Finally the Pentangular Cup comes to an end and the last two matches will be played today.
If Punjab and Sindh draw their game then Federal Areas (with 18 points in the bank and all their games completed) will win this tourney.
However the more likely scenario is that the winner of the Punjab vs Sindh game will be crowned the champions of the tournament.
But wait, there is another caveat. If the winning team lose the first innings then Federal areas and the winning team will be tied on points at the top of the table.
Confused yet?
I think the above goes some way towards explaining why there has been such a lack of interest in this Pentangular Cup, if die hard cricket fans like us are finding the points system far too complicated then imagine how casual fans must feel.
Throw in dead pitches and no ball by ball coverage or even decent live television coverage outside Pakistan (or even in pakistan), plus take away the speedguns and you have a complete waste of everyone's time.
The PCB are experts at taking a good idea and beating it till it dies a terrible death but I suppose that's all you can expect when the board is run by one of the President's best friends and he's put all his friends and cronies in influential positions!
For what it's worth let's hope these last two matches get some decent pitches and performances but I doubt it!
If Punjab and Sindh draw their game then Federal Areas (with 18 points in the bank and all their games completed) will win this tourney.
However the more likely scenario is that the winner of the Punjab vs Sindh game will be crowned the champions of the tournament.
But wait, there is another caveat. If the winning team lose the first innings then Federal areas and the winning team will be tied on points at the top of the table.
Confused yet?
I think the above goes some way towards explaining why there has been such a lack of interest in this Pentangular Cup, if die hard cricket fans like us are finding the points system far too complicated then imagine how casual fans must feel.
Throw in dead pitches and no ball by ball coverage or even decent live television coverage outside Pakistan (or even in pakistan), plus take away the speedguns and you have a complete waste of everyone's time.
The PCB are experts at taking a good idea and beating it till it dies a terrible death but I suppose that's all you can expect when the board is run by one of the President's best friends and he's put all his friends and cronies in influential positions!
For what it's worth let's hope these last two matches get some decent pitches and performances but I doubt it!