| Dates | 23 September – 13 October 2021 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
| Host(s) | Pakistan |
| Champions | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2nd title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 33 |
| Player of the series | Iftikhar Ahmed |
| Most runs | Sahibzada Farhan (447) |
| Most wickets | Imran Khan (16) |
| Official website | National T20 Cup |
The 2021–22 National T20 Cup was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition that was played in Pakistan.[1] It was the eighteenth season of the National T20 Cup, with the tournament starting on 23 September 2021,[2] and finished on 13 October 2021.[3] In September 2021, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[4] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the defending champions.[5]
Following the completion of the matches in Rawalpindi, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Central Punjab and Northern had all won four of their six games, with Sindh topping the table on net run rate.[6][7] Balochistan had won just two of their six matches, while Southern Punjab sat at the foot of the table with no wins from their six fixtures.[8]
On 6 October 2021, four members of Balochistan's squad tested positive for COVID-19.[9] As a result, their match scheduled for later the same day was moved back to 9 October 2021,[10] with Northern and Southern Punjab playing each other instead.[11]
Ahead of the penultimate day of group matches, Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern and Sindh had all qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament,[12] with Balochistan and Southern Punjab being eliminated.[13] In the first semi-final, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Northern by five wickets,[14] with Central Punjab beating Sindh by seven wickets in the second semi-final.[15] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the final by seven wickets to win their second successive title.[16] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa' Iftikhar Ahmed was named both the player of the final and the player of the tournament.[17]
Squads
On 20 September 2021, the PCB confirmed all the squads for the tournament.[18][19] Mohammad Hafeez missed the early matches of the National T20 Cup due to food poisoning, and with further tests he was diagnosed with dengue fever.[20]
| Balochistan | Central Punjab | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Northern | Sindh | Southern Punjab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.794 |
| 2 | Central Punjab | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.478 |
| 3 | Sindh | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.400 |
| 4 | Northern | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.283 |
| 5 | Southern Punjab | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −0.515 |
| 6 | Balochistan | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −0.819 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo
- Advance to the semi-finals
Fixtures
Round-robin
23 September 2021 Scorecard |
Balochistan 139/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern 140/4 (17 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- Zaman Khan (Northern) made his T20 debut.
23 September 2021 Scorecard |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 187/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Central Punjab 151/9 (20 overs) |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
24 September 2021 Scorecard |
Southern Punjab 175/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Sindh 179/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
- Faisal Akram (Southern Punjab) made his T20 debut.
24 September 2021 Scorecard |
Balochistan 142/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Central Punjab 145/8 (19 overs) |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to bat.
25 September 2021 Scorecard |
Southern Punjab 152 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 153/3 (19.4 overs) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
25 September 2021 Scorecard |
Northern 136 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Sindh 140/6 (19 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
26 September 2021 Scorecard |
Southern Punjab 101 (17.5 overs) |
v |
Balochistan 102/3 (17.2 overs) |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
26 September 2021 Scorecard |
Central Punjab 171/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 128 (18.2 overs) |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
29 September 2021 Scorecard |
Sindh 175/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Balochistan 98 (16.4 overs) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to bat.
29 September 2021 Scorecard |
Southern Punjab 175/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern 177/5 (19.1 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
30 September 2021 Scorecard |
Central Punjab 200/2 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern 201/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sarmad Hameed (Northern) made his T20 debut.
30 September 2021 Scorecard |
Sindh 150/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 156/4 (17.4 overs) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
1 October 2021 Scorecard |
Southern Punjab 174/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Balochistan 176/2 (18.4 overs) |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
1 October 2021 Scorecard |
Sindh 176/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern 62/3 (7.3 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- Northern were set a revised target of 65 runs from 7.3 overs due to rain.
2 October 2021 Scorecard |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 202/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Balochistan 147/9 (20 overs) |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
2 October 2021 Scorecard |
Central Punjab 168/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Sindh 110/6 (14.4 overs) |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sindh were set a revised target of 123 runs from 14.4 overs due to rain.
