Pakistani players are in for a treat, crores of prize money have been kept for this domestic tournament, and stars like Babar-Rizwan will also participate.

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A new domestic cricket tournament has started in Pakistan, named the Champions One Day Cup. This tournament will be played from today i.e. 12 September to 29 September, in which a total of 5 teams are participating. The first match of the tournament is being played between Mohammad Rizwan-led Markhors (formerly Wolves) and Shadab Khan-led Panthers. It has also been revealed how much prize money the winning team will get.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the prize money for the Champions One Day Cup being played at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. A total of 34 million Pakistani rupees will be given as prize money in this tournament, which is approximately 1 crore 47 lakh rupees in Indian rupees. The team winning this tournament will get 30 million Pakistani rupees (90 lakh Indian rupees). Whereas, the runner-up team will be given 15 million Pakistani rupees (45 lakh Indian rupees).

Big players like Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, and Fakhar Zaman are also playing in this tournament. This 50-over tournament is being played in a round-robin format. In which a total of 14 matches are to be played including the final. All these matches will be held at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. Veterans like Misbah-ul-Haq (Markhors), Saqlain Mushtaq (Panthers), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Dolphins), Shoaib Malik (Stallions) and Waqar Younis (Lions) have also been made mentors for these 5 teams.

Squad of all teams:

Dolphins: Saud Shakeel (captain), Aftab Ibrahim, Asif Ali, Awais Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Kashif Ali, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Muhammad Riazullah, Noman Ali, Qasim Akram, Sameen Gul, Sarfraz Ahmed (custodian), Sahibzada Farhan, Sufiyan Moqim, Umar Amin, Usman Qadir.

Lions: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abdullah Shafique, Aamir Jamal, Aamer Yamin, Faisal Akram, Hasan Nawaz, Hunain Shah, Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Butt, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Mohammad Taha, Omair Bin Yousuf, Rohel Nazir, Shahab Khan, Sheron Siraj, Sirajuddin, Waqar Hussain.

Panthers: Shadab Khan (captain), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Ahmed Bashir, Ali Asfandy, Ali Raza, Amad Butt, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Zeeshan, Mubasir Khan, Rehan Afridi, Rizwan Mahmood, Saim Ayub, Umar Siddique, Osama Mir, Usman Khan, Usman Salahuddin.

Stallions: Mohammad Haris (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Adil Amin, Azam Khan, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Jahandad Khan, Junaid Ali, Maaz Ahmed Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan, Saad Khan, Shamil Hussain, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir, Ubaid Shah, Yasir Khan, Zaman Khan.

Markhors: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Abdul Samad, Aqif Javed, Ali Usman, Bilawal Bhatti, Hasibullah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Imran Jr, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi, Muhammad Imran, Naseem Shah, Nisar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahan.