# 2022–23 Pakistan Cup

The 2022–23 Pakistan Cup was a List A cricket competition that took place in Pakistan from 10 December 2022 to 3 January 2023. Balochistan were the defending champions.
Central Punjab won the competition, defeating Balochistan by 50 runs in the final.

## Venues

The group stage matches were hosted in three different venues in Karachi, with SBP Sports Complex hosting the semi-finals and the final.
Karachi :
| NBP Sports Complex | UBL Sports Complex | SBP Sports Complex |
| Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 1,000 |
| Matches: 10 | Matches: 10 | Matches: 13 |
| Karachi ||||

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Central Punjab | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.604 |
| 2 | Balochistan | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.669 |
| 3 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.859 |
| 4 | Southern Punjab | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.190 |
| 5 | Sindh | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.055 |
| 6 | Northern | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.752 |
Advanced to the Semi-finals

## Fixtures
### Group stage
#### Round 1

* 10 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Northern 356/2 (50 overs) | v | Balochistan 244/7 (40 overs) |
| Mubasir Khan 118* (65) Amad Butt 1/64 (9 overs) | | Hussain Talat 101* (74) Muhammad Musa 3/40 (7 overs) |
* Northern won by 54 runs (DLS method) National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Imran Javed and Imtiaz Iqbal Player of the match: Mubasir Khan (Northern)
* Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Balochistan were set a revised target of 299 in 40 overs.
* 10 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Sindh 276 (48.3 overs) | v | Southern Punjab 278/8 (48.5 overs) |
| Saim Ayub 100 (81) Usman Qadir 5/61 (10 overs) | | Usman Salahuddin 89 (126) Sohail Khan 3/33 (9 overs) |
* Southern Punjab won by 2 wickets United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Aaley Haider and Asif Yaqoob Player of the match: Usman Qadir (Southern Punjab)
* Sindh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Arafat Minhas, Tahir Hussain (Southern Punjab) and Mohammad Suleman (Sindh) all made their List A debuts.
* 10 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 143 (39 overs) | v | Central Punjab 144/2 (27 overs) |
| Waqar Ahmed 61 (107) Zafar Gohar 3/30 (10 overs) | | Muhammad Faizan 53 (49) Sajid Khan 2/38 (8 overs) |
* Central Punjab won by 8 wickets State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Mohammad Asif and Saqib Khan Player of the match: Zafar Gohar (Central Punjab)
* Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* Ihsanullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) made his List A debut.

#### Round 2

* 12 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Sindh 288 (50 overs) | v | Balochistan 254/5 (46 overs) |
| Saim Ayub 79 (75) Kashif Bhatti 3/37 (10 overs) | | Ali Waqas 121* (122) Mir Hamza 2/39 (9 overs) |
* Balochistan won by 4 runs (DLS method) State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Mohammad Sajid Player of the match: Ali Waqas (Balochistan)
* Balochistan won the toss elected to field.
* Balochistan were set a revised target of 251 in 46 overs.
* 12 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Southern Punjab 182 (44.3 overs) | v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 184/4 (38.5 overs) |
| Arafat Minhas 32 (41) Ihsanullah 4/42 (9.3 overs) | | Kamran Ghulam 98* (102) Usman Qadir 2/52 (9.5 overs) |
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 6 wickets United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Aaley Haider and Saqib Khan Player of the match: Ihsanullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wont the toss and elected to field.
* Niaz Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) made his List A debut.
* 12 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Central Punjab 359/7 (50 overs) | v | Northern 286/9 (50 overs) |
| Tayyab Tahir 96 (91) Usman Shinwari 2/43 (9 overs) | | Haider Ali 55 (62) Usama Mir 3/89 (10 overs) |
* Central Punjab won by 73 runs National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Asif Yaqoob and Mohammad Asif Player of the match: Tayyab Tahir (Central Punjab)
* Northern won the toss and elected to field.

