All contests hosted at the National Bank Stadium will be televised on PTV Sports and ARY ZAP within Pakistan, with a global audience able to tune in via YouTube live streams.
The vibrant cricketing spectacle at the National Bank Stadium is set to unfold with double-header matchups commencing at 1500 PKT and 2000 PKT, accompanied by toss ceremonies at 1430 PKT and 1930 PKT, respectively.
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In a gracious move, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has declared complimentary entry for spectators attending National T20 Cup clashes at the National Bank Stadium. Enthusiastic fans will have access to the Hanif Mohammad, Javed Miandad, and Fazal Mahmood enclosures.
The meticulously organized 63-match tournament kicks off with gripping group-stage encounters, paving the way for the subsequent Super Eight battles. The initial thrust comprises 32 group-stage clashes scheduled from November 24 to 28, featuring 18 teams distributed across four groups.
Group A
Lahore Whites, Peshawar, Karachi Blues, Larkana, and Quetta,
Group B
Lahore Blues, Karachi Whites, Islamabad, Hyderabad, and Dera Murad Jamali.
Group C
Rawalpindi, Abbottabad, Faisalabad, and Bahawalpur,
Group D
Multan, Sialkot, FATA, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
The inaugural fixtures at the NBP Sports Complex in Group A witness clashes between Lahore Whites and Larkana, and Karachi Blues locking horns with Peshawar. Meanwhile, in Group B, Karachi Whites square off against Islamabad, and Hyderabad engages in battle with DM Jamali at the UBL Sports Complex.
For Group C, Rawalpindi tackles Abbottabad, and Faisalabad contends with Bahawalpur at the National Bank Stadium. Lastly, Group D sees the Multan-Sialkot confrontation at the HPC Oval Ground, while FATA and AJK face off in a gripping encounter.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super Eight stage, featuring a round-robin format from December 1 to 8. The detailed schedule for the Super Eight games will be unveiled in due course.
Following the Super Eight phase, the top four teams will vie for supremacy in the semi-finals on December 9 at the National Bank Stadium, scheduled for 1500 PKT and 2000 PKT, respectively.
The grand finale, a crescendo of cricketing brilliance, is slated for December 10 at the same venue. The toss is set for 1930 PKT, and the action kicks off at 2000 PKT.
Prize money for the Final
The triumphant team in the National T20 Cup will be awarded a substantial prize purse of PKR 5 million, while the runners-up will receive PKR 2.5 million. Exceptional individual performances will be acknowledged, with the Player of the Tournament securing PKR 250,000, mirroring the rewards for the Best Batter, Best Bowler, and Best Wicket-Keeper.
In a cascading scale of recognition, the Player of the Final will claim PKR 50,000, and outstanding players in each Super Eight game and the semi-finals will be rewarded with PKR 25,000.
This edition of the tournament marks a significant milestone, being the first played under the reinstated PCB 2014 Constitution. The previous edition, featuring six teams, culminated with Sindh emerging victorious, securing their inaugural title by defeating defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by eight wickets. The latter missed out on a hat-trick of titles, having clinched victories in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 editions.
Squads of the Teams of National T20 Cup 2023
Lahore Whites
Tayyab Tahir, Ali Zaryab, Muhammad Akhlaq, Saad Khan, Saad Nasim, Umar Akmal, Ahmed Bashir, Ahmed Danival, Amir Khan, Mohammad Naveed, Muneeb Wasif, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Rameez Jnr, Kamran Afzal.
Rawalpindi
Abdul Fasseh, Nasir Nawaz, Rehman Khan, Umar Amin, Mubasir Khan, Zeeshan Malik, Umair Masood, Raza ul Mustafa, Sheraz Khan, Mohammad Faizan, Jahandad Khan, Mehran Mumtaz, Umer Khan, Haider Ali, Yasir Khan, Zaman Khan.
Karachi Whites
Ziaullah, Ammad Alam, Asad Shafiq, Omair Bin Yousuf, Khurram Manzoor, Danish Aziz, Azam Khan, Mohammad Hasan, Habibullah, Sohail Khan, Ghulam Mudassir, Aftab Ibrahim, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Ashir Qureshi, Arif Yaqoob.
Faisalabad
Mohammad Shehzad, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Abdul Samad, Abubakar Khan, Ali Shan, Taimoor Sultan, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Saleem, Waqas Maqsood, Sadaqat Ali, Asad Raza, Arham Nawab, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Asif Ali, Bilal Mehdi.
Sialkot
Mohammad Huraira, Bilal Asif, Usman Khalid, Shoaib Malik, Ammad Butt, Mirza Tahir Baig, Salman Khan, Ashir Mehmood, Zaki Shaz Khan, Mohammad Abbas, Sohaibullah Khan, Asad Ali, Hamza Nazar, Shoaib Akhtar.
