Ninety-three sides will be in action across the country in the City Cricket Association Tournament 2021-22 from 5 July to 6 August, which will provide a pathway to around 1,800 cricketers to graduate to the Cricket Association tournaments that include first-class, non first-class three-day, 50-over and 20-over competitions.

According to the event format, each match will be of two days with 100 overs to be bowled each day in seven hours and 20 minutes of play with a two-hour break from 1200-1400. To encourage positive and result-oriented cricket, first innings will be limited to 75 overs per side and no bowler shall bowl more than 15 overs in an innings.

Each City Cricket Association, depending on the number of cities in that association, will be split into groups with each Cricket Association to ultimately have a champion.

Balochistan comprise 13 City Cricket Associations, Central Punjab 16, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 19, Northern 11, Sindh 17 and Southern Punjab 14. However, and as per past practice, the three Lahore Zones will have two sides each, which takes the grand total of sides participating in the tournament to 93.

Balochistan, Northern and Southern Punjab CCAs have been split into two groups each with the group leaders to progress to the final.

In contrast, the Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh CCAs will be divided into three groups each with group leaders to progress to the triangular series stage and the side with most points to be adjudged as the winner.

As limited club cricket was played in the 2020-21 season due to the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the ongoing registration process, the 93 sides have been selected through an open trial process.

These trials were conducted by the national selectors and to ensure meritocracy, independent observers watched the trials, which were also filmed and recorded for future references.

Points system for the CCA tournament 2021-22 is:

Event schedule (venues to be confirmed after inspection tours)

Balochistan Cricket Association:

Pool–A

• 5-6 July – Quetta v Pishin; Sibi v Noshki; Killa Abdullah v Naseerabad
• 8-9 July – Quetta v Sibi; Pishin v Noshki; Naseerabad v Loralai
• 11-12 July – Quetta v Noshki; Pishin v Sibi; Killa Abdullah v Loralai
• 14-15 July – Quetta v Killa Abdullah; Pishin v Naseerabad; Sibi v Loralai
• 17-18 July – Quetta v Naseerabad; Pishin v Lorala; Noshki v Killa Abdullah
• 23-24 July – Pishin v Killa Abdullah; Sibi v Naseerabad; Noshki v Loralai
• 26-27 July – Quetta v Loralai; Sibi v Killa Abdullah; Noshki v Naseerabad

Pool–B

• 5-6 July – Gwadar v Panjgur; Turbat v Khuzdar; Jaffarabad v Lasbela
• 9-10 July – Gwadar v Khuzdar; Turbat v Lasbela; Panjgur v Jaffarabad
• 13-14 July– Gwadar v Jaffarabad; Turbat v Panjgur; Lasbela v Khuzdar,
• 17-18 July – Gwadar v Lasbela; Turbat v Jaffarabad; Panjgur v Khuzdar
• 23-24 July – Gwadar v Turbat; Panjgur v Lasbela; Khuzdar v Jaffarabad
• 30-31 July – Winner of Pool (A) v Winner of Pool (B)

Central Punjab Cricket Association:

Pool–A

• 5-6 July – East Zone (W) v East Zone (B); West Zone (W) v North Zone (W); Gujranwala v Sheikhupura
• 8-9 July - East Zone (W) v West Zone (W); Gujranwala v Kasur; North Zone (W) v Sheikhupura
• 11-12 July - East Zone (B) v West Zone (W); Sheikhupura v Kasur; Gujranwala v North Zone (W)
• 14-15 July – Kasur v East Zone (W); Gujranwala v East Zone (B); Sheikhupura v West Zone (W)
• 17-18 July – Gujranwala v East Zone (W); Sheikhupura v East Zone (B); Kasur v North Zone (W)
• 23-24 July – North Zone (W) v East Zone (W); Gujranwala v East Zone (B); Kasur v West Zone (W)
• 26-27 July – West Zone (W) v East Zone (W); Kasur v East Zone (B); Sheikhupura v North Zone (W)

