2020–21 Pakistan Cup

2020–21 Pakistan Cup
Dates8 – 31 January 2021
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and knockout
Host(s)Karachi
ChampionsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa (3rd title)
Participants6
Matches33
Player of the seriesHammad Azam
Most runsTayyab Tahir (666)
Most wicketsAsif Afridi (25)
← 2019

The 2020–21 Pakistan Cup was a List A cricket competition that took place in Karachi, Pakistan from 8 January to 31 January 2021.[1][2][3] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the defending champions after they beat Baluchistan.[4] However, after the new domestic structure announced by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), six newly formed regional teams were formed.[5][6]

In December 2020, it was announced that Aaron Summers would play in the tournament, becoming the first Australian cricketer to play in a domestic cricket competition in Pakistan,[7] after signing with Southern Punjab cricket team.[8]

Following the conclusion of the group stage, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern and Central Punjab had all qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament.[9] In the first semi-final, Central Punjab beat Sindh by 127 runs.[10] The second semi-final, between Northern and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ended in a tie, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa winning the Super Over.[11] In the final, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Central Punjab by seven wickets to win the tournament.[12] It was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's third domestic title of the season, after they won the 2020–21 National T20 Cup and shared the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy with Central Punjab.[13]

Squads

On 7 January 2021, the PCB confirmed all the squads for the tournament.[14][15]

Balochistan Central Punjab Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Northern Sindh Southern Punjab

Group stage

Points

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Sindh 10 7 3 0 14 0.823
2 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 10 6 4 0 12 0.316
3 Northern 10 5 5 0 10 −0.059
4 Central Punjab 10 5 5 0 10 −0.320
5 Southern Punjab 10 4 6 0 8 0.008
6 Balochistan 10 3 7 0 6 −0.713
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

