Haier Twenty20 Cup

Haier Twenty20 Cup
Countries Pakistan
Administrator Pakistan Cricket Board
Format Twenty20
First tournament 2004–05
Next tournament 2015-16
Tournament format Round-robin and knockout
Number of teams 18 (current)
Current champion Peshawar Panthers (2nd title)
Most successful Sialkot Stallions (6 titles)
Qualification Super-8 T20 Cup
TV PTV Sports
Geo Super
Website facebook.com/HaierPakistan
2015–16 Haier T20 Cup

The Haier T20 League is a men's professional Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan, established in 2005. It has 18 franchised member clubs and a member of the Pakistan Cricket Board, which is recognized by the ICC. Established in 2005, it is one of the world's oldest Twenty20 cricket leagues and was replaced by the Pakistan Super League in 2016, which currently features 5 city-based franchises from within Pakistan. The top 8 teams in the annual tournament qualify for the Super-8 T20 Cup tournament. The league's team offices are directed out of its head offices located at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.[1]

History

The Haier T20 League began in the 2004–05 season as the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 League and quickly became the premier professional Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan with 14 member clubs. It also became the first cricket league in the world outside of Australia and England. In the 2008-09 season, the league was renamed to the RBS Twenty-20 League and remained affiliated with the league until the 2009-10 season when it was renamed again to the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 League. In the 2014-15 season, the league was renamed to the Haier T20 Cup. The Haier T20 Cup was awarded annually to the league champion at the end of each season. Of the 10 played seasons, Sialkot Stallions have been the most dominant team winning the championship a total of 6 times. The 2014-15 season will also be the final season of the Faysal Bank T20 Cup and will be replaced by the Pakistan Super League.

League

Team Province Debut Season Last Season Captain Coach
Abbottabad Falcons Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KP 2005–06 2013–14 Pakistan Younus Khan Pakistan Sajjad Akbar
AJK Jaguars  Azad Kashmir 2014–15 --- Pakistan Raheel Majeed Pakistan Javed Hayat
Bahawalpur Stags  Punjab 2012–13 2013–14 Pakistan Imranullah Aslam Pakistan Shahid Anwar
Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes  Balochistan 2013–14 2013–14 Pakistan Faizullah Pakistan Zahoor Elahi
Faisalabad Wolves  Punjab 2004–05 2013–14 Pakistan Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan Naveed Anjum
FATA Cheetahs  FATA 2013–14 2013–14 Pakistan Riaz Afridi Pakistan Ayaz Akbar
Hyderabad Hawks  Sindh 2004–05 2013–14 Pakistan Sharjeel Khan Pakistan Shaukat Mirza
Islamabad Leopards  Islamabad 2005–06 2013–14 Pakistan Zohaib Ahmed Pakistan Taimoor Azam
Karachi Dolphins  Sindh 2004–05 2013–14 Pakistan Shahid Afridi Pakistan Tauseef Ahmed
Karachi Zebras  Sindh 2004–05 2013–14 Pakistan Faisal Iqbal Pakistan Azam Khan
Lahore Eagles  Punjab 2004–05 2013–14 Pakistan Imran Farhat Pakistan Manzoor Elahi
Lahore Lions  Punjab 2004–05 2013–14 Pakistan Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan Mohsin Kamal
Larkana Bulls  Sindh 2013–14 2013–14 Pakistan Zahid Mahmood Pakistan Iqbal Imam
Multan Tigers  Punjab 2004–05 2013–14 Pakistan Saeed Anwar Jr Pakistan Manzoor Elahi
Peshawar Panthers Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KP 2004–05 2013–14 Pakistan Akbar Badshah Pakistan Abdur Rehman
Quetta Bears  Balochistan 2004–05 2013–14 Pakistan Bismillah Khan Pakistan Arshad Khan
Rawalpindi Rams  Punjab 2004–05 2013–14 Pakistan Sohail Tanvir Pakistan Sabih Azhar
Sialkot Stallions  Punjab 2004–05 2013–14 Pakistan Shoaib Malik Pakistan Ijaz Ahmed jnr
Afghan Cheetahs  Afghanistan 2011–12 2011–12 Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi Afghanistan R.Ahmadzai

Results

Year Final Format Teams
Venue Winners Result Runners-up
ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup
2004–05
Details
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Faisalabad Wolves
159 for 8 (19.5 overs)
Won by 2 wickets
Scorecard
Karachi Dolphins
158 for 7 (20 overs)
3-group round-robin, round-robin with top team from each, final 11
2005–06
Details
National Stadium, Karachi Sialkot Stallions
156 for 4 (19.2 overs)
Won by 6 wickets
Scorecard
Faisalabad Wolves
152 for 8 (20 overs)
2-group round-robin, semi-finals, final 13
2006–07
Details
National Stadium, Karachi Sialkot Stallions
151 all out (20 overs)
Won by 14 runs
Scorecard
Karachi Dolphins
137 for 7 (20 overs)
4-group round-robin, semi-finals, final
RBS Twenty-20 Cup
2008–09
Details
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Sialkot Stallions
126 for 3 (19.4 overs)
Won by 7 wickets
Scorecard
Karachi Dolphins
125 for 9 (20 overs)
4-group round-robin, semi-finals, final 13
2009
Details
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Sialkot Stallions
151 for 6 (19.1 overs)
Won by 4 wickets
Scorecard
Lahore Lions
150 for 8 (20 overs)
2009–10
Details
National Stadium, Karachi Sialkot Stallions
110 for 5 (16.3 overs)
Won by 5 wickets
Scorecard
Faisalabad Wolves
109 for 9 (20 overs)
Faysal Bank T20 Cup
2010–11
Details
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Lahore Lions
221 for 3 (20 overs)
Won by 37 runs
Scorecard
Karachi Dolphins
184 all out (19.4 overs)
4-group round-robin, semi-finals, final 13
2011–12
Details
National Stadium, Karachi Sialkot Stallions
180 for 6 (20 overs)
Won by 10 runs
Scorecard
Rawalpindi Rams
170 for 8 (20 overs)
14
2012–13
Details
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Lahore Lions
154 for 7 (20 overs)
Won by 33 runs
Scorecard
Faisalabad Wolves
121 for 8 (20 overs)
2-group round-robin, semi-finals, final 14
2013–14
Details
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Lahore Lions
131 for 7 (20 overs)
Won by 3 wickets
Scorecard
Faisalabad Wolves
130 for 9 (20 overs)
4-group round-robin, quarter-finals, semi-finals, final 17
Haier T20 Cup
2014–15
Details
National Stadium, Karachi Peshawar Panthers
134 for 3 (19.2 overs)
Won by 7 wickets
Scorecard
Lahore Lions
133 for 9 (20 overs)
4-group round-robin, quarter-finals, semi-finals, final 18
2015-16
Details
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Peshawar Panthers
178 for 3 (18.5 overs)
Won by 7 wickets
Karachi Dolphins
177 for 8 (20 overs)
4-group round-robin, quarter-finals, semi-finals, final 18

See also

References

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