National T20 Cup Qualifier (2026/26): Discussion Thread

[BouncerGuy]

The National T20 Cup Qualifier 2025–26 is underway at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, having kicked off on Saturday, 14 February.

A total of 10 regional teams are competing, split into two groups of five. The group toppers will advance to the 10‑team main event scheduled for late February and March. The final of the Qualifier, featuring the top two sides from each group, will be played on 24 February at the same venue. In all, 21 matches, including the fina,l will be contested.

Group A (Pool A): Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), Islamabad, Karachi Blues, Larkana, Quetta

Group B (Pool B): Bahawalpur, Dera Murad Jamali, FATA, Hyderabad, Rawalpindi

Squads:

Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Hasan Raza (captain), Adil Azad, Amir Nazir (wk), Aqib Liaqat, Arslan Mahzood, Awais Akram, Faizan Saleem, Hasnain Shamir, Husnain Nadeem, Jawad Imtiaz, Nadeem Khalil, Saad Asif, Umer Hayat, Usman Yousuf and Zaman Khan

Bahawalpur

Mohammad Imran (captain), Ali Afzal, Ali Hamza, Ali Shabbir, Faizan Zafar, Khaqan Basheer, Mohammad Sudais, Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Ammar, Muhammad Azab, Muhammad Basit, Muhammad Faizan, Muhammad Junaid, Muhammad Umair and Shahid Mirani

Dera Murad Jamali

Fahad Hussain (captain), Basit Ali, Dawood Khan, Farhan Ullah, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Khan, Muhammad Shahid, Nasir Khan, Rasool Baksh, Sajjad Ahmed, Sajjad Ali, Saleem Mal, Shoaib Ahmed, Taimur Ali and Tariq Jameel

FATA

Asif Afridi (captain), Afaq Afridi, Azaz Khan, Khubaib Khalil, Khushdil Shah, Maaz Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Sarwar, Muhammad Waseem Khan, Rehan Afridi, Salman Khan, Sameen Gul, Samiullah Jnr and Sirajuddin

Hyderabad

Sharjeel Khan (captain), Akbar Khan, Asad Malik, Daniyal Rajput, Haris Khanzada, Jawad Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Meesam, Mustafa Nasir, Noman Ali, Rizwan Mehmood, Shehryar Baloch, Suleman Khan, Ubaidullah Rahupoto and Zain-ul-Abedeen

Islamabad

Umair Riaz (captain), Arsal Sheikh, Farhan Ali, Farman Ullah, Hammad Siddique, Hamza Waheed, Haris Rauf, Kaleem Dil, Rizwan Ali, Musa Khan, Naseerullah, Shahbaz Khan, Shayan Sheikh, Umair and Umar Nawaz

Karachi Blues

Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (captain), Aarish Ali Khan, Ahsan Ali, Fahad Amin, Jahanzaib Sultan, Maaz Khurram Amin, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Raza Chandio, Muhammad Taha, Muhammad Usman Rahim, Rameez Aziz, Rehman Ghani, Syed Shah Raza, Wajah Riaz and Zeeshan Zameer

Larkana

Zahid Mehmood (captain), Aamir Ali Taheem, Ali Asghar, Asif Chandio, Ghulam Raza, Malhar Rasool, Mohsin Raza, Muhammad Aqeel Danish, Muhammad Huzaifa, Mushtaq Ahmed, Sabit Ali Siyal, Saqlain Nawaz Rajput, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shahzaib Aziz and Zahid Hussain

Quetta

Jalat Khan (captain), Abdul Hameed, Abdul Hanan, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Bismillah Khan, Bohair Aman, Haseebullah, Jahangir Shah, Khalil Ahmed, Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Idrees, Muhammad Junaid, Najeed Ullah, Salahuddin and Yasir Khan

Rawalpindi

Haider Ali (captain), Abdul Faseeh, Abdul Qadir, Ali Husnain, Jahandad Khan, Kashif Ali, M Faizan, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Muhammad Nabeel, Nasir Nawaz, Shahbaz Tabrez, Taimur Khan, Yasir Khan and Zeeshan Malik

 

[BouncerGuy]

National T20 Cup Qualifier 2025-26

Match 1 - Karachi Region Blues v Quetta Region at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Toss news

Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to bowl

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Karachi Blues, Islamabad win their matches on opening day of National T20 Cup Qualifier

Lahore, 14 February 2026:

Karachi Region Blues and Islamabad Region secured victories against Quetta Region and Larkana Region respectively, on the first day of National T20 Cup Qualifier on Saturday here at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

In the first game of the day, Karachi Blues won the toss and put Quetta in to bat first. Top-scorer Haseebullah (50 not out, 3x4s, 6x2s) and opening batter Syed Jahangir Shah (39, 5x4s, 1x6) shared a 49-run partnership for the second wicket to lift their side to a fighting 146-5.

