# 2009 National Twenty20 Cup

The 2009 RBS Twenty-20 Cup was the fifth season of the RBS Twenty-20 Cup in Pakistan, sponsored by RBS. It was held in Lahore from 25 to 29 May 2009. The Sialkot Stallions won their fourth overall and consecutive title by defeating the Lahore Lions in the final.
This tournament was held immediately before the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, which Pakistan won.

## Results
### Teams and standings

The top team from each group qualified for the semi-finals.
Pool A :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Lahore Lions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.064 |
| Faisalabad Wolves | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1.407 |
| Rawalpindi Rams | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.212 |
| Quetta Bears | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −4.199 |
Pool B :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Sialkot Stallions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +4.092 |
| Multan Tigers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.837 |
| Karachi Zebras | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −2.236 |
Pool C :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Islamabad Leopards | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.922 |
| Hyderabad Hawks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.202 |
| Peshawar Panthers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.764 |
Pool D :
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Lahore Eagles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.414 |
| Karachi Dolphins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.025 |
| Abbottabad Rhinos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.448 |
    Qualified for semi-finals

### Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Lahore Lions | 125/7 | | | |
| C1 | Islamabad Leopards | 123/7 | | | |
| C1 | Islamabad Leopards | 123/7 | A1 | Lahore Lions | 150/8 |
| | | | B1 | Sialkot Stallions | 151/6 |
| B1 | Sialkot Stallions | 181 | B1 | Sialkot Stallions | 151/6 |
| D1 | Lahore Eagles | 126 | | | |

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

* 25 May 09:00 Scorecard
| Faisalabad Wolves 218/2 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Bears 117/8 (20 overs) |
| Qaiser Iqbal 80 (56) Shoaib Khan 1/24 (2 overs) | | Shoaib Khan 55 (36) Mohammad Hafeez 3/5 (4 overs) |
* Faisalabad Wolves won by 101 runs Lahore City Cricket Association Ground Umpires: Islam Khan and Kaukab Butt Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Faisalabad Wolves)
* Quetta Bears won the toss and elected to field.
* Ali Raza, Kamran Naeem, Qaiser Iqbal, Zeeshan Butt (Faisalabad Wolves); Abdullah Jan, Bismillah Khan, Farhan Khan, Irfan Ismail, Khalil Ahmed and Taimur Ali (Quetta Bears) all made their T20 debuts.
* 25 May 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Rawalpindi Rams 135/9 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Lions 136/2 (14.5 overs) |
| Awais Zia 43 (35) Jahangir Mirza 2/16 (4 overs) | | Umar Akmal 39* (20) Faisal Iqbal 1/22 (3 overs) |
* Lahore Lions won by 8 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Iftikhar Malik and Rasheed Bhatti Player of the match: Umar Akmal (Lahore Lions)
* Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to field.
* Faisal Iqbal, Mohammad Rameez and Qamar Abbas (Rawalpindi Rams) made their T20 debuts.
* 26 May 16:00 Scorecard
| Faisalabad Wolves 170/4 (20 overs) | v | Rawalpindi Rams 143/7 (20 overs) |
| Mohammad Hafeez 79* (56) Sohail Tanvir 3/24 (4 overs) | | Naved Malik 50 (27) Mohammad Hafeez 3/14 (4 overs) |
* Faisalabad Wolves won by 27 runs Lahore City Cricket Association Ground Umpires: Akram Raza and Jamil Kamran Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Faisalabad Wolves)
* Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to field.
* 26 May 21:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Lions 214/6 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Bears 140/9 (20 overs) |
| Abdul Razzaq 109 (51) Khalil Ahmed 3/31 (4 overs) | | Taimur Ali 42 (34) Mohammad Naved 2/15 (3 overs) |
* Lahore Lions won by 74 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Saleem Badar and Shozab Raza Player of the match: Abdul Razzaq (Lahore Lions)
* Quetta Bears won the toss and elected to field.
* Fareeduddin and Mohammad Ali (Quetta Bears) made their T20 debuts.
* 27 May 09:00 Scorecard
| Quetta Bears 127/7 (20 overs) | v | Rawalpindi Rams 128/1 (12.5 overs) |
| Taimur Ali 38 (44) Mohammad Amir 3/20 (4 overs) | | Naved Malik 73* (37) Khalil Ahmed 1/32 (2 overs) |
* Rawalpindi Rams won by 9 wickets Lahore City Cricket Association Ground Umpires: Iqbal Butt and Shakeel Khan
* Quetta Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
* Faizullah, Maqbool Umaid (Quetta Bears); Fawad Hussain and Usama Shahroon (Rawalpindi Rams) made their T20 debuts.
* 27 May 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Faisalabad Wolves 124/8 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Lions 126/5 (14.1 overs) |
| Naved Latif 41 (23) Abdul Razzaq 4/13 (4 overs) | | Umar Akmal 44 (33) Mohammad Talha 3/26 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Lions won by 5 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Saleem Badar and Zameer Haider Player of the match: Abdul Razzaq (Lahore Lions)
* Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Group B

