2006–07 National Twenty20 Cup

2006–07 National Twenty20 Cup
Dates21 – 26 December 2006
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)Pakistan Karachi
ChampionsSialkot Stallions (2nd title)
Participants13
Matches18

The 2006–07 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup was the third season of the ABN AMRO Twenty-20 Cup in Pakistan, sponsored by ABN AMRO. It was held in Karachi from 21 to 26 December 2006. The tournament was reduced to a shorter format similar to the 2004–05 edition with 18 matches. The Sialkot Stallions successfully defended the title by defeating the Karachi Dolphins in the final.[1]

Format

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 year, with the winners receiving almost twice that of the previous year.[3][4]

  • Final
    • Winners: Rs. 1,000,000
    • Runners-up: Rs. 500,000
  • Match victories
    • Winners of group matches: Rs. 15,000
    • Losers of group matches: Rs. 10,000
    • Winners of semi-finals: Rs. 20,000
    • Losers of semi-finals: Rs. 15,000

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 +1.394
Faisalabad Wolves 3 2 1 0 4 +2.049
Lahore Eagles 3 1 2 0 2 +0.067
Abbottabad Rhinos 3 0 3 0 0 –3.345
Pool B
Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Sialkot Stallions 2 2 0 0 4 +0.282
Karachi Zebras 2 1 1 0 2 +1.478
Hyderabad Hawks 2 0 2 0 0 –1.513
Pool C
Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Peshawar Panthers 2 2 0 0 4 +2.038
Multan Tigers 2 1 1 0 2 +0.141
Islamabad Leopards 2 0 2 0 0 –2.150
Pool D
Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Lahore Lions 2 2 0 0 4 +0.274
Rawalpindi Rams 2 1 1 0 2 +0.450
Quetta Bears 2 0 2 0 0 –0.721
  Qualified for semi-finals

Knockout stage

Semifinals Final
      
A1 Peshawar Panthers 124/9
C1 Karachi Dolphins 128/5
C1 Karachi Dolphins 137/7
B1 Sialkot Stallions 151
B1 Sialkot Stallions 120/1
D1 Lahore Lions 119