#### Round 3

* 14 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Balochistan 313/8 (50 overs) | v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 314/4 (49 overs) |
| Bismillah Khan 88* (69) Ihsanullah 3/72 (10 overs) | | Kamran Ghulam 123* (115) Khurram Shahzad 2/58 (9 overs) |
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 6 wickets State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Asif Yaqoob and Imtiaz Iqbal Player of the match: Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
* 14 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Sindh 327/5 (50 overs) | v | Northern 298 (47.4 overs) |
| Danish Aziz 82* (50) Mehran Mumtaz 2/43 (10 overs) | | Umar Akmal 95 (58) Shahnawaz Dahani 3/60 (7 overs) |
* Sindh won by 29 runs United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Mohammad Asif Player of the match: Danish Aziz (Sindh)
* Northern won the toss and elected to field.
* 14 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Central Punjab 153 (34.2 overs) | v | Southern Punjab 128 (34.4 overs) |
| Muhammad Faizan 40 (51) Arafat Minhas 3/30 (7.2 overs) | | Hassan Khan 32 (31) Zafar Gohar 3/42 (9 overs) |
* Central Punjab won by 25 runs National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Mohammad Sajid and Saqib Khan Player of the match: Aamer Yamin (Central Punjab)
* Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Round 4

* 16 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Balochistan 331/5 (50 overs) | v | Central Punjab 303 (47 overs) |
| Hussain Talat 141* (122) Qasim Akram 2/52 (9 overs) | | Muhammad Faizan 94 (72) Mohammad Junaid 3/47 (10 overs) |
* Balochistan won by 28 runs United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Aaley Haider and Saqib Khan Player of the match: Hussain Talat (Balochistan)
* Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* 16 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Northern 215 (49.3 overs) | v | Southern Punjab 205 (48.2 overs) |
| Umar Akmal 49 (46) Hassan Khan 4/31 (10 overs) | | Usman Salahuddin 81* (126) Athar Mahmood 4/46 (9 overs) |
* Northern won by 10 runs State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Imran Javed and Mohammad Sajid Player of the match: Athar Mahmood (Northern)
* Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* 16 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 40 (20 overs) | v | Sindh 41/6 (13.4 overs) |
| Ihsanullah 10 (4) Shahnawaz Dahani 6/19 (10 overs) | | Saim Ayub 14 (11) Sajid Khan 3/14 (6.4 overs) |
* Sindh won by 4 wickets National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Imtiaz Iqbal and Mohammad Asif Player of the match: Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh)
* Sindh wont the toss and elected to field.

#### Round 5

* 18 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Balochistan 278/7 (50 overs) | v | Southern Punjab 189 (35.2 overs) |
| Amad Butt 104* (91) Sharoon Siraj 4/48 (9 overs) | | Zain Abbas 51 (64) Mohammad Junaid 4/54 (9 overs) |
* Balochistan won by 89 runs State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Imtiaz Iqbal and Nasir Hussain Player of the match: Mohammad Junaid (Balochistan)
* Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* 18 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Northern 305/9 (50 overs) | v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 237 (43.5 overs) |
| Umar Amin 112 (104) Mohammad Amir Khan 3/72 (9 overs) | | Kamran Ghulam 92 (103) Kashif Ali 3/18 (6.5 overs) |
* Northern won by 68 runs National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Aaley Haider and Mohammad Sajid Player of the match: Umar Amin (Northern)
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss elected to field.
* Kashif Ali made his List A debut.
* 18 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Sindh 347/8 (50 overs) | v | Central Punjab 348/5 (45.2 overs) |
| Sharjeel Khan 114 (80) Muhammad Faizan 3/54 (7 overs) | | Tayyab Tahir 139 (109) Asif Mehmood 2/55 (9 overs) |
* Central Punjab won by 5 wickets United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Imran Javed and Mohammad Asif Player of the match: Tayyab Tahir (Central Punjab)
* Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.

