Wikipedia - National T20 Cup

The National T20 Cup is a men's professional domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Pakistan. Established in 2005, it is one of the world's oldest Twenty20 cricket leagues. It was the principal T20 competition in the country until 2016, when the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise tournament was introduced. Since 2019–20, the National T20 Cup has been contested by six regional teams, having previously been contested mainly by teams representing the various city, district and area cricket associations.

The league's team offices are directed out of its head offices located at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Karachi Whites are the defending champions, winning the 2023-24 edition.

History

The National T20 Cup began in the 2004–05 season as the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup and quickly became the premier professional Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan with 14 teams. It was the first T20 cricket league in the world outside of Australia and England.

As ownership of the title sponsor changed, the competition was renamed to the RBS Twenty-20 Cup in 2008–09, and to the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup in 2010–11. In the 2014–15 season, the league was renamed to the Haier T20 Cup.

Sialkot Stallions have been the most successful team, winning the title a total of six times.

Pakistani National T20 karikas on T20 kriketiturniir, mille Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) korraldab Pakistani kodumaiste kriketimeeskondade jaoks. Turniir peeti esmakordselt 2004. aastal ja see on Pakistanis populaarsuselt teine kriketiturniir pärast Pakistan Super League'i (PSL).

Karikas mängitakse kahes formaadis: üks päev ja öö. Ühepäevaste mängude formaat on sarnane One Day International (ODI) mängude formaadiga, öömängudes kasutatakse aga valgeid palli ja musta väljakut.

Turniiril osaleb kuus meeskonda:
* Balochistan
* Kesk-Punjab
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
* Põhja
* Sindh
* Lõuna

Turniir peetakse tavaliselt oktoobris või novembris ja finaalmäng peetakse tavaliselt Lahores asuval Gaddafi staadionil.

Pakistani National T20 Cup on Pakistanis populaarne turniir ja seda vaatavad miljonid inimesed kogu riigis. Turniir on olnud ka kasvulavaks paljudele noortele kriketimängijatele, kes on hiljem jätkanud mängimist rahvusvahelisel tasandil.