Pool–B

• 5-6 July – Sialkot v Narowal; Hafizabad v West Zone (B); Gujrat v Mandi Bahauddin
• 8-9 July – Sialkot v Gujrat; Narowal v West Zone (B); Mandi Bahauddin v Hafizabad
• 11-12 July – Sialkot v Hafizabad; Mandi Bahauddin v West Zone (B); Gujrat v Norowal
• 14-15 July – Sialkot v Mandi Bahauddin; Gujrat v West Zone (B); Hafizabad v Narowal
• 17-18 July – Mandi Bahauddin v Narowal; Sialkot v West Zone (B); Gujrat v Hafizabad

Pool–C

• 5-6 July – Faisalabad v Sargodha; Mianwali v North Zone (B); Jhang v Bhakkar
• 8-9 July – Faisalabad v Mianwali; Jhang v North Zone (B); Sargodha v Bhakkar
• 11-12 July – Faisalabad v Bhakkar; Sargodha v North Zone (B); Jhang v Mianwali
• 14-15 July – Mianwali v Bhakkar; Faisalabad v North Zone (B); Sargodha v Jhang
• 17-18 July – Faisalabad v Jhang; Bhakkar v North Zone (B); Sargodha v Mianwali

Triangular Stage

• 30-31 July – Winner of Pool (A) v Winner of Pool (B)
• 2-3 August – Winner of Pool (A) v Winner of Pool (C)
• 5-6 August – Winner of Pool (B) v Winner of Pool (C)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cricket Association:

Pool–A

• 5-6 July – Peshawar v Nowshehra; Charsadda v Swat; Dir Lower v Mardan
• 8-9 July – Peshawar v Charsadda; Swat v Dir Lower; Mardan v Bajour
• 11-12 July – Peshawar v Swat; Nowshehra v Dir Lower; Charsadda v Bajour
• 14-15 July – Peshawar v Dir Lower; Nowshehra v Bajour; Mardan v Swat
• 17-18 July – Peshawar v Mardan; Nowshehra v Charsadda; Dir Lower v Bajour
• 23-24 July – Peshawar v Bajour; Swat v Nowshehra; Mardan v Charsadda
• 26-27 July – Mardan v Nowshehra; Charsadda v Dir Lower; Swat v Bajour

Pool–B

• 5-6 July – Abbottabad v Mansehra; Haripur v Swabi; Dir Upper v Buner
• 8-9 July – Abbottabad v Haripur; Swabi v Buner; Mansehra v Dir Upper
• 11-12 July – Abbottabad v Swabi; Haripur v Dir Upper; Mansehra v Buner
• 14-15 July – Abbottabad v Buner; Mansehra v Haripur; Swabi v Dir Upper
• 17-18 July – Abbottabad v Dir Upper; Mansehra v Swabi; Haripur v Buner

Pool–C

• 5-6 July – Khyber v Mamond; Kohat v Kurram; D.I.Khan v Bannu
• 8-9 July – Mamond v Kurram; Khyber v Bannu; D.I.Khan v Kohat
• 11-12 July – Kohat v Mamond; D.I.Khan v Khyber; Bannu v Kurram
• 14-15 July – D.I.Khan v Mahmond; Khyber v Kurram; Kohat v Bannu
• 17-18 July – Bannu v Mahmond; Kohat v Khyber; D.I. Khan v Kurram

Triangular Stage

• 30-31 July – Winner of Pool (A) v Winner of Pool (B)
• 2-3 August – Winner of Pool (A) v Winner of Pool (C)
• 5-6 August – Winner of Pool (B) v Winner of Pool (C)

Northern Cricket Association

Pool–A

• 5-6 July – Rawalpindi v Attock; Jhelum v Chakwal; Muzaffarabad v Kotli
• 8-9 July – Rawalpindi v Jhelum; Attock v Kotli; Chakwal v Muzaffarabad
• 11-12 July – Rawalpindi v Chakwal; Attock v Muzaffarabad; Jhelum v Kotli
• 14-15 July – Rawalpindi v Muzaffarabad; Attock v Jhelum; Chakwal v Kotli
• 17-18 July – Rawalpindi v Kotli; Attock v Chakwal; Jhelum v Muzaffarabad

