National T20 Cup 2024-25 Set to Kick Off on March 14 with 18 Teams in Action

Pakistan’s premier domestic T20 tournament, the National T20 Cup 2024-25, is set to commence on Friday, March 14, featuring 18 teams from 16 regions battling for supremacy. The tournament will unfold across three cities—Faisalabad, Lahore, and Multan—with a total of 39 matches scheduled.

The Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad will serve as the primary venue, hosting 23 matches, including the knockout rounds. Meanwhile, Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium and LCCA Ground will host several group-stage encounters, while the Multan Cricket Stadium will witness eight matches.

Prize Money & Tournament Format

A PKR 9.4 million prize pool has been announced, with the champions receiving PKR 5 million and the runners-up securing PKR 2.5 million.

The 18 teams have been divided into four groups, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the quarter-finals, scheduled for March 23-24 in Faisalabad. The semi-finals will take place on March 26, while the grand final is set for March 27 at the Iqbal Stadium.

Group Stage Line-Up

• Group A: Karachi Region (Blues), Lahore Region (Whites), Larkana Region, Peshawar Region, Quetta Region
• Group B: Karachi Region (Whites), Bahawalpur Region, Dera Murad Jamali Region, Islamabad Region, Lahore Region (Blues)
• Group C: Abbottabad Region, Faisalabad Region, Hyderabad Region, Rawalpindi Region
• Group D: AJK Region, FATA Region, Multan Region, Sialkot Region

Match Timings & Opening Clash

The opening match will be a thrilling night fixture between defending champions Karachi Region (Whites) and Islamabad Region, starting at 7 PM in Faisalabad.

• Double-header matches in Faisalabad:
  • First match: 7 PM
  • Second match: 11 PM
• Lahore and Multan match timings:
  • First match: 4:30 PM
  • Second match: 9 PM

With a mix of emerging talents and seasoned campaigners, the National T20 Cup 2024-25 promises high-octane cricket and fierce regional rivalries. Stay tuned for an action-packed month of T20 cricket!

Squads

Abbottabad Region:

Adil Naz, Afaq Ahmad, Ahmad Khan, Aitzaz Habib Khan, Aqib Khan, Arshad Iqbal, Fayyaz Khan, Kamran Ghulam, Khalid Usman, Khayam Khan, Mohammad Arif, Sajjad Ali Hashmi, Shahab Khan, Shahzaib Khan and Yasir Shah

Reserve players:

Anees Azam, Israr Hussain, Mehroz Rasheed, Mohammad Adil and Riazullah

AJK Region:

Aqib Liaqat, Awais Akram, Basit Ali, Faizan Saleem, Hassan Raza (Captain), Hussnain Nadeem, Mohammad Haider, Nadeem Khalil, Naveed Malik, Qazi Arbaqan, Rohan Qadri, Saad Asif, Salman Irshad, Usman Maroof and Zaman Khan

Reserve players:

Ibrar Ahmed, Moin pervaiz, Najam Naseer Kayani, Raja Farhan and Usman Yousaf

Bahawalpur Region:

Muhammad Imran Randhawa (Captain), Ali Shabbir, Aun Shehzad, Hasnain Majid, Imran Khan Snr, Mehran Sanwal, Mohammad Akram, Mohammad Ammar, Mohammad Azab, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Faizan Zafar, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Shaharyar, Mohammad Shahid, Mohammad Sudais and Salahuddin

Reserve players:

Ali Umar, Gulfam Aziz, Khaqan Bashir, Muhammad Alamgir and Shayan Khalil

Dera Murad Jamali:

Abubakar, Basit Ali, Dawood Khan, Fahad Hussain, Farhad Khan, Majid Ali, Mohammad Deen, Mohammad Shahid, Mohammad Uzair, Nasir Khan, Rasool Bakhsh, Shoaib Ahmed, Tariq Jameel, Yasir Hussain and Zahoor Ahmed

Faisalabad Region:

Asif Ali (Captain), Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Ali Asfand, Ali Raza, Ali Shan, Ibtisam-ur-Rehman, Khurram Shehzad, Mohammad Awais Zafar, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Kashif, Mohammad Zeeshan, Momin Qamar, Raees Ahmed, Shehzad Gul and Taimur Sultan

Reserve players:

Asad Raza, Asim Ali Nasir, Arham Nawab, Atiq-ur-Rehman and Hammad Hamza

Fata Region:

Asif Afridi (Captain), Afaq Ahmed, Azaz Khan, Irfanullah Shah, Khubaib Khalil, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Naeem, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi, Mohammad Usman, Rehan Afridi, Salman Khan, Sameen Gul, Samiullah Jnr and Shahid Aziz

Reserve players:

Aimal Khan, Fazal-ur-Rehman, Khayal Man, Nisar Afridi and Sohaib Khan

Hyderabad Region:

Akbar Khan, Fawad Ahmed, Jawad Ali Bhatti, Kashif Bhatti, Majid Asghar, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Saddam, Mohammad Waqar, Muhammad Azeem Ghumman, Mustafa Nasir, Noman Ali, Rizwan Mehmood, Saad Khan, Sharjeel Khan and Ubaidullah Khan

Reserve players:

