# 2006–07 National Twenty20 Cup

The 2006–07 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup was the third season of the ABN AMRO Twenty-20 Cup in Pakistan, sponsored by ABN AMRO. It was held in Karachi from 21 to 26 December 2006. The tournament was reduced to a shorter format similar to the 2004–05 edition with 18 matches. The Sialkot Stallions successfully defended the title by defeating the Karachi Dolphins in the final.

## Format

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.
Awarded points :
| Result | Points |
| Won | 2 points |
| No result | 1 point |
| Loss | 0 points |
The position of the teams in the points table is determined by:
* Total points
* Won
* Lost (fewest)
* Net run rate

### Prize money

The prize money was increased from the previous year, with the winners receiving almost twice that of the previous year.
* Final
** Winners: Rs. 1,000,000
** Runners-up: Rs. 500,000
* Match victories
** Winners of group matches: Rs. 15,000
** Losers of group matches: Rs. 10,000
** Winners of semi-finals: Rs. 20,000
** Losers of semi-finals: Rs. 15,000

## Results
### Teams and standings

The top team from each group qualify for the semi-finals.
Pool A :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Karachi Dolphins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.394 |
| Faisalabad Wolves | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +2.049 |
| Lahore Eagles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0.067 |
| Abbottabad Rhinos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | –3.345 |
Pool B :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Sialkot Stallions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.282 |
| Karachi Zebras | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.478 |
| Hyderabad Hawks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | –1.513 |
Pool C :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Peshawar Panthers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.038 |
| Multan Tigers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.141 |
| Islamabad Leopards | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | –2.150 |
Pool D :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Lahore Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.274 |
| Rawalpindi Rams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.450 |
| Quetta Bears | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | –0.721 |
    Qualified for semi-finals

### Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Peshawar Panthers | 124/9 | | | |
| C1 | Karachi Dolphins | 128/5 | | | |
| C1 | Karachi Dolphins | 128/5 | C1 | Karachi Dolphins | 137/7 |
| | | | B1 | Sialkot Stallions | 151 |
| B1 | Sialkot Stallions | 120/1 | B1 | Sialkot Stallions | 151 |
| D1 | Lahore Lions | 119 | | | |

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

* 21 December Scorecard
| Lahore Eagles 170/6 (20 overs) | v | Abbottabad Rhinos 90 (17.2 overs) |
| Ashfaq Ahmed 50 (27) Dilawar Khan 2/27 (4 overs) | | Adnan Raees 25 (25) Junaid Zia 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Eagles won by 80 runs National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Akbar Khan and Islam Khan
* Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
* Hammad Ali, Junaid Khan and Nasir Jalil (Abbottabad Rhinos) all made their T20 debuts.
* 21 December (D/N) Scorecard
| Karachi Dolphins 171/4 (20 overs) | v | Faisalabad Wolves 169/9 (20 overs) |
| Khalid Latif 72 (47) Saeed Ajmal 2/36 (4 overs) | | Misbah-ul-Haq 53 (33) Shahid Afridi 2/29 (4 overs) |
* Karachi Dolphins won by 2 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Kaukab Butt and Saleem Badar
* Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
* Asad Ali and Mohammad Zahid (Faisalabad Wolves) made their T20 debuts.
* 22 December (D/N) Scorecard
| Faisalabad Wolves 162/7 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Eagles 138/8 (20 overs) |
| Misbah-ul-Haq 60* (48) Mohammad Khalil 3/40 (4 overs) | | Arsalan Mir 29 (20) Asad Ali 2/12 (4 overs) |
* Faisalabad Wolves won by 24 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Islam Khan and Riazuddin
* Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.
* 23 December Scorecard
| Abbottabad Rhinos 113/8 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Dolphins 114/2 (17.1 overs) |
| Sajid Shah 37 (27) Shahid Afridi 3/23 (4 overs) | | Shadab Kabir 40 (50) Amjad Waqas 1/16 (3 overs) |
* Karachi Dolphins won by 8 wickets Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Siddiq Khan
* Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
* 24 December 17:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Abbottabad Rhinos 105/8 (20 overs) | v | Faisalabad Wolves 106/3 (8.5 overs) |
| Sajid Shah 30 (39) Mohammad Hafeez 3/16 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Hafeez 33 (18) Dilawar Khan 1/14 (0.5 overs) |
* Faisalabad Wolves won by 7 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Iftikhar Malik and Islam Khan
* Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mohammad Naeem and Wajid Ali (Abbottabad Rhinos) made their T20 debuts.
* 24 December 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Eagles 71 (14.5 overs) | v | Karachi Dolphins 74/1 (12.1 overs) |
| Aamer Sajjad 18 (20) Fawad Alam 2/4 (1.5 overs) | | Fawad Alam 34* (33) |
* Karachi Dolphins won by 9 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Siddiq Khan and Zameer Haider
* Lahore Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Pool B

