# 2011–12 National T20 Cup

The 2011–12 Faysal Bank T20 Cup was the eighth season of the Faysal Bank T20 Cup in Pakistan, sponsored by Faysal Bank. The season was to begin in the final week of September in Lahore but due to an outbreak of dengue fever, the tournament was shifted to Karachi. The winning team received ₨ 2.5 million as prize money, while the runners-up received ₨ 1 million.

## Venue

21 matches were played at National Stadium, Karachi.
| City | Venue | Capacity | Matches |
| Karachi, Sindh | National Stadium | 34,228 | 21 |
| National Stadium, Karachi ||||

## Squads

List of cricketers who represented their teams.

### Group D
## Results
### Teams and standings

The top team from each group qualify for the semi-finals. The top two teams from each group qualify for the 2012 Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup.
Group A :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Lahore Eagles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.773 |
| Karachi Zebras | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +0.55 |
| Abbottabad Falcons | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1.234 |
| Quetta Bears | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.558 |
Group B :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Rawalpindi Rams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +4.950 |
| Faisalabad Wolves | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1.000 |
| Multan Tigers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.945 |
| Afghan Cheetahs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.533 |
Group C :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Sialkot Stallions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.674 |
| Lahore Lions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.703 |
| Hyderabad Hawks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.920 |
Group D :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Peshawar Panthers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.339 |
| Karachi Dolphins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.658 |
| Islamabad Leopards | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −2.012 |
    Qualified for semifinals

### Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Lahore Eagles | 167 | | | |
| C1 | Sialkot Stallions | 171/4 | | | |
| C1 | Sialkot Stallions | 171/4 | C1 | Sialkot Stallions | 180/6 |
| | | | B1 | Rawalpindi Rams | 170/8 |
| B1 | Rawalpindi Rams | 168 | B1 | Rawalpindi Rams | 170/8 |
| D1 | Peshawar Panthers | 91 | | | |

## Fixtures
### Group stage
#### Group A

* 25 September 12:00 Scorecard
| Abbottabad Falcons 190/2 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Bears 118/8 (20 overs) |
| Yasir Hameed 101 (65) Sher Hasan 1/33 (4 overs) | | Abid Ali 42 (46) Junaid Khan 3/24 (4 overs) |
* Abbottabad Falcons won by 72 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Masood Khan and Nadeem Ghauri Player of the match: Junaid Khan
* Quetta Bears won the toss and chose to field
* Matiullah Khan, Mohibullah and Sher Hasan (Quetta Bears) all made their T20 debuts.
* 25 September 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Eagles 143/6 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Zebras 141/7 (20 overs) |
| Ali Azmat 36* (37) Danish Kaneria 2/26 (4 overs) | | Hasan Raza 49 (54) Saad Nasim 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Eagles won by 2 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Kaukab Butt and Tahir Shah Player of the match: Hasan Raza
* Lahore Eagles won the toss and chose to bat
* Rameez Aziz (Karachi Zebras); Hamza Paracha and Mustafa Iqbal (Lahore Eagles) all made their T20 debuts.
* 26 September 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Karachi Zebras 172/5 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Bears 128 (18.3 overs) |
| Khurram Manzoor 62 (52) Arun Lal 2/53 (4 overs) | | Fareed-ud-din 24 (18) Danish Kaneria 3/23 (3.3 overs) |
* Karachi Zebras won by 45 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ijaz Ahmed and Nadeem Ghauri Player of the match: Khurram Manzoor
* Karachi Zebras won the toss and chose to bat
* 26 September 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Eagles 150/4 (20 overs) | v | Abbottabad Falcons 135 (19.3 overs) |
| Imran Farhat 43 (31) Wajid Ali 2/7 (2 overs) | | Yasir Hameed 44 (42) Junaid Zia 2/9 (3.3 overs) |
* Lahore Eagles won by 15 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Akbar Khan and Shakeel Khan Player of the match: Taufeeq Umar
* Lahore Eagles won the toss and chose to bat
* Waqas Aslam (Lahore Eagles) made his T20 debut.
* 27 September 12:00 Scorecard
| Lahore Eagles 129/1 (16.1 overs) | v | Quetta Bears 125 (20 overs) |
| Imran Farhat 50 (33) Abid Ali 1/21 (3 overs) | | Mir Wais 30 (36) Junaid Zia 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Eagles won by 9 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Riazuddin and Shakeel Khan Player of the match: Imran Farhat
* Quetta Bears won the toss and chose to bat
* Gul Mohammad and Mohammad Asif (Quetta Bears) both made their T20 debuts.
* 27 September 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Karachi Zebras 160/4 (20 overs) | v | Abbottabad Falcons 158/7 (20 overs) |
| Hasan Raza 74 (50) Khalid Usman 2/33 (4 overs) | | Yasir Hameed 73 (51) Danish Kaneria 3/30 (4 overs) |
* Karachi Zebras won by 6 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Nadeem Ghauri
* Abbottabad Falcons won the toss and chose to bat