No.6 batter Mohammad Junaid also chipped in with a 10-ball 18 hitting two sixes towards the end.

For Karachi Blues, Mohammad Fahad Ameen (3-0-31-2) picked up two wickets while Wahaj Riaz (1-24), Zeeshan Zameer (1-24) and Mohammad Raza Chandio (1-26) bagged one wicket apiece.

In response, Karachi Blues slipped to 62-4 in 9.3 overs after being 43-1 in 6.4 overs. Number three batter Mohammad Taha stuck around for a handy 43 off 29 balls including seven fours and one six.

Player of the match Muhammad Usman Raheem top-scored with an unbeaten 55 off 40 balls, hitting seven fours and one six. Blues, who needed 18 off the last two overs, were aided by Raza Chandio’s cameo of 11 off four balls, featuring one four and one six, sealing the victory with four balls and as many wickets remaining.

In the second game, Larkana won the toss and put Islamabad in to bat first, who lost opening batter Ali Imran (3, 5b) in the third over as the scoreboard read 18-1 after 2.2 overs.

Raja Hamza Waheed (40, 27b, 3x4s, 3x6s) then shared a 67-run alliance with skipper Muhammad Umair Riaz, who top-scored with unbeaten 73 off 50 balls, hitting eight fours and one six.

Umair also shared an unbeaten 115-run partnership with number five batter Rizwan Ali who also contributed a quick-fire 68 not out off 36 balls, aided by nine fours and one six as Islamabad posted 207-3 in their 20 overs. Larkana’s skipper Zahid Mehmood picked up one for 27 in his four overs.

In reply, Larkana started swiftly, fetching 20 runs off the first two overs. However, their advance was cut short as Umair Afridi removed opening batter Aqeel Danish (3, 7b).

Top-scorer Malhar Rasool contributed 56 off 40 balls, striking four fours and three sixes, but his effort went in vain as only two other batters reached double figures and Larkana were bowled out for 129 in 17.4 overs, falling 78 runs short. No.4 batter Sabit Ali was retired hurt as Larkana lost eight for 56.

Left-arm pacer Umair Afridi led Islamabad attack from front with 3-29 in 3.4 overs, while spinners Arsal (4-0-14-2) and Farman Ullah (4-0-24-2) shared four wickets between them.

Scores in brief:

Match 1 – Karachi Region Blues beat Quetta Region by four wickets at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Quetta Region 146-5, 20 overs (Haseebullah 50 not out, Syed Jahangir Shah 39; Muhammad Fahad Ameen 2-31)

Karachi Region Blues 150-6, 19.2 overs (Mohammad Usman Raheem 55 not out, Mohammad Taha 43; Mohammad Ibrahim 2-25)

Player of the match - Mohammad Usman Raheem (Karachi Region Blues)

Match 2 – Islamabad Region beat Larkana Region by 78 runs at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Islamabad Region 207-3, 20 overs (Muhammad Umair Riaz 73 not out, Rizwan Ali 68 not out, Raja Hamza Waheed 40; Zahid Mehmood 1-27)

Larkana Region 129 all out, 17.4 overs (Malhar Rasool 56; Umair Afridi 3-29, Muhammad Arsal Shaikh 2-14, Farman Ullah 2-24)

Player of the match - Muhammad Umair Riaz (Islamabad)

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Cool to see Zeeshan Zameer back in some capacity.

 

[Omer2002]

Qualifiers are also being televised so there will be another t 20 after this

 

[Ball Blazer]

National T20 Cup Qualifier

Match 3

Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field against FATA at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

 

[Savak]

A countries domestic cricket tournament and the players you see are the raw material which gets fed into the Pakistani team. I saw the highlights of the first two games purely out of interest with the question i.e. do we have any youngsters or domestic players who can play the role Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tillak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardhik Pandya, Rinku Singh play for India

So far the standard has been very poor. We just don't have the batters who even meet the eye test.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Hyderabad overcome Dera Murad Jamali in a thrilling contest decided by super over

• FATA beat Rawalpindi by 41 runs as two matches were played on second day of National T20 Cup Qualifier

• FATA’s Afaq Afridi picked up a five-for, while Khushdil Shah scored 94 not out to lift his team from 18-4

• DM Jamali’s Nasir Khan scored half-century as his team came from behind to tie the game against Hyderabad

Lahore, 15 February 2026:

FATA Region and Hyderabad Region secured victories against Rawalpindi Region and Dera Murad Jamali Region, respectively on the second day of ABN Developers present University of Lahore National T20 Cup Qualifier on Sunday here at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

After being put in to bat first, Hyderabad posted 178-7 in their allotted 20 overs. Daniyal Rajput remained unbeaten scoring 44 off 17 balls, hitting two fours and five sixes after walking in to bat 118-4 in 15 overs.

