Pentangular Trophy


The Pentangular Trophy was a Pakistani first class cricket competition.

History

It was first contested in 1973–74 and later in the decade the competition's name was changed the BCCP Invitation Tournament. In 1980–81 it became the PACO Cup and remained so for a further five seasons. For the rest of the decade the tournament did not take place and it was not until the 1990s that is returned, albeit sporadically. The Trophy returned again in 2005–06 and was held every season until 2011–12, after which it again went into abeyance.

Format

The Pentangular Trophy is generally contested between five teams who play each other on a round-robin basis. Sometimes there is a final between the top two teams; sometimes the winner is the side that tops the table with the most points.

Winners

SeasonTeam
1973–74Pakistan International Airlines
1974–75National Bank of Pakistan
1975–76Pakistan International Airlines
1977–78Habib Bank
1978–79Habib Bank + Pakistan International Airlines
1979–80Pakistan International Airlines
1980–81Pakistan International Airlines
1981–82Habib Bank
1982–83Habib Bank
1983–84United Bank Limited
1984–85Pakistan Automobiles Corporation
1990–91United Bank Limited
1994–95National Bank of Pakistan
1995–96United Bank Limited
2005–06National Bank of Pakistan
2006–07Habib Bank
2007–08Sindh
2008–09North-West Frontier Province
2009–10Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
2010–11Sindh
2011–12Punjab

Regional tournament

In 2007–08 a regional Pentangular Trophy was introduced. It featured the following five teams:
The tournament was contested among these five teams in 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11 and 2011–12.