Pakistan's premier ODI tournament to begin from April 25

Pakistan domestic cricket's premier One Day International (ODI) tournament Pakistan Cup is starting from April 25 at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.

The tournament consisting of day and night matches will be featuring five teams - Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Federal Areas - in the tournament.

The opening match of the tournament will be played between Punjab and Balochistan on April 25 (Wednesday). The participating teams will feature in four matches each before the top two teams making it to the final to be played on May 6.

Opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad will lead Balochistan, while wicketkeeper batsman Kamran Akmal will captain the Federal team. Meanwhile, Umar Amin will lead Sindh and veteran all rounder Shoaib Malik will lead Punjab. Mohammad Hafeez will be the leader of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Here are the squads: