| Dates | 24 February – 4 March 2006 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  Karachi |
| Champions | Sialkot Stallions (1st title) |
| Participants | 13 |
| Matches | 39 |
The 2005–06 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup was the second season of the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup in Pakistan, sponsored by ABN AMRO. It was held in Karachi from 24 February to 4 March 2006. This edition featured an expanded format, with an increase from 19 to 39 matches and from 11 to 13 teams; the new teams being the Islamabad Leopards and the Abbottabad Rhinos. The Sialkot Stallions won the tournament by defeating the defending champions the Faisalabad Wolves in the final.
Format
The 13 teams are divided into two groups: Pool A with seven teams and Pool B with six. Each group plays a single round-robin tournament and the top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals. The winners of each group play the runners-up of the other group in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals play the final.[1]
| Result | Points |
|---|---|
| Won | 2 points |
| No result | 1 point |
| Loss | 0 points |
The position of the teams in the points table is determined by:
- Total points
- Won
- Lost (fewest)
- Net run rate
Results
Teams and standings
The top two teams from each group qualify for the semi-finals.
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sialkot Stallions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +2.099 |
| Faisalabad Wolves | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +2.686 |
| Lahore Eagles | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +0.077 |
| Peshawar Panthers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +0.003 |
| Karachi Zebras | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | –1.431 |
| Rawalpindi Rams | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | –1.438 |
| Multan Tigers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | –2.268 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore Lions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.719 |
| Karachi Dolphins | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +0.871 |
| Abbottabad Rhinos | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +0.130 |
| Hyderabad Hawks | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | –0.250 |
| Islamabad Leopards | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | –0.492 |
| Quetta Bears | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | –1.779 |
- Qualified for semi-finals
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Sialkot Stallions | 198/8 | |||||||
| B2 | Karachi Dolphins | 169/7 | |||||||
| A1 | Sialkot Stallions | 156/4 | |||||||
| A2 | Faisalabad Wolves | 152/8 | |||||||
| B1 | Lahore Lions | 149/9 | |||||||
| A2 | Faisalabad Wolves | 150/4 | |||||||
Fixtures
Group stage
Pool A
Sialkot Stallions 203/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Lahore Eagles 195/9 (20 overs) |
- Lahore Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Arsalan Mir, Humayun Farhat, Junaid Zia, Kashif Shafi (Lahore Eagles); Mansoor Amjad, Mohammad Asif, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shehzad Malik and Tahir Mughal (Sialkot Stallions) all made their T20 debuts.
Karachi Zebras 188/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Rawalpindi Rams 175/9 (20 overs) |
- Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashraf Ali, Azam Hussain, Hasan Raza, Maisam Hasnain, Naumanullah, Rizwan Saeed, Tahir Khan, Tanvir Ahmed (Karachi Zebras); Alamgir Khan, Babar Naeem, Mohammad Wasim, Najaf Shah, Nauman Aman, Usman Saeed and Yasir Arafat (Rawalpindi Rams) all made their T20 debuts.
Peshawar Panthers 185/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Faisalabad Wolves 153 (17.1 overs) |
- Peshawar Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Misbah-ul-Haq (Faisalabad Wolves); Fazl-e-Akbar, Riaz Afridi and Wajahatullah Wasti (Peshawar Panthers) all made their T20 debuts.
Rawalpindi Rams 163/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Sialkot Stallions 165/2 (17.1 overs) |
- Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
- Asim Iqbal (Rawalpindi Rams) made his T20 debut.
Multan Tigers 122 (18.2 overs) |
v |
Faisalabad Wolves 123/2 (7.3 overs) |
- Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Azhar Shafiq, Majid Majeed, Mohammad Irshad, Saeed Anwar and Usman Tariq (Multan Tigers) all made their T20 debuts.
Karachi Zebras 160/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Peshawar Panthers 160/7 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Zebras won the toss and elected to bat.
- Karachi Zebras won by losing fewer wickets (first tie-breaking method)
Faisalabad Wolves 221/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Karachi Zebras 108 (14.4 overs) |
- Karachi Zebras won the toss and elected to field.
- Anwar Ali (Karachi Zebras) made his T20 debut.
Peshawar Panthers 171/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Lahore Eagles 175/5 (18.1 overs) |
- Peshawar Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kamran Sajid (Lahore Eagles) made his T20 debut.
Rawalpindi Rams 165/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Multan Tigers 75/5 (10 overs) |
- Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to bat.
- The Multan Tigers' target was revised to 100 runs from 10 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
Rawalpindi Rams 157/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Lahore Eagles 160/3 (17.5 overs) |
- Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to bat.
Peshawar Panthers 126 (19 overs) |
v |
Sialkot Stallions 127/5 (16.4 overs) |
- Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Fayyaz and Taimur Khan (Peshawar Panthers) both made their T20 debuts.
Karachi Zebras 173/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Multan Tigers 173/9 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Zebras won the toss and elected to bat.
- Multan Tigers won by having a better run rate in the first ten overs. This is the second tie-breaking method, after wickets lost.
- Nasir Khan (Karachi Zebras); Bilal Khilji and Kashif Naved (Multan Tigers) all made their T20 debuts.
Peshawar Panthers 187/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Multan Tigers 186/8 (20 overs) |
- Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
- Waqar Ahmed and Zulfiqar Jan (Peshawar Panthers) both made their T20 debuts.
Faisalabad Wolves 205 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Lahore Eagles 162 (16.1 overs) |
- Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.
Sialkot Stallions 217/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Karachi Zebras 134 (16.5 overs) |
- Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Farhan Adil (Karachi Zebras) made his T20 debut.
Rawalpindi Rams 140 (18 overs) |
v |
Peshawar Panthers 141/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to bat.
Faisalabad Wolves 98 (12.5 overs) |
v |
Sialkot Stallions 99/4 (16.1 overs) |
- Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.
- Faisal Naved (Sialkot Stallions) made his T20 debut.
Lahore Eagles 203/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Multan Tigers 166 (19 overs) |
- Lahore Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
Sialkot Stallions 189/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Multan Tigers 123 (18.1 overs) |
- Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Riaz Ahmed (Multan Tigers) made his T20 debut.
Rawalpindi Rams 105 (17.5 overs) |
v |
Faisalabad Wolves 108/0 (9 overs) |
Mohammad Hafeez 66* (33) |
- Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rizwan Akbar (Rawalpindi Rams) made his T20 debut.
Lahore Eagles 150 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Karachi Zebras 151/7 (18.4 overs) |
- Lahore Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tabish Khan (Karachi Zebras) made his T20 debut.
Pool B
Abbottabad Rhinos 186/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Islamabad Leopards 185/8 (20 overs) |
- Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ali Naqvi, Amjad Waqas, Ashraf Ali, Azhar Ali, Dilawar Khan, Mohammad Bilal, Riaz Kail, Sajjad Ali, Shakeel-ur-Rehman, Zafar Jadoon (Abbottabad Rhinos); Ashar Zaidi, Atif Ashraf, Bazid Khan, Mohammad Altaf, Saad Altaf, Safdar Niazi, Sufyan Munir and Zohaib Ahmed (Islamabad Leopards) all made their T20 debuts.
Hyderabad Hawks 140/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Quetta Bears 112 (18.1 overs) |
- Quetta Bears won the toss and elected to field.
- Faisal Athar, Farhan Ayub, Farrukh Sheikh, Naeem-ur-Rehman, Nauman Ali (Hyderabad Hawks); Adil Nisar, Faisal Irfan, Hameedullah Khan, Mohammad Umar and Sabir Hussain (Quetta Bears) all made their T20 debuts.
Karachi Dolphins 199/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Lahore Lions 202/9 (19.5 overs) |
- Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
- Asim Kamal, Faisal Iqbal, Irfanuddin (Karachi Dolphins); Imran Tahir, Rizwan Ahmed, Shehzad Butt and Zulqarnain Haider (Lahore Lions) all made their T20 debuts.
Quetta Bears 142/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Abbottabad Rhinos 144/3 (16.4 overs) |
- Quetta Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
Hyderabad Hawks 110/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Lahore Lions 111/3 (17.2 overs) |
- Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad Leopards 183/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Karachi Dolphins 185/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to bat.
- Afaq Raheem, Rauf Akbar (Islamabad Leopards); Nauman Alavi, Rajesh Ramesh and Sarfraz Ahmed (Karachi Dolphins) made their T20 debuts.
Karachi Dolphins 176/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Abbottabad Rhinos 166 (19.2 overs) |
- Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mudassar Ibrahim (Abbottabad Rhinos) and Saad Wasim (Karachi Dolphins) made their T20 debuts.
Quetta Bears 120/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lahore Lions 121/1 (14.1 overs) |
- Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Umar Javed (Lahore Lions) and Ghulam Sarwar (Quetta Bears) made their T20 debuts.
Hyderabad Hawks 180/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Islamabad Leopards 181/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Khadim Hussain (Hyderabad Hawks) and Imad Wasim (Islamabad Leopards) made their T20 debuts.
Lahore Lions 234/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Islamabad Leopards 147 (18 overs) |
- Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to field.
Abbottabad Rhinos 174 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Hyderabad Hawks 176/1 (19.2 overs) |
- Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Siddiq (Abbottabad Rhinos) and Pir Zulfiqar (Hyderabad Hawks) made their T20 debuts.
Quetta Bears 154 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Karachi Dolphins 158/4 (17 overs) |
- Quetta Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
Hyderabad Hawks 112/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Karachi Dolphins 115/3 (15.4 overs) |
- Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sharjeel Khan (Hyderabad Hawks) made his T20 debut.
Islamabad Leopards 158/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Quetta Bears 115 (18 overs) |
- Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nauman Sadiq (Islamabad Leopards) and Zahoor Ahmed (Quetta Bears) made their T20 debuts.
Lahore Lions 163 (20 overs) |
v |
Abbottabad Rhinos 162/7 (20 overs) |
- Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- Adnan Raees and Ahmed Said (Abbottabad Rhinos) made their T20 debuts.
Knockout stage
- Semi-finals
Sialkot Stallions 198/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Karachi Dolphins 169/7 (20 overs) |
- Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
Lahore Lions 149/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Faisalabad Wolves 150/4 (17.5 overs) |
- Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Final
Faisalabad Wolves 152/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Sialkot Stallions 156/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
Media coverage
Ten Sports was covering the tournament until a bomb blast in Karachi. PTV 1 covered some of the remaining matches afterwards.
References
- ↑ "ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup 2005/06 Points Table". Pakistan Cricket Board). 2006. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
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