National T20 Cup

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National T20 Cup
National T20 Cup 2021 Logo.png
Countries Pakistan
Administrator Pakistan Cricket Board
Format Twenty20
First edition 2004–05
Latest edition 2023–24
Next edition 2024-25
Number of teams 18
Current champion Karachi Whites (1st title)
Most successful Sialkot Stallions (6 titles)
TV List of Broadcasters
Website nationalt20cup.com

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.

Contents

The league's team offices are directed out of its head offices located at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. [1] [2] [3] Karachi Whites are the defending champions, winning the 2023-24 edition. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

History

The National T20 Cup began in the 2004–05 season as the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup and quickly became the premier professional Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan with 14 teams. It was the first T20 cricket league in the world outside of Australia and England.

As ownership of the title sponsor changed, the competition was renamed to the RBS Twenty-20 Cup in 2008–09, and to the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup in 2010–11. In the 2014–15 season, the league was renamed to the Haier T20 Cup.

Sialkot Stallions have been the most successful team, winning the title a total of six times.

Background

This is the first edition of the tournament played since the PCB 2014 Constitution was reinstated. The previous edition of National T20, which featured six sides, was won by Sindh who clinched their maiden title after defeating defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by eight wickets. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lost out on securing a hat-trick of titles after winning both the 2020-21 and 2021-22 editions.

Format

The 18 qualifying teams will be divided into four groups of five; the top two teams in each group will advance to the Super 8 round. In this stage,the qualifying teams will be split into one groups of 8; the top four teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stage, which will consist of two semi-finals and a final. [10]

Super 8s

After the group stage, the top two teams in each group will progress to the Super 8 stage which will be played as a single round-robin with the top four teams advancing to the knockout stage. [11] [12] [13]

Knockout Stage

Following the Super Eight stage, the top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals.

Teams

Current Teams

Team nameFirst seasonLast titleTitlesTeam captains
Abbottabad 2023-24 0 Yasir Shah
Azad Jammu and Kashmir 2023-24 0Naveed Malik
Bahawalpur 2023-24 0Mohammad Junaid
Dera Murad Jamali 2023-24 0Nasir Khan
Faisalabad 2023-24 0 Asif Ali
FATA 2023-24 0 Khushdil Shah
Hyderabad 2023-24 0Rizwan Mehmood
Islamabad 2023-24 0 Haris Rauf
Karachi Blues 2023-24 0 Saifullah Bangash
Karachi Whites 2023-24 2023-24 1 Asad Shafiq
Lahore Blues 2023-24 0 Hussain Talat
Lahore Whites 2023-24 0 Saad Nasim
Larkana 2023-24 0 Zahid Mehmood
Multan 2023-24 0 Sharoon Siraj
Peshawar 2023-24 0 Iftikhar Ahmed
Quetta 2023-24 0 Jalat Khan
Rawalpindi 2023-24 0 Shadab Khan
Sialkot 2023-24 0 Shoaib Malik

Team Results

Team name 2023–24
Abbottabad
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Bahawalpur
Dera Murad Jamali
Faisalabad
FATA
Hyderabad
Islamabad
Karachi Blues
Karachi Whites
Lahore Blues
Lahore Whites
Larkana
Multan
Peshawar
Quetta
Rawalpindi
Sialkot
Notes

