2004–05 National Twenty20 Cup
| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Host(s) |  Lahore |
| Champions | Faisalabad Wolves (1st title) |
| Participants | 11 |
| Matches | 19 |
The 2004–05 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup was the first edition of the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup, a domestic Twenty20 tournament in Pakistan. It was held from 25 to 30 April 2005 in Lahore. The Faisalabad Wolves won the tournament by defeating the Karachi Dolphins in the final.[1] As the winners, the Faisalabad Wolves were invited to compete in the International 20:20 Club Championship in September 2005, which they won.[2]
This was the first Twenty20 tournament in the country, after the introduction of the Twenty20 format in 2003. It was huge success with the final having an attendance of 30,000. It helped increase the popularity of cricket in Pakistan and became an annual tournament.[3][4]
The tournament also involved a match-throwing incident with Sialkot Stallions captain Shoaib Malik.[5]
Format
The eleven teams are divided into three groups: Groups A and B with four teams each and Group C with three. Each team plays a single round-robin tournament and the top team from each group, determined by a point system, advances to the triangular series. The triangular series is another round-robin tournament where the top two teams advance to the final.[6]
| Result | Points |
|---|---|
| Won | 2 points |
| Loss | 0 points |
| No result | 1 point |
The position of the teams in the points table is determined by:
- Total points
- Won
- Lost (fewest)
- Net run rate
Prize money
The winners are awarded a trophy and Rs. 300,000 while the runners-up receive Rs. 150,000.[4]
Results
The top team from each group qualify for the triangular series.
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karachi Dolphins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +1.579 |
| Lahore Lions | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1.585 |
| Peshawar Panthers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | –2.200 |
| Hyderabad Hawks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | –3.530 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore Eagles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –0.450 |
| Sialkot Stallions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.969 |
| Karachi Zebras | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.283 |
| Multan Tigers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –0.617 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faisalabad Wolves | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +4.000 |
| Rawalpindi Rams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.853 |
| Quetta Bears | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | –5.690 |
- Qualified for triangular series
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karachi Dolphins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.242 |
| Faisalabad Wolves | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.117 |
| Lahore Eagles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –0.348 |
- Qualified for final
Fixtures
- All times in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+05:00)
Group stage
Group A
Karachi Dolphins
228/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lahore Lions
190/9 (18 overs) |
- Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
- Due to power failure, the Lions' target was revised to 207 runs from 18 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
Hyderabad Hawks
127 (19.4 overs) |
v
|
Peshawar Panthers
48/0 (4.5 overs) |
Fawad Khan 29* (23)
|
- Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
Hyderabad Hawks
115/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lahore Lions
116/0 (12.3 overs) |
Shahnawaz Malik 61* (47)
|
- Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Dolphins
178/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Peshawar Panthers
134 (19 overs) |
- Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
Group B
Multan Tigers
155/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Karachi Zebras
114 (19.3 overs) |
- Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Sialkot Stallions
210 (19.5 overs) |
v
|
Lahore Eagles
215/7 (20 overs) |
- Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
Multan Tigers
110 (18.2 overs) |
v
|
Sialkot Stallions
112 (13 overs) |
- Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Karachi Zebras
185/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lahore Eagles
131 (17.2 overs) |
- Karachi Zebras won the toss and elected to bat.
Lahore Eagles
183/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Multan Tigers
161/9 (20 overs) |
- Lahore Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
Karachi Zebras
175/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sialkot Stallions
171/3 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Zebras won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match referee annulled the points in this match when the Sialkot Stallions captain admitted to deliberately losing the match.[6]
Group C
Rawalpindi Rams
197/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Quetta Bears
101 (16.3 overs) |
- Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to bat.
Quetta Bears
95 (18.3 overs) |
v
|
Faisalabad Wolves
96 (7.4 overs) |
- Quetta Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
Rawalpindi Rams
163/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Faisalabad Wolves
167/2 (17.3 overs) |
- Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to bat.
Triangular series
Karachi Dolphins
141 (19.4 overs) |
v
|
Lahore Eagles
142/6 (19.2 overs) |
- Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
Lahore Eagles
160/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Faisalabad Wolves
164/5 (18 overs) |
- Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
Faisalabad Wolves
169/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Karachi Dolphins
170/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Karachi Dolphins
158/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Faisalabad Wolves
159/8 (19.5 overs) |
- Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
Match-throwing incident
The tournament involved a match-throwing incident in the match between the Sialkot Stallions and the Karachi Zebras. Shoaib Malik, the captain of the Stallions, openly admitted to deliberately losing their match against the Karachi Zebras in an attempt to eliminate the Lahore Eagles from the competition. Neither team received points for the match. Malik was expressing his disappointment at earlier decisions in the competition that he felt went against his side and it did not involve any match-fixing or financial implications.[7]
Malik's actions were against his code of conduct as a Test cricketer and had effect on the image of Pakistan cricket, the sponsors and the audience. After realising this, Malik later apologised. He was banned for one Test match and fined Rs. 10,000 and 75% of his match fees for two One Day International matches.[5][8]
Media coverage
- Ten Sports (live)
References
- ^ Sohail, Asif (30 April 2005). "Faisalabad Wolves win Pakistan's first ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Faisalabad Wolves International 20:20 champions". CricInfo. ESPN. 17 September 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ Sohail, Asif (2005). "Twenty-overs cricket is here to stay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Pakistan to make Twenty-20 Cup regular domestic feature". AFP. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Shoaib Malik faces match-throwing inquiry". AFP. 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ a b "ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup 2004/05 Points Table". Pakistan Cricket Board). 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Shoaib Malik given one-Test ban". CricInfo. ESPN. 2 May 2005. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Shoaib Malik banned from first WI Test and fined". Pakistan Cricket Board. 2 May 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2012.