#### Round 6

* 21 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Balochistan 253 (47.5 overs) | v | Sindh 254/4 (41.1 overs) |
| Haseebullah Khan 107 (110) Danish Aziz 3/50 (8.5 overs) | | Saim Ayub 102 (99) Kashif Bhatti 3/38 (10 overs) |
* Sindh won by 6 wickets National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Mohammad Sajid and Tariq Rasheed Player of the match: Saim Ayub (Sindh)
* Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
* Arish Ali Khan made his List A debut.
* 21 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Central Punjab 274/8 (50 overs) | v | Southern Punjab 177 (38 overs) |
| Zain Abbas 69 (80) Aamer Yamin 4/54 (10 overs) | | Ahmed Shehzad 54 (56) Arafat Minhas 4/34 (9 overs) |
* Southern Punjab won by 97 runs United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Imtiaz Iqbal and Shozab Raza Player of the match: Hassan Khan (Southern Punjab)
* Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* Mohammad Umair made his List A debut.
* 21 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Northern 351/4 (50 overs) | v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 268 (46.2 overs) |
| Kamran Ghulam 118* (92) Mehran Mumtaz 2/45 (10 overs) | | Umar Akmal 76 (71) Ihsanullah 5/49 (8.2 overs) |
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 83 runs State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Aaley Haider and Imran Javed Player of the match: Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
* Northern won the toss and elected to field.

#### Round 7

* 23 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Northern 303/7 (50 overs) | v | Central Punjab 280 (47.5 overs) |
| Mubasir Khan 102* (62) Usama Mir 4/45 (10 overs) | | Tayyab Tahir 61 (70) Mubasir Khan 4/51 (10 overs) |
* Northern won by 23 runs State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Waleed Yaqub Player of the match: Mubasir Khan (Northern)
* Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
* 23 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Sindh 233 (42.2 overs) | v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 234/6 (36.1 overs) |
| Danish Aziz 53 (61) Sajid Khan 3/38 (10 overs) | | Israrullah 61 (59) Anwar Ali 2/25 (7 overs) |
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 4 wickets United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Shozab Raza and Rashid Riaz Player of the match: Sajid Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
* 23 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Southern Punjab 219 (45.5 overs) | v | Balochistan 223/4 (45.4 overs) |
| Arafat Minhas 82 (92) Yasir Shah 3/41 (10 overs) | | Imran Butt 72 (101) Faisal Akram 3/47 (10 overs) |
* Balochistan won by 6 wickets National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Imtiaz Iqbal and Tariq Rasheed Player of the match: Kashif Bhatti (Balochistan)
* Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Round 8

* 25 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Central Punjab 240 (43 overs) | v | Balochistan 223/9 (50 overs) |
| Qasim Akram 131 (108) Amad Butt 2/30 (7 overs) | | Haseebullah Khan 51 (74) Aamer Yamin 3/39 (9 overs) |
* Central Punjab won by 17 runs State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Shozab Raza Player of the match: Qasim Akram (Central Punjab)
* Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
* 25 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Northern 272/8 (50 overs) | v | Sindh 273/5 (48 overs) |
| Umair Masood 68 (68) Anwar Ali 3/46 (9 overs) | | Omair Yousuf 99* 129 Mehran Mumtaz 2/50 (10 overs) |
* Sindh won by 5 wickets United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Rashid Riaz and Tariq Rasheed Player of the match: Omair Yousuf (Sindh)
* Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
* 25 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 265/9 (50 overs) | v | Southern Punjab 229 (45 overs) |
| Sahibzada Farhan 107 (117) Mohammad Ismail 3/58 (10 overs) | | Zain Abbas 86 (105) Arshad Iqbal 4/32 (8 overs) |
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 36 runs National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Aaley Haider and Waleed Yaqub Player of the match: Sahibzada Farhan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
* Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.

#### Round 9

* 27 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Balochistan 387/7 (50 overs) | v | Northern 277 (47.3 overs) |
| Haris Sohail 92 (61) Muhammad Musa 3/83 (10 overs) | | Umar Akmal 51 (45) Kashif Bhatti 4/48 (10 overs) |
* Balochistan won by 110 runs United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Rashid Riaz and Waleed Yaqub Player of the match: Haris Sohail (Balochistan)
* Balochistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Sindh 171 (47.2 overs) | v | Southern Punjab 172/6 (35.1 overs) |
| Mohammad Suleman 62 (83) Mohammad Ilyas 2/18 (6 overs) | | Mohammad Shehzad 85 (96) Shahnawaz Dahani 3/66 (8.1 overs) |
* Southern Punjab won by 4 wickets State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Shozab Raza and Imran Javed Player of the match: Mohammad Shehzad (Southern Punjab)
* Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* 27 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Central Punjab 315/8 (50 overs) | v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 202 (39.1 overs) |
| Ahmed Shehzad 71 (91) Mohammad Amir Khan 2/51 (10 overs) | | Iftikhar Ahmed 66 (85) Usama Mir 5/42 (9 overs) |
* Central Punjab won by 113 runs National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Tariq Rasheed Player of the match: Usama Mir (Central Punjab)
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
* As a result of this match, Central Punjab qualified for the semi-finals.