* 21 December Scorecard
| Karachi Zebras 149/9 (20 overs) | v | Hyderabad Hawks 97/9 (20 overs) |
| Asim Kamal 49 (30) Rizwan Ahmed 2/24 (4 overs) | | Taj Wasan 26 (39) Danish Kaneria 3/13 (4 overs) |
* Karachi Zebras won by 52 runs United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Iqbal Butt and Zaheer Ahmed
* Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
* Nasir Awais, Taj Wasan (Hyderabad Hawks) and Asif Zakir (Karachi Zebras) all made their T20 debuts.
* 22 December (D/N) Scorecard
| Sialkot Stallions 106 (17.5 overs) | v | Karachi Zebras 69/5 (13.5 overs) |
| Naved-ul-Hasan 28 (23) Malik Aftab 4/17 (4 overs) | | Hasan Raza 28 (33) Mohammad Asif 2/11 (4 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 2 runs (D/L) National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Siddiq Khan
* Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
* Play was stopped in the Karachi Zebras' innings after 13.5 overs. Their target would have been 72 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
* 23 December Scorecard
| Hyderabad Hawks 143/4 (20 overs) | v | Sialkot Stallions 144/3 (19 overs) |
| Rizwan Ahmed 42* (40) Tahir Mughal 2/22 (4 overs) | | Shoaib Malik 53* (61) Farhan Ayub 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 7 wickets United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Iftikhar Malik and Raweed Khan
* Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ghulam Murtaza and Lal Kumar (Hyderabad Hawks) both made their T20 debuts.

#### Pool C

* 21 December (D/N) Scorecard
| Multan Tigers 124 (18.2 overs) | v | Peshawar Panthers 125/5 (17.5 overs) |
| Saeed Anwar 51 (48) Mohammad Aslam 4/13 (3.2 overs) | | Rafatullah Mohmand 32 (16) Mohammad Irshad 2/14 (2 overs) |
* Peshawar Panthers won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Shakeel Khan
* Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Imranullah Aslam (Multan Tigers) made his T20 debut.
* 22 December Scorecard
| Multan Tigers 147/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad Leopards 126 (18.1 overs) |
| Kamran Hussain 44 (32) Azhar Mahmood 3/17 (4 overs) | | Bazid Khan 53 (45) Imranullah Aslam 5/17 (4 overs) |
* Multan Tigers won by 21 runs Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Iqbal Butt and Kaukab Butt
* Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Fakhar Hussain, Naeem Anjum (Islamabad Leopards) and Hanain Abbas (Multan Tigers) made their T20 debuts.
* 23 December (D/N) Scorecard
| Peshawar Panthers 146/6 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad Leopards 81/8 (20 overs) |
| Wajahatullah Wasti 48 (38) Iftikhar Anjum 2/27 (3 overs) | | Shoaib Akhtar 14 (13) Fazl-e-Akbar 3/9 (3 overs) |
* Peshawar Panthers won by 65 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Rasheed Bhatti and Zameer Haider
* Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to field.

#### Pool D

* 22 December Scorecard
| Rawalpindi Rams 172/5 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Bears 152/9 (20 overs) |
| Mohammad Wasim 86* (64) Faisal Irfan 3/22 (4 overs) | | Shoaib Khan 44 (24) Najaf Shah 2/41 (4 overs) |
* Rawalpindi Rams won by 20 runs National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Akbar Khan and Zaheer Ahmed
* Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to bat.
* Gohar Faiz, Mohammad Alam (Quetta Bears); Akhtar Ayub, Naved Malik and Yasim Murtaza (Rawalpindi Rams) all made their T20 debuts.
* 23 December (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Lions 178/7 (20 overs) | v | Rawalpindi Rams 176/8 (20 overs) |
| Kamran Akmal 59 (34) Akhtar Ayub 1/18 (2 overs) | | Babar Naeem 39 (21) Kashif Siddiq 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Lions won by 2 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Mohammad Aslam and Saleem Badar
* Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
* Asif Raza, Imran Ali and Kashif Siddiq (Lahore Lions) all made their T20 debuts.
* 24 December Scorecard
| Quetta Bears 148/5 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Lions 150/7 (19.1 overs) |
| Umar Javed 43* (36) Wahab Riaz 2/18 (3 overs) | | Rashid Riaz 32 (21) Arun Lal 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Lions won by 3 wickets United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Rasheed Bhatti and Raweed Khan
* Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to field.
* Yasir Majeed (Quetta Bears) made his T20 debut.

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

* 25 December 17:00 Scorecard
| Peshawar Panthers 124/9 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Dolphins 128/5 (15.4 overs) |
| Mohammad Fayyaz 24 (23) Azam Hussain 3/19 (4 overs) | | Shahid Afridi 49 (19) Arshad Khan 2/40 (3.4 overs) |
* Karachi Dolphins won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Mohammad Aslam and Saleem Badar Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Karachi Dolphins)
* Peshawar Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25 December 20:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Lions 119 (19.3 overs) | v | Sialkot Stallions 120/1 (17.1 overs) |
| Adnan Raza 32 (33) Naved-ul-Hasan 3/9 (4 overs) | | Imran Nazir 76* (59) Kashif Siddiq 1/16 (4 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 9 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Shakeel Khan and Zameer Haider Player of the match: Imran Nazir (Sialkot Stallions)
* Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to field.

#### Final

* 26 December 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sialkot Stallions 151 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Dolphins 137/7 (20 overs) |
| Imran Nazir 46 (31) Fawad Alam 5/27 (4 overs) | | Fawad Alam 54 (43) Abdur Rehman 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 14 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri and Riazuddin Player of the match: Fawad Alam (Karachi Dolphins)
* Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.

## Media coverage

* Geo Super (live)