3 October 2021 Scorecard |
Northern 181/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 167/8 (20 overs) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
3 October 2021 Scorecard |
Southern Punjab 119 (18.4 overs) |
v |
Central Punjab 123/3 (17.2 overs) |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Babar Azam (Central Punjab) became the fastest batsman, in terms of innings, to score 7,000 runs in T20 cricket (187).[21]
6 October 2021 Scorecard |
Sindh 128/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Central Punjab 131/2 (15.4 overs) |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
6 October 2021 Scorecard |
Northern 211/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Southern Punjab 217/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
7 October 2021 Scorecard |
Central Punjab 154/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Southern Punjab 157/4 (19 overs) |
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
7 October 2021 Scorecard |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 155/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Balochistan 158/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Aamer Azmat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Hidayatullah (Balochistan) both made their T20 debuts.
8 October 2021 Scorecard |
Central Punjab 194/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern 195/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
8 October 2021 Scorecard |
Sindh 196/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Southern Punjab 151 (18.5 overs) |
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
9 October 2021 Scorecard |
Sindh 152/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 154/3 (18 overs) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
- Niaz Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) made his T20 debut.
9 October 2021 Scorecard |
Balochistan 185/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern 186/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
10 October 2021 Scorecard |
Southern Punjab 193/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 182/6 (20 overs) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
- Sharoon Siraj and Yousuf Babar (Southern Punjab) both made their T20 debuts.
10 October 2021 Scorecard |
Balochistan 162/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Central Punjab 163/7 (18.1 overs) |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
11 October 2021 Scorecard |
Balochistan 112/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Sindh 117/5 (18.4 overs) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Ibrahim (Balochistan) and Mohammad Afzal (Sindh) both made their T20 debuts.
11 October 2021 Scorecard |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 207/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Northern 115 (18.4 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- Aaqib Liaquat and Athar Mahmood (Northern) both made their T20 debuts.
- Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) scored his first century in T20 cricket.[22]
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 161/5 | |||||||
| 4 | Northern | 156/8 | |||||||
| 1 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 152/3 | |||||||
| 2 | Central Punjab | 148 | |||||||
| 2 | Central Punjab | 145/3 | |||||||
| 3 | Sindh | 141/8 | |||||||
Northern 156/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 161/5 (19.1 overs) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
Sindh 141/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Central Punjab 145/3 (17.5 overs) |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Central Punjab 148 (19.2 overs) |
v |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 152/3 (17 overs) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ↑ "Here's Pakistan's domestic cricket schedule for 2021-22". The International News. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Cricket Association squads for 2021-22 season announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ↑ "PCB confirms schedule of 266-match 2021-22 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "157-match senior events schedule announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ↑ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Southern Punjab to clinch National T20 Cup title". Geo Super. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ↑ "Hasan, Faheem and Babar guide Central Punjab to convincing victory". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ↑ "National T20 Cup 2021: Points Table after 3 October". Cricket News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ↑ "Babar, Faheem inflict sixth straight loss on Southern Punjab". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ↑ "Pakistan T20 C'ship matches rescheduled after four players from Balochistan team test Covid positive". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "National T20 Cup: Four Balochistan players test positive for coronavirus". Samaa. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Covid-19 update from National T20". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Central Punjab win thriller to confirm semi-final spot". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ↑ "Eliminated Southern Punjab close out campaign with 11-run win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ↑ "Late onslaught from Iftikhar Ahmed keeps KP's title defence alive". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ↑ "Central Punjab defeat Sindh in 2nd semifinal of National T20 Cup". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ↑ "National T20 Cup: Sensational Iftikhar Ahmed leads Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to second successive title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ "Iftikhar Ahmed's all-round heroics see Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to successful National T20 title defence". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ "Pakistan's best shortest format players assemble for National T20". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ "Pakistan's best shortest format players assemble for National T20". Cricket World. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ "Hafeez pulls out of National T20 Cup Rawalpindi matches due to food poisoning". The News. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ↑ "Babar Azam scripts history in T20 cricket: Pakistan captain becomes fastest batsman to complete 7,000 runs". Times Now News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ↑ "Pakistan National T20 Cup : Kamran Ghulam stuns Northern with 64-ball 110*". Cricket World. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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