# 2008–09 National Twenty20 Cup

The 2008–09 RBS Twenty-20 Cup was the fourth season of the RBS Twenty-20 Cup in Pakistan, sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland. It was held in Lahore from 4 to 8 October 2008. The Sialkot Stallions won their third overall and consecutive title by defeating the Karachi Dolphins in the final. As the winners, the Stallions qualified for the 2008 Champions League Twenty20, which was later cancelled.

## Format

The format remained the same from the previous edition. 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 edition.
* Winners: Rs. 2,500,000
* Runners-up: Rs. 1,000,000

## 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 | +1.052 |
| Faisalabad Wolves | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +0.454 |
| Lahore Eagles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0.153 |
| Abbottabad Rhinos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | –1.607 |
Pool B :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Sialkot Stallions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.047 |
| Hyderabad Hawks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.524 |
| Karachi Zebras | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | –1.550 |
Pool C :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Islamabad Leopards | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.216 |
| Multan Tigers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.089 |
| Peshawar Panthers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –0.245 |
Pool D :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Lahore Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.575 |
| Rawalpindi Rams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.350 |
| Quetta Bears | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | –1.925 |
    Qualified for semi-finals

### Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Karachi Dolphins | 69/1 | | | |
| C1 | Islamabad Leopards | 68 | | | |
| C1 | Islamabad Leopards | 68 | A1 | Karachi Dolphins | 125/9 |
| | | | B1 | Sialkot Stallions | 126/3 |
| B1 | Sialkot Stallions | 117/6 | B1 | Sialkot Stallions | 126/3 |
| D1 | Lahore Lions | 111/6 | | | |

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

* 4 October 10:00 Scorecard
| Karachi Dolphins 184/7 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Eagles 159/9 (20 overs) |
| Fawad Alam 55 (42) Mohammad Naved 3/33 (4 overs) | | Asif Raza 53* (21) Anwar Ali 3/8 (3 overs) |
* Karachi Dolphins won by 25 runs Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore Umpires: Iqbal Butt and Zaheer Ahmed Player of the match: Fawad Alam (Karachi Dolphins)
* Lahore Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
* Sohail Khan (Karachi Dolphins); Ahmed Butt, Ali Raza, Asif Khan, Mohammad Naved, Mohammad Saeed and Suleman Khan (Lahore Eagles) all made their T20 debuts.
* 4 October 10:00 Scorecard
| Faisalabad Wolves 148/6 (20 overs) | v | Abbottabad Rhinos 128 (18.5 overs) |
| Mohammad Hafeez 62 (53) Khalid Usman 3/21 (4 overs) | | Riaz Kail 25 (33) Mohammad Talha 3/26 (3.5 overs) |
* Faisalabad Wolves won by 20 runs Lahore City Cricket Association Ground Umpires: Ijaz Ahmed and Zameer Haider Player of the match: Mohammad Talha (Faisalabad Wolves)
* Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
* Armaghan Elahi, Ghulam Mohammad, Khalid Usman, Rashid Mansoor, Usman Khan, Yasir Shah (Abbottabad Rhinos); Mohammad Talha and Usman Arshad (Faisalabad Wolves) all made their T20 debuts.
* 5 October 17:00 Scorecard
| Karachi Dolphins 155 (20 overs) | v | Faisalabad Wolves 147/5 (20 overs) |
| Khurram Manzoor 34 (32) Saeed Ajmal 3/37 (4 overs) | | Misbah-ul-Haq 48* (31) Shahid Afridi 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Karachi Dolphins won by 8 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Mohammad Aslam and Nadeem Ghauri Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Karachi Dolphins)
* Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ammar Mahmood (Faisalabad Wolves) and Faraz Ahmed (Karachi Dolphins) both made their T20 debuts.
* 5 October 20:30 Scorecard
| Abbottabad Rhinos 87 (15.4 overs) | v | Lahore Eagles 88/2 (12.5 overs) |
| Usman Khan 23 (21) Usman Malik 3/22 (3 overs) | | Ashfaq Ahmed 31 (25) Noor-ul-Amin 1/9 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Eagles won by 8 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Riazuddin Player of the match: Ashfaq Ahmed (Lahore Eagles)
* Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* Azam Khan, Noor-ul-Amin (Abbottabad Rhinos) and Azhar Attari (Lahore Eagles) made their T20 debuts.
* 6 October 13:00 Scorecard
| Lahore Eagles 106/8 (20 overs) | v | Faisalabad Wolves 112/4 (18.4 overs) |
| Ashfaq Ahmed 22 (15) Asad Ali 2/17 (3 overs) | | Mohammad Salman 41 (42) Azhar Ali 2/13 (3 overs) |
* Faisalabad Wolves won by 6 wickets Lahore City Cricket Association Ground Umpires: Kaukab Butt and Saleem Badar Player of the match: Mohammad Salman (Faisalabad Wolves)
* Lahore Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
* Asad Zarar (Faisalabad Wolves); Ali Haider, Junaid Malik and Shahab Basharat (Lahore Eagles) made their T20 debuts.
* 6 October 13:00 Scorecard
| Abbottabad Rhinos 96/9 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Dolphins 99/4 (16.3 overs) |
| Adnan Raees 30 (30) Faraz Ahmed 3/15 (4 overs) | | Afsar Nawaz 33* (35) Rashid Mansoor 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Karachi Dolphins won by 6 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar and Rasheed Bhatti Player of the match: Faraz Ahmed (Karachi Dolphins)
* Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mohammad Kashif (Abbottabad Rhinos) and Asad Shafiq (Karachi Dolphins) made their T20 debuts.

