Pakistan, July 16 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has launched a comprehensive three-tier departmental cricket structure for the 2025-26 domestic season, which is scheduled to take place from August 2025 to May 2026.

This newly introduced framework replaces the previous two-tier model and features over 40 departments from across the country.

Teams have been categorised into Grade-I, Grade-II, and the newly introduced Grade-III, creating a merit-based system with promotion and relegation across the tiers.

New competitive format

The Grade-III tournament will consist of two-day matches held in March and April 2026. Teams for this tier have been selected based on their performance in the 2024-25 President's Trophy Grade-II. The top tw...