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| Countries | Pakistan |
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| Administrator | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2024–25 |
| Next edition | 2025 |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| TV | List of Broadcasters |
| Website | championscup |
The Champions T20 Cup, is a men's professional domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Pakistan. organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board and first contested during the 2024 season. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
In June 2024, Pakistan Cricket Board introduces a new domestic Twenty20 Cricket event, called Champions T20 Cup. that forms part of the Pakistan domestic cricket season. The league was aimed to make up for the absence of high-profile matches in Pakistan every year and to expose talented players from Country. [6] [7]
| Team | Captain | Coach | Debut | Titles |
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| Dolphins | Saud Shakeel | Iqbal Imam | 2024 | |
| Lions | Shaheen Afridi | Abdur Rehman | 2024 | |
| Panthers | Shadab Khan | Umar Rasheed | 2024 | |
| Stallions | Mohammad Haris | Mansoor Amjad | 2024 | |
| Markhors | Mohammad Rizwan | Ijaz Ahmed | 2024 |
| Season | Final | Final venue | Player of the season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2024–25 | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | ||||
| Territory | Channels & Live Streaming |
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 Pakistan | PTV Sports |
| Rest Of The World | Facebook YouTube |
The history of cricket in Pakistan predates the creation of the country in 1947. The first international cricket match in what is now Pakistan today was held in Karachi on 22 November 1935 between Sindh and Australia. The match was seen by 5,000 Karachiites. Cricket was introduced by the British during their colonial rule of British India, which covered the area now known as Pakistan. Cricket is the most popular sport in the country. The Pakistan Cricket Board controls all domestic cricket in Pakistan and the national teams. Pakistan is an official member of the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council. Regarded as one of the best and most passionate cricketing nations, Pakistan has won the Cricket World Cup in 1992, ICC T20 World Cup in 2009, the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017, the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2004 and 2006, the ACC Asia Cup in 2000 and 2012. Pakistan were runner ups in the 1999 Cricket World Cup and 2007 and 2022 T20 World Cups. Pakistan have also been runner ups in several Asia Cup editions.
The National T20 Cup is a men's professional domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Pakistan. Established in 2005, it is one of the world's oldest Twenty20 cricket leagues. It was the principal T20 competition in the country until 2016, when the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise tournament was introduced. Since 2019–20, the National T20 Cup has been contested by six regional teams, having previously been contested mainly by teams representing the various city, district and area cricket associations.
Lahore Lions was a Pakistani franchise cricket team representing the city of Lahore and was one of the 19 domestic teams. The team was established by Lahore Regional Cricket Association in 2004/05 in its home ground Lahore City Cricket Association Ground. Domestically, the team played in the Haier T20 Cup. The team won its first title in 2010 where they defeated Karachi Dolphins by 37 runs at their home ground, Gaddafi Stadium.
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Iftikhar Ahmed is a Pakistani international cricketer. In Pakistan Super League, he has previously played for Karachi Kings, Islamabad United, Quetta Gladiators and he will now represent Multan Sultans during HBL PSL Season 9. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in November 2015.
The 2018–19 National T20 Cup was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition that was played in Pakistan. It was the fifteenth season of the National T20 Cup in Pakistan, and was held from 10 to 25 December 2018 in Multan. Eight teams took part, with the top four progressing to the semi-finals. Lahore Blues were the defending champions.
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The Markhors Cricket Team are one of five Pakistan cricket teams that make up Pakistan Cricket Board.
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