The team was operated by the Central Punjab Cricket Association.

[3] Central Punjab won the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, defeating Northern by an innings and 16 runs in the final.

The team came back from a bad start in defence of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy to win five successive matches and reach the final.

The final against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa resulted in a tie, and they were declared joint winners.

A three tier bottom-up system[6] is in operation with the Tier 1 teams participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (First Class), Pakistan Cup (List A) and National T20 Cup (Regional T20).