Asad Malik, Fardeen, Haris Khan, Mohammad Huzaifa and Sheharyar Baloch

Islamabad Region:

Ali Imran, Arsal Sheikh, Farmanullah Khan, Hammad Saddique, Kaleem Dil, Mohammad Umair Riaz, Musa Khan, Naseerullah Khan, Nusratullah, Raja Hamza Waheed, Rohail Nazir, Sarmad Bhatti, Shamyl Hussain, Shayan Sheikh and Umair Afridi

Reserve players:

Faizan Riaz, Mohammad Hammad Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Murtaza Jamal and Rizwan Ali

Karachi Region Blues:

Abdullah Fazal, Aftab Ibrahim, Arish Ali Khan, Bahadur Ali, Fahad Amin, Huzaifa Munir, Jahanzaib Sultan, Kashif Ali, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Hamza Sohail, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Rameez Aziz, Saifullah Bangash, Wahaj Riaz and Waleed Azeem

Reserve players:

Adeel Meo, Aftab Khan, Arbaz Khan, Naveed Ahmed Khan and Sahil Iqbal

Karachi Region Whites:

Afnan Khan, Arif Yaqoob, Danish Aziz, Haroon Arshad, Khurram Manzoor, Khwaja Mohammad Nafay, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Taha, Mohammad Umar, Saad Baig, Saqib Khan, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood and Sohail Khan

Reserve players:

Abdul Moiz, Ashiq Ali, Maaz Khurram Amin, Mohammad Tariq Khan and Sarfaraz Ahmed

Lahore Region Blues:

Farhan Yousaf, Hammad Butt, Hunain Shah, Hussain Talat, Imran Butt, Junaid Ali, Mohammad Arsalan, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Zahid, Nisar Ahmed, Qasim Akram, Salman Mirza, Samama Riaz and Umar Siddiq

Reserve players:

Asfand Mehran, Hafiz Usman Nadeem, Hamid Liaqat, Intasar Ali and Khawaja Mohammad Abdullah

Lahore Region Whites:

Ahmed Bashir, Ahmed Daniyal, Attayb Ahmed, Hassan Rizwan, Kamran Afzal, Mohammad Azeem, Mohammad Faiq, Mohammad Mohsin, Mohammad Rameez. Mohammad Saleem, Mohammad Salman, Muhammad Akhlaq, Saad Nasim, Tayyab Tahir, Ubaid Shah and Zain Bin Farooq

Reserve Players:

Danish Butt, Imran Dogar, Mohammad Ahsan, Mohammad Waheed and Wasiullah

Larkana Region:

Amir Ali Babar, Amir Ali Brohi, Aqeel Danish, Bilal Irshad, Ghulam Raza Mahar, Imtiaz Laghari, Mohsin Raza, Muhshtaq Ahmed, Sabit Ali, Sarfraz Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shahzaib Ali, Shahzaib Aziz, Umar Khalid and Zahid Mehmood

Reserve players:

Asif Ali Chandio, Faraz Aziz, Hamesh Kumar, Mohammad Umar and Najaf Ali

Multan Region:

Aamer Yamin, Ali Majid, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, Humayun Altaf, Imam-ul-Haq, M Ismail Watto, Muhammad Shahzad, Sharoon Siraj, Tahir Hussain, Uzair Mumtaz, Waqar Hussain, Waseem Akram Jnr, Zain Abbas and Zeeshan Ashraf

Reserve players:

Ali Haider, Ali Usman, Huzaifa Ayub, Mohammad Sadaqat and Rao Irfan

Peshawar Region:

Iftikhar Ahmed (Captain), Abubakkar, Adil Amin, Israrullah, Maaz Sadaqat, Moazzam Umar, Mohammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Mohammad Zulkifal, Muhammad Amir Barki, Niaz Khan, Nizar Ali, Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Tariq and Waqar Ahmed

Reserve players:

Ahmed Khan, Gohar Ali, Hilal Khan, Mohsin Khan and Nabi Gul

Quetta Region:

Abdul Hameed, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Bismillah khan, Bohar Aman, Ehsanullah, Haseebullah, Latifullah, Mohammad Ibrahim, Mohammad Idrees, Mohammad Junaid, Najeebullah, Sajid Khan, Shamraiz Khan, Usman Khan Shinwari and Yasir Khan

Reserve players:

Ikramullah, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Javed, Nizamuddin and Sohail Majeed

Rawalpindi Region:

Aqib Shah, Atif Khan, Kashif Ali, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Awais Anwar, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Nabeel, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Raza-ul-Mustafa, Mubasir Khan, Nasir Nawaz, Saad Masood, Taimur Khan, Yasir Khan and Zeeshan Malik

Reserve players:

Abdul Faseeh, Ali Hasnain, Amir Hassan, Usman Khan and Ziad Khan

Sialkot Region:

Abdullah Shafique, Afzaal Manzoor, Ahmed Hassan, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, Amad Butt, Ashir Mehmood, Bilawal Bhatti, Hasan Ali, Mirza Tahir Baig, Mohammad Huraira, Mohsin Riaz, Shoaib Akhtar Jnr, Shoaib Malik and Usama Mir

Reserve players:

Ali Shafique, Awais Ali, Ayaz Tasawar, Azan Awais and Shahzaib Bhatti