#### Round 10

* 29 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Central Punjab 310/9 (50 overs) | v | Sindh 244 (45 overs) |
| Ahmed Shehzad 67 (83) Shahnawaz Dahani 2/41 (10 overs) | | Faraz Ali 64 (80) Usama Mir 3/41 (10 overs) |
* Central Punjab won by 66 runs State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Shozab Raza and Imran Javed Player of the match: Tayyab Tahir (Central Punjab)
* Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
* As a result of this match, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa qualified for the semi-finals.
* 29 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 133 (31 overs) | v | Balochistan 137/3 (18.3 overs) |
| Fakhar Zaman 32 (37) Mohammad Junaid 4/37 (8 overs) | | Imran Butt 63* (46) Ihsanullah 2/31 (4 overs) |
* Balochistan won by 7 wickets National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Rashid Riaz and Tariq Rasheed Player of the match: Mohammad Junaid (Balochistan)
* Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
* 29 December 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Northern 120 (31.5 overs) | v | Southern Punjab 121/2 (15.1 overs) |
| Mubasir Khan 29 (40) Mohammad Umair 4/19 (7 overs) | | Mohammad Shehzad 60* (50) Kashif Ali 1/26 (3 overs) |
* Southern Punjab won by 8 wickets United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Waleed Yaqub Player of the match: Sharoon Siraj (Southern Punjab)
* Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
* As a result of this match, Southern Punjab qualified for the semi-finals.

### Knockout stage
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Central Punjab | 231 (49.2 overs) | | | |
| 4 | Southern Punjab | 149 (32.1 overs) | | | |
| 4 | Southern Punjab | 149 (32.1 overs) | 1 | Central Punjab | 254 (48.2 overs) |
| | | | 2 | Balochistan | 204 (42.3 overs) |
| 2 | Balochistan | 302/8 (50 overs) | 2 | Balochistan | 204 (42.3 overs) |
| 3 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 264 (47.1 overs) | | | |

#### Semi-finals

* 1st Semi-Final 1 January 2023 10:00 Scorecard
| Central Punjab 231 (49.2 overs) | v | Southern Punjab 149 (32.1 overs) |
| Tayyab Tahir 58 (73) Sharoon Siraj 2/28 (8 overs) | | Arafat Minhas 39 (30) Usama Mir 5/23 (5.1 overs) |
* Central Punjab won by 82 runs State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Rashid Riaz and Aaley Haider Player of the match: Usama Mir (Central Punjab)
* Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
* 2nd Semi-Final 1 January 2023 10:00 Scorecard
| Balochistan 302/8 (50 overs) | v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 264 (47.1 overs) |
| Kashif Bhatti 69* (52) Iftikhar Ahmed 3/52 (9 overs) | | Adil Amin 76 (67) Amad Butt 4/52 (8.1 overs) |
* Balochistan won by 38 runs State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Shozab Raza and Faisal Afridi Player of the match: Kashif Bhatti (Balochistan)
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.

#### Final

* Final 2 January 2023 10:00 Scorecard
| Central Punjab 254 (48.2 overs) | v | Balochistan 204 (42.3 overs) |
| Tayyab Tahir 71 (72) Mohammad Junaid 5/56 (10 overs) | | Bismillah Khan 70 (106) Ali Shafiq 3/17 (7 overs) |
* Central Punjab won by 50 runs State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Asif Yaqoob and Faisal Afridi Player of the match: Tayyab Tahir (Central Punjab)
* Central Punjab won the toss and elect to bat.