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- Schedule of the tournament is available here
Central Punjab Cricket Association is hosting Weekend School League (two-day tournament) in five cities Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sargodha and Sialkot from 12 November to 13 February. The final will be a three-day affair which will be announced in due course.
A total of 33 schools from five cities that topped in their respective districts in the recently concluded Central Punjab School Championship 2021 will feature in the event. Around 660 players will feature in the event, the opening match of the two-day tournament will be played in Lahore between Pilot School and Aitchison School at the Aitchison College Ground from Friday, 12 November.
To keep balance in the squads and give exposure to young players, around 38 top performers from those schools that failed to qualify from the recently held Central Punjab School Championship will be part of the Weekend School League.
The toss will take place at 0930 while the first ball will be bowled at 0950. Each team will be given 75 overs to bat in their first innings, while a total of 90 overs to be bowled on each day.
In Lahore region, nine schools will feature in the event, while six schools each will feature from Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sargodha and Sialkot in the tournament.
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