* 25 May 14:00 Scorecard
| Karachi Zebras 133 (19.4 overs) | v | Sialkot Stallions 137/2 (12.5 overs) |
| Fahad Iqbal 32 (26) Shoaib Malik 3/25 (4 overs) | | Imran Nazir 68* (38) Akbar-ur-Rehman 1/28 (3.5 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 8 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Akram Raza and Tahir Shah Player of the match: Imran Nazir (Sialkot Stallions)
* Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
* Akbar-ur-Rehman, Javed Mansoor, Uzair-ul-Haq (Karachi Zebras); Kashif Daud and Naved Arif (Sialkot Stallions) all made their T20 debuts.
* 26 May 09:00 Scorecard
| Karachi Zebras 158/6 (20 overs) | v | Multan Tigers 161/2 (18.3 overs) |
| Fahad Iqbal 58* (41) Kashif Naved 3/20 (3 overs) | | Sohaib Maqsood 59 (40) Faraz Ahmed 1/25 (3.3 overs) |
* Multan Tigers won by 8 wickets Lahore City Cricket Association Ground Umpires: Akbar Khan and Iqbal Butt Player of the match: Babar Ali (Multan Tigers)
* Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
* Sheharyar Ghani (Karachi Zebras); Ali Moazzam, Babar Ali, Rameez Alam and Rizwan Haider (Multan Tigers) all made their T20 debuts.
* 27 May 21:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sialkot Stallions 196/4 (20 overs) | v | Multan Tigers 109 (19.5 overs) |
| Shoaib Malik 62* (37) Kashif Naved 2/20 (2 overs) | | Rizwan Haider 27 (31) Kashif Daud 3/16 (3 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 87 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Ehtesham-ul-Haq and Riazuddin Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Sialkot Stallions)
* Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
* Ahmed Raza and Ansar Javed (Multan Tigers) both made their T20 debuts.

