2018 Pakistan Cup
Cricket tournament
| Dates | 25 April 2018 (2018-04-25) – 6 May 2018 (2018-05-06) |
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| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Host(s) | Faisalabad |
| Champions | Federal Areas (2nd title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 11 |
| Most runs | Khurram Manzoor (393) |
| Most wickets | Waqas Maqsood (14) |
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The 2018 Pakistan Cup was the third edition of the Pakistan Cup, a List A cricket competition which was contested between five teams. It was held from 25 April to 6 May 2018,[1] with all the matches played at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.[2][3] Federal Areas were the defending champions.[4]
Federal Areas were the first team to advance to the final, after they beat Punjab by 7 wickets.[5] They were joined in the final with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after the last group stage match, between Punjab and Sindh, finished as a tie.[6] Federal Areas won the tournament, beating Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by five wickets in the final.[7]
Squads
Prior to the start of the tournament, the following squads were announced:[8][9]
| Baluchistan | Federal Areas | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Punjab | Sindh |
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Group stage
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Federal Areas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.323 |
| 2 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.740 |
| 3 | Punjab | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −0.975 |
| 4 | Sindh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −1.555 |
| 5 | Baluchistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.539 |
Source: [10]
Teams qualified for the final
Fixtures
Baluchistan 365/3 (50 overs) | v | Punjab 366/3 (48.5 overs) |
Bismillah Khan 106 (105) Kashif Bhatti 1/59 (10 overs) |
Punjab won by 7 wickets Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Rashid Riaz and Mohammad Sajid Player of the match: Sahibzada Farhan (Punjab) |
- Baluchistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shaheen Afridi (Baluchistan) made his List A debut.
- Sahibzada Farhan (Punjab) scored his highest total in List A cricket.[11]
Federal Areas 373/6 (50 overs) | v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 259 (43.1 overs) |
Federal Areas won by 114 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Zameer Haider and Qaiser Waheed Player of the match: Kamran Akmal (Federal Areas) |
- Federal Areas won the toss and elected to bat.
Sindh 366/8 (50 overs) | v | Baluchistan 354 (49.2 overs) |
Iftikhar Ahmed 116 (83) Umar Gul 2/53 (8 overs) | Ahmed Shehzad 84 (49) Junaid Khan 4/55 (7.2 overs) |
Sindh won by 12 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Zameer Haider and Ghaffar Kazmi Player of the match: Iftikhar Ahmed (Sindh) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to bat.
Punjab 297/9 (50 overs) | v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 298/0 (38.1 overs) |
Asif Ali 121 (97) Zia-ul-Haq 4/60 (10 overs) | Khurram Manzoor 190* (118) |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 10 wickets Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Rashid Riaz and Ahmed Shahab Player of the match: Khurram Manzoor (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
- Khurram Manzoor (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) scored his highest total in List A cricket.[12]
Federal Areas 242/8 (50 overs) | v | Sindh 93 (31 overs) |
Abid Ali 109 (145) Mohammad Irfan 2/28 (10 overs) | Khurram Shehzad 25 (50) Agha Salman 3/8 (4 overs) |
Federal Areas won by 149 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Shozab Raza Player of the match: Abid Ali (Federal Areas) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 372/8 (50 overs) | v | Baluchistan 378/6 (49.1 overs) |
Khurram Manzoor 111 (99) Mohammad Nawaz 3/72 (10 overs) |
Baluchistan won by 4 wickets Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Waleed Yaqub and Ahsan Raza Player of the match: Anwar Ali (Baluchistan) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
Punjab 306 (48.2 overs) | v | Federal Areas 311/3 (35.1 overs) |
Mohammad Rizwan 140 (123) Usman Khan 5/51 (9.2 overs) |
Federal Area won by 7 wickets Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Ahsan Raza Player of the match: Kamran Akmal (Federal Areas) |
- Federal Areas won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Rizwan (Punjab) scored his highest total in List A cricket.[13]
Sindh 196 (46.2 overs) | v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 202/5 (23 overs) |
Fawad Alam 52 (80) Zia-ul-Haq 4/24 (9.2 overs) |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 5 wickets Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Shozab Raza and Asif Yaqoob Player of the match: Zia-ul-Haq (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
Federal Areas 304 (47.2 overs) | v | Baluchistan 206 (23.2 overs) |
Sohaib Maqsood 92 (47) Mohammad Nawaz 4/62 (10 overs) |
Federal Areas won by 98 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Imtiaz Iqbal Player of the match: Waqas Maqsood (Federal Areas) |
- Baluchistan won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab 310/9 (50 overs) | v | Sindh 310/7 (50 overs) |
Asif Ali 138 (91) Bilal Asif 3/51 (10 overs) |
Match tied Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Asif Yaqoob Player of the match: Asif Ali (Punjab) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 252 (43.4 overs) | v | Federal Areas 254/5 (41 overs) |
Agha Salman 60 (77) Zia-ul-Haq 2/60 (10 overs) |
Federal Areas won by 5 wickets Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Asif Yaqoob Player of the match: Hussain Talat (Federal Areas) |
- Federal Areas won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ "Cool & Cool Presents Pepsi Pakistan Cup 2018". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup Fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup One Day Cricket Tournament At Faisalabad". Urdu Point. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "11th Match Report: Pakistan Cup 2017 - Balochistan vs Federal Areas". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Kamran blitz takes Federal Areas to Pakistan Cup final". The Nation. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup National One-day Cricket Championship: Punjab, Sindh match ends in a tie". Radio Pakistan. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Federal Areas retain Pakistan Cup". The News International. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". Geo TV. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". The News International. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "2018 Pakistan Cup, Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup National One-day Cricket Championship". The News International. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Hurricane Khurram destroys Punjab". The Nation. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Cricket Cup: Kamran hammers 170 off 96 balls". The News International. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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