2017–18 National T20 Cup

{{Infobox cricket tournament

| name = 2017–18 National T20 Cup

| image = 2017–18 National T20 Cup.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption =

| fromdate = 11

| todate = 30 November 2017

| administrator = Pakistan Cricket Board

| cricket format = Twenty20

| tournament format = Round-robin and Final

| host = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan

| champions = Lahore Blues

| count = 1

| participants = 8

| matches = 31

| attendance =

| player of the series =

| most runs = Kamran Akmal (432)

| most wickets = Umaid Asif (14)

| website = [http://www.pcb.com.pk www.pcb.com.pk]

| previous_year = 2016-17

| previous_tournament = 2016–17 National T20 Cup

| next_year = 2018–19

| next_tournament = 2018–19 National T20 Cup

}}

The 2017–18 National T20 Cup was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition that was played in Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/national-t-20-cup-2017-player-selection-ceremony.html |title=National T 20 Cup 2017 Player Selection Ceremony |accessdate=12 August 2017 |work=Pakistan Cricket Board}} It was the 14th season of the National Twenty20 Cup in Pakistan. It was originally scheduled to take place in August and September 2017 with eight teams competing.{{Cite web |url=https://www.researchsnipers.com/national-t20-cup-2017-set-begin-25th-august/ |title=National T20 Cup 2017 is set to begin from 25th August |accessdate=12 August 2016 |work=Research Snipers |archive-date=12 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812141441/https://www.researchsnipers.com/national-t20-cup-2017-set-begin-25th-august/ |url-status=dead }} However, in August 2017, the tournament was postponed until November 2017 because of the 2017 Independence Cup and Pakistan's series against Sri Lanka.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/225095-National-T20-Cup-postponed-till-Nov |title=National T20 Cup postponed till Nov |accessdate=25 August 2016 |work=The News}}{{Cite web|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/401925-PCB-postpones-National-T20-Cup |title=PCB postpones National T20 Cup |accessdate=25 August 2016 |work=Dunya News}} All the matches were originally scheduled to be played at the Multan Cricket Stadium and the Iqbal Stadium. Following the revision of the competition's schedule, all the fixtures took place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcb.com.pk/national-t20-cup-201718/tournament/1115.html |title=Cool & Cool T20 Cup 2017-18 |accessdate=9 November 2017 |work=Pakistan Cricket Board}}

The tournament started on 11 November and was scheduled to conclude on 26 November 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1548110/7-pcb-prohibits-quartet-playing-cricket/ |title=PCB prohibits quartet from playing cricket |accessdate=4 November 2017 |work=The Tribune}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/cool-cool-t20-cup-2017-18.html |title=Cool & Cool T20 Cup 2017-18 |accessdate=9 November 2017 |work=Pakistan Cricket Board}} However, the semi-final fixtures were initially postponed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) by one day, following a protest by a religious party, which required more than 8,500 police and troops to remove the protesters.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21547783/national-t20-cup-semifinals-postponed |title=Religious unrest disrupts domestic cricket in Pakistan |accessdate=25 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com/pakistani-police-launch-operation-end-blasphemy-siege/ |title=Pakistani police launch operation to end blasphemy "siege" |accessdate=25 November 2017 |work=Egypt Independent}} The next day, the PCB postponed the matches because of the "prevailing situation" and said they would announce new dates for the tournament at a later point. The PCB also confirmed that the Super Eight section of the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy would also be postponed until a later date too. On 27 November 2017 the PCB confirmed that the semi-finals and final would take place on 29 and 30 November 2017, respectively.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1127308.html |title=National T20 Cup semis and final on November 29 and 30 |accessdate=27 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

