The 2009 RBS Twenty-20 Cup was the fifth season of the RBS Twenty-20 Cup in Pakistan, sponsored by RBS. It was held in Lahore from 25 to 29 May 2009. The Sialkot Stallions won their fourth overall and consecutive title by defeating the Lahore Lions in the final.[1]
| Dates | 25 – 29 May 2009 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  Pakistan |
| Champions | Sialkot Stallions (4th title) |
| Participants | 13 |
| Matches | 18 |
This tournament was held immediately before the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, which Pakistan won.
Results
editTeams and standings
editThe top team from each group qualified for the semi-finals.
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore Lions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.064 |
| Faisalabad Wolves | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1.407 |
| Rawalpindi Rams | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.212 |
| Quetta Bears | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −4.199 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sialkot Stallions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +4.092 |
| Multan Tigers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.837 |
| Karachi Zebras | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −2.236 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamabad Leopards | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.922 |
| Hyderabad Hawks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.202 |
| Peshawar Panthers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.764 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore Eagles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.414 |
| Karachi Dolphins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.025 |
| Abbottabad Rhinos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.448 |
- Qualified for semi-finals
Knockout stage
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Lahore Lions | 125/7 | |||||||
| C1 | Islamabad Leopards | 123/7 | |||||||
| A1 | Lahore Lions | 150/8 | |||||||
| B1 | Sialkot Stallions | 151/6 | |||||||
| B1 | Sialkot Stallions | 181 | |||||||
| D1 | Lahore Eagles | 126 | |||||||
Fixtures
editGroup stage
edit- Group A
Faisalabad Wolves
218/2 (20 overs) |
v
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Quetta Bears
117/8 (20 overs) |
Qaiser Iqbal 80 (56)
Shoaib Khan 1/24 (2 overs) |
- Quetta Bears won the toss and elected to field.
- Ali Raza, Kamran Naeem, Qaiser Iqbal, Zeeshan Butt (Faisalabad Wolves); Abdullah Jan, Bismillah Khan, Farhan Khan, Irfan Ismail, Khalil Ahmed and Taimur Ali (Quetta Bears) all made their T20 debuts.
Rawalpindi Rams
135/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lahore Lions
136/2 (14.5 overs) |
- Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Faisal Iqbal, Mohammad Rameez and Qamar Abbas (Rawalpindi Rams) made their T20 debuts.
Faisalabad Wolves
170/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Rawalpindi Rams
143/7 (20 overs) |
- Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to field.
Lahore Lions
214/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Quetta Bears
140/9 (20 overs) |
- Quetta Bears won the toss and elected to field.
- Fareeduddin and Mohammad Ali (Quetta Bears) made their T20 debuts.
Quetta Bears
127/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rawalpindi Rams
128/1 (12.5 overs) |
- Quetta Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
- Faizullah, Maqbool Umaid (Quetta Bears); Fawad Hussain and Usama Shahroon (Rawalpindi Rams) made their T20 debuts.
Faisalabad Wolves
124/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lahore Lions
126/5 (14.1 overs) |
- Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.
- Group B
Karachi Zebras
133 (19.4 overs) |
v
|
Sialkot Stallions
137/2 (12.5 overs) |
- Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
- Akbar-ur-Rehman, Javed Mansoor, Uzair-ul-Haq (Karachi Zebras); Kashif Daud and Naved Arif (Sialkot Stallions) all made their T20 debuts.
Karachi Zebras
158/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Multan Tigers
161/2 (18.3 overs) |
- Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
- Sheharyar Ghani (Karachi Zebras); Ali Moazzam, Babar Ali, Rameez Alam and Rizwan Haider (Multan Tigers) all made their T20 debuts.
Sialkot Stallions
196/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Multan Tigers
109 (19.5 overs) |
- Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
- Ahmed Raza and Ansar Javed (Multan Tigers) both made their T20 debuts.
- Group C
Peshawar Panthers
152/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Islamabad Leopards
153/4 (17.4 overs) |
- Peshawar Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Faizan Riaz, Kamran Hussain (Islamabad Leopards); Fawad Ali, Mahfooz Sabri and Sajjad Ahmed (Peshawar Panthers) all made their T20 debuts.
Peshawar Panthers
148/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hyderabad Hawks
150/2 (19 overs) |
- Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
- Ayaz Jamali, Azeem Ghumman, Ghulam Yasin, Mohammad Urs (Hyderabad Hawks); Imran Khan, Mohammad Rizwan and Nawaz Ahmed (Peshawar Panthers) all made their T20 debuts.
Hyderabad Hawks
117 (19.5 overs) |
v
|
Islamabad Leopards
121/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to field.
- Kashif Bhatti (Hyderabad Hawks) and Shehzad Azam (Islamabad Leopards) both made their T20 debuts.
- Group D
Abbottabad Rhinos
137 (20 overs) |
v
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Lahore Eagles
140/3 (19.4 overs) |
Karachi Dolphins
209/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Abbottabad Rhinos
157/7 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
- Haris Bilal and Rashid Nawaz (Abbottabad Rhinos) both made their T20 debuts.
Lahore Eagles
167/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Karachi Dolphins
156/8 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout stage
edit- Semi-finals
Islamabad Leopards
123/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lahore Lions
125/7 (19.3 overs) |
- Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to field.
Sialkot Stallions
181 (19.5 overs) |
v
|
Lahore Eagles
126 (19.2 overs) |
- Lahore Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Final
Lahore Lions
150/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sialkot Stallions
151/6 (19.1 overs) |
- Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shahbaz Butt (Lahore Lions) made his T20 debut.
Media coverage
edit- Geo Super (live)
References
editExternal links
edit- Tournament page on ESPN CricInfo
- Tournament page on CricketArchive Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine