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Pakistan National T20 Cup 2023-24: Tournament Thread

Which side will win the National T20 Cup 2023/24?

  • Lahore Whites

    Votes: 2 13.3%

  • Larkana Region

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Karachi Whites

    Votes: 5 33.3%

  • Peshawar Region

    Votes: 4 26.7%

  • Hyderabad Region

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • D.M Jamali Region

    Votes: 1 6.7%

  • Karachi Blues

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Lahore Blues

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Faisalabad Region

    Votes: 2 13.3%

  • Rawalpindi Region

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • FATA Region

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Multan Region

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Sialkot Region

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Abbottabad Region

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Islamabad Region

    Votes: 1 6.7%
  • Total voters
    15
  • Poll closed .
Scores in brief:

Abbottabad beat FATA by 57 runs at NBP Sports Complex
Abbottabad 118-5, 20 overs (Fakhar Zaman 69, Sajjad Ali Jnr 44, Afaq Ahmed 23, Shahab Khan 22 not out; Asif Ali 2-25, Khushdil Shah 2-39)
FATA 131 all out, 17.2 overs (Samiullah Jnr 53, Salman Khan Jnr 28; Shahab Khan 5-20, Khalid Usman 3-29, Fayyaz Khan 1-19, Yasir Shah 1-23)
Player of the match – Shahab Khan (Abbottabad)

Rawalpindi beat Sialkot by three wickets at UBL Sports Complex
Sialkot 163-2, 20 overs (Shoaib Malik 84 not out, Ashir Mehmood 72 not out; Mohammad Awais Anwar 1-26, Kashif Ali 1-33)
Rawalpindi 167-7, 18.4 overs (Yasir Khan 87, Jahandad Khan 29; Sohaibullah 2-32, Shoaib Akhtar 1-21, Bilal Asif 1-26, Mohammad Ali 1-34, Shahzaib Bhatti 1-47)
Player of the match – Yasir Khan (Rawalpindi)

Peshawar beat Lahore Blues by five runs at National Bank Stadium
Peshawar 133 all out, 20 overs (Mohammad Haris 55, Sahibzada Farhan 15, Iftikhar Ahmed 15; Usman Qadir 5-14, Hunain Shan 2-25, Qasim Akram 1-21, Umaid Asif 1-25)
Lahore Blues 128-8, 20 overs (Kashif Bhatti 25, Imran Butt 24, Hussain Talat 20; Iftikhar Ahmed 2-16, Imran Khan Snr 2-33, Israrullah 1-2, Niaz Khan 1-14, Azam Khan 1-22, Mohammad Ilyas 1-30)
Player of the match – Mohammad Haris (Peshawar)
 
Hassan A said:
Scores in brief:

Abbottabad beat FATA by 57 runs at NBP Sports Complex
Abbottabad 118-5, 20 overs (Fakhar Zaman 69, Sajjad Ali Jnr 44, Afaq Ahmed 23, Shahab Khan 22 not out; Asif Ali 2-25, Khushdil Shah 2-39)
FATA 131 all out, 17.2 overs (Samiullah Jnr 53, Salman Khan Jnr 28; Shahab Khan 5-20, Khalid Usman 3-29, Fayyaz Khan 1-19, Yasir Shah 1-23)
Player of the match – Shahab Khan (Abbottabad)

Rawalpindi beat Sialkot by three wickets at UBL Sports Complex
Sialkot 163-2, 20 overs (Shoaib Malik 84 not out, Ashir Mehmood 72 not out; Mohammad Awais Anwar 1-26, Kashif Ali 1-33)
Rawalpindi 167-7, 18.4 overs (Yasir Khan 87, Jahandad Khan 29; Sohaibullah 2-32, Shoaib Akhtar 1-21, Bilal Asif 1-26, Mohammad Ali 1-34, Shahzaib Bhatti 1-47)
Player of the match – Yasir Khan (Rawalpindi)

Peshawar beat Lahore Blues by five runs at National Bank Stadium
Peshawar 133 all out, 20 overs (Mohammad Haris 55, Sahibzada Farhan 15, Iftikhar Ahmed 15; Usman Qadir 5-14, Hunain Shan 2-25, Qasim Akram 1-21, Umaid Asif 1-25)
Lahore Blues 128-8, 20 overs (Kashif Bhatti 25, Imran Butt 24, Hussain Talat 20; Iftikhar Ahmed 2-16, Imran Khan Snr 2-33, Israrullah 1-2, Niaz Khan 1-14, Azam Khan 1-22, Mohammad Ilyas 1-30)
Player of the match – Mohammad Haris (Peshawar)
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Great games today! Shahab Khan, Yasir Khan, and Mohammad Haris really lit up the field as the stars of their matches - incredible skills on display!
 