#### Group C

* 25 May 21:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Peshawar Panthers 152/4 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad Leopards 153/4 (17.4 overs) |
| Younis Khan 70 (46) Saad Altaf 2/22 (4 overs) | | Fayyaz Ahmed 58* (46) Younis Khan 1/2 (1 over) |
* Islamabad Leopards won by 6 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Saleem Badar and Zameer Haider Player of the match: Fayyaz Ahmed (Islamabad Leopards)
* Peshawar Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Faizan Riaz, Kamran Hussain (Islamabad Leopards); Fawad Ali, Mahfooz Sabri and Sajjad Ahmed (Peshawar Panthers) all made their T20 debuts.
* 26 May 14:00 Scorecard
| Peshawar Panthers 148/6 (20 overs) | v | Hyderabad Hawks 150/2 (19 overs) |
| Younis Khan 38 (28) Nauman Ali 1/22 (4 overs) | | Faisal Athar 55* (37) Mahfooz Sabri 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Hyderabad Hawks won by 8 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Rasheed Bhatti Player of the match: Faisal Athar (Hyderabad Hawks)
* Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
* Ayaz Jamali, Azeem Ghumman, Ghulam Yasin, Mohammad Urs (Hyderabad Hawks); Imran Khan, Mohammad Rizwan and Nawaz Ahmed (Peshawar Panthers) all made their T20 debuts.
* 27 May 16:00 Scorecard
| Hyderabad Hawks 117 (19.5 overs) | v | Islamabad Leopards 121/4 (18.1 overs) |
| Faisal Athar 28 (29) Saad Altaf 3/12 (3.5 overs) | | Afaq Raheem 60* (51) Kashif Bhatti 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad Leopards won by 6 wickets Lahore City Cricket Association Ground Umpires: Anis Siddiqi and Ijaz Ahmed
* Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to field.
* Kashif Bhatti (Hyderabad Hawks) and Shehzad Azam (Islamabad Leopards) both made their T20 debuts.

#### Group D

* 25 May 16:00 Scorecard
| Abbottabad Rhinos 137 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Eagles 140/3 (19.4 overs) |
| Adnan Raees 35 (25) Azhar Ali 2/21 (4 overs) | | Abid Ali 42 (39) Yasir Shah 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Eagles won by 7 wickets Lahore City Cricket Association Ground Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Zaheer Ahmed Player of the match: Azhar Ali (Lahore Eagles)
* Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* Inam Khan, Mir Azam (Abbottabad Rhinos) and Ahmed Dar (Lahore Eagles) all made their T20 debuts.
* 26 May 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Karachi Dolphins 209/5 (20 overs) | v | Abbottabad Rhinos 157/7 (20 overs) |
| Khalid Latif 81 (50) Haris Bilal 1/25 (3 overs) | | Adnan Raees 42 (33) Mohammad Sami 2/23 (3 overs) |
* Karachi Dolphins won by 52 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Iftikhar Malik and Shakeel Khan Player of the match: Khalid Latif (Karachi Dolphins)
* Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
* Haris Bilal and Rashid Nawaz (Abbottabad Rhinos) both made their T20 debuts.
* 27 May 14:00 Scorecard
| Lahore Eagles 167/9 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Dolphins 156/8 (20 overs) |
| Khaqan Arsal 56 (30) Azam Hussain 2/33 (4 overs) | | Fawad Alam 51 (36) Usman Malik 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Eagles won by 11 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Nadeem Ghauri Player of the match: Khaqan Arsal (Lahore Eagles)
* Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.

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

* 28 May 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Islamabad Leopards 123/7 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Lions 125/7 (19.3 overs) |
| Naeem Anjum 37 (29) Mohammad Naved 2/15 (4 overs) | | Imran Farhat 33 (27) Saad Altaf 2/19 (3.3 overs) |
* Lahore Lions won by 3 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Anis-ur-Rehman and Shakeel Khan Player of the match: Kamran Akmal (Lahore Lions)
* Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 May 21:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sialkot Stallions 181 (19.5 overs) | v | Lahore Eagles 126 (19.2 overs) |
| Shoaib Malik 45 (27) Junaid Zia 3/28 (4 overs) | | Fahad Masood 39 (26) Naved Arif 2/13 (4 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 55 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Akram Raza and Riazuddin Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Sialkot Stallions)
* Lahore Eagles won the toss and elected to field.

#### Final

* 29 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Lions 150/8 (20 overs) | v | Sialkot Stallions 151/6 (19.1 overs) |
| Imran Farhat 47 (27) Abdur Rehman 2/21 (4 overs) | | Imran Nazir 57 (26) Abdul Razzaq 2/37 (4 overs) |
* Sialkot Stallions won by 4 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri and Zameer Haider Player of the match: Imran Nazir (Sialkot Stallions)
* Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
* Shahbaz Butt (Lahore Lions) made his T20 debut.

## Media coverage

* Geo Super (live)