2024–25 National T20 Cup
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| Dates | 14 – 27 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Host(s) |  Pakistan |
| Champions | Lahore Blues (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Peshawar |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 39 |
| Player of the series | Sahibzada Farhan (Peshawar) |
| Most runs | Sahibzada Farhan (605) |
| Most wickets | Hasan Ali (13) |
| Official website | National T20 Cup |
The 2024–25 National T20 Cup was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition played in Pakistan.[1] It was the 21th season of the National T20 Cup, with the tournament started from 14 March 2024 and the final was played on 27 March 2025.[2][3][4][5] Karachi Whites were the defending champions, winning the previous edition.
Lahore Blues won their second title beating Peshawar in the final by 9 wickets.[6][7]
Format
[edit]The 18 qualifying teams were divided into four groups (with Group A and Group B consisting of five teams and Group C and Group D consisting of four teams), with the top two teams in each group advancing to the Quarter finals. In this stage, the top four teams will qualified for the semi-finals.[1]
Teams
[edit]| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
Points table
[edit]The group stage consist of four groups. Group A and Group B have five teams, where Group C and Group D have four teams. Group stage is played in a single round-robin format. The top two teams in each group progress to the knockout stage.[2]
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lahore Whites | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.962 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Peshawar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.423 | |
| 3 | Karachi Blues | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.133 | |
| 4 | Quetta | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −3.045 | |
| 5 | Larkana | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.363 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
[edit]Lahore Whites
181/3 (20 overs) |
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Peshawar
182/2 (18.4 overs) |
- Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to bat.
Quetta
138/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Karachi Blues
140/3 (16.4 overs) |
- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to field.
Lahore Whites
215/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Larkana
81 (17.5 overs) |
- Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to bat.
Karachi Blues
183/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Peshawar
167/9 (20 overs) |
- Peshawar won the toss and elected to field.
Lahore Whites
146/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Karachi Blues
138/9 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karachi Whites | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.475 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Lahore Blues | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.372 | |
| 3 | Islamabad | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.740 | |
| 4 | Bahawalpur | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.202 | |
| 5 | Dera Murad Jamali | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −3.119 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
[edit]Karachi Whites
159/6 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad
73/5 (13.1 overs) |
- Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to bat.
Bahawalpur
95/3 (7 overs) |
v
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Dera Murad Jamali
34/6 (7 overs) |
- Bahawalpur won the toss and elected to bat.
Bahawalpur
97 (18.2 overs) |
v
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Lahore Blues
98/1 (9.4 overs) |
- Bahawalpur won the toss and elected to bat.
Dera Murad Jamali
132/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Karachi Whites
135/4 (17.3 overs) |
- Dera Murad Jamali won the toss and elected to bat.
Karachi Whites
171/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Lahore Blues
134 (18.5 overs) |
- Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad
184/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Dera Murad Jamali
116/6 (20 overs) |
- Islamabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Islamabad
166/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Bahawalpur
130 (19.3 overs) |
- Bahawalpur won the toss and elected to field.
Dera Murad Jamali
100/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Lahore Blues
102/2 (14 overs) |
- Dera Murad Jamali won the toss and elected to bat.
Karachi Whites
182/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Bahawalpur
165/5 (20 overs) |
- Bahawalpur won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad
118/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Lahore Blues
119/3 (17.1 overs) |
- Islamabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faisalabad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.947 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Abbottabad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.660 | |
| 3 | Rawalpindi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.160 | |
| 4 | Hyderabad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.863 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
[edit]Rawalpindi
104 (18.3 overs) |
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Abbottabad
105/3 (13.1 overs) |
- Abbottabad won the toss and elected to field.
Abbottabad
127 (19.3 overs) |
v
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Hyderabad
131/3 (14.5 overs) |
- Abbottabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Faisalabad
134 (19.4 overs) |
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Abbottabad
135/2 (16.3 overs) |
- Faisalabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Group D
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sialkot | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.780 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Multan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.456 | |
| 3 | FATA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.648 | |
| 4 | AJK | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.800 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
[edit]Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Lahore Whites | 130/5 (20) | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Abbottabad | 131/4 (17.5) | ||||||||||||
| QF1 | Abbottabad | 187/8 (20) | ||||||||||||
| QF3 | Peshawar | 243/3 (20) | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Faisalabad | 138/7 (20) | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Peshawar | 140/7 (19.2) | ||||||||||||
| SF1 | Peshawar | 110/9 (20) | ||||||||||||
| SF2 | Lahore Blues | 111/1 (16) | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Karachi Whites | 148/8 (20) | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Multan | 155/9 (20) | ||||||||||||
| QF2 | Multan | 161/7 (20) | ||||||||||||
| QF4 | Lahore Blues | 166/4 (20) | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Sialkot | 151 (18.5) | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Lahore Blues | 184 (20) | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]Lahore Whites
130/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Abbottabad
131/4 (17.5 overs) |
- Abbottabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Azeem Dar and Zain Bin Farooq (Lahore Whites) both made their T20 debuts.
Multan
155/9 (20 overs) |
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Karachi Whites
148/8 (20 overs) |
Haroon Arshad 42 (29)
Muhammad Ismail 3/34 (4 overs) |
- Multan won the toss and elected to bat.
Lahore Blues
184 (20 overs) |
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Sialkot
151 (18.5 overs) |
- Siakot won the toss and elected to field.
- Farhan Yousaf (Lahore Blues) made his T20 debut.
Semi-finals
[edit]Peshawar
243/3 (20 overs) |
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Abbottabad
187/8 (20 overs) |
Shahzaib Khan 53 (43)
Mohammad Imran 2/22 (4 overs) |
- Abbottabad won the toss and elected to field.
Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National T20 Cup to commence from Friday". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Pakistan's National T20 Cup 2025 schedule: Full fixtures list, match timings and venues". Wisden. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "National T20 Cup: Tournament To Start From Today". PTV. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "18-team National T20 Cup to roll into action from Friday". The News. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Here's the Schedule for the National T20 Cup". Pro Pakistani. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Lahore Blues beat Peshawar to lift National T20 Cup 2024-25 title". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "Lahore Blues thump Peshawar to win National T20 Cup 2025". Geo Super. Retrieved 28 March 2025.