Fixtures

Group stage

Pool A
21 December
Scorecard
Lahore Eagles
170/6 (20 overs)
v
Abbottabad Rhinos
90 (17.2 overs)
Ashfaq Ahmed 50 (27)
Dilawar Khan 2/27 (4 overs)
Adnan Raees 25 (25)
Junaid Zia 3/15 (4 overs)
Lahore Eagles won by 80 runs
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Akbar Khan and Islam Khan
21 December (D/N)
Scorecard
Karachi Dolphins
171/4 (20 overs)
v
Faisalabad Wolves
169/9 (20 overs)
Khalid Latif 72 (47)
Saeed Ajmal 2/36 (4 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq 53 (33)
Shahid Afridi 2/29 (4 overs)
Karachi Dolphins won by 2 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Kaukab Butt and Saleem Badar
  • Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Asad Ali and Mohammad Zahid (Faisalabad Wolves) made their T20 debuts.
22 December (D/N)
Scorecard
Faisalabad Wolves
162/7 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Eagles
138/8 (20 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq 60* (48)
Mohammad Khalil 3/40 (4 overs)
Arsalan Mir 29 (20)
Asad Ali 2/12 (4 overs)
Faisalabad Wolves won by 24 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Islam Khan and Riazuddin
  • Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.
23 December
Scorecard
Abbottabad Rhinos
113/8 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Dolphins
114/2 (17.1 overs)
Sajid Shah 37 (27)
Shahid Afridi 3/23 (4 overs)
Shadab Kabir 40 (50)
Amjad Waqas 1/16 (3 overs)
Karachi Dolphins won by 8 wickets
Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Siddiq Khan
  • Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
24 December
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Abbottabad Rhinos
105/8 (20 overs)
v
Faisalabad Wolves
106/3 (8.5 overs)
Sajid Shah 30 (39)
Mohammad Hafeez 3/16 (4 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 33 (18)
Dilawar Khan 1/14 (0.5 overs)
Faisalabad Wolves won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Iftikhar Malik and Islam Khan
  • Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mohammad Naeem and Wajid Ali (Abbottabad Rhinos) made their T20 debuts.
24 December
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lahore Eagles
71 (14.5 overs)
v
Karachi Dolphins
74/1 (12.1 overs)
Aamer Sajjad 18 (20)
Fawad Alam 2/4 (1.5 overs)
Fawad Alam 34* (33)
Karachi Dolphins won by 9 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Siddiq Khan and Zameer Haider
  • Lahore Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
Pool B
21 December
Scorecard
Karachi Zebras
149/9 (20 overs)
v
Hyderabad Hawks
97/9 (20 overs)
Asim Kamal 49 (30)
Rizwan Ahmed 2/24 (4 overs)
Taj Wasan 26 (39)
Danish Kaneria 3/13 (4 overs)
Karachi Zebras won by 52 runs
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Iqbal Butt and Zaheer Ahmed
  • Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nasir Awais, Taj Wasan (Hyderabad Hawks) and Asif Zakir (Karachi Zebras) all made their T20 debuts.
22 December (D/N)
Scorecard
Sialkot Stallions
106 (17.5 overs)
v
Karachi Zebras
69/5 (13.5 overs)
Naved-ul-Hasan 28 (23)
Malik Aftab 4/17 (4 overs)
Hasan Raza 28 (33)
Mohammad Asif 2/11 (4 overs)
Sialkot Stallions won by 2 runs (D/L)
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Siddiq Khan
  • Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Play was stopped in the Karachi Zebras' innings after 13.5 overs. Their target would have been 72 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
23 December
Scorecard
Hyderabad Hawks
143/4 (20 overs)
v
Sialkot Stallions
144/3 (19 overs)
Rizwan Ahmed 42* (40)
Tahir Mughal 2/22 (4 overs)
Shoaib Malik 53* (61)
Farhan Ayub 2/23 (4 overs)
Sialkot Stallions won by 7 wickets
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Iftikhar Malik and Raweed Khan
  • Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ghulam Murtaza and Lal Kumar (Hyderabad Hawks) both made their T20 debuts.
Pool C
21 December (D/N)
Scorecard
Multan Tigers
124 (18.2 overs)
v
Peshawar Panthers
125/5 (17.5 overs)
Saeed Anwar 51 (48)
Mohammad Aslam 4/13 (3.2 overs)
Rafatullah Mohmand 32 (16)
Mohammad Irshad 2/14 (2 overs)
Peshawar Panthers won by 5 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Shakeel Khan
  • Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Imranullah Aslam (Multan Tigers) made his T20 debut.
22 December
Scorecard
Multan Tigers
147/8 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad Leopards
126 (18.1 overs)
Kamran Hussain 44 (32)
Azhar Mahmood 3/17 (4 overs)
Bazid Khan 53 (45)
Imranullah Aslam 5/17 (4 overs)
Multan Tigers won by 21 runs
Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Iqbal Butt and Kaukab Butt
23 December (D/N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Panthers
146/6 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad Leopards
81/8 (20 overs)
Wajahatullah Wasti 48 (38)
Iftikhar Anjum 2/27 (3 overs)
Shoaib Akhtar 14 (13)
Fazl-e-Akbar 3/9 (3 overs)
Peshawar Panthers won by 65 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Rasheed Bhatti and Zameer Haider
  • Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to field.
Pool D
22 December
Scorecard
Rawalpindi Rams
172/5 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Bears
152/9 (20 overs)
Mohammad Wasim 86* (64)
Faisal Irfan 3/22 (4 overs)
Shoaib Khan 44 (24)
Najaf Shah 2/41 (4 overs)
Rawalpindi Rams won by 20 runs
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Akbar Khan and Zaheer Ahmed
23 December (D/N)
Scorecard
Lahore Lions
178/7 (20 overs)
v
Rawalpindi Rams
176/8 (20 overs)
Kamran Akmal 59 (34)
Akhtar Ayub 1/18 (2 overs)
Babar Naeem 39 (21)
Kashif Siddiq 2/17 (4 overs)
Lahore Lions won by 2 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Mohammad Aslam and Saleem Badar
24 December
Scorecard
Quetta Bears
148/5 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Lions
150/7 (19.1 overs)
Umar Javed 43* (36)
Wahab Riaz 2/18 (3 overs)
Rashid Riaz 32 (21)
Arun Lal 2/20 (4 overs)
Lahore Lions won by 3 wickets
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Umpires: Rasheed Bhatti and Raweed Khan
  • Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to field.
  • Yasir Majeed (Quetta Bears) made his T20 debut.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
25 December
17:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Panthers
124/9 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Dolphins
128/5 (15.4 overs)
Mohammad Fayyaz 24 (23)
Azam Hussain 3/19 (4 overs)
Shahid Afridi 49 (19)
Arshad Khan 2/40 (3.4 overs)
Karachi Dolphins won by 5 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Mohammad Aslam and Saleem Badar
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Karachi Dolphins)
  • Peshawar Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
25 December
20:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lahore Lions
119 (19.3 overs)
v
Sialkot Stallions
120/1 (17.1 overs)
Adnan Raza 32 (33)
Naved-ul-Hasan 3/9 (4 overs)
Imran Nazir 76* (59)
Kashif Siddiq 1/16 (4 overs)
Sialkot Stallions won by 9 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Shakeel Khan and Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Imran Nazir (Sialkot Stallions)
  • Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
Final
26 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sialkot Stallions
151 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Dolphins
137/7 (20 overs)
Imran Nazir 46 (31)
Fawad Alam 5/27 (4 overs)
Fawad Alam 54 (43)
Abdur Rehman 2/21 (4 overs)
Sialkot Stallions won by 14 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri and Riazuddin
Player of the match: Fawad Alam (Karachi Dolphins)
  • Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.

Media coverage

References

  1. ^ Bhatti, Gul Hameed (26 December 2006). "Alams's heroics can't deny Sialkot Stallions". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  2. ^ "ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup 2006/07 Points Table". Pakistan Cricket Board). 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Sialkot Stallions begin favourites". ESPNcricinfo. 21 December 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Prize detail of ABN-AMRO Twenty/20 Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2012.