2020–21 Pakistan Cup

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]

2020–21 Pakistan Cup
Dates8 – 31 January 2021
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)double round-robin
ChampionsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa (3rd title)
Participants6
Matches played33
Player of the seriesHammad Azam
Most runsTayyab Tahir (666)
Most wicketsAsif Afridi (25)

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 Januarey 2021, the PCB confirmed all the squads for the tournament.[14][15]

Balochistan Central Punjab Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Northern Sindh Southern Punjab

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

  Advanced to the semi-finals

Fixtures

Round-robin

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 and Mohammad Umar (Sindh) both made their List A debuts.
  • 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)
Hasan 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)
Hasan 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: Hasan 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)
Hasan 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)
Hasan 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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