Khan, Hazrat Usman, Ibrar Ahmed, Jamal Ahmed, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Usman, Naseem Khan, Saleem Jan, Saqib Khan, Sohit Ali and Syed Aitzaz.
Reserves: Abdul Mateen, Amin Ullah (s/o Abdul Malik), Aslam Khan, Muhammad Naif, Muhammad Zakarya and Shiraz Khan.
Rawalpindi Region
Abu Nasir, Ali Shazar, Amir Khan, Azan Ahmed, Ibrahim Safdar, M. Asad Abdullah, M. Khizer, Muhammad Aliyan, Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Sanan, Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Yousaf, Sanaullah, Sher Wali and Suleman Khan.
Reserves: Ch. Abdul Rafay, M. Basir, M. Qasim, Rehan Waheed and Zulkifal Iqbal.
Sialkot Region
Abdul Wahab, Abdullah Malik, Ahad Farooq, Ali Abbas, Fahad Iqbal, Faizan Imran, Farman Ali, Haider Shabir Randhawa, M Abdul Qadeer, M Asad Naeem, M Rayyan Arshad, M. Talha, Mirza M Adeel, Taha Asif and Zabi Ur Rehman.
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Reserves: Imran Ahmed, M. Aun Hassan, M. Saad, Shaban Mukarram and Syed M. Ali Shah.