Bewal Express said:
And you have and if you know you spin, you won't take long to know what's what. Our spinners bar Qadir and Asgher can't spin the ball, this means no threat. And those lack control. Sajid was truly awful for PK.
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An economy of 2.99 in Tests, that too includes some tough ones at home on Pindi roads

That should tell you that he has the ability to control and land the ball in one place. Something our national team spinners (Shadab, Nawaz and Mir) have failed to demonstrate…which lead to Pakistan’s horror show in India and the Asia cup.

I’m not saying Sajid is the answer, but all I am saying is that you cannot write him off without even seeing what he is capable of, that too at a time of desperate need where you need bowlers who can just bowl on one spot in the middle overs.

South Africa took a punt with Keshav Maharaj who only seemed to have skills to bowl in Test cricket, he is now the number 1 ODI bowler in the world. Until I haven’t seen Sajid bowl regularly as a white ball cricketer, I will not write him off
 
Lahore Whites win the toss and decide to field first against Karachi Whites at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
 
Rana said:
An economy of 2.99 in Tests, that too includes some tough ones at home on Pindi roads

That should tell you that he has the ability to control and land the ball in one place. Something our national team spinners (Shadab, Nawaz and Mir) have failed to demonstrate…which lead to Pakistan’s horror show in India and the Asia cup.

I’m not saying Sajid is the answer, but all I am saying is that you cannot write him off without even seeing what he is capable of, that too at a time of desperate need where you need bowlers who can just bowl on one spot in the middle overs.

South Africa took a punt with Keshav Maharaj who only seemed to have skills to bowl in Test cricket, he is now the number 1 ODI bowler in the world. Until I haven’t seen Sajid bowl regularly as a white ball cricketer, I will not write him off
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Bowling line and length in tests helps to keep the economy down but his action will not allow sharp spin, he doesn't spin the ball, he rolls it out.
As far as the shorter formats are concerned, you still need spin to take wickets. He won't be awful but he won't take PK forward. You need spin to have long term success in any format-It is monumental failure of the system and the individuals that the likes of Asgher and Qadir and others like them not have developed with such talent.
 
Rana said:
An economy of 2.99 in Tests, that too includes some tough ones at home on Pindi roads

That should tell you that he has the ability to control and land the ball in one place. Something our national team spinners (Shadab, Nawaz and Mir) have failed to demonstrate…which lead to Pakistan’s horror show in India and the Asia cup.

I’m not saying Sajid is the answer, but all I am saying is that you cannot write him off without even seeing what he is capable of, that too at a time of desperate need where you need bowlers who can just bowl on one spot in the middle overs.

South Africa took a punt with Keshav Maharaj who only seemed to have skills to bowl in Test cricket, he is now the number 1 ODI bowler in the world. Until I haven’t seen Sajid bowl regularly as a white ball cricketer, I will not write him off
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BTW Maharaj can give it a fair rip
 
Who has Omair bin Yousuf in PSL?

He has to be number 1 pick in the emerging category for me!
 
Just bowl a short delivery to these batsmen,it's a guarantee wicket. Shocking level of batting on display.
 
Argh, i was hoping for Shehzad to get his 5th 50's in a row.
 
Impressive stuff from Yasir Khan after hitting a match winning century, he gets another match winning and unbeaten 87 while rest of his teammates were fairly useless and the most impressive part is, 7 sixes after hitting 8 last match. Will be interesting to see if he can get selected in PSL and truly make a name for himself.

Haris continues to impress. Destructive stuff in the PP and the team completely collapsed after he got out. Looks like the pitch became difficult to bat on once the ball got a bit older. This is why making useless of the PP is huge, you never know how the pitch will play out once it ends.
 
Umar akmal looks a genuine no 10 these days and some people want him in the team lol.
 
Worth pointing out, issues that have haunted Pakistan in recent years cotinue to be the same issues with no obvious solutions in sight.

Lack of high quality spinners & lack of middle order options (iftimania going strong though!). Pretty much every batsmen dominating the tournament are top order guys. Every team at minimum needs to try young & talented spinner(s) & one pace all-rounder.
 