#### Group B

* 4 October 17:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sialkot Stallions 179/9 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Zebras 147/6 (20 overs) |
| Qaiser Abbas 49 (34) Fahad Khan 4/21 (4 overs) | | Asif Zakir 58* (51) Sarfraz Ahmed 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 32 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Anis Siddiqi Player of the match: Sarfraz Ahmed (Sialkot Stallions)
* Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ahmed Zeeshan, Misbah Khan, Saeed Bin Nasir, Shahzaib Hasan (Karachi Zebras); Ali Khan, Kamran Younis, Mohammad Ali and Shakeel Ansar (Sialkot Stallions) made their T20 debuts.
* 5 October 13:00 Scorecard
| Hyderabad Hawks 169/4 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Zebras 139/9 (20 overs) |
| Rizwan Ahmed 57 (43) Tabish Khan 2/26 (4 overs) | | Shahzaib Hasan 61 (32) Faisal Athar 3/7 (2 overs) |
* Hyderabad Hawks won by 30 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar and Zameer Haider Player of the match: Rizwan Ahmed (Hyderabad Hawks)
* Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Aslam Sattar, Mir Ali (Hyderabad Hawks); Abdul Ameer and Shahzaib Ahmed (Karachi Zebras) made their T20 debuts.
* 6 October 10:00 Scorecard
| Hyderabad Hawks 142/5 (20 overs) | v | Sialkot Stallions 145/2 (19.1 overs) |
| Rizwan Ahmed 57* (34) Kashif Raza 2/23 (4 overs) | | Kamran Younis 65* (56) Farhan Ayub 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 8 wickets Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore Umpires: Iftikhar Malik and Jamil Kamran Player of the match: Kamran Younis (Sialkot Stallions)
* Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Naeemuddin (Sialkot Stallions) made his T20 debut.

