Federally Administered Tribal Areas cricket team
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The Federally Administered Tribal Areas cricket team (FATA) is a first-class cricket side represents Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. They first competed domestic cricket in Pakistan in the 2015–16 season. FATA entered the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy through a qualifying round.[1] In their first ever first-class match, they drew with Habib Bank Limited cricket team in the 2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[2][3] They won their first match in round 6 of the same edition of the tournament, when they defeated Rawalpindi by four wickets.[4][5][6]
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Founded | 2023 (refounded) |
Home ground | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot, Pakistan |
In August 2016 they took part in Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament, the 2016–17 National T20 Cup.[7] In their first match, they beat Rawalpindi by 15 runs.[8] In November 2017, they reached the semi-finals of the 2017–18 National T20 Cup,[9] but lost to Lahore Blues by 10 runs.[10]