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. Abbottabad are the defending champions, having won the 2025-26 edition.
History The National T20 Cup began in the 2004–05 season, when it was called the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup for sponsorship reasons, 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.
Format The format of the competition and the number of teams competing have changed regularly with the restructuring of domestic cricket in Pakistan. It has always started with round-robin group stage and concluded with a knockout stage.
Teams Current Teams Team name Team captains Abbottabad cricket teamBabar Azam Azad Jammu & Kashmir cricket teamNaveed Malik Bahawalpur cricket teamMohammad Rizwan Dera Murad Jamali cricket teamMohammad Shahid Faisalabad cricket teamAsif Ali Federally Administered Tribal Areas cricket teamKhushdil Shah Hyderabad cricket team (Pakistan)Rizwan Mehmood Islamabad cricket teamHaris Rauf Karachi BluesSaifullah Bangash Karachi WhitesAshir Qureshi Lahore BluesHussain Talat Lahore WhitesSaad Nasim Larkana cricket teamZahid Mehmood Multan cricket teamSharoon Siraj Peshawar cricket teamMaaz Sadaqat Quetta cricket teamAbdul Bangalzai Rawalpindi cricket teamShadab Khan Sialkot cricket teamMohammad Huraira
Former Teams
AJK Jaguars
Balochistan Central Punjab Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes
FATA Cheetahs
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Larkana Bulls
Northern
Sindh Southern Punjab
Winners and competition details National T20 Cup YearFinalFormatTeamsVenueWinnersResultRunners-up2004–05Details LahoreWon by 2 wickets3-group round-robin, round-robin with top team from each, final112005–06DetailsKarachiWon by 6 wickets2-group round-robin, semi-finals, final132006–07DetailsWon by 14 runs4-group round-robin, semi-finals, final2008–09DetailsLahoreWon by 7 wickets4-group round-robin, semi-finals, final132009DetailsWon by 4 wickets2009–10DetailsKarachiWon by 5 wickets2010–11DetailsLahoreWon by 37 runs132011–12DetailsKarachiWon by 10 runs142012–13DetailsLahoreWon by 33 runs2-group round-robin, semi-finals, final142013–14DetailsRawalpindiWon by 3 wickets4-group round-robin, quarter-finals, semi-finals, final172014–15DetailsKarachiPeshawar PanthersWon by 7 wickets4-group round-robin, quarter-finals, semi-finals, final18 2015–16Details RawalpindiPeshawar Panthers Won by 7 wickets Karachi Zebras4-group round-robin, quarter-finals, semi-finals, final182016–17DetailsMultanKarachi Blues Won by 3 runs Karachi Whitesround-robin, semi-finals, final82017–18DetailsRawalpindiLahore Blues Won by 7 wickets Lahore Whitesround-robin, semi-finals, final82018–19DetailsMultanLahore Whites Won by 2 wickets Rawalpindiround-robin, semi-finals, final82019–20DetailsFaisalabadNorthern Won by 52 runs Balochistanround-robin, semi-finals, final62020–21DetailsRawalpindi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Won by 10 runs Southern Punjab double round-robin, semi-finals, final62021–22DetailsLahore Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Won by 7 wickets Central Punjab 62022–23DetailsMultan Sindh Won by 8 wickets Khyber Pakhtunkhwa62023–24DetailsKarachi Karachi Whites Won by 9 runs Abbottabad4-group round-robin, Super 8s, semi-finals, final18 2024–25DetailsFaisalabad Lahore Blues Won by 9 wickets Peshawar4-group round-robin, quarter-final, semi-finals, final18 2025–26DetailsLahore AbbottabadWon by 9 wickets Karachi Whites 2-group round-robin, semi-finals, final10
National T20 Cup (Qualifier) YearFinalFormatTeamsVenueWinnersResultRunners-up2025–26Details LahoreWon by 59 runs2-group round-robin, with top team from each final10
See also
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Pakistan Cup Pakistan Super League Kashmir Premier League (Pakistan) Champions T20 Cup Champions One-Day Cup Champions Pentagular President's Cup (cricket)
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