The final of the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy has been rescheduled and will be played from December 27 to 31 at Karachi's National Stadium, the Pakistan Cricket Board's domestic cricket department announced on Friday.

The decision has been made after Sri Lanka confirmed to play their World Test Championship matches against Pakistan in Rawalpindi (December 11 to 15 Dec) and Karachi (December 19 to 23). Previously, the match was scheduled to be held from 9-13 December at the same venue.

Meanwhile, the eighth and ninth round matches between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been shifted to Karachi due to unexpected and unfavourable weather conditions.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will now host Balochistan at the UBL Sports Complex, while Central Punjab will take on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the NBP Sports Complex.

Schedule:

Round Eight (November 18 to 21): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Balochistan, UBL Sports Complex, Karachi; Sindh v Central Punjab, National Stadium, Karachi; Northern v Southern Punjab, KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi.

Round Nine (November 25 to28): Balochistan v Northern, UBL Sports Complex, Karachi; Southern Punjab v Sindh, National Stadium, Karachi; Central Punjab v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Round Ten (December 2 to 5): Balochistan v Sindh, National Stadium, Karachi; Southern Punjab v Central Punjab, State Bank Stadium, Karachi; Northern v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Final (December 27 to 31).

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