Mumbai to play Karachi from Sep 8-11

Mumbai, the Ranji Trophy champions, will take on Pakistan's national champions Karachi next month in a four-day cricket match for the prestigious Mohammad Nissar trophy.

A Pakistan Cricket Board official confirmed that the match between the domestic cricket champions of India and Pakistan will take place from September 8 to 11 at the National stadium.

"It is a match that will also kick off Pakistan's new domestic and international cricket season," the official said.

The first match for the Mohammad Nissar trophy was played last year in Dharmasala and the Uttar Pradesh team convincingly beat Sialkot by 316 runs.

The Karachi City Cricket Association has also announced a strong side to play against Mumbai led by Test discard, Hasan Raza.

The KCCA have also included left hander Asim Kamal in the Karachi line-up.

Karachi squad: Hasan Raza, Faisal Iqbal, Asim Kamal, Agha Sabir, Khurrum Manzoor, Asif Zakir, Saeed Bin Nasir, Athar Nawaz, Mohtasham Ali, Imran Javed, Amin-ur-Rehman, Malik Aftab, Tanvir Ahmed, Tahir Khan, Azam Hussain and Nauman Alvi.