The defending champions, Karachi Blues, were not invited by the PCB to compete in this year's competition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.brecorder.com/2017/08/10/364304/pcb-excludes-defending-champs-karachi-in-national-t20-cup-2017/ |title=PCB excludes defending champs Karachi in National T20 Cup 2017 |accessdate=12 August 2016 |work=Business Recorder}} Ahead of the tournament, the PCB recalled thirteen players who were playing in domestic competitions in England and in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League (CPL).{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1116071.html |title=PCB recalls 13 players from CPL and English county circuit |accessdate=12 August 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} However, shortly afterwards the PCB allowed players to return from the CPL and English domestic fixtures if they wished.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1117435.html |title=PCB allows players to return to CPL, English counties |accessdate=21 August 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In the penultimate group-stage match, between Lahore Whites and Islamabad, batsmen Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt made an unbeaten opening stand of 209 runs. This was the highest opening partnership in Twenty20 cricket, beating the previous best of 207 runs set by Joe Denly and Daniel Bell-Drummond of Kent in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/salman-butt-kamran-akmal-create-batting-record-in-pakistan-s-national-t20-cup/story-fUzuhtHP1b92Ldt8IVqMKM.html |title=Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal set opening record in Pakistan's National T20 Cup |accessdate=24 November 2017 |work=Hindustan Times}} Akmal became the first batsman for Pakistan to score 150 runs in a T20 match.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/stats-kamran-akmal-salman-butt-break-world-record-highest-t20-opening-partnership |title=Stats: Kamran Akmal, Salman Butt break world record for highest T20 opening partnership |accessdate=24 November 2017 |work=SportsKeeda}} He also hit the most number of sixes in a domestic T20 match in Pakistan and became the third batsman to make five consecutive fifties in T20 cricket.{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/cricket/records-tumble-in-rawalpindi-as-kamran-akmal-hits-71-ball-150-in-t20-cup-video-2059805.html |title=Records tumble in Rawalpindi as Kamran Akmal hits 71-ball 150 in T20 Cup |accessdate=24 November 2017 |work=Zee News}}

Lahore Whites were the first side to qualify for the semi-finals, when they beat Peshawar by 27 runs on 21 November 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8660/report/1125652/ |title=Butt takes Lahore Whites into semi-final |accessdate=21 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} The next day, Lahore Blues also qualified for the semi-finals, with a five-wicket victory against Islamabad.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8660/report/1125654/ |title=FATA triumph in run fest, Lahore Blues beat Islamabad |accessdate=22 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In the penultimate round of group-stage fixtures, Faisalabad beat Peshawar by five wickets to advance to the semi-finals.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8660/report/1125656/ |title=Khalid heroics takes Faisalabad home |accessdate=23 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In the final group-stage match, Federally Administered Tribal Areas beat Faisalabad by four wickets to progress to the semi-finals, having a superior net run rate than Karachi Whites, after both teams finished on seven points each.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/cricket/series/8660/report/1125658 |title=Kamran Akmal, Butt blitz record opening stand in Lahore win |accessdate=25 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In the semi-finals, Saeed Ajmal played in his final match of his 25-year-long career, playing for Faisalabad.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21608116/wish-my-last-game-was-international-match-saeed-ajmal |title=Wish my last game was an international match - Ajmal |accessdate=29 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In the first semi-final, Lahore Whites defeated Faisalabad by 10 runs. In the second semi-final, Lahore Blues defeated Federally Administered Tribal Areas, also by 10 runs, therefore ensuring an all-Lahore final.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1127605.html |title=All-Lahore final set for National T20 Cup |accessdate=29 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Lahore Blues went on to beat Lahore Whites by 7 wickets in the final.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1127910.html |title=Lahore Blues cruise to National T20 Cup title |accessdate=30 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

Squads

Ahead of the tournament, the following players were selected:{{Cite web|url=http://nation.com.pk/sports/10-Aug-2017/national-t20-cup-to-commence-from-aug-25-in-multan |title=Drafting done as Multan, Faisalabad to host National T20 Cup |accessdate=12 August 2017 |work=The Nation}}

