The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday announced the Domestic Cricket Calendar for the 2018-19 cricket season. A PCB spokesman, said here today that the forthcoming domestic cricket season includes Regional Inter-District Senior (3-day), Inter Region U-19 (One-day and 3-day), Pentangular U-19 T-20 Cup, Regional Inter District U-19 (One-day), Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (First Class and One-day), Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Grade II, National T-20 Cup, Pakistan Cup (One-Day), and Patron's Trophy Grade II.
The Regional Inter District Senior tournament (3 Day) will be staged from July 01 to 31, All Pakistan Inter Region U-19 tournament (1 Day) will be played from August 01 - 28, Inter Region U-19 (3 Day) will be played from September 01 to Oct 09.
The spokesman said that match fees of players participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2018/19 have been increased from Rs 25,000/- to Rs 50,000/- per match while match fees of players participating in the One-day tournament 2018/19 have been increased from Rs 20,000/- to Rs 25,000/- per match. Likewise, match fees of players participating in the T20 tournament 2018/19 have been increased from Rs 24,000/- to Rs 30,000/- per match and the match fees of players participating in the Pakistan Cup One Day tournament 2018/19 have been increased from Rs 30,000/- to Rs 35,000/- per match.
Moreover, prize money of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2018/19 has been increased from Rs 4,400,000/- to Rs 5,400,000/-, prize money of T20 Tournament 2018/19 has been increased from Rs 4,900,000/- to Rs 5,700,000/-, prize money of Regional Inter District U-19 Tournament 2018/19 has been increased from Rs 150,000/- to Rs 250,000/- and prize money of Regional Inter-District Senior Tournament 2018/19 has been increased from Rs 150,000/- to Rs 250,000/-
Under the new financial package, a domestic player in the playing XI will now get Rs 91,000/- for one QAT first-class match and One day match. Remaining 4 players of the 15 member regional squad sitting on the bench will also get Rs 34,750/- under new arrangements of this financial model for one Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and One day match, the spokesman added.