2006–07 National Twenty20 Cup

2006–07 National Twenty20 Cup

Dates	21 – 26 December 2006
Administrator(s)	Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)	Karachi
Champions	Sialkot Stallions (2nd title)
Participants	13
Matches	18

The 2006–07 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup was the third season of the ABN AMRO Twenty-20 Cup in Pakistan, sponsored by ABN AMRO. It was held in Karachi from 21 to 26 December 2006. The tournament was reduced to a shorter format similar to the 2004–05 edition with 18 matches. The Sialkot Stallions successfully defended the title by defeating the Karachi Dolphins in the final.^[1]

Format

The 13 teams are divided into four groups: Pool A with four teams, Pool B, C and D with three each. Each group plays a single Round-robin tournament and the top team from each group advances to the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals play the final.^[2]

Awarded points

Result	Points
Won	2 points
No result	1 point
Loss	0 points

The position of the teams in the points table is determined by:

• Total points
• Won
• Lost (fewest)
• Net run rate

Prize money

The prize money was increased from the previous year, with the winners receiving almost twice that of the previous year.^[3][4]

• Final
  • Winners: Rs. 1,000,000
  • Runners-up: Rs. 500,000
• Match victories
  • Winners of group matches: Rs. 15,000
  • Losers of group matches: Rs. 10,000
  • Winners of semi-finals: Rs. 20,000
  • Losers of semi-finals: Rs. 15,000

Results

Teams and standings

The top team from each group qualify for the semi-finals.

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
Karachi Dolphins	3	3	0	0	6	+1.394
Faisalabad Wolves	3	2	1	0	4	+2.049
Lahore Eagles	3	1	2	0	2	+0.067
Abbottabad Rhinos	3	0	3	0	0	–3.345

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
Sialkot Stallions	2	2	0	0	4	+0.282
Karachi Zebras	2	1	1	0	2	+1.478
Hyderabad Hawks	2	0	2	0	0	–1.513

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
Peshawar Panthers	2	2	0	0	4	+2.038
Multan Tigers	2	1	1	0	2	+0.141
Islamabad Leopards	2	0	2	0	0	–2.150

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
Lahore Lions	2	2	0	0	4	+0.274
Rawalpindi Rams	2	1	1	0	2	+0.450
Quetta Bears	2	0	2	0	0	–0.721

  Qualified for semi-finals

Knockout stage

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Peshawar Panthers	124/9
	C1	Karachi Dolphins	128/5
						C1	Karachi Dolphins	137/7
						B1	Sialkot Stallions	151
	B1	Sialkot Stallions	120/1
	D1	Lahore Lions	119

Fixtures

Group stage

Pool A

21 December Scorecard

Lahore Eagles 170/6 (20 overs)	v	Abbottabad Rhinos 90 (17.2 overs)
Ashfaq Ahmed 50 (27) Dilawar Khan 2/27 (4 overs)		Adnan Raees 25 (25) Junaid Zia 3/15 (4 overs)

Lahore Eagles won by 80 runs National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Akbar Khan and Islam Khan

• Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
• Hammad Ali, Junaid Khan and Nasir Jalil (Abbottabad Rhinos) all made their T20 debuts.

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21 December (D/N) Scorecard

Karachi Dolphins 171/4 (20 overs)	v	Faisalabad Wolves 169/9 (20 overs)
Khalid Latif 72 (47) Saeed Ajmal 2/36 (4 overs)		Misbah-ul-Haq 53 (33) Shahid Afridi 2/29 (4 overs)

Karachi Dolphins won by 2 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Kaukab Butt and Saleem Badar

• Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
• Asad Ali and Mohammad Zahid (Faisalabad Wolves) made their T20 debuts.

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22 December (D/N) Scorecard

Faisalabad Wolves 162/7 (20 overs)	v	Lahore Eagles 138/8 (20 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq 60* (48) Mohammad Khalil 3/40 (4 overs)		Arsalan Mir 29 (20) Asad Ali 2/12 (4 overs)

Faisalabad Wolves won by 24 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Islam Khan and Riazuddin

• Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.

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23 December Scorecard

Abbottabad Rhinos 113/8 (20 overs)	v	Karachi Dolphins 114/2 (17.1 overs)
Sajid Shah 37 (27) Shahid Afridi 3/23 (4 overs)		Shadab Kabir 40 (50) Amjad Waqas 1/16 (3 overs)

Karachi Dolphins won by 8 wickets Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Siddiq Khan

• Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.

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24 December 17:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Abbottabad Rhinos 105/8 (20 overs)	v	Faisalabad Wolves 106/3 (8.5 overs)
Sajid Shah 30 (39) Mohammad Hafeez 3/16 (4 overs)		Mohammad Hafeez 33 (18) Dilawar Khan 1/14 (0.5 overs)

Faisalabad Wolves won by 7 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Iftikhar Malik and Islam Khan

• Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mohammad Naeem and Wajid Ali (Abbottabad Rhinos) made their T20 debuts.

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24 December 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Lahore Eagles 71 (14.5 overs)	v	Karachi Dolphins 74/1 (12.1 overs)
Aamer Sajjad 18 (20) Fawad Alam 2/4 (1.5 overs)		Fawad Alam 34* (33)

Karachi Dolphins won by 9 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Siddiq Khan and Zameer Haider

• Lahore Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.

Pool B

21 December Scorecard

Karachi Zebras 149/9 (20 overs)	v	Hyderabad Hawks 97/9 (20 overs)
Asim Kamal 49 (30) Rizwan Ahmed 2/24 (4 overs)		Taj Wasan 26 (39) Danish Kaneria 3/13 (4 overs)

Karachi Zebras won by 52 runs United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Iqbal Butt and Zaheer Ahmed

• Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
• Nasir Awais, Taj Wasan (Hyderabad Hawks) and Asif Zakir (Karachi Zebras) all made their T20 debuts.

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22 December (D/N) Scorecard

Sialkot Stallions 106 (17.5 overs)	v	Karachi Zebras 69/5 (13.5 overs)
Naved-ul-Hasan 28 (23) Malik Aftab 4/17 (4 overs)		Hasan Raza 28 (33) Mohammad Asif 2/11 (4 overs)

Sialkot Stallions won by 2 runs (D/L) National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Siddiq Khan

• Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
• Play was stopped in the Karachi Zebras' innings after 13.5 overs. Their target would have been 72 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.

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23 December Scorecard

Hyderabad Hawks 143/4 (20 overs)	v	Sialkot Stallions 144/3 (19 overs)
Rizwan Ahmed 42* (40) Tahir Mughal 2/22 (4 overs)		Shoaib Malik 53* (61) Farhan Ayub 2/23 (4 overs)

Sialkot Stallions won by 7 wickets United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Iftikhar Malik and Raweed Khan

• Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ghulam Murtaza and Lal Kumar (Hyderabad Hawks) both made their T20 debuts.

Pool C

21 December (D/N) Scorecard

Multan Tigers 124 (18.2 overs)	v	Peshawar Panthers 125/5 (17.5 overs)
Saeed Anwar 51 (48) Mohammad Aslam 4/13 (3.2 overs)		Rafatullah Mohmand 32 (16) Mohammad Irshad 2/14 (2 overs)

Peshawar Panthers won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Shakeel Khan

• Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
• Imranullah Aslam (Multan Tigers) made his T20 debut.

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22 December Scorecard

Multan Tigers 147/8 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad Leopards 126 (18.1 overs)
Kamran Hussain 44 (32) Azhar Mahmood 3/17 (4 overs)		Bazid Khan 53 (45) Imranullah Aslam 5/17 (4 overs)

Multan Tigers won by 21 runs Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Iqbal Butt and Kaukab Butt

• Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
• Fakhar Hussain, Naeem Anjum (Islamabad Leopards) and Hanain Abbas (Multan Tigers) made their T20 debuts.

