2017–18 Regional One Day Cup Explained

2017–18 Regional One Day Cup
Fromdate:24 January
Todate:11 February 2018
Administrator:Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket Format:List A cricket
Tournament Format:Round-robin and Final
Champions:Karachi Whites
Participants:8
Most Runs:Shan Masood (656)
Most Wickets:Mohammad Imran (14)
Zia-ul-Haq (14)
Taj Wali (14)
Website:PCB
Previous Year:2016–17
Previous Tournament:2016–17 Regional One Day Cup

The 2017–18 Regional One Day Cup was a List A cricket tournament that took place in Pakistan. The competition ran from 24 January to 11 February 2018.[1] Peshawar were the defending champions.[2]

In round seven of the tournament, Abid Ali, batting for Islamabad, scored 209 not out against Peshawar. This was the highest List A score by a Pakistan batsman and he became the fourth batsman from Pakistan to score 200 runs or more in a List A match.[3] [4]

Following the group stage, Karachi Whites and Peshawar advanced to the first semi-final, with Rawalpindi and Islamabad progressing to the second semi-final.[5] In the first semi-final, Karachi Whites beat Peshawar, the defending champions, by five wickets to move to the final.[6] In the second semi-final, Islamabad beat Rawalpindi by 13 runs to progress to the final.[7] Karachi Whites won the tournament, beating Islamabad by five wickets in the final.[8]

Teams

The following teams are competing:

Points table

Team[9]
Karachi Whites7 5 2 0 10 +0.677
Rawalpindi7 5 2 0 10 +0.539
Peshawar7 5 2 0 10 –0.440
Islamabad7 3 4 0 6 +0.578
Lahore Blues7 3 4 0 6 +0.292
Faisalabad7 3 4 0 6 –0.331
Lahore Whites7 2 4 1 5 –0.638
Federally Administered Tribal Areas7 1 5 1 3 –0.663
Teams qualified for the finals

Fixtures

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Finals

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National One-day Cup for Regions to miss Butt, Wahab, Asif, Yasir . 24 January 2018 . The News.
  2. Web site: Gauhar, Iftikhar tons lead Peshawar to title . 27 January 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: Islamabad batsman Abid Ali hits highest 50-over score in Pakistan's history . 6 February 2018 . Sport360.
  4. Web site: After Kamran Akmal, this Pakistan player scores 200 in a 50-over match . 6 February 2018 . Sports Wallah . https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005257/https://www.sportswallah.com/cricket/photos/after-kamran-akmal-this-pakistan-player-scores-200-in-a-50-over-match/attachment/score-sheet . 7 February 2018 . dead .
  5. Web site: Semi-Finals And Final Of National One Day Cup For Regions . 7 February 2018 . Urdu Point.
  6. Web site: Karachi Whites move into final of National One Day Cup . 8 February 2018 . Samaa TV.
  7. Web site: Islamabad Through To National One Day Cup Final . 9 February 2018 . Urdu Point.
  8. Web site: Fawad century carries Karachi Whites to title . 11 February 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  9. Web site: Points table . ESPN Cricinfo.