2021–22 Pakistan Cup
Dates | 2 March – 1 April 2022 |
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Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Cricket format | List A |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout |
Host(s) | Pakistan |
Champions | Balochistan (1st title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 33 |
Most runs | Haseebullah Khan (614) |
Most wickets | Khalid Usman (25) |
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The 2021–22 Pakistan Cup was a List A cricket competition that took place in Pakistan in March and April 2022.[1] [2] In February 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[3] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the defending champions.[4]
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Sindh and Central Punjab all finished in the top four places to advance to the semi-finals of the tournament.[5] In the first semi-final match, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Central Punjab by six wickets to progress to the final.[6] In the second semi-final, Balochistan beat Sindh by 13 runs to join Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the tournament's final.[7] In the final, Balochistan beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by eight wickets to win their first title.[8] [9]
Squads
[edit ]On 26 February 2022, the PCB confirmed all the squads for the tournament.[10]
Balochistan | Central Punjab | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Northern | Sindh | Southern Punjab |
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Group stage
[edit ]Points table
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.488 |
2 | Balochistan | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.425 |
3 | Sindh | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.198 |
4 | Central Punjab | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.146 |
5 | Southern Punjab | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.284 |
6 | Northern | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | −0.826 |
Advanced to the semi-finals
Fixtures
[edit ]Scorecard
House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Umpires: Imran Javed and Saqib Khan
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Zameer Haider
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
- Sindh were set a revised target of 104 runs from 23 overs due to rain.
Scorecard
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Nasir Hussain and Qaiser Waheed
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Shahid (Balochistan) made his List A debut.
- Abdul Bangalzai (Balochistan) scored his first century in List A cricket.[11]
Scorecard
Khalid Usman 3/41 (10 overs)
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Zameer Haider
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Umpires: Imran Javed and Saqib Khan
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 25 overs per side due to rain.
Scorecard
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Zameer Haider
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Umpires: Imran Javed and Saqib Khan
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- Northern were set a revised target of 127 runs from 23.2 overs due to rain.
Scorecard
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Awais Ali (Central Punjab) and Faisal Akram (Southern Punjab) both made their List A debuts.
Scorecard
House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Umpires: Imran Javed and Saqib Khan
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
Yasir Shah 5/44 (10 overs)
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Umpires: Imran Javed and Saqib Khan
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Umpires: Imran Javed and Nasir Hussain
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Yasir Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) made his List A debut.
Scorecard
Amad Butt 3/34 (7 overs)
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammad Shehzad (Southern Punjab) made his List A debut.
Scorecard
House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Umpires: Imran Javed and Nasir Hussain
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
- Sharjeel Khan (Sindh) scored his first double century in List A cricket.[12]
Scorecard
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- Ali Asfand and Mohammad Zeeshan (Central Punjab) both made their List A debuts.
Scorecard
House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Umpires: Imran Javed and Nasir Hussain
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- Saim Ayub (Sindh) and Shadab Majeed (Northern) both made their List A debuts.
Scorecard
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Aftab Gillani and Waleed Yaqub
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Ali Majid (Southern Punjab) made his List A debut.
Scorecard
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Aftab Gillani and Waleed Yaqub
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Saqib Khan
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammad Faizan (Central Punjab) made his List A debut.
Scorecard
Sharoon Siraj 1/17 (3 overs)
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Aftab Gillani and Waleed Yaqub
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Saqib Khan
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Maaz Khan and Muhammad Mohsin Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) both made their List A debuts.
Finals
[edit ]Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Nasir Hussain and Qaiser Waheed
Player of the match: Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Haseebullah Khan (Balochistan)
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Nasir Hussain and Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Yasir Shah (Balochistan)
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
References
[edit ]- ^ "PCB confirms schedule of 266-match 2021-22 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Here's Pakistan's domestic cricket schedule for 2021-22". The International News. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to defend Pakistan Cup from 2 March". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup 2021: Afridi, Farhan lead Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to glory". Samma TV. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Zafar Gohar's all-round performance confirms Central Punjab semi-final spot". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup: Kamran Ghulam smashes century to help KPK reach final". Geo Super. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup: Teenage sensation Haseebullah's century takes Balochistan to final". Geo Super. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Yasir Shah Leads Balochistan to Maiden Pakistan Cup Title". Pro Pakistani. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Bangalzai, Yasir star in Balochistan's maiden title". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Squads for Pakistan Cup announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup: Back-to-back victories for Sindh and KPK". Cricket Pakistan. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup: Sharjeel becomes sixth batter to score double-century in List A format". Geo Super. Retrieved 16 March 2022.