These PKR 25,000 man of the match awards are a bit concertning
 
Karachi, 3 December 2023: Karachi Whites, coming off a loss of 56 runs against Peshawar the previous day, bounced back by defeating Lahore Whites by 63 runs at the National Bank Stadium in the 12th match of the Super Eight stage of the AH Group Presents Jazz Super 4G National T20 Cup.

Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field first. Khurram Manzoor, who opened the batting for the team, laid a solid foundation by hitting a half-century (50, 37b, 9x4s). Aggressive batting by the two youngsters, Omair Bin Yousuf (43, 25b, 3x4s, 3x6s) and Azam Khan (21, 13b, 2x4s, 1x6), helped surge the total to 173-7 in 20 overs.

Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Rameez Jnr and Mohammad Amir Khan returned with two wickets each whereas Mohammad Naveed had a wicket to his name.

Lahore Whites had an abysmal outing with the bat as none of the batters could build their innings sufficiently to achieve the target. The side lost wickets at regular intervals and stood at 62-6 at the halfway mark of the innings.

Tayyab Tahir (36, 27b, 6x4s) was the top-scorer for Lahore, followed by Mohammad Irfan who scored an unbeaten 27 from 17, including three fours and a six.

The Karachi Whites bowling attack came out all gun blazing. Each bowler returned with at least a wicket, as Lahore Whites were bundled out for 110 in 16.5 overs. Sohail Khan grabbed three wickets while Shahnawaz Dahani, Ghulam Mudassar and Danish Aziz got two wickets apiece. Arif Yaqoob picked up a wicket as well.

For his contribution with the bat, Khurram Manzoor was awarded player of the match.

Scores in brief:

Karachi Whites beat Lahore Whites by 63 runs

Karachi Whites 173-7, 20 overs (Khurram Manzoor 50, Omair Bin Yousuf 43, Azam Khan 21, Habibullah 21; Mohammad Irfan 2-15, Mohammad Rameez Jnr 2-28, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-38, Mohammad Naveed 1-30)

Lahore Whites 110 all out, 16.5 overs (Tayyab Tahir 36, Mohammad Irfan 27 not out; Sohail Khan 3-19, Danish Aziz 2-18, Ghulam Mudassar 2-21, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-24, Arif Yaqoob 1-27)

Player of the match – Khurram Manzoor (Karachi Whites)
 
I wished they televised these games also:

NationalT20 2023-24 Super Eight toss update:

Sialkot win the toss and decide to field first against Peshawar at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Abbottabad win the toss and decide to field first against Karachi Whites at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi
 
Lahore Whites win the toss and elect to bat first against FATA at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
 
Ahmed Shehzad scored 22 off 18. He has scored 22 out of the 27 runs for Lahore Whites and was playing so well before getting run out.

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Abbottabad's Sajjad Ali is unbeaten at 55*(39) while playing against Karachi W in the National T20 Cup, chasing a target of 148.
 
Karachi Whites 147/6 (20)

Abbottabad 148/4 (18.5)

Abbottabad win by 6 wickets

Abbottabad secured their third victory in four games in the Super 8 stage by defeating Karachi Whites! Sajjad Ali and Kamran Ghulam both notched half-centuries, guiding them to successfully chase down 148 with seven balls to spare.
 
Peshawar 230/4 (20)

Sialkot 157/10 (20)

Peshawar win by 73 runs

The Peshawar momentum continues, triumphing over Sialkot this time.They have secured victory in seven consecutive matches.

Iftikhar Ahmed emerged as the standout performer with a rapid 55* and two wickets. Israrullah, Sahibzada Farhan, and Abbas Afridi also made significant contributions to the team's success.
 
Mohammad Amir Khan looks a good bowler. He has played PSL. Has a short run up but hits the bat hard with a good outswinger
 
Peshawar beat Sialkot by 73 runs at UBL Sports Complex

Peshawar 230-4, 20 overs (Israrullah 64, Sahibzada Farhan 58, Iftikhar Ahmed 55 not out; Usman Khalid 1-16, Shoaib Malik 1-35, Mohammad Ali 1-40, Sohaibullah 1-67)
Sialkot 157 all out, 20 overs (Momin Waqar 34, Bilal Asif 28, Ashir Mehmood 25; Mohammad Abbas Afridi 3-22, Iftikhar Ahmed 2-28, Mohammad Ilyas 2-33, Israrullah 1-16, Sajid Khan 1-29, Imran Khan Snr 1-29)
Player of the match – Iftikhar Ahmed (Peshawar)