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23 December (D/N) Scorecard

Peshawar Panthers 146/6 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad Leopards 81/8 (20 overs)
Wajahatullah Wasti 48 (38) Iftikhar Anjum 2/27 (3 overs)		Shoaib Akhtar 14 (13) Fazl-e-Akbar 3/9 (3 overs)

Peshawar Panthers won by 65 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Rasheed Bhatti and Zameer Haider

• Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to field.

Pool D

22 December Scorecard

Rawalpindi Rams 172/5 (20 overs)	v	Quetta Bears 152/9 (20 overs)
Mohammad Wasim 86* (64) Faisal Irfan 3/22 (4 overs)		Shoaib Khan 44 (24) Najaf Shah 2/41 (4 overs)

Rawalpindi Rams won by 20 runs National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Akbar Khan and Zaheer Ahmed

• Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to bat.
• Gohar Faiz, Mohammad Alam (Quetta Bears); Akhtar Ayub, Naved Malik and Yasim Murtaza (Rawalpindi Rams) all made their T20 debuts.

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23 December (D/N) Scorecard

Lahore Lions 178/7 (20 overs)	v	Rawalpindi Rams 176/8 (20 overs)
Kamran Akmal 59 (34) Akhtar Ayub 1/18 (2 overs)		Babar Naeem 39 (21) Kashif Siddiq 2/17 (4 overs)

Lahore Lions won by 2 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Mohammad Aslam and Saleem Badar

• Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
• Asif Raza, Imran Ali and Kashif Siddiq (Lahore Lions) all made their T20 debuts.

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24 December Scorecard

Quetta Bears 148/5 (20 overs)	v	Lahore Lions 150/7 (19.1 overs)
Umar Javed 43* (36) Wahab Riaz 2/18 (3 overs)		Rashid Riaz 32 (21) Arun Lal 2/20 (4 overs)

Lahore Lions won by 3 wickets United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi Umpires: Rasheed Bhatti and Raweed Khan

• Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to field.
• Yasir Majeed (Quetta Bears) made his T20 debut.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

25 December 17:00 Scorecard

Peshawar Panthers 124/9 (20 overs)	v	Karachi Dolphins 128/5 (15.4 overs)
Mohammad Fayyaz 24 (23) Azam Hussain 3/19 (4 overs)		Shahid Afridi 49 (19) Arshad Khan 2/40 (3.4 overs)

Karachi Dolphins won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Mohammad Aslam and Saleem Badar Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Karachi Dolphins)

• Peshawar Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.

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25 December 20:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Lahore Lions 119 (19.3 overs)	v	Sialkot Stallions 120/1 (17.1 overs)
Adnan Raza 32 (33) Naved-ul-Hasan 3/9 (4 overs)		Imran Nazir 76* (59) Kashif Siddiq 1/16 (4 overs)

Sialkot Stallions won by 9 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Shakeel Khan and Zameer Haider Player of the match: Imran Nazir (Sialkot Stallions)

• Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to field.

Final

26 December 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Sialkot Stallions 151 (20 overs)	v	Karachi Dolphins 137/7 (20 overs)
Imran Nazir 46 (31) Fawad Alam 5/27 (4 overs)		Fawad Alam 54 (43) Abdur Rehman 2/21 (4 overs)

Sialkot Stallions won by 14 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri and Riazuddin Player of the match: Fawad Alam (Karachi Dolphins)

• Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.

Media coverage

• Geo Super (live)

References

1. Bhatti, Gul Hameed (26 December 2006). "Alams's heroics can't deny Sialkot Stallions". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
2. "ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup 2006/07 Points Table". Pakistan Cricket Board). 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
3. "Sialkot Stallions begin favourites". ESPNcricinfo. 21 December 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
4. "Prize detail of ABN-AMRO Twenty/20 Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2012.

External links

• Tournament page on ESPN CricInfo
• Tournament page on CricketArchive Archived 31 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine