2012–13 National T20 Cup Explained

Fromdate:	1
Todate:	9 December 2012
Administrator:	Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket Format:	Twenty20
Tournament Format:	Round Robin and Knockout Stage
Host:	Lahore
Champions:	Lahore Lions
Count:	2
Participants:	14
Matches:	45
Most Runs:	Ahmed Shehzad (391)
Most Wickets:	Asad Ali (15)
Previous Year:	2011–12
Previous Tournament:	2011–12 Faysal Bank T20 Cup
Next Year:	2013-14
Next Tournament:	2013–14 Faysal Bank T20 Cup

The 2012–13 Faysal Bank T20 Cup was the ninth season of the Faysal Bank T20 Cup in Pakistan, which was held from 1 to 9 December 2012. The winning team received Rs 20 million as prize money while the runners-up received Rs 10 million. This was also the last edition of the tournament, which was replaced with the Pakistan Super League.

News

• 15 November: Pakistan Cricket Board denied Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal and Shahid Afridi permission to play in the season's Big Bash League, the Australia Twenty20 league, to ensure the trio's participation in Faysal Bank T20 Cup.^[1]
• 17 November: Shahid Afridi is a fine player and has performed well in the past, but the upcoming Faysal Bank T20 Cup is the opportunity for him to perform and we will watch him – Pakistan chief selector Iqbal Qasim.^[2]
• 19 November: Pakistan Cricket Board granted Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal permission to play a few games at the Big Bash League, on the request of Cricket Australia. The trio were to miss the last round of Faysal Bank T20 Cup.^[3]
• 19 November: Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan allrounder, has said he will not play for Sydney Thunder despite being given permission by Pakistan Cricket Board to take part in Australia's Big Bash League. Afridi said he wanted to play in Faysal Bank T20 Cup instead and that clashes with Australia's Twenty20 competition.^[4]
• 20 November: Famous all-rounder Azhar Mahmood now will lead Islamabad Leopards in order to get a position in the national team of Pakistan for the tour of India. Azhar Mahmood had not played in any league of Pakistan since October 2010. He had played in many T20 leagues all over the world like the Indian Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League, Friends Life t20, HRV Cup, Sri Lanka Premier League and Champions League Twenty20.^[5]
• 21 November: Test cricketer Hasan Raza was debarred from leading Karachi Zebras for the domestic season, but he could represent his team as the inquiry committee which took the decision failed to find any substance in the allegations of match-fixing against him and his team Karachi Zebras during the 2012 Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup. Danish Kaneria was also not be able to lead Karachi Zebras this year due to his spot fixing ban. Rameez Raja is mostly confident for captaining the team Karachi Zebras.^[6]
• 21 November: Lahore Regional Cricket Association named Mohammad Yousuf as the Lahore Lions captain and also requested Pakistan Cricket Board to review its one-year ban on left-arm fast-bowler Emmad Ali so that he could be possibly be included in the T20 squads. Pakistan's T20 captain Mohammad Hafeez will be featuring in the Lahore Lions instead of Faisalabad Wolves.^[7]
• 24 November: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to set arena for Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 tournament in Lahore instead of Karachi because of the volatile situation in city which was scheduled to be played between 2 and 10 December. The tournament will now be played in three different grounds of Lahore which includes Gaddafi Stadium, Bagh-e-Jinnah and Lahore City Cricket Association Ground.^[8]
• 28 November: The Faysal Bank T20 Cup will begin on 1 December and its final will be on 9 December. Bahawalpur Stags is the new team in the T20 competition.^[9]
• 30 November: Pakistan Cricket Board is introducing in-competition dope testing during the Faysal Bank T20 Cup in order to strive for drug-free sports and to protect the basic framework for the athletes, the board said in a statement. Cricketers from all the regional teams participating in Faysal Bank T20 Cup will randomly be picked for dope testing. "These tests will be conducted by WADA-accredited independent doping control officers throughout the competition."^[10]
• 1 December: Mohammad Yousuf, the former Pakistan batsman, has passed on the captaincy of the Lahore Lions team to Mohammad Hafeez, the national team's T20 captain, for the ongoing Faysal Bank T20 Cup to help the latter gain experience.^[11]

Teams

Group A
Abbottabad Falcons
Captain	Younis Khan
City	Abbottabad
Coach	Sajjad Akbar
Islamabad Leopards
Captain	Umar Gul
City	Islamabad
Coach	Taimoor Azam
Karachi Zebras
Captain	Rameez Raja
City	Karachi
Coach	Azam Khan
Lahore Lions
Captain	Mohammad Hafeez
City	Lahore
Coach	Mohsin Kamal
Multan Tigers
Captain	Abdur Rauf
City	Multan
Coach	Wasim Haider
Quetta Bears
Captain	Gohar Faiz
City	Quetta
Coach	Arshad Khan
Sialkot Stallions
Captain	Shoaib Malik
City	Sialkot
Coach	Ijaz Ahmed jnr

Group B
Bahawalpur Stags
Captain	Bilal Khilji
City	Bahawalpur
Coach	Shahid Anwar
Faisalabad Wolves
Captain	Misbah-ul-Haq
City	Faisalabad
Coach	Naved Anjum
Hyderabad Hawks
Captain	Rizwan Ahmed
City	Hyderabad
Coach	Shaukat Mirza
Karachi Dolphins
Captain	Shahid Afridi
City	Karachi
Coach	Tauseef Ahmed
Lahore Eagles
Captain	Taufeeq Umar
City	Lahore
Coach	Manzoor Elahi
Peshawar Panthers
Captain	Akbar Badshah
City	Peshawar
Coach	Abdur Rehman (cricketer)
Rawalpindi Rams
Captain	Sohail Tanvir
City	Rawalpindi
Coach	Sabih Azhar

Venues

Lahore
Bagh-e-Jinnah	Gaddafi Stadium	LCCA Ground
Matches: 14	Matches: 17	Matches: 14

Fixtures and results

All times shown are in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+05).

