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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 årlig T20-cricketturnering for lokale lag i Pakistan. Den ble etablert i 2004, og vinnerlaget får Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Turneringen arrangeres av Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), og den spilles vanligvis i september eller oktober.
**Format**
Pakistan National T20 Cup består av seks lag som spiller i en round-robin-turnering. De fire beste lagene går videre til sluttspillet, som består av to semifinaler og en finale.
**Lag**
De seks lagene som deltar i turneringen er:
* Balochistan
* Central Punjab
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
* Northern
* Sindh
* Southern Punjab
**Vinnere**
De siste vinnerne av Pakistan National T20 Cup er:
* 2022: Northern
* 2021: Central Punjab
* 2020: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
* 2019: Central Punjab
* 2018: Northern
**Betydning**
Pakistan National T20 Cup er en viktig turnering i pakistansk cricket. Den gir en mulighet for unge spillere til å vise frem talentene sine og tjene landslagsplass. Turneringen er også en viktig forberedelse for Pakistan Super League (PSL), som er en av de største T20-ligaene i verden.