Quetta
Bismillah Khan, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Jalat Khan, Gohar Faiz, Abdul Hanan, Najeebullah, Sved Zain Ullah, Mohammad Javed, Nadeem Ahmed, Salahuddin, Obaidullah, Sanaullah, Faheem Rasheed, Bakhtiar Shah, Bohir Aman
Karachi Blues
Jahanzaib Sultan, Mohammad Taha, Saifullah Bangash, Kashif Ali, Hasan Mohsin, Saqib Khan, Arish Ali Khan, Afnan Khan, Bahadur Ali, Abdur Rehman, Mohammad Asghar, Rumman Raees, Fazal Subhan, Syed Waleed Azeem, Arbaaz Khan
Hyderabad
Mohammad Suleman, Salman Khan, Tayyab Ali, Rizwan Mehmood, Daniyal Hussain Rajput, Fardeen Sheikh, Rao Sajid, Akbar Khan, Mustafa Nasir, Asim Jutt, Jawad Ali, Asad Malik, Majid Asghar, Sher Afzal, Zulfiqar Ali
AJK
Nadeem Khalil, Usman Maroof, Mohammad Haider, Naveed Malik, Syad Hasham Shah, Sved Faraz, Faizan Saleem, Basit Ali, Raja Farhan, Danival Allah Ditta, Amir Hamza, Usman Yousaf, Aqib Liaqat, Awias Akram, Mohammad Shehzad
Abbottabad
Sajjad Ali, Afaq Ahmed, Anees Azam, Mohammad Arif, Yasir Shah, Khalid Usman, Aitizaz Habib Khan, Mehroz Rasheed, Israr Hussain, Fayaz Khan, Aqib Khan, Ahmed Khan, Adil Naz, Khayyam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Arshad Iqbal
Multan
Zain Abbas, Haseebullah, Sharoon Siraj, Aamir Yamin, Muhammad Imran, Mohammad Shehzad, Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Sadaqat, Tahir Hussain, Ali Usman, Zeeshan Ashraf, Sirajuddin, Faisal Akram, Ali Majid
Peshawar
Sahibzada Farhan, Adil Amin, Israrulllah, Maaz Ahmad Sadaqat, Nabi Gul, Amir Azmat, Imran Khan Snr, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Niaz Khan, Sajid Khan, Usman Tariq, Azam Khan, Mohammad Haris, Iftikhar Ahmed
FATA
Khushdil Shah, Usman Khan Shinwari, Salman Khan, Kashif Noor, Azaz Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi, Mohammad Riaz Khan, Rehan Afridi, Asif Afridi, Maaz Khan, Irfanullah Shah, Akif Javed, Shahid Aziz, Samiullah Jnr
Islamabad
Rohail Nazir, Sarmad Bhatti, Ali Imran, Hassan Nawaz, Sudais Ulfat, Musa Khan, Mohammad Arham, Umair Afridi, Mohammad Arsal Sheikh, Mohammad Shavan Sheikh, Mohammad Hammad, Salman Khan, Hammad Siddique, Azan Tariq, Farmanullah Khan, Haris Rauf, Imad Wasim
Lahore Blues
Imran Butt, Hussain Talat, Umar Siddiq, Rizwan Hussain, Nisar Ahmed, Junaid Ali, Shahwaiz Irfan, Mohammad Waheed, Hunain Shah, Umaid Asif, Asfand Mehran, Kashif Bhatti, Salman Irshad, Qasim Akram, Hashim Ibraheem
Bahawalpur
Ali Imran, Mohammad Sudais, Mohammad Faizan Zafar, Mohammad Wasim Bhatti, Mohammad Shahrivar, Abdul Hadi, Mohammad Naveed Yousaf, Aun Shehzad, Mohammad Shahid Mirani, Husnain Majid, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Asif Ali, Mohammad Adeel Ur Rehman, Shayan Khalil, Syed Khurram Ali Shah
DM Jamali
Usama Khalil, Zubair Khan Mengal, Mohammad Deen, Mohammad Avaz, Abdul Rauf, Shoaib Ahmed, Fahad Hussain, Hidayatullah, Saleem Mal, Zahoor Ahmed, Mohammad Shahid, Mohammad Ikram, Aftab Ahmed
Larkana
Umar Khalid, Israr-ul-Haq, Mohammad Aqeel Danish, Ghulam Raza Mahar, Mohsin Ali, Mohsin Raza, Sabit Ali, Mushtaq Ahmed Kalhoro, Imtiaz Ali, Asif Ali Jnr, Ali Haider, Faraz Aziz, Ali Asghar, Mehrooz Ali, Mohammad Umar, Zahid Mehmood