No.3 batter Haris Khan also chipped in with a 39-ball 41 including four fours and one six, while opening batter Sharjeel Khan scored 33 off 25 balls featuring six fours.

For Dera Murad Jamali, Farhan Ullah bagged two for 31 in four overs, while Nasir Khan also picked up two for 38.

In a chase that went down to the wire, DM Jamali managed to score 178-8 in 20 overs, after requiring 19 to win off the last over.

For Dera Murad Jamali, opening batter Nasir Khan top-scored with a 35-ball 51 hitting five fours and one six, while Muhammad Khan chipped in with a 17-ball 30 featuring two fours and as many sixes to keep their team in the hunt.

Muhammad Shahid turned the tide in DM Jamali’s favour by scoring 32 not out from 18 balls, hitting three fours and two sixes as they fetched 27 off the last two overs to take the game to super over. Shahid had walked in at 125-4 when his team required 54 runs in 38 balls.

For Hyderabad, Mohammad Hasnain picked up two for 27, while Sheharyar Baloch also bagged two wickets for 39 runs.

DM Jamali managed to score four runs in the super over, which was bowled by Hasnain. Hyderabad chased down the five-run target off five deliveries.

In the first game of the day, Rawalpindi won the toss and put FATA in to bat first. Jahandad Khan (4-0-39-3) removed the top three batters, while Test fast bowler Kashif Ali (4-0-29-1) also picked up a wicket to reduce FATA to 18-4 after 4.1 overs.

Player of the match Khushdil Shah (94 not out, 57b, 8x4s, 4x6s) then provided his side with some respite as he shared a 63-run alliance with Muhammad Sarwar who perished after scoring a 22-ball 27 including four fours as the scoreboard read 81-5 after 11.5 overs.

Khushdil, who scored his 18th T20 half-century, then shared an unbeaten 81-run seventh wicket partnership with Khubaib Khalil (20 not out, 16b, 1x4, 1x6) to lift FATA to 168-6 in 20 overs.

Apart from Jahandad and Kashif, off-spinner Mubasir Khan bagged two for 29 in for overs.

In reply, Rawalpindi lost three wickets in the space of first ten deliveries of their innings for just three runs on the board. Opening batter Nasir Nawaz (39, 38b, 5x4s) and Mubasir (34, 33b, 3x4s, 1x6) then knitted a 63-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

FATA struck back to take three wickets in a space of six balls in 12th and 13th over to reduce Rawalpindi to 73-6 after 12.4 overs. Despite Jahandad’s (19, 9b, 2x4s, 1x6) late surge, Rawalpindi fell 41 runs short of the target as they were bowled out for 127 in 18 overs.

Afaq Afridi starred with impressive figures of 4-1-24-5. Sirajuddin (3-0-10-2) and Muhammad Sarwar (4-0-40-2) also picked two wickets apiece.

Scores in brief:

Match 3 – FATA beat Rawalpindi by 41 runs at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

FATA 168-6, 20 overs (Khushdil Shah 94 not out, Muhammad Sarwar 27, Khubaib Khalil 20 not out; Jahandad Khan 3-39, Mubasir Khan 2-29)

Rawalpindi 127 all out, 18 overs (Nasir Nawaz 39, Mubasir Khan 34; Afaq Afridi 5-24, Siraj Uddin 2-10, Muhammad Sarwar 2-40)

Player of the match - Khushdil Shah (FATA Region)

Match 4 – Match tied between Hyderabad and Dera Murad Jamali at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Hyderabad won the super over

Hyderabad 178-7, 20 overs (Daniyal Rajput 44 not out, Haris Khan 41, Sharjeel Khan 33; Farhanullah 2-31, Nasir Khan 2-38)

Dera Murad Jamali 178-8, 20 overs (Nasir Khan 51, Muhammad Shahid 32 not out, Muhammad Khan 30; Mohammad Hasnain 2-27, Sheharyar Baloch 2-39)

Player of the match - Daniyal Rajput (Hyderabad Region)

 

[Omer2002]

There will be no talent here as this are qualifiers...