Former Teams

Winners and competition details

YearFinalFormatTeams
VenueWinnersResultRunners-up
2004–05
Details
Lahore Faisalabad Wolves
159 for 8 (19.5 overs)
Won by 2 wickets
Scorecard
Karachi Dolphins
158 for 7 (20 overs)
3-group round-robin, round-robin with top team from each, final11
2005–06
Details
Karachi Sialkot Stallions
156 for 4 (19.2 overs)
Won by 6 wickets
Scorecard
Faisalabad Wolves
152 for 8 (20 overs)
2-group round-robin, semi-finals, final13
2006–07
Details
Sialkot Stallions
151 all out (20 overs)
Won by 14 runs
Scorecard
Karachi Dolphins
137 for 7 (20 overs)
4-group round-robin, semi-finals, final
2008–09
Details
Lahore Sialkot Stallions
126 for 3 (19.4 overs)
Won by 7 wickets
Scorecard
Karachi Dolphins
125 for 9 (20 overs)
4-group round-robin, semi-finals, final13
2009
Details
Sialkot Stallions
151 for 6 (19.1 overs)
Won by 4 wickets
Scorecard
Lahore Lions
150 for 8 (20 overs)
2009–10
Details
Karachi Sialkot Stallions
110 for 5 (16.3 overs)
Won by 5 wickets
Scorecard
Faisalabad Wolves
109 for 9 (20 overs)
2010–11
Details
Lahore Lahore Lions
221 for 3 (20 overs)
Won by 37 runs
Scorecard
Karachi Dolphins
184 all out (19.4 overs)
13
2011–12
Details
Karachi Sialkot Stallions
180 for 6 (20 overs)
Won by 10 runs
Scorecard
Rawalpindi Rams
170 for 8 (20 overs)
14
2012–13
Details
Lahore Lahore Lions
154 for 7 (20 overs)
Won by 33 runs
Scorecard
Faisalabad Wolves
121 for 8 (20 overs)
2-group round-robin, semi-finals, final14
2013–14
Details
Rawalpindi Lahore Lions
131 for 7 (20 overs)
Won by 3 wickets
Scorecard
Faisalabad Wolves
130 for 9 (20 overs)
4-group round-robin, quarter-finals, semi-finals, final17
2014–15
Details
Karachi Peshawar Panthers
134 for 3 (19.2 overs)
Won by 7 wickets
Scorecard
Lahore Lions
133 for 9 (20 overs)
4-group round-robin, quarter-finals, semi-finals, final18
2015–16
Details
Rawalpindi Peshawar Panthers
178 for 3 (18.5 overs)
Won by 7 wickets
Scorecard
Karachi Zebras
177 for 8 (20 overs)
4-group round-robin, quarter-finals, semi-finals, final18
2016–17
Details
Multan Karachi Blues
182 for 3 (20 overs)
Won by 3 runs
Scorecard
Karachi Whites
179 for 8 (20 overs)
round-robin, semi-finals, final8
2017–18
Details
Rawalpindi Lahore Blues
131 for 3 (17.3 overs)
Won by 7 wickets
Scorecard
Lahore Whites
127 for 5 (20 overs)
round-robin, semi-finals, final8
2018–19
Details
Multan Lahore Whites
165 for 8 (19.2 overs)
Won by 2 wickets
Scorecard
Rawalpindi
162 for 8 (20 overs)
round-robin, semi-finals, final8
2019–20
Details
Faisalabad Northern
167 for 5 (20 overs)
Won by 52 runs
Scorecard
Balochistan
115 all out (18.2 overs)
round-robin, semi-finals, final6
2020–21
Details
Rawalpindi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
206 for 4 (20 overs)
Won by 10 runs
Scorecard
Southern Punjab
196 for 8 (20 overs)
double round-robin, semi-finals, final6
2021–22
Details
Lahore Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
152 for 3 (17 overs)
Won by 7 wickets
Scorecard
Central Punjab
148 (20 overs)
6
2022–23
Details
Multan Sindh
141 for 2 (14.4 overs)
Won by 8 wickets
Scorecard
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
140 (19.5 overs)
6
2023–24
Details
Karachi Karachi Whites
155 for 9 (20 overs)
Won by 9 runs
Scorecard
Abbottabad
146 for 9 (20 overs)
4-group round-robin, Super 8s, semi-finals, final18

Sponsorship

Title sponsorPeriod
ABN AMRO 2004–2006
RBS 2008–2010
Faysal Bank 2010–2014
Haier 2014–2016
Jazz 2016–2018
Audionic 2018–2019
Zong 4G 2019–2020
Pepsi 2021–2022
Kingdom Valley 2022–2023
Jazz Super 4G 2023–2024

Prize Money

The winning team of the tournament will pocket a prize money of PKR 5 million. Meanwhile, the tournament runners-up will be awarded PKR 2.5 million. The player of the tournament will be rewarded with PKR 250,000. The same amount has been allotted to three other awards; best batter, best bowler and best wicket-keeper of the tournament. The player of the final will receive PKR 50,000 while player of the match in each of the Super Eight games and the semi-finals will be given PKR 25,000.

Broadcasters

2023-24 Season All matches played at National Bank Stadium will be broadcast on PTV Sports and ARY ZAP in Pakistan, and live-streamed on YouTube in overseas territories. Double-header matches at National Bank Stadium will begin at 15:00 PKT and 20:00 PKT, with toss conducted at 14:30 PKT and 19:30 PKT respectively.

TerritoryChannels & Live Streaming
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan PTV Sports
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Geo TV
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Willow TV
Rest Of The World Facebook
YouTube

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