2018 Pakistan Cup
{{short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2018 Pakistan Cup
| image =
| caption =
| fromdate = {{start date|2018|4|25|df=y}}
| todate = {{end date|2018|5|6|df=yes}}
| administrator = Pakistan Cricket Board
| cricket format = List A
| tournament format = Round-robin and final
| host = Faisalabad
| champions = Federal Areas
| count = 2
| participants = 5
| matches = 11
| player of the series =
| most runs = Khurram Manzoor (393)
| most wickets = Waqas Maqsood (14)
| previous_year = 2017
| previous_tournament = 2017 Pakistan Cup
| next_year = 2019
| next_tournament = 2019 Pakistan Cup
}}
The 2018 Pakistan Cup was the third edition of the Pakistan Cup, a List A cricket competition which was contested between five teams. It was held from 25 April to 6 May 2018,{{cite web|url=http://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/cool-cool-presents-pepsi-pakistan-cup.html |title= Cool & Cool Presents Pepsi Pakistan Cup 2018 |access-date=25 April 2018 |work=Pakistan Cricket Board}} with all the matches played at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/1143553.html?template=fixtures |title=Pakistan Cup Fixtures |access-date=19 April 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{cite web |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/sports/pakistan-cup-one-day-cricket-tournament-at-fa-320130.html |title=Pakistan Cup One Day Cricket Tournament At Faisalabad |access-date=19 April 2018 |work=Urdu Point}} Federal Areas were the defending champions.{{cite web|url=http://www.pcb.com.pk/news-detail/11th-match-report-pakistan-cup-2017-balochistan-vs-federal-areas.html |title=11th Match Report: Pakistan Cup 2017 - Balochistan vs Federal Areas |access-date=30 April 2017 |work=Pakistan Cricket Board}}
Federal Areas were the first team to advance to the final, after they beat Punjab by 7 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/02-May-2018/kamran-blitz-takes-federal-areas-to-pakistan-cup-final |title=Kamran blitz takes Federal Areas to Pakistan Cup final |access-date=4 May 2018 |work=The Nation}} They were joined in the final with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after the last group stage match, between Punjab and Sindh, finished as a tie.{{cite web|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/05-05-2018/pakistan-cup-national-one-day-cricket-championship-punjab-match-ends-in-a-tie |title=Pakistan Cup National One-day Cricket Championship: Punjab, Sindh match ends in a tie |access-date=5 May 2018 |work=Radio Pakistan}} Federal Areas won the tournament, beating Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by five wickets in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/313483-federal-areas-retain-pakistan-cup |title=Federal Areas retain Pakistan Cup |access-date=7 May 2018 |work=The News International}}
Squads
Prior to the start of the tournament, the following squads were announced:{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/191967-pakistan-cup-one-day-tournament-to-begin-in-faisalabad |title=Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week |access-date=21 April 2018 |work=Geo TV}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/306831-pakistan-cup-cricket-from-25th |title=Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th |access-date=21 April 2018 |work=The News International}}
Group stage
=Points table=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update=complete
|team1=Feder |team2=KPK |team3=PNJB |team4=Sindh |team5=BLU
|result1=Q |result2=Q
|win_BLU=1 |loss_BLU=3 |rs_BLU=1303 |or_BLU=199.1 |rc_BLU=1408 |ob_BLU=198.5
|win_Feder=4 |rs_Feder=1230 |or_Feder=185.1 |rc_Feder=864 |ob_Feder=200.0
|win_KPK=2 |loss_KPK=2 |rs_KPK=1131 |or_KPK=161.1 |rc_KPK=1244 |ob_KPK=198.1
|win_PNJB=1 |loss_PNJB=2 |tie_PNJB=1 |rs_PNJB=1279 |or_PNJB=198.5 |rc_PNJB=1284 |ob_PNJB=173.2
|win_Sindh=1 |loss_Sindh=2 |tie_Sindh=1 |rs_Sindh=965 |or_Sindh=199.0 |rc_Sindh=1108 |ob_Sindh=173.0
|name_BLU=Baluchistan
|name_Feder=Federal Areas
|name_KPK=Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
|name_PNJB=Punjab
|name_Sindh=Sindh
|col_Q=#cfc
}}
{{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} Teams qualified for the final
=Fixtures=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 25 April 2018
| time = 14:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = Baluchistan
| team2 = Punjab
| score1 = 365/3 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Bismillah Khan 106 (105)
| wickets1 = Kashif Bhatti 1/59 (10 overs)
| score2 = 366/3 (48.5 overs)
| runs2 = Sahibzada Farhan 155 (145)
| wickets2 = Shaheen Afridi 1/61 (9 overs)
| result = Punjab won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143554.html Scorecard]
| venue = Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
| umpires = Rashid Riaz and Mohammad Sajid
| motm = Sahibzada Farhan (Punjab)
| toss = Baluchistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Shaheen Afridi (Baluchistan) made his List A debut.