#### Group C

* 4 October 20:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Peshawar Panthers 175/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad Leopards 161/9 (20 overs) |
| Younis Khan 45* (26) Rauf Akbar 3/26 (4 overs) | | Naeem Anjum 38 (20) Zohaib Khan 3/38 (4 overs) |
* Peshawar Panthers won by 14 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Akbar Khan and Iftikhar Malik Player of the match: Younis Khan (Peshawar Panthers)
* Peshawar Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Umair Khan (Islamabad Leopards) and Zohaib Khan (Peshawar Panthers) made their T20 debuts.
* 5 October 14:00 Scorecard
| Peshawar Panthers 103 (19.3 overs) | v | Multan Tigers 104/3 (16.5 overs) |
| Aftab Alam 52 (49) Kamran Hussain 3/10 (4 overs) | | Sohaib Maqsood 39 (33) Fazl-e-Akbar 1/14 (4 overs) |
* Multan Tigers won by 7 wickets Lahore City Cricket Association Ground Umpires: Akbar Khan and Islam Khan Player of the match: Kamran Hussain (Multan Tigers)
* Peshawar Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Gulraiz Sadaf, Hammad Tariq, Mohammad Hafeez and Qaiser Shehzad (Multan Tigers) made their T20 debuts.
* 6 October 17:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Multan Tigers 141/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad Leopards 142/4 (17.2 overs) |
| Sohaib Maqsood 44 (25) Imad Wasim 2/25 (4 overs) | | Ashar Zaidi 42* (18) Kamran Hussain 1/21 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad Leopards won by 6 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Mohammad Aslam Player of the match: Ashar Zaidi (Islamabad Leopards)
* Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to field.
* Ashar Zaidi (Islamabad Leopards) made his T20 debut.

#### Group D

* 4 October 13:00 Scorecard
| Lahore Lions 187/4 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Bears 185/4 (20 overs) |
| Salman Butt 99* (67) Naseer Khan 2/22 (4 overs) | | Shoaib Khan 85 (54) Waqas Ahmed 2/28 (3 overs) |
* Lahore Lions won by 2 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Islam Khan and Saleem Badar Player of the match: Salman Butt (Lahore Lions)
* Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal (Lahore Lions); Nazar Hussain and Samiullah Agha (Quetta Bears) made their T20 debuts.
* 5 October 10:00 Scorecard
| Rawalpindi Rams 142 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Bears 67 (15.3 overs) |
| Yasir Arafat 35 (26) Gohar Faiz 3/19 (4 overs) | | Arun Lal 19 (21) Yasir Arafat 3/5 (3.3 overs) |
* Rawalpindi Rams won by 75 runs Lahore City Cricket Association Ground Umpires: Rasheed Bhatti and Shozab Raza Player of the match: Yasir Arafat (Rawalpindi Rams)
* Quetta Bears won the toss and elected to field.
* Awais Zia, Jamal Anwar, Mohammad Amir, Umar Amin and Yasir Ali (Rawalpindi Rams) all made their T20 debuts.
* 6 October 20:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Lions 171/8 (20 overs) | v | Rawalpindi Rams 150/7 (20 overs) |
| Kamran Akmal 49 (37) Mohammad Amir 3/13 (4 overs) | | Umar Amin 50 (46) Sohail Ahmed 4/13 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Lions won by 21 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Riazuddin Player of the match: Sohail Ahmed (Lahore Lions)
* Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to bat.

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

* 7 October 17:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Islamabad Leopards 68 (16 overs) | v | Karachi Dolphins 69/1 (10.4 overs) |
| Umair Khan 17 (19) Malik Aftab 3/17 (4 overs) | | Khurram Manzoor 28* (26) Rauf Akbar 1/12 (3 overs) |
* Karachi Dolphins won by 9 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Mohammad Aslam and Zameer Haider Player of the match: Malik Aftab (Karachi Dolphins)
* Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7 October 21:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sialkot Stallions 117/6 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Lions 111/6 (20 overs) |
| Kamran Younis 36 (54) Sohail Ahmed 3/22 (4 overs) | | Salman Butt 32 (38) Kamran Younis 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 6 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Riazuddin and Saleem Badar Player of the match: Kamran Younis (Sialkot Stallions)
* Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mohammad Ayub (Sialkot Stallions) made his T20 debut.

#### Final

* 8 October 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Karachi Dolphins 125/9 (20 overs) | v | Sialkot Stallions 126/3 (19.4 overs) |
| Fawad Alam 40 (31) Sarfraz Ahmed 2/23 (4 overs) | | Mansoor Amjad 39 (35) Shahid Afridi 1/19 (4 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 7 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar and Nadeem Ghauri Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Sialkot Stallions)
* Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.

## Media coverage

* Geo Super (live)