2008–09 National Twenty20 Cup Explained

Fromdate:4
Todate:8 October 2008
Administrator:Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket Format:Twenty20
Tournament Format:Round-robin and knockout
Host: Lahore
Count:3
Participants:13
Matches:18
Previous Year:2006–07
Previous Tournament:2006–07 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup
Next Year:2009
Next Tournament:2009 RBS Twenty-20 Cup

The 2008–09 RBS Twenty-20 Cup was the fourth season of the RBS Twenty-20 Cup in Pakistan, sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland. It was held in Lahore from 4 to 8 October 2008. The Sialkot Stallions won their third overall and consecutive title by defeating the Karachi Dolphins in the final. As the winners, the Stallions qualified for the 2008 Champions League Twenty20, which was later cancelled.[1]

Format

The format remained the same from the previous edition. 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]

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 edition.[3]

Results

Teams and standings

The top team from each group qualify for the semi-finals.

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3 3 0 0 6 +1.052
3 2 1 0 4 +0.454
3 1 2 0 2 +0.153
3 0 3 0 0 –1.607
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2 2 0 0 4 +1.047
2 1 1 0 2 +0.524
2 0 2 0 0 –1.550
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2 1 1 0 2 +0.216
2 1 1 0 2 +0.089
2 1 1 0 2 –0.245
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2 2 0 0 4 +0.575
2 1 1 0 2 +1.350
2 0 2 0 0 –1.925

Qualified for semi-finals

Knockout stage

Fixtures

Group stage

Group A--------------------
Group B--------
Group C--------
Group D--------

Knockout stage

Semi-finals----
Final

Media coverage

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Sialkot win Champions Twenty20 League berth . 8 October 2008 . ESPNcricinfo. 2012-06-10 .
  2. Web site: Royal Bank of Scotland Twenty-20 Cup (2007/08) 2008/09 Points Table . Pakistan Cricket Board . 2008 . 2012-06-10 .
  3. News: RBS Twenty-20 Cup 2007-2008 Prize Money . 17 September 2008 . Pakistan Cricket Board . 2012-06-10 .