The Pakistan Cup is the national domestic List A cricket competition in Pakistan. Played originally as the Pentangular One Day Cup in 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2014–15, the competition was renamed as the Pakistan Cup in 2016 when it also adopted a draft to select squads for the five provincial teams.[1][2] Following a national restructuring of domestic cricket by the Pakistan Cricket Board in 2019, the tournament has been contested by the six regional teams,[3] although the first edition under the new structure, in 2019–20, was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]

Pakistan Cup
CountriesPakistan
AdministratorPakistan Cricket Board
FormatLimited overs (List A)
First edition2008–09
Latest edition2022–23
Next edition2023–24
Number of teams8
Current championPeshawar (1 title)
TVPTV Sports
Websitewww.pcb.com.pk

Prior to 2019–20, the premier List A domestic competition in Pakistan was the National One-Day Cup which was contested by associations or departments, or a combination of the two.

Format

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Each team plays one another (twice since 2019–20) in a round-robin group stage. Historically, the top two teams in the league play a final. Since 2019–20, the top four teams contest in a semi-final followed by a final.

Teams

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Current teams

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Details of each team are set out below.

Team name
Home ground/s First season Last title Titles Team captain/s
  Balochistan

Bugti Stadium
Gwadar Cricket Stadium

2016 2021-22 1 Yasir Shah
  Central Punjab

Gaddafi Stadium
Iqbal Stadium

2020-21 2022–23 1 Raza Ali Dar
  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Arbab Niaz Stadium
Abbottabad Cricket Stadium

2016 2016 1 Iftikhar Ahmed
  Northern

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Islamabad Cricket Stadium

2020-21 n/a 0 Shadab Khan
  Sindh

National Stadium
Niaz Stadium

2016 n/a 0 Mir Hamza
  Southern Punjab

Multan Cricket Stadium
Bahawal Stadium

2020-21 n/a 0 Salman Ali Agha

Team Results

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Team name
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
  Balochistan
(4) R (1) (5) R (1) (6) W (2) R (2)
  Central Punjab
n/a n/a n/a n/a R (4) (4) W (1)
  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
W (1) (5) R (2) W (2) W (2) R (1) (3)
  Northern
n/a n/a n/a n/a (3) (6) (6)
  Sindh
(3) (3) (4) (4) (1) (3) (5)
  Southern Punjab
n/a n/a n/a n/a (5) (5) (4)
Notes
  • W = Winner;
  • R = Runner-up;
  • (x) = End of league games table position;

Former teams

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  • Baluchistan Bears (later Baluchistan Warriors)
  • Federal Leopards (later Federal United)
  • North-West Frontier Province Panthers (later Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Fighters)
  • Punjab Stallions (later Punjab Badshahs)
  • Sind Dolphins (later Sind Knights)

Winners and competition details

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Year Final Format Teams
Venue Winners Result Runners-up
Pentangular Cup
2008–09
Details
National Stadium, Karachi Punjab Stallions
219/2 (41.5 overs)
Won by 8 wickets
Scorecard
Federal Leopards
218 all out (48.1 overs)
round-robin, final 5
2009–10
Details
National Stadium, Karachi Sindh Dolphins
270/6 (50 overs)
Won by 78 runs
Scorecard
Baluchistan Bears
192 all out (43.5 overs)
round-robin, final 5
2010–11 Not held
2011–12 Not held
2012–13 Not held
2013–14 Not held
2014–15
Details
National Stadium, Karachi KPK Fighters
242/4 (47 overs)
Won by 6 wickets
Scorecard
Baluchistan Warriors
238 all out (47 overs)
round-robin, final 5
Pakistan Cup
2015-16
Details
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad KPK Fighters
311 for 9 (50 overs)
Won by 151 runs
Scorecard
Punjab Badshahs
160 all out (36.1 overs)
round-robin, final 5
2016-17
Details
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi KPK Fighters
327 for 9 (50 overs)
Won by 1 wicket
Scorecard
Baluchistan Warriors
323 for 9 (50 overs)
round-robin, final 5
2017-18
Details
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Federal United
254 for 5 (41 overs)
Won by 5 wickets
Scorecard
KPK Fighters
252 all out (43.4 overs)
round-robin, final 5
2018-19
Details
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi KPK Fighters
307 for 7 (50 overs)
Won by 9 runs
Scorecard
Baluchistan Warriors
298 for 9 (50 overs)
round-robin, final 5
2019–20 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21
Details
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
245 for 3 (36.1 overs)
Won by 7 wickets
Scorecard
Central Punjab
239 all out (47 overs)
double round-robin, final 6
2021–22
Details
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Balochistan
175 for 2 (31.2 overs)
Won by 8 wickets
Scorecard
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
171 all out (46 overs)
double round-robin, final 6
2022–23
Details
State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Central Punjab
254 all out (48.2 overs)
won by 50 runs
Scorecard
Balochistan
204 all out (42.3 overs)
double round-robin, final 6
2023–24
Details
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Peshawar
108 for 5 (17.2 overs)
Peshawar won by 5 wickets
Scorecard
Karachi Whites
103 all out (31.2 overs)
double round-robin, final 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PCB revamps Pentangular Cup to Pakistan Cup". ARY Sports. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ^ "PCB introduces new domestic one-day competition". ESPN Cricinfo. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. ^ Farooq, Umar (31 August 2019). "PCB unveils new domestic set-up with 'stay at the top' mantra". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. ^ Farooq, Umar (16 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Final leg of Bangladesh's tour of Pakistan postponed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Pakistan Cup - an event full of tense finishes, runs, wickets and boundaries". Dunya News. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.