[3] In 1961-62 Rawalpindi won three of their four matches in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, Munir Malik taking 31 wickets at 12.93 and Javed Akhtar 22 at 10.77.
In 1962-63 Rawalpindi reached the semi-finals of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, thanks largely to the bowling of the captain, Maqsood Ahmed, who took 34 wickets in the four matches at 9.29 (including 13 for 83 against Sargodha), and Mohammad Sabir, 28 at 11.42.
In 1980–81, they won the Patron's Trophy, winning all five of their group matches, receiving a walkover in their semi-final, and beating Karachi Blues in the final by eight wickets.
In 1998-99 they drew a match against the touring Australians, Shakeel Ahmed taking 10 wickets and Naved Ashraf scoring 48 and 115 not out.
Led by Babar Naeem, who captained the team for several seasons, Rawalpindi began the 2013–14 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy[17] by defeating Bahawalpur by an innings and 130 runs.
[citation needed] At the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Islamabad won the toss and sent Rawalpindi in, dismissing them early on the second day for 211.
A seventh-wicket partnership of 139 between Awais Zia and Zahid Mansoor produced the bulk of Rawalpindi's runs.
Rawalpindi then dismissed Islamabad for 175 just before stumps on the second day, Nasir Malik taking four wickets.
[19][20] Rawalpindi's first-class playing record, excluding the divided teams above, was 355 matches, 126 wins, 103 losses and 126 draws.
[citation needed] In 2023, the Rawalpindi cricket team was refounded as part of the restructuring of the Pakistani domestic system.