  Advanced to the semi-finals

Fixtures

8 January 2021
Scorecard
Northern
285/7 (50 overs)
v
Balochistan
249 (46.3 overs)
Umar Amin 115* (136)
Raza-ul-Hasan 2/39 (10 overs)
Imran Farhat 49 (46)
Aamer Jamal 2/24 (4.3 overs)
Northern won by 36 runs
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Imran Javed
Player of the match: Umar Amin (Northern)
8 January 2021
Scorecard
Sindh
309 (49.1 overs)
v
Southern Punjab
311/6 (48.3 overs)
Azam Khan 69 (36)
Mohammad Ilyas 3/36 (7.1 overs)
Agha Salman 106* (79)
Mohammad Umar 2/60 (9 overs)
Southern Punjab won by 4 wickets
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Saqib Khan
Player of the match: Agha Salman (Southern Punjab)
  • Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Aaliyan Mehmood (Sindh) made his List A debut.
  • Aaron Summers (Southern Punjab) became the first Australian to play domestic cricket in Pakistan.[16]
8 January 2021
Scorecard
Central Punjab
305/7 (50 overs)
v
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
311/5 (46.3 overs)
Muhammad Akhlaq 117 (115)
Arshad Iqbal 2/63 (10 overs)
Musadiq Ahmed 103* (97)
Waqas Maqsood 3/43 (8 overs)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 5 wickets
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Imtiaz Iqbal and Nasir Hussain
Player of the match: Musadiq Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Qasim Akram (Central Punjab) made his List A debut.
  • Musadiq Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) scored his first century in List A cricket.[17]
10 January 2021
Scorecard
Southern Punjab
244 (46.2 overs)
v
Balochistan
247/9 (49.1 overs)
Aamer Yamin 73 (81)
Abdul Bangalzai 2/22 (4 overs)
Imran Farhat 96 (107)
Zahid Mahmood 4/46 (10 overs)
Balochistan won by 1 wicket
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Aftab Gillani
Player of the match: Imran Farhat (Balochistan)
  • Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
10 January 2021
Scorecard
Sindh
256 (50 overs)
v
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
193 (42.2 overs)
Hasan Mohsin 66 (73)
Asif Afridi 5/31 (10 overs)
Sajid Khan 52 (47)
Mohammad Umar 3/21 (8 overs)
Sindh won by 63 runs
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Imran Javed
Player of the match: Anwar Ali (Sindh)
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
10 January 2021
Scorecard
Northern
382/8 (50 overs)
v
Central Punjab
228 (37.1 overs)
Taimoor Sultan 102 (94)
Ahmed Bashir 4/86 (10 overs)
Muhammad Akhlaq 55 (51)
Hammad Azam 4/42 (8 overs)
Northern won by 154 runs
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Nasir Hussain and Waleed Yaqub
Player of the match: Taimoor Sultan (Northern)
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
12 January 2021
Scorecard
Balochistan
377/6 (50 overs)
v
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
378/8 (49.4 overs)
Bismillah Khan 92 (90)
Irfanullah Shah 2/65 (10 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 155 (135)
Taj Wali 4/74 (10 overs)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 2 wickets
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Qaiser Waheed
Player of the match: Sahibzada Farhan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
  • Balochistan won the toss and elected to bat.
12 January 2021
Scorecard
Central Punjab
287 (48.2 overs)
v
Sindh
289/4 (46.5 overs)
Ali Zaryab 68 (73)
Mohammad Umar 4/59 (10 overs)
Khurram Manzoor 119 (120)
Bilal Asif 1/41 (10 overs)
Sindh won by 6 wickets
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Waleed Yaqub and Aftab Gillani
Player of the match: Khurram Manzoor (Sindh)
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
12 January 2021
Scorecard
Northern
306/9 (50 overs)
v
Southern Punjab
249 (45.2 overs)
Asif Ali 127 (70)
Mohammad Ilyas 4/61 (10 overs)
Mukhtar Ahmed 139 (134)
Mohammad Ismail 3/47 (8.2 overs)
Northern won by 57 runs
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Imran Javed and Saqib Khan
Player of the match: Asif Ali (Northern)
  • Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
14 January 2021
Scorecard
Sindh
239 (47 overs)
v
Balochistan
240/7 (46.3 overs)
Hassan Khan 54 (55)
Amad Butt 5/54 (9 overs)
Ayaz Tasawwar 69 (107)
Mohammad Hasnain 3/36 (10 overs)
Balochistan won by 3 wickets
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Nasir Hussain
Player of the match: Amad Butt (Balochistan)
  • Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
14 January 2021
Scorecard
Southern Punjab
320/9 (50 overs)
v
Central Punjab
321/6 (49.1 overs)
Waqar Hussain 70 (64)
Ahmed Bashir 3/51 (10 overs)
Tayyab Tahir 131* (140)
Mohammad Imran 2/39 (10 overs)
Central Punjab won by 4 wickets
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Faisal Afridi
Player of the match: Tayyab Tahir (Central Punjab)
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
14 January 2021
Scorecard
Northern
112 (36.4 overs)
v
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
113/6 (23.1 overs)
Faizan Riaz 42 (83)
Iftikhar Ahmed 3/12 (4.4 overs)
Sajid Khan 20* (14)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 4 wickets
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Saqib Khan
Player of the match: Sajid Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
16 January 2021
Scorecard
Balochistan
213 (48 overs)
v
Central Punjab
214/6 (46 overs)
Kashif Bhatti 59 (83)
Usman Qadir 4/41 (10 overs)
Qasim Akram 60* (72)
Raza-ul-Hasan 4/36 (10 overs)
Central Punjab won by 4 wickets
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Zameer Haider and Nasir Hussain
Player of the match: Qasim Akram (Central Punjab)
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
16 January 2021
Scorecard
Northern
186 (44.2 overs)
v
Sindh
187/3 (28.1 overs)
Asif Ali 66 (60)
Danish Aziz 5/23 (5.2 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 108 (74)
Hammad Azam 2/21 (6 overs)
Sindh won by 7 wickets
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Saqib Khan
Player of the match: Sharjeel Khan (Sindh)
  • Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
16 January 2021
Scorecard
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
316/9 (50 overs)
v
Southern Punjab
319/2 (40.3 overs)
Khalid Usman 91* (74)
Ali Shafiq 3/46 (10 overs)
Mukhtar Ahmed 108* (109)
Imran Khan 1/56 (7 overs)
Southern Punjab won by 8 wickets
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Faisal Afridi
Player of the match: Mukhtar Ahmed (Southern Punjab)
  • Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
18 January 2021
Scorecard
Balochistan
116 (25.3 overs)
v
Sindh
118/3 (19.5 overs)
Imran Farhat 32 (62)
Hassan Khan 4/15 (3.3 overs)
Khurram Manzoor 56* (51)
Taj Wali 3/35 (6 overs)
Sindh won by 7 wickets
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Zameer Haider and Nasir Hussain
Player of the match: Hassan Khan (Sindh)
  • Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
18 January 2021
Scorecard
Southern Punjab
232 (45.2 overs)
v
Central Punjab
235/5 (45 overs)
Mukhtar Ahmed 94 (98)
Raza Ali Dar 3/37 (9 overs)
Usman Salahuddin 67* (89)
Zahid Mahmood 2/52 (10 overs)
Central Punjab won by 5 wickets
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Saqib Khan and Aftab Gillani
Player of the match: Mukhtar Ahmed (Southern Punjab)
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
18 January 2021
Scorecard
Northern
324 (49.2 overs)
v
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
327/5 (48.2 overs)
Haider Ali 95 (87)
Irfanullah Shah 4/68 (9.2 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 123 (110)
Athar Mahmood 3/76 (10 overs)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 5 wickets
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Qaiser Waheed
Player of the match: Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
20 January 2021
Scorecard
Balochistan
157 (38.2 overs)
v
Southern Punjab
158/2 (34.4 overs)
Bismillah Khan 38 (32)
Umer Khan 5/42 (9.2 overs)
Shan Masood 66* (95)
Haris Sohail 1/33 (6.4 overs)
Southern Punjab won by 8 wickets
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Waleed Yaqub
Player of the match: Umer Khan (Southern Punjab)
  • Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
20 January 2021
Scorecard
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
275 (49.2 overs)
v
Sindh
277/6 (48.4 overs)
Mohammad Wasim 54 (50)
Anwar Ali 2/57 (9 overs)
Danish Aziz 101* (102)
Asif Afridi 3/60 (10 overs)
Sindh won by 4 wickets
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Faisal Afridi
Player of the match: Danish Aziz (Sindh)
  • Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
20 January 2021
Scorecard
Central Punjab
330/5 (50 overs)
v
Northern
286 (47.1 overs)
Saad Nasim 82* (60)
Faizan Riaz 2/37 (5 overs)
Asif Ali 88 (62)
Usman Qadir 6/79 (10 overs)
Central Punjab won by 44 runs
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Imran Javed and Nasir Hussain
Player of the match: Usman Qadir (Central Punjab)
  • Northern won the toss and elected to field.
22 January 2021
Scorecard
Central Punjab
296/7 (50 overs)
v
Balochistan
302/4 (49.4 overs)
Qasim Akram 108* (81)
Jalat Khan 2/40 (10 overs)
Haris Sohail 109* (99)
Raza Ali Dar 1/33 (6 overs)
Balochistan won by 8 wickets
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Zameer Haider and Waleed Yaqub
Player of the match: Haris Sohail (Balochistan)
  • Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Qasim Akram (Central Punjab) scored his first century in List A cricket.[18]
22 January 2021
Scorecard
Sindh
277/6 (50 overs)
v
Northern
264 (50 overs)
Khurram Manzoor 122 (138)
Muhammad Musa 2/43 (7 overs)
Hammad Azam 70 (65)
Danish Aziz 4/32 (9 overs)
Sindh won by 13 runs
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Nasir Hussain
Player of the match: Khurram Manzoor (Sindh)
  • Northern won the toss and elected to field.
22 January 2021
Scorecard
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
244 (45.5 overs)
v
Southern Punjab
246/5 (48.2 overs)
Khalid Usman 56 (50)
Zahid Mahmood 2/28 (10 overs)
Shan Masood 91 (112)
Khalid Usman 1/29 (6 overs)
Southern Punjab won by 5 wickets
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Imran Javed
Player of the match: Shan Masood (Southern Punjab)
  • Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mohammad Amir Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) made his List A debut.
24 January 2021
Scorecard
Balochistan
249/6 (50 overs)
v
Northern
252/4 (46.4 overs)
Ayaz Tasawwar 82* (68)
Athar Mahmood 2/54 (10 overs)
Rohail Nazir 69* (84)
Mohammad Junaid 2/49 (7 overs)
Northern won by 6 wickets
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Zameer Haider and Imtiaz Iqbal
Player of the match: Rohail Nazir (Northern)
  • Northern won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mohammad Junaid (Balochistan) made his List A debut.
24 January 2021
Scorecard
Southern Punjab
348/4 (50 overs)
v
Sindh
349/5 (46.5 overs)
Sohaib Maqsood 130 (79)
Mohammad Hasnain 2/38 (10 overs)
Saad Ali 78* (54)
Mohammad Abbas 2/62 (9 overs)
Sindh won by 5 wickets
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Qaiser Waheed
Player of the match: Saad Ali (Sindh)
  • Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
24 January 2021
Scorecard
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
328/9 (50 overs)
v
Central Punjab
259 (44.3 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 92 (95)
Zafar Gohar 3/49 (10 overs)
Qasim Akram 67 (76)
Iftikhar Ahmed 4/47 (10 overs)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 69 runs
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Waleed Yaqub
Player of the match: Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
26 January 2021
Scorecard
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
370/9 (50 overs)
v
Balochistan
347 (47 overs)
Adil Amin 121 (90)
Gohar Faiz 4/66 (10 overs)
Imran Farhat 123 (88)
Imran Khan 4/58 (9 overs)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 23 runs
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Imran Javed and Nasir Hussain
Player of the match: Adil Amin (Balochistan)
  • Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
26 January 2021
Scorecard
Sindh
277/6 (50 overs)
v
Central Punjab
283/6 (49.3 overs)
Khurram Manzoor 143* (163)
Zafar Gohar 2/37 (10 overs)
Tayyab Tahir 93 (102)
Hassan Khan 2/53 (9 overs)
Central Punjab won by 4 wickets
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Imtiaz Iqbal and Waleed Yaqub
Player of the match: Khurram Manzoor (Sindh)
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
26 January 2021
Scorecard
Northern
337/8 (50 overs)
v
Southern Punjab
293 (46.3 overs)
Rohail Nazir 88 (71)
Zahid Mahmood 3/49 (10 overs)
Shan Masood 141 (128)
Salman Irshad 2/47 (8.3 overs)
Northern won by 44 runs
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Zameer Haider and Qaiser Waheed
Player of the match: Rohail Nazir (Northern)
  • Northern won the toss and elected to bat.

Finals

1st Semi-Final
29 January 2021
Scorecard
Central Punjab
339/9 (50 overs)
v
Sindh
212 (36.5 overs)
Tayyab Tahir 60 (70)
Hassan Khan 2/42 (6 overs)
Khurram Manzoor 88 (73)
Mohammad Ali 3/31 (6.5 overs)
Central Punjab won by 127 runs
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Waleed Yaqub
Player of the match: Zafar Gohar (Central Punjab)
  • Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
2nd Semi-Final
30 January 2021
Scorecard
Northern
303/8 (50 overs)
v
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
303/7 (50 overs)
Hammad Azam 94 (63)
Mohammad Wasim 2/37 (7 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 132 (144)
Athar Mahmood 2/58 (10 overs)
Match tied
(Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the Super Over)
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Zameer Haider and Imran Javed
Player of the match: Sahibzada Farhan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
  • Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
31 January 2021
Scorecard
Central Punjab
239 (47 overs)
v
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
245/3 (36.1 overs)
Tayyab Tahir 67 (88)
Asif Afridi 5/39 (10 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 103* (102)
Qasim Akram 1/30 (4 overs)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 7 wickets
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Imtiaz Iqbal
Player of the match: Asif Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.

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