Pakistan’s President’s Trophy Final Sees Bizarre Timing, Final Session Till 2:30 AM
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The final is being played between the State Bank of Pakistan and the Pakistan Television from March 4 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan’s President’s Trophy Final Sees Bizarre Timing, Final Session Till 2:30 AM (Picture credit: Screengrab from PCB Media)
The final of the President’s Trophy Grade 1 tournament in Pakistan is being played at a different time than usual to cater to the players’ needs during Ramzan, where observers do not eat between sunrise and sunset.
The final is being played between the State Bank of Pakistan and the Pakistan Television from March 4 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, which was about to host Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy, but the match was washed out.
Both teams finished the group stage with 149 points each from eight matches in the President’s Trophy, winning five, losing two and drawing one game each.
President’s Trophy Grade-I 2024-25 FinalPTV’s Muhammad Shahzad bagged his maiden first-class fifer including a hat-trick against SBP in the President’s Trophy Grade-I final at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. pic.twitter.com/w3FzKstQlF
— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) March 5, 2025
The final is being played under lights, with the first delivery bowled at 7:30 pm PKT, which is 8 pm IST.
For Pakistan TV, southpaw Shamyl Hussain is second amongst the runs in the batting charts with 663 runs from seven games at a stunning average of 60.27.
For the State Bank of Pakistan, skipper Umar Amin is leading from the front in batting charts with 571 runs from eight games, with two hundreds to his name.
The first session goes on till 9:30 pm PKT (10 pm IST) with a tea break lasting till 9:50 pm (10:20 pm IST). The second session goes on till 11:50 pm (12:20 am IST) and with a dinner break till 12:30 am (1 am IST). The final session goes on till 2:30 am (3 am IST).
The game will go on till Saturday, March 8, featuring a pink ball since it is being played under floodlights, marking a historic moment in Pakistan’s first-class cricket.
For the first time, the final will be played in the evening, with all sessions held under artificial lights.
Ramzan is a time for Muslims across the world to engage in fasting from sunrise to sunset, staying away from food, drink and every physical requirement.
The meal before sunrise is known as Suhoor, while the meal to break the fast is called Iftar. Besides fasting, Muslims increase their engagement in prayers, Quran recitation and charity.