- Sahibzada Farhan (Punjab) scored his highest total in List A cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/309309-pakistan-cup-national-one-day-cricket-championship |title=Pakistan Cup National One-day Cricket Championship |work=The News International |access-date=26 April 2018}}
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 April 2018
| time = 14:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = Federal Areas
| team2 = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| score1 = 373/6 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Kamran Akmal 105 (84)
| wickets1 = Sadaf Hussain 3/67 (10 overs)
| score2 = 259 (43.1 overs)
| runs2 = Mohammad Hafeez 76 (58)
| wickets2 = Waqas Maqsood 3/40 (8 overs)
| result = Federal Areas won by 114 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143555.html Scorecard]
| venue = Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
| umpires = Zameer Haider and Qaiser Waheed
| motm = Kamran Akmal (Federal Areas)
| toss = Federal Areas won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 April 2018
| time = 14:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = Sindh
| team2 = Baluchistan
| score1 = 366/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Iftikhar Ahmed 116 (83)
| wickets1 = Umar Gul 2/53 (8 overs)
| score2 = 354 (49.2 overs)
| runs2 = Ahmed Shehzad 84 (49)
| wickets2 = Junaid Khan 4/55 (7.2 overs)
| result = Sindh won by 12 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143556.html Scorecard]
| venue = Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
| umpires = Zameer Haider and Ghaffar Kazmi
| motm = Iftikhar Ahmed (Sindh)
| toss = Sindh won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 28 April 2018
| time = 14:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = Punjab
| team2 = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| score1 = 297/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Asif Ali 121 (97)
| wickets1 = Zia-ul-Haq 4/60 (10 overs)
| score2 = 298/0 (38.1 overs)
| runs2 = Khurram Manzoor 190* (118)
| wickets2 =
| result = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 10 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143557.html Scorecard]
| venue = Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
| umpires = Rashid Riaz and Ahmed Shahab
| motm = Khurram Manzoor (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
| toss = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Khurram Manzoor (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) scored his highest total in List A cricket.{{cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/29-Apr-2018/hurricane-khurram-destroys-punjab |title=Hurricane Khurram destroys Punjab |work=The Nation |access-date=29 April 2018}}
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 April 2018
| time = 14:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = Federal Areas
| team2 = Sindh
| score1 = 242/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Abid Ali 109 (145)
| wickets1 = Mohammad Irfan 2/28 (10 overs)
| score2 = 93 (31 overs)
| runs2 = Khurram Shehzad 25 (50)
| wickets2 = Agha Salman 3/8 (4 overs)
| result = Federal Areas won by 149 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143558.html Scorecard]
| venue = Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
| umpires = Ahmed Shahab and Shozab Raza
| motm = Abid Ali (Federal Areas)
| toss = Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 30 April 2018
| time = 14:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| team2 = Baluchistan
| score1 = 372/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Khurram Manzoor 111 (99)
| wickets1 = Mohammad Nawaz 3/72 (10 overs)
| score2 = 378/6 (49.1 overs)
| runs2 = Ahmed Shehzad 72 (36)
| wickets2 = Hammad Azam 2/44 (10 overs)
| result = Baluchistan won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143559.html Scorecard]
| venue = Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
| umpires = Waleed Yaqub and Ahsan Raza
| motm = Anwar Ali (Baluchistan)
| toss = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 May 2018
| time = 14:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = Punjab
| team2 = Federal Areas
| score1 = 306 (48.2 overs)
| runs1 = Mohammad Rizwan 140 (123)
| wickets1 = Usman Khan 5/51 (9.2 overs)
| score2 = 311/3 (35.1 overs)
| runs2 = Kamran Akmal 170 (96)
| wickets2 = Usama Mir 2/96 (10 overs)
| result = Federal Area won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143560.html Scorecard]
| venue = Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
| umpires = Ahmed Shahab and Ahsan Raza
| motm = Kamran Akmal (Federal Areas)
| toss = Federal Areas won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Mohammad Rizwan (Punjab) scored his highest total in List A cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/311614-pakistan-cricket-cup-kamran-hammers-170-off-96-balls |title=Pakistan Cricket Cup: Kamran hammers 170 off 96 balls |work=The News International |access-date=2 May 2018}}
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 2 May 2018
| time = 14:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = Sindh
| team2 = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| score1 = 196 (46.2 overs)
| runs1 = Fawad Alam 52 (80)
| wickets1 = Zia-ul-Haq 4/24 (9.2 overs)
| score2 = 202/5 (23 overs)
| runs2 = Israrullah 74 (61)
| wickets2 = Aamer Yamin 2/52 (5 overs)
| result = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143561.html Scorecard]
| venue = Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
| umpires = Shozab Raza and Asif Yaqoob
| motm = Zia-ul-Haq (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
| toss = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 May 2018
| time = 14:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = Federal Areas
| team2 = Baluchistan
| score1 = 304 (47.2 overs)
| runs1 = Sohaib Maqsood 92 (47)
| wickets1 = Mohammad Nawaz 4/62 (10 overs)
| score2 = 206 (23.2 overs)
| runs2 = Sohail Tanvir 42 (22)
| wickets2 = Waqas Maqsood 6/63 (7.2 overs)
| result = Federal Areas won by 98 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143562.html Scorecard]
| venue = Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
| umpires = Khalid Mahmood and Imtiaz Iqbal
| motm = Waqas Maqsood (Federal Areas)
| toss = Baluchistan won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 May 2018
| time = 14:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = Punjab
| team2 = Sindh
| score1 = 310/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Asif Ali 138 (91)
| wickets1 = Bilal Asif 3/51 (10 overs)
| score2 = 310/7 (50 overs)
| runs2 = Salman Butt 101 (91)
| wickets2 = Usama Mir 4/62 (10 overs)
| result = Match tied
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143563.html Scorecard]
| venue = Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
| umpires = Ahsan Raza and Asif Yaqoob
| motm = Asif Ali (Punjab)
| toss = Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
Final
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 6 May 2018
| time = 14:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| team2 = Federal Areas
| score1 = 252 (43.4 overs)
| runs1 = Mohammad Hafeez 89 (86)
| wickets1 = Usman Khan 3/34 (8 overs)
| score2 = 254/5 (41 overs)
| runs2 = Agha Salman 60 (77)
| wickets2 = Zia-ul-Haq 2/60 (10 overs)
| result = Federal Areas won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143564.html Scorecard]
| venue = Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
| umpires = Ahsan Raza and Asif Yaqoob
| motm = Hussain Talat (Federal Areas)
| toss = Federal Areas won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1143553.html Series home at ESPN Cricino]
{{Pakistan Cup}}
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