#### Group B

* 28 September 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Faisalabad Wolves 161/7 (20 overs) | v | Multan Tigers 107/9 (20 overs) |
| Asif Ali 44 (35) Kamran Hussain 2/21 (4 overs) | | Gulraiz Sadaf 32 (31) Saeed Ajmal 3/5 (4 overs) |
* Faisalabad Wolves won by 54 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Shozab Raza Player of the match: Saeed Ajmal
* Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and chose to bat
* Waqas Maqsood (Faisalabad Wolves); Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Zahid and Moinuddin (Multan Tigers) all made their T20 debuts.
* 28 September 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Rawalpindi Rams 163/6 (18.5 overs) | v | Afghan Cheetahs 162/4 (20 overs) |
| Awais Zia 60 (41) Karim Sadiq 1/17 (4 overs) | | Samiullah Shenwari 52 (32) Mohammad Rameez 2/41 (4 overs) |
* Rawalpindi Rams won by 4 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Iqbal Butt and Shakeel Khan Player of the match: Awais Zia
* Afghan Cheetahs won the toss and chose to bat
* Abdullah Mazari, Najeeb Tarakai, Najibullah Zadran, Qaseem Khan, Sami Agha and Sayed Shirzad (Afghan Cheetas) all made their T20 debuts.
* 29 September 12:00 Scorecard
| Rawalpindi Rams 152/5 (18.4 overs) | v | Multan Tigers 151/9 (20 overs) |
| Awais Zia 52 (30) Mohammad Zahid 2/30 (4 overs) | | Ansar Javed 35* (26) Mohammad Rameez 4/24 (4 overs) |
* Rawalpindi Rams won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri and Tahir Shah Player of the match: Shahbaz Ahmed
* Multan Tigers won the toss and chose to bat
* Shahbaz Ahmed (Multan Tigers) made his T20 debut.
* 29 September 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Faisalabad Wolves 145/8 (20 overs) | v | Afghan Cheetahs 132/9 (20 overs) |
| Mohammad Salman 32 (26) Mohammad Nabi 2/24 (4 overs) | | Gulbudeen Naib 68 (42) Abdur Rauf 2/25 (3 overs) |
* Faisalabad Wolves won by 13 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Shozab Raza and Zameer Haider Player of the match: Gulbudeen Naib
* Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and chose to bat
* Fazal Niazai and Mohammad Nasim Baras (Afghan Cheetas) both made their T20 debuts.
* 30 September 12:00 Scorecard
| Afghan Cheetahs 131/9 (20 overs) | v | Multan Tigers 135/6 (19.2 overs) |
| Najib Taraki 34 (24) Naved Yasin 4/17 (4 overs) | | Zain Abbas 54 (35) Mohammad Nabi 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Multan Tigers won by 4 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Riazuddin and Saleem Badar Player of the match: Naved Yasin
* Afghan Cheetahs won the toss and chose to bat
* Yamin Ahmadzai (Afghan Cheetas) made his T20 debut.
* 30 September 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Rawalpindi Rams 165/8 (20 overs) | v | Faisalabad Wolves 158/7 (20 overs) |
| Umar Amin 53 (37) Saeed Ajmal 3/32 (4 overs) | | Imran Khalid 48 (35) Sohail Tanvir 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Rawalpindi Rams won by 7 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Shakeel Khan Player of the match: Umar Amin
* Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and chose to bat
* Sabir Hussain (Faisalabad Wolves) made his T20 debut.

#### Group C

* 25 September 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Lions 194/5 (20 overs) | v | Hyderabad Hawks 112 (18.4 overs) |
| Ahmed Shehzad 72 (50) Nasir Awais 3/43 (4 overs) | | Sharjeel Khan 30 (23) Raza Ali Dar 2/9 (3 overs) |
* Lahore Lions won by 74 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Hakeem Shah and Khalid Mahmood
* Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and chose to field
* Tanzeel Altaf (Lahore Lions) made his T20 debut.
* 26 September 12:00 Scorecard
| Sialkot Stallions 98/1 (16.4 overs) | v | Hyderabad Hawks 96/8 (20 overs) |
| Shoaib Malik 50 (52) Nasir Awais 1/16 (2.4 overs) | | Shahzad Haider 42 (43) Sarfraz Ahmed 4/13 (4 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 9 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Anis-ur-Rehman and Rasheed Bhatti Player of the match: Sarfraz Ahmed
* Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and chose to bat
* Shahzad Haider (Hyderabad Hawks) made his T20 debut.
* 27 September 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Lions 121 (19.4 overs) | v | Sialkot Stallions 124/4 (19.1 overs) |
| Abdul Razzaq 42 (33) Naved-ul-Hasan 3/30 (4 overs) | | Shahid Yousuf 47 (52) Raza Ali Dar 1/13 (4 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 6 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Islam Khan and Saleem Badar Player of the match: Shahid Yousuf
* Lahore Lions won the toss and chose to bat

