The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has approved a substantial hike in match fees for the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament players, along with a host of other financial and administrative resolutions for the upcoming fiscal year 2026-27.
The decisions were made at the 84th meeting of the PCB Board of Governors chaired by PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi in Lahore.
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The Board in an initiative to promote the sport and strengthen domestic cricket, set the match fee of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy players at Rs100,000 per match from Rs30,000.
Reserve players will also benefit as their match fees will be hiked from Rs15,000 to Rs50,000.
The Board unanimously accepted the surplus budget for the upcoming fiscal year and approved the budget for the 12th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and also delegated more financial and administrative autonomy to the league.
The PCB raised its domestic cricket budget from Rs3 billion to Rs4 billion to further boost domestic cricket.
The meeting also finalised a new central contract framework and new payment mechanism, with higher match fees for Pakistan players.
Commitment was made to fund Women’s One Day and T20 tournaments as support for women’s cricket.
In addition, the PCB increased the wages of regional ground staff to Rs42,000 per month, and allocated money to open 12 more cricket grounds throughout the country.
The Board also allocated Rs6.7 billion to improve the National Bank Cricket Stadium and other cricket facilities, and approved the installation of a biomechanics machine at the HP Centre in Lahore.
The Board of Governors also approved those recommendations which were passed during the meeting, where the CFO of the PCB Mr Javed Murtaza presented the budget and financial forecast of the coming fiscal year.
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