2021–22 National T20 Cup
| 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 18th season of the National T20 Cup, with the tournament starting on 23 September 2021,[2] and finishing 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, the teams of 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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Round-robin
[edit] 23 September 2021
Scorecard |
Balochistan
139/7 (20 overs) |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Sindh
140/6 (19 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
26 September 2021
Scorecard |
Southern Punjab
101 (17.5 overs) |
v
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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
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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
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Balochistan
98 (16.4 overs) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to bat.
29 September 2021
Scorecard |
Southern Punjab
175/6 (20 overs) |
v
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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
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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
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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
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Balochistan
176/2 (18.4 overs) |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
1 October 2021
Scorecard |
Sindh
176/7 (20 overs) |
v
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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
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Balochistan
147/9 (20 overs) |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
2 October 2021
Scorecard |
Central Punjab
168/8 (20 overs) |
v
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Northern
195/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
8 October 2021
Scorecard |
Sindh
196/7 (20 overs) |
v
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
[edit]| 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
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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.
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