Bad weather disrupts Patrons Trophy matches

Bad weather disrupted the opening day of the four-day Quadrangular Stage encounter between Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Habib Bank in the Patron's Trophy Cricket Championship.

After having been asked to bat first, PTCL reached 58 for 2 when the day's play was called off because of poor weather and deteriorating light. PTCL are yet to win a Patron's Trophy title while Habib Bank are seven-time winners of the competition. Habib Bank shared the trophy last season with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) after the final was rained off.

After a group-league round among 10 teams divided in two groups, the top two teams from either pool have qualified for the tournament's Quadrangular Stage round. The side finishing on top of the points table will be crowned the season's Patron's Trophy champion. The Quadrangular Stage round will have the four teams playing three matches each. The other two teams that have made it this far are PIA and National Bank of Pakistan, five-time Patron's Trophy champions.

The other match between Pakistan International Airlines and National Bank of Pakistan, due to start at the Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) Stadium in Rawalpindi, saw a completely blank day due to rain in the city.