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style="width=20%;"\| Faisalabad !style="width=20%;"\| FATA !style="width=20%;"\| Islamabad !style="width=20%;"\| Karachi Whites !style="width=20%;"\| Lahore Blues !style="width=20%;"\| Lahore Whites !style="width=20%;"\| Peshawar !style="width=20%;"\| Rawalpindi
style="vertical-align:top" \| Misbah-ul-Haq (c) Saeed Ajmal Asif Ali Faheem Ashraf Sohaib Maqsood Imran Butt Khurram Shehzad M Sami Taj Wali Sahibzada Farhan Yasir Shah Ali Waqas Imran Khalid Ali Shan Asad Raza \| Usman Shinwari (c) Rehan Afridi Asif Afridi Khushdil Shah Mukhtar Ahmed Naved Malik Awais Zia Bilawal Bhatti Sameen Gul Usama Mir Hammad Azam Mohammad Naeem Nabi Gul Irfan Rasheed Shaheen Afridi \| Imad Wasim (c) Hasan Ali Zohaib Ahmed Sarmad Bhatti Nauman Anwar Adil Amin Shan Masood Rahat Ali Umar Gul Shoaib Malik Rohail Nazir Ali Sarfraz Shehzad Azam Faizan Riaz Arsal Sheikh \| Sarfaraz Ahmed (c) Asad Shafiq Anwar Ali Rumman Raees Khurram Manzoor Shahid Yousuf Akbar-ur-Rehman Mir Hamza Tabish Khan Haris Sohail Zulfiqar Babar Danish Aziz Azam Hussain Jahid Ali Abrar Ahmed \| Mohammad Hafeez (c) Babar Azam Ahmed Shehzad Hussain Talat Imam-ul-Haq Tayyab Tahir Abid Ali Khalid Usman Atif Jabbar Mohammad Amir Junaid Khan Agha Salman Saad Nasim Adnan Akmal Ghulam Muddasar \| Salman Butt (c) Wahab Riaz Kamran Akmal Umar Akmal Sami Aslam Asif Ali Asif Zakir Ehsan Adil Mohammad Irfan Aamer Yamin Bilal Asif Amad Butt Raza Ali Dar Azhar Ali Hassan Khan \| Mohammad Rizwan (c) Zohaib Khan Israrullah Imran Khan Israrullah Musadiq Ahmed Naved Yasin Waqas Maqsood Imran Khan Fakhar Zaman Sohail Khan Kashif Bhatti Imran Khan Usman Qadir Saif Badar \| Umar Amin (c) Sohail Tanvir Shadab Khan Mohammad Nawaz Fawad Alam Zain Abbas Ahsan Ali Mohammad Irfan Mohammad Abbas Iftikhar Ahmed Mohammad Asghar Rameez Aziz Nasir Nawaz Adnan Ghaus Umair Masood

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style="width=20%;"| Faisalabad

!style="width=20%;"| FATA

!style="width=20%;"| Islamabad

!style="width=20%;"| Karachi Whites

!style="width=20%;"| Lahore Blues

!style="width=20%;"| Lahore Whites

!style="width=20%;"| Peshawar

!style="width=20%;"| Rawalpindi

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Points table

style="width:250px;"\|Team{{cite web \|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/8660/season/2017/pakistan-t20-cup \|title=2017–18 National T20 Cup Points table \|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo \|accessdate=24 November 2017}} ! style="width:20px;"\|{{Tooltip \| Pld \| Played}} ! style="width:20px;"\|{{Tooltip \| W \| Won}} ! style="width:20px;"\|{{Tooltip \| L \| Lost}} ! style="width:20px;"\|{{Tooltip \| NR \| No result}} ! style="width:45px;"\|{{Tooltip \| NRR \| Net run rate}} ! style="width:20px;"\| {{Tooltip \| Pts \| Points}}
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style="background:#ccffcc" \| style="text-align:left" \|Lahore Whites \|7	5	1	1	+1.759	11
style="background:#ccffcc" \| style="text-align:left" \|Lahore Blues \|7	5	1	1	+0.392	11
style="background:#ccffcc" \| style="text-align:left" \|Faisalabad \|7	4	2	1	+0.163	9
style="background:#ccffcc" \| style="text-align:left" \| Federally Administered Tribal Areas \|7	3	3	1	–0.019	7
style="text-align:left" \|Karachi Whites \|7	3	3	1	–0.041	7
style="text-align:left" \|Islamabad \|7	2	4	1	–1.193	5
style="text-align:left" \|Peshawar \|7	1	5	1	–0.380	3
style="text-align:left" \|Rawalpindi \|7	1	5	1	–0.647	3

{{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} Team qualified for the Semi-finals

Fixtures

=Round-robin=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 11 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Karachi Whites

| team2 = Faisalabad

| score1 = 180/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Akbar-ur-Rehman 60 (39)

| wickets1 = Faheem Ashraf 3/36 (4 overs)

| score2 = 183/2 (18.2 overs)

| runs2 = Sahibzada Farhan 76* (52)

| wickets2 = Rumman Raees 1/33 (4 overs)

| result = Faisalabad won by 8 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125631.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Ghaffar Kazmi and Majid Hussain

| motm = Sahibzada Farhan (Faisalabad)

| toss = Faisalabad won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 11 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Lahore Blues

| team2 = Lahore Whites

| score1 = 169/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Imam-ul-Haq 44 (32)

| wickets1 = Bilal Asif 1/20 (3 overs)

| score2 = 168/5 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Sami Aslam 91* (60)

| wickets2 = Mohammad Amir 2/24 (4 overs)

| result = Lahore Blues won by 1 run

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125632.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Faisal Afridi and Imtiaz Iqbal

| motm = Sami Aslam (Lahore Whites)

| toss = Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 12 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Peshawar

| team2 = FATA

| score1 = 164/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Musadiq Ahmed 51* (27)

| wickets1 = Usama Mir 2/24 (4 overs)

| score2 = 166/4 (18.5 overs)

| runs2 = Awais Zia 50 (32)

| wickets2 = Zohaib Khan 1/11 (3 overs)

| result = Federally Administered Tribal Areas won by 6 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125633.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Aslam Bareach and Tahir Shah

| motm = Awais Zia (Federally Administered Tribal Areas)

| toss = Federally Administered Tribal Areas won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 12 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Islamabad

| team2 = Rawalpindi

| score1 = 175/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Shan Masood 83 (52)

| wickets1 = Mohammad Abbas 2/32 (4 overs)

| score2 = 173/5 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Umar Amin 56 (36)

| wickets2 = Mohammad Irfan 2/31 (4 overs)

| result = Islamabad won by 2 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125634.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Ghaffar Kazmi and Shozab Raza

| motm = Shan Masood (Islamabad)

| toss = Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Saad Ali, Mohammad Naqash (Islamabad), Umair Masood and Nasir Nawaz (Rawalpindi) all made their T20 debuts.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 13 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Lahore Blues

| team2 = Faisalabad

| score1 = 187/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Imam-ul-Haq 50 (31)

| wickets1 = Saeed Ajmal 3/26 (4 overs)

| score2 = 193/3 (18.1 overs)

| runs2 = Sohaib Maqsood 80* (42)

| wickets2 = Hussain Talat 1/8 (1 overs)

| result = Faisalabad won by 7 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125635.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Aslam Bareach and Imtiaz Iqbal

| motm = Sohaib Maqsood (Faisalabad)

| toss = Faisalabad won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 13 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Karachi Whites

| team2 = Lahore Whites

| score1 = 163/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Khurram Manzoor 64 (43)

| wickets1 = Umaid Asif 3/18 (4 overs)

| score2 = 167/7 (19.4 overs)

| runs2 = Sami Aslam 56 (38)

| wickets2 = Zulfiqar Babar 2/18 (4 overs)

| result = Lahore Whites won by 3 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125636.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Majid Hussain and Saqib Khan

| motm = Sami Aslam (Lahore Whites)

| toss = Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 14 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Rawalpindi

| team2 = Peshawar

| score1 = 116 (18.3 overs)

| runs1 = Mohammad Irfan 30 (10)

| wickets1 = Sohail Khan 4/22 (3.3 overs)

| score2 =

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| result = No result

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125637.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Aslam Bareach and Shozab Raza

| motm =

| toss = Peshawar won the toss and elected to field.

| rain = Rain prevented any further play.

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 14 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Islamabad

| team2 = FATA

| score1 =

| runs1 =

| wickets1 =

| score2 =

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| result = Match abandoned

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125638.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Ahsan Raza and Mohammad Asif

| motm =

| toss = No toss.

| rain = No play was possible due to rain.

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 15 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Faisalabad

| team2 = Lahore Whites

| score1 = 29/2 (5.3 overs)

| runs1 = Sahibzada Farhan 14* (19)

| wickets1 = Wahab Riaz 1/6 (1 over)

| score2 =

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| result = No result

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125639.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Imtiaz Iqbal and Shozab Raza

| motm =

| toss = Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field.

| rain = Rain prevented any further play.

| notes = Asad Raza (Faisalabad) made his T20 debut.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 15 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Karachi Whites

| team2 = Lahore Blues

| score1 =

| runs1 =

| wickets1 =

| score2 =

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| result = Match abandoned

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125640.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Ahsan Raza and Saqib Khan

| motm =

| toss = No toss.

| rain = No play was possible due to rain.

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 16 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Islamabad

| team2 = Peshawar

| score1 = 128 (19.2 overs)

| runs1 = Hasan Ali 35 (20)

| wickets1 = Kashif Bhatti 2/22 (3 overs)

| score2 = 129/7 (19.4 overs)

| runs2 = Israrullah 56 (50)

| wickets2 = Mohammad Irfan 2/9 (4 overs)

| result = Peshawar won by 3 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125641.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Ahsan Raza and Waleed Yaqub

| motm = Israrullah (Peshawar)

| toss = Peshawar won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 16 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = FATA

| team2 = Rawalpindi

| score1 = 160/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Khushdil Shah 50 (32)

| wickets1 = Mohammad Asghar 2/41 (4 overs)

| score2 = 163/4 (19.5 overs)

| runs2 = Umar Amin 66 (49)

| wickets2 = Hammad Azam 2/23 (4 overs)

| result = Rawalpindi won by 6 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125642.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Qaiser Waheed and Zameer Haider

| motm = Umar Amin (Rawalpindi)

| toss = Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 17 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Lahore Whites

| team2 = FATA

| score1 = 213/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Salman Butt 74* (50)

| wickets1 = Sohail Akhtar 2/38 (4 overs)

| score2 = 172 (18.3 overs)

| runs2 = Hammad Azam 50 (28)

| wickets2 = Wahab Riaz 3/15 (3.3 overs)

| result = Lahore Whites won by 41 runs.

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125643.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Tahir Rasheed and Zameer Haider

| motm = Kamran Akmal (Lahore Whites)

| toss = Federally Administered Tribal Areas won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 17 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Karachi Whites

| team2 = Rawalpindi

| score1 = 178/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Asad Shafiq 72 (49)

| wickets1 = Mohammad Irfan 2/43 (4 overs)

| score2 = 164/9 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Umar Amin 28 (14)

| wickets2 = Anwar Ali 4/30 (4 overs)

| result = Karachi Whites won by 14 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125644.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Tahir Shah and Waleed Yaqub

| motm = Asad Shafiq (Karachi Whites)

| toss = Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 18 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Lahore Blues

| team2 = Peshawar

| score1 = 173/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Ahmed Shehzad 50 (22)

| wickets1 = Waqas Maqsood 3/23 (4 overs)

| score2 = 170 (19.5 overs)

| runs2 = Naved Yasin 62* (44)

| wickets2 = Ali Shafiq 3/21 (2.5 overs)

| result = Lahore Blues won by 3 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125645.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Aaley Haider and Shameem Ansari

| motm = Ahmed Shehzad (Peshawar) and Ali Shafiq (Lahore Blues)

| toss = Peshawar won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Ali Shafiq, Waqas Ahmed (Lahore Blues) and Saif Badar (Peshawar) all made their T20 debuts.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 18 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Faisalabad

| team2 = Islamabad

| score1 = 170/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Sahibzada Farhan 43 (39)

| wickets1 = Adil Amin 4/27 (4 overs)

| score2 = 171/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Saad Ali 52 (40)

| wickets2 = Taj Wali 3/30 (4 overs)

| result = Islamabad won by 2 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125646.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Mohammad Asif and Tahir Shah

| motm = Adil Amin (Islamabad) and Taj Wali (Faisalabad)

| toss = Faisalabad won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 19 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Lahore Whites

| team2 = Rawalpindi

| score1 = 178/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Kamran Akmal 65 (37)

| wickets1 = Sohail Tanvir 2/30 (4 overs)

| score2 = 150/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Umar Amin 35 (23)

| wickets2 = Bilal Asif 2/20 (4 overs)

| result = Lahore Whites won by 28 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125647.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Aaley Haider and Tahir Rasheed

| motm = Kamran Akmal (Lahore Whites)

| toss = Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 19 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Peshawar

| team2 = Karachi Whites

| score1 = 155/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Israrullah 50 (31)

| wickets1 = Asad Shafiq 2/7 (2 overs)

| score2 = 156/6 (19.3 overs)

| runs2 = Anwar Ali 41* (20)

| wickets2 = Musadiq Ahmed 1/13 (2 overs)

| result = Karachi Whites won by 4 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125648.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Ahmed Shahab and Qaiser Waheed

| motm = Anwar Ali (Karachi Whites)

| toss = Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Obaidullah (Peshawar) made his T20 debut.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 20 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Karachi Whites

| team2 = Islamabad

| score1 = 148 (19 overs)

| runs1 = Asad Shafiq 45 (27)

| wickets1 = Mohammad Irfan 3/25 (4 overs)

| score2 = 129/5 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Nauman Anwar 34 (33)

| wickets2 = Rumman Raees 1/18 (4 overs)

| result = Karachi Whites won by 19 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125649.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Ahmed Shahab and Rashid Riaz

| motm = Asad Shafiq (Karachi Whites)

| toss = Islamabad won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 20 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Lahore Blues

| team2 = FATA

| score1 = 177/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Hussain Talat 68* (46)

| wickets1 = Sameen Gul 1/26 (4 overs)

| score2 = 158/7 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Sohail Akhtar 74* (56)

| wickets2 = Aizaz Cheema 3/24 (4 overs)

| result = Lahore Blues won by 19 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125650.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Mohammad Sajid and Shameem Ansari

| motm = Aizaz Cheema and Hussain Talat (Lahore Blues)

| toss = Federally Administered Tribal Areas won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 21 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Lahore Whites

| team2 = Peshawar

| score1 = 163/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Salman Butt 85* (58)

| wickets1 = Sohail Khan 1/28 (4 overs)

| score2 = 136 (19.3 overs)

| runs2 = Naved Yasin 25 (28)

| wickets2 = Umaid Asif 4/26 (4 overs)

| result = Lahore Whites won by 27 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125651.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Aaley Haider and Khalid Mahmood

| motm = Salman Butt and Umaid Asif (Lahore Whites)

| toss = Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 21 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Rawalpindi

| team2 = Faisalabad

| score1 = 193/3 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Umar Amin 67 (47)

| wickets1 = Taj Wali 1/31 (4 overs)

| score2 = 199/5 (19.5 overs)

| runs2 = Sohaib Maqsood 87 (43)

| wickets2 = Shadab Khan 2/23 (4 overs)

| result = Faisalabad won by 5 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125652.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Tahir Rasheed and Tariq Rasheed

| motm = Sohaib Maqsood (Faisalabad)

| toss = Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Adnan Ghaus (Rawalpindi) made his T20 debut.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 22 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = FATA

| team2 = Karachi Whites

| score1 = 219/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Mukhtar Ahmed 117 (58)

| wickets1 = Anwar Ali 2/51 (4 overs)

| score2 = 200/5 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Khurram Manzoor 104 (61)

| wickets2 = Sameen Gul 2/26 (4 overs)

| result = Federally Administered Tribal Areas won by 19 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125653.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Ahmed Shahab and Asif Yaqoob

| motm = Mukhtar Ahmed (Federally Administered Tribal Areas)

| toss = Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Nabi Gul (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) made his T20 debut.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 22 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Islamabad

| team2 = Lahore Blues

| score1 = 174/3 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Shan Masood 103* (68)

| wickets1 = Khalid Usman 2/32 (4 overs)

| score2 = 177/5 (18.4 overs)

| runs2 = Ahmed Shehzad 79 (47)

| wickets2 = Mohammad Irfan 1/18 (4 overs)

| result = Lahore Blues won by 5 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125654.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Khalid Mahmood and Mohammad Sajid

| motm = Shan Masood (Lahore Blues)

| toss = Islamabad won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Rohail Nazir (Islamabad) made his T20 debut.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 23 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Rawalpindi

| team2 = Lahore Blues

| score1 = 118 (17.4 overs)

| runs1 = Iftikhar Ahmed 60 (33)

| wickets1 = Atif Jabbar 3/25 (4 overs)

| score2 = 124/3 (17.1 overs)

| runs2 = Imam-ul-Haq 36 (39)

| wickets2 = Mohammad Asghar 3/13 (4 overs)

| result = Lahore Blues won by 7 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125655.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Khalid Mahmood and Mohammad Sajid

| motm = Agha Salman (Lahore Blues)

| toss = Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Mohammad Ismail (Rawalpindi) made his T20 debut.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 23 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Peshawar

| team2 = Faisalabad

| score1 = 139 (19.5 overs)

| runs1 = Rafatullah Mohmand 32 (12)

| wickets1 = Taj Wali 3/29 (4 overs)

| score2 = 142/5 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Sahibzada Farhan 47 (49)

| wickets2 = Sohail Khan 2/19 (4 overs)

| result = Faisalabad won by 5 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125656.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz

| motm = Sahibzada Farhan (Faisalabad)

| toss = Faisalabad won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 24 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Lahore Whites

| team2 = Islamabad

| score1 = 209/0 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Kamran Akmal 150* (71)

| wickets1 =

| score2 = 100 (18.4 overs)

| runs2 = Raza Hasan 19 (15)

| wickets2 = Asif Ali 3/27 (4 overs)

| result = Lahore Whites won by 109 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125657.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Khalid Mahmood and Mohammad Sajid

| motm = Kamran Akmal (Lahore Whites)

| toss = Islamabad won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 24 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Faisalabad

| team2 = FATA

| score1 = 157/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Asif Ali 52* (35)

| wickets1 = Zia-ul-Haq 2/24 (4 overs)

| score2 = 158/6 (16.4 overs)

| runs2 = Mukhtar Ahmed 46 (27)

| wickets2 = Yasir Shah 3/23 (4 overs)

| result = Federally Administered Tribal Areas won by 4 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125658.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Asif Yaqoob and Zameer Haider

| motm = Hammad Azam (Federally Administered Tribal Areas)

| toss = Federally Administered Tribal Areas won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

=Knockout stage=

==Semi-finals==

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 29 November 2017

| time = 12:00

| daynight =

| team1 = Lahore Whites

| team2 = Faisalabad

| score1 = 142/7 (19/20 overs)

| runs1 = Salman Butt 40 (23)

| wickets1 = Asad Ali 2/37 (4 overs)

| score2 = 132 (19.4 overs)

| runs2 = Sohaib Maqsood 39 (31)

| wickets2 = Wahab Riaz 2/15 (4 overs)

| result = Lahore Whites won by 10 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125659.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Ahmed Shahab and Mohammad Asif

| motm = Wahab Riaz (Lahore Whites)

| toss = Faisalabad won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 29 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Lahore Blues

| team2 = FATA

| score1 = 221/1 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Ahmed Shehzad 104 (59)

| wickets1 = Mohammad Irfan 1/35 (4 overs)

| score2 = 211/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Khushdil Shah 56 (32)

| wickets2 = Agha Salman 2/30 (4 overs)

| result = Lahore Blues won by 10 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125660.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Mohammad Sajid and Shozab Raza

| motm = Ahmed Shehzad (Lahore Blues)

| toss = Federally Administered Tribal Areas won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

==Final==

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 30 November 2017

| time = 16:00

| daynight = Yes

| team1 = Lahore Whites

| team2 = Lahore Blues

| score1 = 127/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Salman Butt 62* (59)

| wickets1 = Atif Jabbar 2/24 (4 overs)

| score2 = 131/3 (17.3 overs)

| runs2 = Imam-ul-Haq 59* (49)

| wickets2 = Asif Ali 1/23 (3 overs)

| result = Lahore Blues won by 7 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125661.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Asif Yaqoob and Mohammad Sajid

| motm = Imam-ul-Haq (Lahore Blues)

| toss = Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

References

External links

[http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/_/id/1116106/national-t20-cup Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]

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Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 2017–18

Category:2017 in Pakistani cricket

2017-18 National T20 Cup