Group stage

Group A

Points Table

Team
Lahore Lions	6	6	0	0	+1.433	12
Multan Tigers	6	4	2	0	+1.118	8
Sialkot Stallions	6	4	2	0	+0.992	8
Abbottabad Falcons	6	4	2	0	−0.399	8
Karachi Zebras	6	2	4	0	−0.333	4
Islamabad Leopards	6	1	5	0	−0.926	2
Quetta Bears	6	0	6	0	−1.744	0

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Group B

Points Table

Team
Faisalabad Wolves	6	6	0	0	+0.644	12
Bahawalpur Stags	6	5	1	0	+0.656	10
Rawalpindi Rams	6	4	2	0	+0.511	8
Karachi Dolphins	6	3	3	0	+0.414	6
Lahore Eagles	6	2	4	0	+0.437	4
Peshawar Panthers	6	1	5	0	−1.159	2
Hyderabad Hawks	6	0	6	0	−1.481	0

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

The tables below show the top five holders for each class of record. If the fifth place is shared then all holders are shown.^[12] Last updated on 10 December 2012High Scores (balls played)

Imran Farhat	112 (59)
	107 (57)
	101 (65)
	89 (53)
	77 (41)

Most runs (innings played)

Ahmed Shehzad	391 (8)
	262 (7)
	239 (6)
	223 (6)
	215 (6)

Most fifties (innings played)

Ahmed Shehzad	4 (8)
	3 (5)
	3 (6)
	3 (6)
	2 (5)

Most Sixes (in an inning)

Naved Malik	7
Sharjeel Khan	7
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan	5
	4
	4

Most Sixes (innings played)

Naved Malik	15 (6)
	11 (6)
	9 (6)
	7 (6)
	6 (5)

Highest strike rates

Mohammad Talha	188.88
Abdul Razzaq	176.19
	170.71
	167.85
	161.76

Best Bowling (overs)

Jalat Khan	5/23 (4)
	4/11 (4)
	4/13 (4)
	4/15 (4)
	4/15 (3.4)

Most Wickets (innings played)

Asad Ali	15 (8)
	12 (7)
	11 (7)
	11 (7)
	11 (7)

Best economy (Minimum five overs)

Raza Hasan	3.33
	4.16
	4.52
Arun Lal	4.52
	4.62

Highest Team Totals (overs)

Lahore Eagles	224/2 (20)
	211/5 (20)
	188/5 (20)
	186/4 (20)
	185/5 (20)

Highest Match aggregates (overs)

Lahore Eagles	Hyderabad Hawks	390/7 (40)
		371/15 (39.2)
		371/12 (40)
		342/10 (40)
		335/12 (40)

Sponsors

• PCB
• Faysal Bank
• Fly Emirates
• Haier Inspired Living
• Advance Telecom
• Easypaisa
• Medicam Toothpaste

See also

• Pakistani cricket team in India in 2012–13
• Faysal Bank T20 Cup
• Pakistan Super League T20
• Champions League Twenty20
• Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup
• Twenty20 Cricket
• 2012–13 Big Bash League
• President's Trophy 2012–13
• Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2012–13
• Faysal Bank One Day Cup 2012–13

External links

• Tournament Site on PTV Sports
• Tournament Site on ESPN Cricinfo
• Tournament Site on Cricket Archive
• Tournament Site on PCB Official Website
• Tournament Site on Cricket Highlights

Notes and References

1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/591421.html No Big Bash for Afridi, Ajmal and Umar Akmal, says PCB
2. http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/591714.html Afridi must earn his place – Qasim
3. http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/592006.html PCB grants players permission to play Big Bash
4. http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/592006.html Afridi says no to BBL after getting PCB clearance
5. http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/11/20/azhar-mahmood-to-lead-islamabad-leopards-in-faysal-bank-t20-cup/ Azhar Mahmood to lead Islamabad Leopards in Faysal Bank T20 Cup
6. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-144079-Hasan-cant-lead-any-Karachi-team-this-season/ Hasan can’t lead Karachi Zebras this season
7. http://tribune.com.pk/story/468774/yousuf-named-lions-captain/ Yousuf named Lions’ captain
8. http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/11/24/pcb-decides-to-stage-faysal-bank-t20-in-lahore/ PCB decides to stage Faysal Bank T20 in Lahore
9. http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/594194.html Bahawalpur new addition to Faysal Bank T-20
10. http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/594523.html PCB to conduct dope tests at Faysal Bank T-20
11. http://www.espncricinfo.com/faysal-2020cup-2012/content/story/594627.html Yousuf passes captaincy to Hafeez
12. Web site: Faysal Bank T-20 Cup, 2012/13 Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com.