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1983–84 Wills Cup

The 1983–84 Wills Cup was the fourth edition of the Wills Cup, which was the premiere domestic limited overs cricket competition in Pakistan and afforded List A status. Twelve teams participated in the competition which was held from 8 to 27 September 1985.[1][2]

1983–Wills Cup
Dates9 February 1984 (1984-02-09) – 24 February 1984 (1984-02-24)
Administrator(s)BCCP
Cricket formatLimited overs (List A)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
ChampionsHabib Bank Limited (1st title)
Runners-upPakistan International Airlines
Participants12
Matches33
Player of the seriesAgha Zahid (HBL)
Most runsSaadat Ali (291)
Most wicketsNaeem Ahmed (13)

Venues

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Venues for the Wills Cup 1983–84

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 United Bank Limited 5 5 0 0 20 0.598
2 Pakistan International Airlines 5 4 1 0 16 0.712
3 Karachi 5 3 2 0 12 −0.549
4 Allied Bank Limited 5 2 3 0 8 −0.029
5 State Bank 5 1 4 0 4 −0.113
6 Railways 5 0 5 0 0 −1.617
Source: [3]

Note: Top two teams will qualify for the semifinals.


Group B

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Points Table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Habib Bank Limited 5 4 1 0 16 0.623
2 House Building Finance 5 4 1 0 16 0.219
3 Muslim Commercial Bank 5 3 2 0 12 −0.001
4 Pakistan Automobiles Corporation 5 2 3 0 8 0.309
5 National Bank 5 2 3 0 8 −0.156
6 Lahore City 5 0 5 0 0 −0.857
Source: [4]

Note: Top two teams will qualify for the semifinals.

Semi-finals

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22 February
10:00 PST
Scorecard
United Bank Limited
124 (42.5 overs)
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Habib Bank Limited
128/2 (31.3 overs)
Nasir Valika 34
Abdul Qadir 3/27 (7.5 overs)
Saleem Malik 52*
Tauseef Ahmed 1/31 (6 overs)
Habib Bank Limited won by 8 wickets
Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Ghafoor Butt and Shakeel Khan
Player of the match: Saleem Malik (HBL)
  • Habib Bank Limited won the toss and elected to field.
22 February
10:00 PST
Scorecard
v
Zaheer Abbas 75
Noor-ul-Qamar 3/43 (9 overs)
Saadat Ali 73
Naeem Ahmed 3/46 (9 overs)
Pakistan International Airlines won by 5 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ghafoor Butt and Tahir Hassan
Player of the match: Saleem Malik (HBL)
  • Pakistan International Airlines won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

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24 February
10:00 PST
Scorecard
Habib Bank Limited
182/3 (41 overs)
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Mohsin Khan 86
Raja Akber 2/19 (7 overs)
Shoaib Mohammad 51
Abdul Qadir 3/49 (9 overs)
Habib Bank Limited won by 7 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Khizer Hayat and Shakoor Rana
Player of the match: Mohsin Khan (HBL)
  • Pakistan International Airlines won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Player Team Mat Inns Runs HS
Saadat Ali House Building Finance 6 6 291 73
Zaheer Abbas Pakistan International Airlines 7 7 284 75
Agha Zahid Habib Bank Limited 7 7 259 79
Arshad Pervez Habib Bank Limited 7 7 223 63*
Qasim Umar Muslim Commercial Bank 3 3 215 102
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[5]

Most wickets

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Player Team Mat Inns Wkts BBI
Naeem Ahmed Pakistan International Airlines 7 7 13 4/36
Shahid Mahboob Pakistan Automobiles Corporation 4 4 11 5/52
Mohinder Kumar Karachi 5 5 11 4/18
Zahid Ahmed Pakistan International Airlines 7 7 11 4/17
Feroz Najamuddin Allied Bank Limited 4 4 10 5/33
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Wills Cup 1983/84". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Wills Cup 1983/84". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Wills Cup 1983/84". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Wills Cup 1983/84". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Wills Cup 1983/84". CricHQ. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Wills Cup 1983/84". CricHQ. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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