The 2022–23 National T20 Cup (also known as Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022-23, for sponsorship reasons) was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition played in Pakistan.[3] It was the 19th season of the National T20 Cup, with the tournament starting from 30 August 2022 and the final being played on 19 September 2022.[4][5] In August 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures of the tournament.[6] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the defending champions.[7]
Dates | 30 August – 19 September 2022 |
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Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
Host(s) | Pakistan |
Champions | Sindh (1st title) |
Runners-up | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 33 |
Player of the series | Saim Ayub (416 runs and 3 wickets) |
Most runs | Sahibzada Farhan (429)[1] |
Most wickets | Sohail Khan (21)[2] |
Official website | National T20 Cup |
Background
editIn August 2022, the Pakistani government announced the return of departmental cricket from the 2023 season,[8] meaning this edition is likely to be the last to be carried out in the current format.
Squads
editOn 25 August 2022, the PCB confirmed all the squads for the tournament.[9]
Balochistan | Central Punjab | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Northern | Sindh | Southern Punjab |
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Venues
editThe tournament took place at Multan and Rawalpindi.[10]
Rawalpindi | Multan | ||
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Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | Multan Cricket Stadium | ||
Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 39,000 | ||
Matches: 16 | Matches: 17 | ||
Points table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.160 | Semi-finals |
2 | Sindh | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.205 | |
3 | Central Punjab | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.109 | |
4 | Northern | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.185 | |
5 | Balochistan | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.457 | |
6 | Southern Punjab | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.424 |
Fixtures
editRound-robin
edit 30 August 2022
Scorecard |
Sindh
147 (19.4 overs) |
v
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Southern Punjab
105 (16.4 overs) |
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Saad Khan (Sindh) made his T20 debut.
30 August 2022
Scorecard |
Balochistan
186/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Central Punjab
184/5 (20 overs) |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Haseebullah Khan (Balochistan), Junaid Ali and Ali Asfand (Central Punjab) all made their T20 debuts.
31 August 2022
Scorecard |
Northern
180/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Sindh
190/7 (20 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- Hassan Nawaz and Mehran Mumtaz (Northern) both made their T20 debuts.
31 August 2022
Scorecard |
Central Punjab
147 (19.1 overs) |
v
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
165/6 (20 overs) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
1 September 2022
Scorecard |
Balochistan
135/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Southern Punjab
156/6 (20 overs) |
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
1 September 2022
Scorecard |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
159/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Northern
157/5 (20 overs) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
2 September 2022
Scorecard |
Sindh
142/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Balochistan
143/5 (18.5 overs) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to bat.
2 September 2022
Scorecard |
Southern Punjab
165/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Central Punjab
79 (14.3 overs) |
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
- Muhammad Shehzad (Southern Punjab) made his T20 debut.
4 September 2022
Scorecard |
Northern
146/7 (16 overs) |
v
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Central Punjab
143/5 (16 overs) |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
- Mohammad Ali (Central Punjab) made his T20 debut.
4 September 2022
Scorecard |
Sindh
151/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
154/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to bat.
5 September 2022
Scorecard |
Southern Punjab
41/4 (5 overs) |
v
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
44/3 (4.3 overs) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.
5 September 2022
Scorecard |
Balochistan
181/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Northern
162/7 (20 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
6 September 2022
Scorecard |
Central Punjab
188/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Sindh
177/8 (20 overs) |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
6 September 2022
Scorecard |
Northern
187/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Southern Punjab
182 (19.5 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
7 September 2022
Scorecard |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
201/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Balochistan
174 (18.5 overs) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
7 September 2022
Scorecard |
Southern Punjab
175/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Sindh
181/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
10 September 2022
Scorecard |
Northern
190/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Sindh
189/7 (20 overs) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
10 September 2022
Scorecard |
Central Punjab
169/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Balochistan
173/3 (19 overs) |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
11 September 2022
Scorecard |
Central Punjab
193 (20 overs) |
v
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
168/9 (20 overs) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
- Hunain Shah (Central Punjab) made his T20 debut.
11 September 2022
Scorecard |
Balochistan
144 (20 overs) |
v
|
Southern Punjab
54/0 (6 overs) |
Umar Siddiq 32* (20)
|
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible and Southern Punjab were 20 runs ahead the DLS par score of 35 runs from 6 overs.
12 September 2022
Scorecard |
Northern
152 (20 overs) |
v
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
146/6 (20 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
12 September 2022
Scorecard |
Balochistan
158/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Sindh
160/1 (17 overs) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
13 September 2022
Scorecard |
Southern Punjab
106 (19.2 overs) |
v
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Central Punjab
110/6 (16.5 overs) |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
13 September 2022
Scorecard |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
147/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Sindh
148/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
15 September 2022
Scorecard |
Northern
168/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Balochistan
169/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
15 September 2022
Scorecard |
Central Punjab
166 (19.4 overs) |
v
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Sindh
149/5 (20 overs) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
16 September 2022
Scorecard |
Northern
162/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Central Punjab
163/4 (18 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
16 September 2022
Scorecard |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
133 (20 overs) |
v
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Southern Punjab
136/4 (15.1 overs) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
17 September 2022
Scorecard |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
175/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Balochistan
137 (17 overs) |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
17 September 2022
Scorecard |
Northern
129/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Southern Punjab
126/7 (20 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
Finals
editSemi-finals | Final | ||||||||
4 | Northern | 164/4 (20 overs) | |||||||
1 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 165/4 (19 overs) | |||||||
1 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 140 (19.5 overs) | |||||||
2 | Sindh | 141/2 (14.4 overs) | |||||||
3 | Central Punjab | 179/8 (20 overs) | |||||||
2 | Sindh | 185/5 (19.2 overs) |
Northern
164/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
165/5 (19 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
Central Punjab
179/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sindh
185/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
140 (19.5 overs) |
v
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Sindh
141/2 (14.4 overs) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
Awards
editEnd of the season awards
editName | Team | Award | Prize |
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Saim Ayub | Sindh | Player of the Tournament | Rs. 100,000 |
Sahibzada Farhan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Best Batsman of the tournament | Rs. 100,000 |
Sohail Khan | Sindh | Best Bowler of the tournament | Rs. 100,000 |
Sarfaraz Ahmed | Sindh | Best Wicket-keeper of the tournament | Rs. 100,000 |
- Source:[12]
References
edit- ^ "National T20 Cup, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "National T20 Cup, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "PCB unveils 2022-23 men's domestic cricket season schedule". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Men's Domestic Series". Pakistan Cricket Board.
- ^ "PCB announces domestic schedule of 187 matches, across formats, to be played over five months". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "National T20 2022-23". Pakistan Cricket Board. August 2022.
- ^ "National T20 Cup: Sensational Iftikhar Ahmed leads Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to second successive title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "PM Shehbaz lifts ban on departmental sports". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Squads, schedule for National T20 announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "National T20 Cup 2022 Schedule: Full Fixtures List For Pakistan's Domestic T20 Tournament". Wisden. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Mehran Mumtaz and Sohail Tanvir secure Northern's semi-final spot". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Sohail's 4-fer, Sharjeel's 53 help Sindh clinch maiden National T20 title". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 19 September 2022.