Wikipedia - National T20 Cup

The National T20 Cup is a men's professional domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Pakistan. Established in 2005, it is one of the world's oldest Twenty20 cricket leagues. It was the principal T20 competition in the country until 2016, when the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise tournament was introduced. Since 2019–20, the National T20 Cup has been contested by six regional teams, having previously been contested mainly by teams representing the various city, district and area cricket associations.

The league's team offices are directed out of its head offices located at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Karachi Whites are the defending champions, winning the 2023-24 edition.

History

The National T20 Cup began in the 2004–05 season as the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup and quickly became the premier professional Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan with 14 teams. It was the first T20 cricket league in the world outside of Australia and England.

As ownership of the title sponsor changed, the competition was renamed to the RBS Twenty-20 Cup in 2008–09, and to the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup in 2010–11. In the 2014–15 season, the league was renamed to the Haier T20 Cup.

Sialkot Stallions have been the most successful team, winning the title a total of six times.

Pakistan - National T20 Cup er en professionel Twenty20 cricket-turnering i Pakistan. Turneringen blev grundlagt i 2004 og er blevet spillet årligt siden da. Turneringen består af seks hold, som spiller en dobbeltrunde-turnering. De to bedste hold går videre til finalen. Vinderen af turneringen får titlen som Pakistan National T20 Champion.

National T20 Cup er en af de mest prestigefyldte cricketturneringer i Pakistan. Turneringen er blevet vundet af nogle af de bedste cricketspillere i Pakistan, herunder Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar og Saeed Ajmal.

Turneringen er også en vigtig begivenhed for pakistanske cricketfans. Turneringen giver fans mulighed for at se nogle af de bedste cricketspillere i landet konkurrere på højeste niveau.