2022–23 National T20 Cup
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| Dates | 30 August – 19 September 2022 | 
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| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board | 
| Cricket format | Twenty20 | 
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final | 
| Host(s) | |
| Champions | Sindh (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 
| Participants | 6 | 
| Matches | 33 | 
| Player of the series | Saim Ayub (416 runs and 3 wickets) | 
| Most runs | Sahibzada Farhan (429)[1] | 
| Most wickets | Sohail Khan (21)[2] | 
| Official website | National T20 Cup | 
The 2022–23 National T20 Cup (also known as Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022-23, for sponsorship reasons) was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition played in Pakistan.[3] It was the 19th season of the National T20 Cup, with the tournament starting from 30 August 2022 and the final being played on 19 September 2022.[4][5] In August 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures of the tournament.[6] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the defending champions.[7]
Background
In August 2022, the Pakistani government announced the return of departmental cricket from the 2023 season,[8] meaning this edition is likely to be the last to be carried out in the current format.
Squads
On 25 August 2022, the PCB confirmed all the squads for the tournament.[9]
| Balochistan | Central Punjab | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Northern | Sindh | Southern Punjab | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venues
The tournament took place at Multan and Rawalpindi.[10]
| Rawalpindi | Multan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | Multan Cricket Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 39,000 | ||
 
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| Matches: 16 | Matches: 17 | ||
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.160 | Semi-finals | 
| 2 | Sindh | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.205 | |
| 3 | Central Punjab | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.109 | |
| 4 | Northern | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.185 | |
| 5 | Balochistan | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.457 | |
| 6 | Southern Punjab | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.424 | 
Fixtures
Round-robin
 30 August 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Sindh 
147 (19.4 overs)  | 
v 
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Southern Punjab 
105 (16.4 overs)  | 
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
 - Saad Khan (Sindh) made his T20 debut.
 
 30 August 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Balochistan 
186/4 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Central Punjab 
184/5 (20 overs)  | 
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Haseebullah Khan (Balochistan), Junaid Ali and Ali Asfand (Central Punjab) all made their T20 debuts.
 
 31 August 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Northern 
180/7 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Sindh 
190/7 (20 overs)  | 
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
 - Hassan Nawaz and Mehran Mumtaz (Northern) both made their T20 debuts.
 
 31 August 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Central Punjab 
147 (19.1 overs)  | 
v 
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 
165/6 (20 overs)  | 
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 1 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Balochistan 
135/8 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Southern Punjab 
156/6 (20 overs)  | 
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 1 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 
159/8 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Northern 
157/5 (20 overs)  | 
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 2 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Sindh 
142/7 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Balochistan 
143/5 (18.5 overs)  | 
- Sindh won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 2 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Southern Punjab 
165/8 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Central Punjab 
79 (14.3 overs)  | 
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Muhammad Shehzad (Southern Punjab) made his T20 debut.
 
 4 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Northern 
146/7 (16 overs)  | 
v 
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Central Punjab 
143/5 (16 overs)  | 
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
 - The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
 - Mohammad Ali (Central Punjab) made his T20 debut.
 
 4 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Sindh 
151/4 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 
154/4 (18.4 overs)  | 
- Sindh won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 5 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Southern Punjab 
41/4 (5 overs)  | 
v 
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 
44/3 (4.3 overs)  | 
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
 - The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.
 
 5 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Balochistan 
181/3 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Northern 
162/7 (20 overs)  | 
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
 
 6 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Central Punjab 
188/5 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Sindh 
177/8 (20 overs)  | 
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 6 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Northern 
187/8 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Southern Punjab 
182 (19.5 overs)  | 
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 7 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 
201/5 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Balochistan 
174 (18.5 overs)  | 
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 7 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Southern Punjab 
175/6 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Sindh 
181/4 (19.2 overs)  | 
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
 
 10 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Northern 
190/4 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Sindh 
189/7 (20 overs)  | 
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
 
 10 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Central Punjab 
169/9 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Balochistan 
173/3 (19 overs)  | 
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 11 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Central Punjab 
193 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 
168/9 (20 overs)  | 
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
 - Hunain Shah (Central Punjab) made his T20 debut.
 
 11 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Balochistan 
144 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Southern Punjab 
54/0 (6 overs)  | 
Umar Siddiq 32* (20)  
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- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
 - No further play was possible and Southern Punjab were 20 runs ahead the DLS par score of 35 runs from 6 overs.
 
 12 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Northern 
152 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 
146/6 (20 overs)  | 
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 12 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Balochistan 
158/4 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Sindh 
160/1 (17 overs)  | 
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
 
 13 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Southern Punjab 
106 (19.2 overs)  | 
v 
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Central Punjab 
110/6 (16.5 overs)  | 
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
 
 13 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 
147/9 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Sindh 
148/7 (19.4 overs)  | 
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
 
 15 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Northern 
168/6 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Balochistan 
169/5 (19.3 overs)  | 
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 15 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Central Punjab 
166 (19.4 overs)  | 
v 
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Sindh 
149/5 (20 overs)  | 
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
 
 16 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Northern 
162/5 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Central Punjab 
163/4 (18 overs)  | 
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 16 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 
133 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Southern Punjab 
136/4 (15.1 overs)  | 
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 17 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 
175/3 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Balochistan 
137 (17 overs)  | 
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
 
 17 September 2022     
Scorecard  | 
Northern 
129/8 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Southern Punjab 
126/7 (20 overs)  | 
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 | Northern | 164/4 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 165/4 (19 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 140 (19.5 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Sindh | 141/2 (14.4 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | Central Punjab | 179/8 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Sindh | 185/5 (19.2 overs) | |||||||
Northern 
164/4 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 
165/5 (19 overs)  | 
- Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Central Punjab 
179/8 (20 overs)  | 
v 
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Sindh 
185/5 (19.2 overs)  | 
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 
140 (19.5 overs)  | 
v 
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Sindh 
141/2 (14.4 overs)  | 
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Awards
End of the season awards
| Name | Team | Award | Prize | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Saim Ayub | Sindh | Player of the Tournament | Rs. 100,000 | 
| Sahibzada Farhan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Best Batsman of the tournament | Rs. 100,000 | 
| Sohail Khan | Sindh | Best Bowler of the tournament | Rs. 100,000 | 
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | Sindh | Best Wicket-keeper of the tournament | Rs. 100,000 | 
- Source:[12]
 
References
- ^ "National T20 Cup, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
 - ^ "National T20 Cup, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
 - ^ "PCB unveils 2022-23 men's domestic cricket season schedule". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
 - ^ "Men's Domestic Series". Pakistan Cricket Board.
 - ^ "PCB announces domestic schedule of 187 matches, across formats, to be played over five months". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
 - ^ "National T20 2022-23". Pakistan Cricket Board. August 2022.
 - ^ "National T20 Cup: Sensational Iftikhar Ahmed leads Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to second successive title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
 - ^ "PM Shehbaz lifts ban on departmental sports". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
 - ^ "Squads, schedule for National T20 announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
 - ^ "National T20 Cup 2022 Schedule: Full Fixtures List For Pakistan's Domestic T20 Tournament". Wisden. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
 - ^ "Mehran Mumtaz and Sohail Tanvir secure Northern's semi-final spot". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
 - ^ "Sohail's 4-fer, Sharjeel's 53 help Sindh clinch maiden National T20 title". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
 


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