2008–09 National Twenty20 Cup

2008–09 National Twenty20 Cup
Dates4 – 8 October 2008
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)Pakistan Lahore
ChampionsSialkot Stallions (3rd title)
Participants13
Matches18

The 2008–09 RBS Twenty-20 Cup was the fourth season of the RBS Twenty-20 Cup in Pakistan, sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland. It was held in Lahore from 4 to 8 October 2008. The Sialkot Stallions won their third overall and consecutive title by defeating the Karachi Dolphins in the final. As the winners, the Stallions qualified for the 2008 Champions League Twenty20, which was later cancelled.[1]

Format

The format remained the same from the previous edition. The 13 teams are divided into four groups: Pool A with four teams, Pool B, C and D with three each. Each group plays a single round-robin tournament and the top team from each group advances to the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals play the final.[2]

Awarded points
Result Points
Won 2 points
No result 1 point
Loss 0 points

The position of the teams in the points table is determined by:

Prize money

The prize money was increased from the previous edition.[3]

  • Winners: Rs. 2,500,000
  • Runners-up: Rs. 1,000,000

Results

Teams and standings

The top team from each group qualify for the semi-finals.

Pool A
Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Karachi Dolphins 3 3 0 0 6 +1.052
Faisalabad Wolves 3 2 1 0 4 +0.454
Lahore Eagles 3 1 2 0 2 +0.153
Abbottabad Rhinos 3 0 3 0 0 –1.607
Pool B
Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Sialkot Stallions 2 2 0 0 4 +1.047
Hyderabad Hawks 2 1 1 0 2 +0.524
Karachi Zebras 2 0 2 0 0 –1.550
Pool C
Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Islamabad Leopards 2 1 1 0 2 +0.216
Multan Tigers 2 1 1 0 2 +0.089
Peshawar Panthers 2 1 1 0 2 –0.245
Pool D
Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Lahore Lions 2 2 0 0 4 +0.575
Rawalpindi Rams 2 1 1 0 2 +1.350
Quetta Bears 2 0 2 0 0 –1.925
  Qualified for semi-finals

Knockout stage

Semifinals Final
      
A1 Karachi Dolphins 69/1
C1 Islamabad Leopards 68
A1 Karachi Dolphins 125/9
B1 Sialkot Stallions 126/3
B1 Sialkot Stallions 117/6
D1 Lahore Lions 111/6

Fixtures

Group stage

Group A
4 October
10:00
Scorecard
Karachi Dolphins
184/7 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Eagles
159/9 (20 overs)
Fawad Alam 55 (42)
Mohammad Naved 3/33 (4 overs)
Asif Raza 53* (21)
Anwar Ali 3/8 (3 overs)
Karachi Dolphins won by 25 runs
Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore
Umpires: Iqbal Butt and Zaheer Ahmed
Player of the match: Fawad Alam (Karachi Dolphins)
4 October
10:00
Scorecard
Faisalabad Wolves
148/6 (20 overs)
v
Abbottabad Rhinos
128 (18.5 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 62 (53)
Khalid Usman 3/21 (4 overs)
Riaz Kail 25 (33)
Mohammad Talha 3/26 (3.5 overs)
Faisalabad Wolves won by 20 runs
Lahore City Cricket Association Ground
Umpires: Ijaz Ahmed and Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Mohammad Talha (Faisalabad Wolves)
5 October
17:00
Scorecard
Karachi Dolphins
155 (20 overs)
v
Faisalabad Wolves
147/5 (20 overs)
Khurram Manzoor 34 (32)
Saeed Ajmal 3/37 (4 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq 48* (31)
Shahid Afridi 2/16 (4 overs)
Karachi Dolphins won by 8 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Mohammad Aslam and Nadeem Ghauri
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Karachi Dolphins)
  • Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ammar Mahmood (Faisalabad Wolves) and Faraz Ahmed (Karachi Dolphins) both made their T20 debuts.
5 October
20:30
Scorecard
Abbottabad Rhinos
87 (15.4 overs)
v
Lahore Eagles
88/2 (12.5 overs)
Usman Khan 23 (21)
Usman Malik 3/22 (3 overs)
Ashfaq Ahmed 31 (25)
Noor-ul-Amin 1/9 (4 overs)
Lahore Eagles won by 8 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Riazuddin
Player of the match: Ashfaq Ahmed (Lahore Eagles)
  • Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Azam Khan, Noor-ul-Amin (Abbottabad Rhinos) and Azhar Attari (Lahore Eagles) made their T20 debuts.
6 October
13:00
Scorecard
Lahore Eagles
106/8 (20 overs)
v
Faisalabad Wolves
112/4 (18.4 overs)
Ashfaq Ahmed 22 (15)
Asad Ali 2/17 (3 overs)
Mohammad Salman 41 (42)
Azhar Ali 2/13 (3 overs)
Faisalabad Wolves won by 6 wickets
Lahore City Cricket Association Ground
Umpires: Kaukab Butt and Saleem Badar
Player of the match: Mohammad Salman (Faisalabad Wolves)
6 October
13:00
Scorecard
Abbottabad Rhinos
96/9 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Dolphins
99/4 (16.3 overs)
Adnan Raees 30 (30)
Faraz Ahmed 3/15 (4 overs)
Afsar Nawaz 33* (35)
Rashid Mansoor 2/26 (4 overs)
Karachi Dolphins won by 6 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Rasheed Bhatti
Player of the match: Faraz Ahmed (Karachi Dolphins)
  • Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mohammad Kashif (Abbottabad Rhinos) and Asad Shafiq (Karachi Dolphins) made their T20 debuts.
Group B
4 October
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sialkot Stallions
179/9 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Zebras
147/6 (20 overs)
Qaiser Abbas 49 (34)
Fahad Khan 4/21 (4 overs)
Asif Zakir 58* (51)
Sarfraz Ahmed 3/16 (4 overs)
Sialkot Stallions won by 32 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Anis Siddiqi
Player of the match: Sarfraz Ahmed (Sialkot Stallions)
5 October
13:00
Scorecard
Hyderabad Hawks
169/4 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Zebras
139/9 (20 overs)
Rizwan Ahmed 57 (43)
Tabish Khan 2/26 (4 overs)
Shahzaib Hasan 61 (32)
Faisal Athar 3/7 (2 overs)
Hyderabad Hawks won by 30 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Rizwan Ahmed (Hyderabad Hawks)
6 October
10:00
Scorecard
Hyderabad Hawks
142/5 (20 overs)
v
Sialkot Stallions
145/2 (19.1 overs)
Rizwan Ahmed 57* (34)
Kashif Raza 2/23 (4 overs)
Kamran Younis 65* (56)
Farhan Ayub 2/26 (4 overs)
Sialkot Stallions won by 8 wickets
Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore
Umpires: Iftikhar Malik and Jamil Kamran
Player of the match: Kamran Younis (Sialkot Stallions)
  • Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Naeemuddin (Sialkot Stallions) made his T20 debut.
Group C
4 October
20:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Panthers
175/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad Leopards
161/9 (20 overs)
Younis Khan 45* (26)
Rauf Akbar 3/26 (4 overs)
Naeem Anjum 38 (20)
Zohaib Khan 3/38 (4 overs)
Peshawar Panthers won by 14 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Akbar Khan and Iftikhar Malik
Player of the match: Younis Khan (Peshawar Panthers)
  • Peshawar Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Umair Khan (Islamabad Leopards) and Zohaib Khan (Peshawar Panthers) made their T20 debuts.
5 October
14:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Panthers
103 (19.3 overs)
v
Multan Tigers
104/3 (16.5 overs)
Aftab Alam 52 (49)
Kamran Hussain 3/10 (4 overs)
Sohaib Maqsood 39 (33)
Fazl-e-Akbar 1/14 (4 overs)
Multan Tigers won by 7 wickets
Lahore City Cricket Association Ground
Umpires: Akbar Khan and Islam Khan
Player of the match: Kamran Hussain (Multan Tigers)
6 October
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Multan Tigers
141/8 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad Leopards
142/4 (17.2 overs)
Sohaib Maqsood 44 (25)
Imad Wasim 2/25 (4 overs)
Ashar Zaidi 42* (18)
Kamran Hussain 1/21 (4 overs)
Islamabad Leopards won by 6 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Mohammad Aslam
Player of the match: Ashar Zaidi (Islamabad Leopards)
  • Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ashar Zaidi (Islamabad Leopards) made his T20 debut.
Group D
4 October
13:00
Scorecard
Lahore Lions
187/4 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Bears
185/4 (20 overs)
Salman Butt 99* (67)
Naseer Khan 2/22 (4 overs)
Shoaib Khan 85 (54)
Waqas Ahmed 2/28 (3 overs)
Lahore Lions won by 2 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Islam Khan and Saleem Badar
Player of the match: Salman Butt (Lahore Lions)
5 October
10:00
Scorecard
Rawalpindi Rams
142 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Bears
67 (15.3 overs)
Yasir Arafat 35 (26)
Gohar Faiz 3/19 (4 overs)
Arun Lal 19 (21)
Yasir Arafat 3/5 (3.3 overs)
Rawalpindi Rams won by 75 runs
Lahore City Cricket Association Ground
Umpires: Rasheed Bhatti and Shozab Raza
Player of the match: Yasir Arafat (Rawalpindi Rams)
6 October
20:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lahore Lions
171/8 (20 overs)
v
Rawalpindi Rams
150/7 (20 overs)
Kamran Akmal 49 (37)
Mohammad Amir 3/13 (4 overs)
Umar Amin 50 (46)
Sohail Ahmed 4/13 (4 overs)
Lahore Lions won by 21 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Riazuddin
Player of the match: Sohail Ahmed (Lahore Lions)
  • Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to bat.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
7 October
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Islamabad Leopards
68 (16 overs)
v
Karachi Dolphins
69/1 (10.4 overs)
Umair Khan 17 (19)
Malik Aftab 3/17 (4 overs)
Khurram Manzoor 28* (26)
Rauf Akbar 1/12 (3 overs)
Karachi Dolphins won by 9 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Mohammad Aslam and Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Malik Aftab (Karachi Dolphins)
  • Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to bat.
7 October
21:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sialkot Stallions
117/6 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Lions
111/6 (20 overs)
Kamran Younis 36 (54)
Sohail Ahmed 3/22 (4 overs)
Salman Butt 32 (38)
Kamran Younis 2/16 (4 overs)
Sialkot Stallions won by 6 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Riazuddin and Saleem Badar
Player of the match: Kamran Younis (Sialkot Stallions)
  • Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mohammad Ayub (Sialkot Stallions) made his T20 debut.
Final
8 October
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karachi Dolphins
125/9 (20 overs)
v
Sialkot Stallions
126/3 (19.4 overs)
Fawad Alam 40 (31)
Sarfraz Ahmed 2/23 (4 overs)
Mansoor Amjad 39 (35)
Shahid Afridi 1/19 (4 overs)
Sialkot Stallions won by 7 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Nadeem Ghauri
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Sialkot Stallions)
  • Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.

Media coverage

References

  1. ^ "Sialkot win Champions Twenty20 League berth". ESPNcricinfo. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Royal Bank of Scotland Twenty-20 Cup (2007/08) 2008/09 Points Table". Pakistan Cricket Board. 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. ^ "RBS Twenty-20 Cup 2007-2008 Prize Money". Pakistan Cricket Board. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
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