Pool–B

• 5-6 July – Islamabad v Mirpur; Gilgit Baltistan v Poonch
• 8-9 July – Islamabad v Gilgit Baltistan; Mirpur v Bagh
• 11-12 July – Islamabad v Poonch; Gilgit Baltistan v Bagh
• 14-15 July – Gilgit Baltistan v Mirpur; Bagh v Poonch
• 17-18 July – Islamabad v Bagh; Mirpur v Poonch
• 23-24 July – Winner of Pool (A) v Winner of Pool (B)

Sindh Cricket Association

Pool-A

• 5-6 July – Zone I v Zone II; Zone III v Zone IV; Zone V v Zone VI
• 8-9 July – Zone I v Zone III; Zone II v Zone VI; Zone IV v Zone V
• 11-12 July – Zone I v Zone IV; Zone II v Zone V; Zone III v Zone VI
• 14-15 July – Zone I v Zone V; Zone II v Zone III; Zone IV v Zone VI
• 17-18 July – Zone I v Zone VI; Zone II v Zone IV; Zone III v Zone V

Pool-B

• 5-6 July – Hyderabad v Jamshoro; Mirpur Khas v Badin; Zone VII v Sanghar
• 8-9 July – Hyderabad v Mirpur Khas; Zone VII v Jamshoro; Badin v Sanghar
• 11-12 July – Hyderabad v Badin; Sanghar v Jamshoro; Zone VII v Mirpur Khas
• 14-15 July – Hyderabad v Sanghar; Mirpur Khas v Jamshoro; Zone VII v Badin
• 17-18 July - Hyderabad v Zone VII; Badin v Jamshoro; Mirpur Khas v Sanghar

Pool–C

• 5-6 July– Sukkur v Shikarpur; Khairpur v Larkana
• 8-9 July – Shikarpur v Shaheed Benazirabad; Sukkur v Larkana
• 11-12 July – Khairpur v Shikarpur; Sukkur v Shaheed Benazirabad
• 14-15 July – Khairpur v Sukkur; Larkana v Shaheed Benazirabad
• 17-18 July – Larkana v Shikarpur; Khairpur v Shaheed Benazirabad

Triangular Stage

• 23-24 July – Winner of Pool (A) v Winner of Pool (B)
• 26-27 July – Winner of Pool (A) v Winner of Pool (C)
• 29-30 July – Winner of Pool (B) v Winner of Pool (C)

Southern Punjab Cricket Association:

Pool–A

• 5-6 July – Sahiwal v Lodhran; Okara v Multan; Vehari v Khanewal
• 8-9 July – Sahiwal v Vehari; Okara v Lodhran; Multan v D.G.Khan
• 11-12 July – Sahiwal v Okara; Vehari v Multan; Khanewal v D.G.Khan
• 14-15 July – Multan v Khanewal; Okara v D.G.Khan; Lodhran v Vehari
• 17-18 July – Sahiwal v D.G.Khan; Vehari v Okara ; Khanewal v Lodhran
• 23-24 July – Sahiwal v Khanewal; Multan v Lodhran; D.G.Khan v Vehari
• 26-27 July – Sahiwal v Multan; D.G.Khan v Lodhran; Okara-Khanewal

Pool–B

• 5-6 July – Bahawalnagar v R.Y.Khan; Layyah v Pakpattan; Muzaffargarh v Bahawalpur
• 8-9 July – Layyah v Bahawalpur; Rajanpur v R.Y.Khan; Pakpattan v Bahawalnagar
• 11-12 July – Pakpattan v Bahawalpur; Rajanpur v Muzaffargarh; R.Y.Khan v Layyah
• 14-15 July – Muzaffargarh v R.Y.Khan; Pakpattan v Rajanpur; Bahawalnagar v Layyah
• 17-18 July – Pakpattan v Muzaffargarh; Layyah v Rajanpur; Bahawalnagar v Bahawalpur
• 23-24 July – R.Y.Khan v Bahawalpur; Rajanpur v Bahawalnagar; Layyah v Muzaffargarh
• 26-27 July – Bahawalnagar v Muzaffargarh; Bahawalpur v Rajanpur; R.Y.Khan v Pakpattan
• 30-31 July – Winner of Pool (A) v Winner of Pool (B)