National T20 Cup to begin from 14 March
Cricket
The Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad will host 23 matches, including the knockout stage of the competitio
LAHORE (Dunya News) - The National T20 Cup 2024-25 will commence from Friday, 14 March with 18 teams from 16 regions set to take part in the event. The tournament will see 39 matches played across three cities – Faisalabad, Lahore and Multan.
The Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad will host 23 matches, including the knockout stage of the competition. In Lahore, the Gaddafi Stadium and LCCA Ground will serve as the two venues, while the Multan Cricket Stadium will host eight games.
A prize pot of PKR 9.4 million will also be up for grabs, with the winning team clinching PKR five million and the runners-up getting PKR 2.5 million.
The 18 teams have been divided into four groups, with Karachi Region (Blues), Lahore Region (Whites), Larkana Region, Peshawar Region, and Quetta Region placed in Group A. In Group B, defending champions Karachi Region (Whites) are placed alongside Bahawalpur Region, Dera Murad Jamali Region, Islamabad Region and Lahore Region (Blues).
In Group C, Abbottabad Region, Faisalabad Region, Hyderabad Region and Rawalpindi Region will go head-to-head, while Group D will see AJK Region, FATA Region, Multan Region and Sialkot Region play each other.
The top two sides from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals, to be played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on 23 and 24 March. The semi-finals will be staged on Wednesday, 26 March, followed by the final on 27 March, all at the same venue.
The double-header matches in Faisalabad, including the opening match between Karachi Whites and Islamabad Region, will begin at 7pm, while the second match on the same day will be played at 11pm. In Lahore and Multan, the action in the first match will get underway at 4.30pm, while the second match will begin at 9pm.