Abbottabad beat Karachi Whites by six wickets at NBP Sports Complex

Karachi Whites 147-6, 20 overs (Omair Bin Yousuf 43, Danish Aziz 29 not out, Anwar Ali 21, Ammad Alam 21; Yasir Shah 2-27, Khalid Usman 1-12, Fayyaz Khan 1-27, Shahab Khan 1-29)

Abbottabad 148-4, 18.5 overs (Sajjad Ali Jnr 56, Kamran Ghulam 51 not out, Ahmed Khan 22; Arif Yaqoob 2-33, Sohail Khan 1-27, Ziaullah 1-27)
Player of the match – Kamran Ghulam (Abbottabad)

FATA beat Lahore Whites by seven wickets at National Bank Stadium

Lahore Whites 118-6, 20 overs (Mohammad Irfan 26, Ahmed Shehzad 22, Tayyab Tahir 20; Maaz Khan 2-18, Asif Ali 1-15, Sameen Gul 1-26, Irfanullah Shah 1-28)

FATA 119-3, 14.3 overs (Samiullah Jnr 71, Khushdil Shah 27; Mohammad Amir Khan 2-22, Saad Nasim 1-12)
Player of the match – Samiullah Jnr (FATA)
 
Highest strike rates (min 100 runs) in the National T20 so far:

180 – Sahibzada Farhan
172 – Iftikhar Ahmed
168 – Mohammad Haris
160 – Yasir Khan
158 – Aamir Azmat
151 – Zeeshan Malik
141 – Imran Butt
141 – Ahmed Shehzad
138 – Mohammad Shahid
135 – Omair Bin Yousuf
 
FATA's Samiullah Jnr smacked an unbeaten 71*(51) against Lahore Whites, leading to FATA's win by 7 wickets.
 
Toss: Rawalpindi win the toss and decide to field first against Lahore Blues at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
 
Samiullah was the star performer for FATA in their win over Lahore Whites with a superb innings of 71 runs not out off 51 balls. These are highlights of his special innings.

 
End of the an excellent power-play for Lahore Blues. They are 61/0 with both the openers Umar Siddiq and imran Butt batting really nicely.
 
Nisar is no doubt a good bowler may be a late bloomer but has got his basics right , Btw shocking standard of batting overall in this tournament apart from 3/4 new finds
 
Lahore Blues beat Rawalpindi by 64 runs

Lahore Blues 166-3, 20 overs (Hussain Talat 42 not out, Qasim Akram 40 not out, Imran Butt 39, Umar Siddiq 37; Mehran Mumtaz 2-22)

Rawalpindi 102 all out, 17.4 overs (Mubasir Khan 24, Haider Ali 23; Nisar Ahmed 5-5, Usman Qadir 2-19, Kashif Bhatti 1-14, Umaid Asif 1-19)

Player of the match – Nisar Ahmad (Lahore Blues)
 
Lahore Blues registered their first win in the Super Eight stage of AH Group Presents Jazz Super 4G National T20 Cup 2023-24 after defeating Rawalpindi by 64 runs at National Bank Stadium. Batting first, Lahore Blues posted 166-3 in 20 overs. Nisar Ahmad then took a five-fer including a hat-trick to help bowl out Rawalpindi for just 102 in 17.4 overs.

After being put in to bat first, Lahore Blues openers Umar Siddiq (37, 23b, 7x4s) and Imran Butt (39, 29b, 6x4s, 1x6) gave their team a solid start by stitching a 74-run stand.

The side struggled in the middle, losing three wickets in quick succession. Zaman Khan ran Umar out while left-arm spinner Mehran Mumtaz struck twice, removing Imran and Rizwan Hussain.

Skipper Hussain Talat (42 not out, 32b, 3x4s, 1x6) and Qasim Akram (40 not out, 31b, 3x4s, 1x6) brought back momentum to the innings with an 85-run unbeaten partnership, which surged the total to 166.

Rawalpindi got off to a shaky start as the side lost three wickets inside the powerplay. Haider Ali (23, 14b, 5x4s) attempted to counterattack the Lahore Blues’ bowling attack, but fell soon after in the seventh over as he was trapped LBW by Kashif Bhatti.

Mubasir Khan (24, 26b, 1x4, 1x6) was the top-scorer for Rawalpindi with the side dismissed for 102 in 17.4 overs.

Nisar Ahmad wrapped up the Rawalpindi innings with some exceptional death overs bowling, picking up a hat-trick and registering his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket. Nisar’s figures read five wickets for just five runs as he was named player of the match.

Leg-spinner Usman Qadir grabbed two scalps while Umaid Asif and Kashif Bhatti picked up a wicket apiece.

Scores in brief:

Lahore Blues beat Rawalpindi by 64 runs

Lahore Blues 166-3, 20 overs (Hussain Talat 42 not out, Qasim Akram 40 not out, Imran Butt 39, Umar Siddiq 37; Mehran Mumtaz 2-22)

Rawalpindi 102 all out, 17.4 overs (Mubasir Khan 24, Haider Ali 23; Nisar Ahmad 5-5, Usman Qadir 2-19, Kashif Bhatti 1-14, Umaid Asif 1-19)

Player of the match – Nisar Ahmad (Lahore Blues)
 
Sajjad Ali Jr. played a useful innings of 56 runs off 42 balls to help his team Abbottabad get a win over Karachi Whites. These are highlights of his innings.

 
RidiculousMan said:
Certain group of people were angry over 6 regional team setup. But honestly that was the best system to ensure quality.
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Various groups in PCB,journalist community and political parties have big egos and vested interests.They were against 6 team setup from the start because it was setup by someone whom they hate.These groups have no interest in improving quality of cricket in Pakistan.They could have added 2 teams to the 6 team system if they felt 6 teams are too few.
 
Well, Usman Qadir's performances are exceptional in ongoing t20 tournament. But can't understand why he can't replicate it for pct in internationals. Still one thing is clear, he could be considered for ct 2025 as that is happening in Pakistan.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Well, Usman Qadir's performances are exceptional in ongoing t20 tournament. But can't understand why he can't replicate it for pct in internationals. Still one thing is clear, he could be considered for ct 2025 as that is happening in Pakistan.
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there are some utterly clueless batsman in this comp, clueless batsman struggle against leg spin more than anything else, and international level you dont have more than 1 or 2 clueless batsmen in an xi, so just having variation isnt enough. that's where usman qadirs lack of consistency let him down, because as soon as he goes looking for wickets he starts leaking runs
 
Too much whinging about the quality. I am actually looking at it from a positive POV. There are so many new, emerging players being given a chance.

The quality of the tournament would also improve if the national players were available for it just like they were in the 6 team tournament.

Otherwise, it’s still good to see young players being given a chance to showcase their talent, or their weaknesses for everyone to see.
 
Bowlers/batters who have looked half decent.

Amir Khan
Nisar Ahmad
Arif Yaqoob

Ammad Alam

Omair Bin Yousuf(future star)
 
National T20 Cup Super Eight toss update:

Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to bat first against Rawalpindi at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to bat first against FATA at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

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Peshawar win the toss and elect to bat first against Abbottabad at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

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Man what is this nonsense!

Just as a talent is emerging, looking good and gets run out in such an amateur fashion!

This Imran guy from Abbotabad looks promising
 
Rawalpindi beat Lahore Whites by 5 wickets.

Lahore Whites: 146-6 (20 ov)
Rawalpindi: 147-5 (19.1 ov)
 
Really frustrating captaincy by Iftikhar

You finally gave Sajid a chance to play, bowl him in the powerplay and then you still haven’t bowled him post powerplay!
 
FearlessRoar said:
Rawalpindi beat Lahore Whites by 5 wickets.

Lahore Whites: 146-6 (20 ov)
Rawalpindi: 147-5 (19.1 ov)
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Well deserved for Lahore whites. Playing rubbish Umar akmal for so long along with their shameless captain saad Nasim who is playing munib wasif as a specialist fielder doesn't get to bat or ball. Poor guy.
 
This is such a good 4th wicket partnership between Afaq and KG
 
Not sure the purpose of abbas ali. Seen him play a few times he's bang average. Should play maaz sadaqat ahead of him.
 
Can I ask those who kept on whinging about the quality of the multi team tournament,

Where were these batsmen of Abbotabad playing in the 6 team tournament?
 
Rana said:
Can I ask those who kept on whinging about the quality of the multi team tournament,

Where were these batsmen of Abbotabad playing in the 6 team tournament?
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They are all rubbish bar Kamran Ghulam no wonder they weren't selected.
 
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