#### Group D

* 28 September 12:00 Scorecard
| Islamabad Leopards 122 (19.3 overs) | v | Peshawar Panthers 150/9 (20 overs) |
| Naeem Anjum 40 (41) Nauman Habib 4/17 (3.3 overs) | | Aftab Alam 36 (33) Zohaib Ahmed 3/21 (4 overs) |
* Peshawar Panthers won by 28 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Zameer Haider Player of the match: Umar Gul
* Islamabad Leopards won the toss and chose to field
* Junaid Nadir, Sajid Ali (Islamabad Leopards) and Nauman Habib (Peshawar Panthers) all made their T20 debuts.
* 29 September 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Karachi Dolphins 132/2 (13.3 overs) | v | Islamabad Leopards 131/9 (20 overs) |
| Shahid Afridi 58 (32) Rizwan Malik 1/27 (3 overs) | | Afaq Raheem 22 (15) Shahid Afridi 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Karachi Dolphins won by 8 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Ghaffar Kazmi Player of the match: Shahid Afridi
* Islamabad Leopards won the toss and chose to bat
* Moed Ahmed, Rizwan Malik and Sarmad Bhatti (Islamabad Leopards) all made their T20 debuts.
* 30 September 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Karachi Dolphins 148/9 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Panthers 177/7 (20 overs) |
| Sarfraz Ahmed 37 (20) Nauman Habib 3/27 (4 overs) | | Zohaib Khan 43* (23) Faraz Ahmed 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Peshawar Panthers won by 29 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ehtesham-ul-Haq and Shozab Raza Player of the match: Zohaib Khan
* Peshawar Panthers won the toss and chose to bat
* Rumman Raees (Karachi Dolphins) and Nasir Ahmed (Peshawar Panthers) both made their T20 debuts.

### Knockout stage
#### Semi-finals

* 1 October 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Eagles 167 (19.3 overs) | v | Sialkot Stallions 171/4 (18.5 overs) |
| Imran Farhat 73 (44) Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 2/23 (4 overs) | | Shoaib Malik 88* (79) Junaid Zia 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 6 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Riazuddin and Zameer Haider Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Sialkot Stallions)
* Lahore Eagles won the toss and chose to bat
* 1 October 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Rawalpindi Rams 168(19.5 overs) | v | Peshawar Panthers 91 (16 overs) |
| Umar Amin 30 (26) Zohaib Khan 3/36 (4 overs) | | Rafatullah Mohmand 33 (26) Umar Amin 3/14 (4 overs) |
* Rawalpindi Rams won by 77 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Saleem Badar Player of the match: Umar Amin (Rawalpindi Rams)
* Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected bat

#### Final

* 2 October 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sialkot Stallions 180/6 (20 overs) | v | Rawalpindi Rams 170/8 (20 overs) |
| Qaiser Abbas 44 (34) Awais Zia 2/17 (2 overs) | | Naved Malik 67 (47) Raza Hasan 2/11 (4 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 10 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Aleem Dar and Asad Rauf Player of the match: Raza Hasan (Sialkot Stallions)
* Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat

## Statistics

Leading run scorers :
| Runs | Player | Team | Matches |
| 218 | Yasir Hameed | Abbottabad Falcons | 3 |
| 193 | Imran Farhat | Lahore Eagles | 4 |
| 153 | Shoaib Malik | Sialkot Stallions | 3 |
| 152 | Taufeeq Umar | Lahore Eagles | 4 |
| 147 | Umar Amin | Rawalpindi Rams | 4 |
| 145 | Awais Zia | Rawalpindi Rams | 4 |
Leading wicket takers :
| Wickets | Player | Team | Matches |
| 10 | Mohammad Rameez | Rawalpindi Rams | 4 |
| 9 | Nauman Habib | Peshawar Panthers | 3 |
| 8 | Junaid Zia | Lahore Eagles | 4 |
| 8 | Danish Kaneria | Karachi Zebras | 3 |
| 7 | Saeed Ajmal | Faisalabad Wolves | 3 |
| 6 | Raza Hasan | Sialkot Stallions | 3 |

### Highest team totals

The following table lists the highest team scores during this season.
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
| Lahore Lions | 194/5 | Hyderabad Hawks | National Stadium, Karachi |
| Abbottabad Falcons | 190/2 | Quetta Bears | National Stadium, Karachi |
| Peshawar Panthers | 177/7 | Karachi Dolphins | National Stadium, Karachi |
| Karachi Zebras | 172/5 | Quetta Bears | National Stadium, Karachi |

## Broadcasting rights

All matches were taken place at the National Stadium, Karachi and all matches were telecasted live on GEO Super.