2014–15 Haier T20 Cup

The Haier T20 Cup 2014-15 was the eleventh season of the National T20 Cup in Pakistan, sponsored by Haier. The tournament started on September 17, 2014 at Karachi which was relocated from Multan due to torrential rains and flooding in Punjab.[1] A total of 18 Teams divided into four groups participated in this tournament.[2]

2014–15 Haier T20 Cup

Dates	17 – 28 September 2014
Administrator(s)	Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round Robin and Knockout Stage
Host(s)	Karachi
Champions	Peshawar Panthers (1st title)
Participants	18
Matches played	40
Most runs	Asad Shafiq (Karachi Dolphins) (214)
Most wickets	Imran Khan (Peshawar Panthers) (12)

Venue

City	Venue	Capacity	Matches
Karachi, Sindh	National Stadium	34,228	40
National Stadium, Karachi

Teams

Teams
Abbottabad Falcons
AJK Jaguars
Bahawalpur Stags
Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes
Faisalabad Wolves
FATA Cheetas
Hyderabad Hawks
Islamabad Leopards
Karachi Dolphins
Karachi Zebras
Lahore Eagles
Lahore Lions
Larkana Bulls
Multan Tigers
Peshawar Panthers
Quetta Bears
Rawalpindi Rams
Sialkot Stallions

Tournament

The tournament was scheduled to be held between 17 and 28 September 2014. Tournament is a Round Robin and Knockout tournament.

Group Stage

  Teams qualified for the Semi-final

  Teams eliminated at group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	NRR	Pts
Sialkot Stallions	4	4	0	0	+1.347	8
Karachi Dolphins	4	3	1	0	+1.206	6
Hyderabad Hawks	4	2	2	0	-0.291	4
Quetta Bears	4	1	3	0	-1.612	2
Larkana Bulls	4	0	4	0	-0.535	0

17 September Scorecard

Hyderabad Hawks 164/7 (20 overs)

v

Quetta Bears 157/7 (20 overs)

Hyderabad Hawks won by 7 runs National Stadium, Karachi

17 September (D/N) Scorecard

Karachi Dolphins 123/6 (20 overs)

v

Larkana Bulls 125/5 (18.4 overs)

Karachi Dolphins won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Karachi

18 September Scorecard

Larkana Bulls 164/6 (20 overs)

v

Quetta Bears 165/0 (19 overs)

Quetta Bears won by 10 wickets National Stadium, Karachi

18 September (D/N) Scorecard

Hyderabad Hawks 164/5 (20 overs)

v

Sialkot Stallions 165/5 (19 overs)

Sialkot Stallions won by 8 wickets National Stadium, Karachi

19 September Scorecard

Larkana Bulls 149/6 (20 overs)

v

Sialkot Stallions 153/7 (19.1 overs)

Sialkot Stallions won by 3 wickets National Stadium, Karachi

19 September Scorecard

Karachi Dolphins 196/6 (20 overs)

v

Quetta Bears 110/5 (20 overs)

Karachi Dolphins won by 86 runs National Stadium, Karachi

20 September Scorecard

Sialkot Stallions 171/4 (20 overs)

v

Quetta Bears 127/7 (20 overs)

Sialkot Stallions won by 44 runs National Stadium, Karachi

20 September Scorecard

Karachi Dolphins 122/1 (16.2 overs)

v

Hyderabad Hawks 119/8 (20 overs)

Karachi Dolphins won by 9 wickets National Stadium, Karachi

21 September Scorecard

Hyderabad Hawks 154/3 (19 overs)

v

Larkana Bulls 151/7 (20 overs)

Hyderabad Hawks won by 7 wickets National Stadium, Karachi

21 September (D/N) Scorecard

Karachi Dolphins 150/8 (20 overs)

v

Sialkot Stallions 155/1 (15.4 overs)

Sialkot Stallions won by 9 wickets National Stadium, Karachi

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	NRR	Pts
Multan Tigers	3	2	1	0	+0.733	4
Rawalpindi Rams	3	2	1	0	-0.205	4
Karachi Zebras	3	1	2	0	+0.171	2
FATA Cheetas	3	1	2	0	+0.666	2

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	NRR	Pts
Peshawar Panthers	4	4	0	0	+1.412	8
Islamabad Leopards	3	2	1	0	+0.887	4
Faisalabad Wolves	3	2	1	0	+0.694	4
Lahore Eagles	4	1	3	0	+0.032	2
AJK Jaguars	4	0	4	0	-2.809	0

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	NRR	Pts
Lahore Lions	3	2	1	0	+2.138	4
Abbottabad Falcons	3	2	1	0	+1.610	4
Bahawalpur Stags	3	1	2	0	-0.595	2
Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes	3	1	2	0	-3.051	2

Knockout stage

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Peshawar Panthers	156/7 (20)
	C1	Sialkot Stallions	150 (20)
						SF1	Lahore Lions	133/9 (20)
						SF2	Peshawar Panthers	134/3 (19.2)
	B1	Lahore Lions	179/7 (20)
	D1	Multan Tigers	170 (20)

Semi-finals

27 September 2014 11:30 Scorecard

Peshawar Panthers 156/7 (20 overs)	v	Sialkot Stallions 150/7 (20 overs)
Rafatullah Mohmand 35 (24) Hassan Ali 2/21 (4 overs)		Shahid Yousuf 56 (35) Imran khan 2/17 (4 overs)

Peshawar Panthers won by 6 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Riazuddin Player of the match: Zohaib Khan (Peshawar Panthers)

• Sialkot Stallions, who chose to field

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27 September 2014 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Lahore Lions 179/7 (20 overs)	v	Multan Tigers 170 (20 overs)
Kamran Akmal 77(43) Muhammed Irfan 3/22 (4 overs)		Rizwan Haider 42(25) Muhammed Aftab 4/24 (4 overs)

Lahore Lions won by 9 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahmed Shahab and Shozab Raza Player of the match: Kamran Akmal (Lahore Lions)

• Lahore Lions, who chose to bat

Final

28 September 2014 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Lahore Lions 133/9 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Panthers 134/3 (19.2 overs)
Imam-ul-Haq 52* (41) Taj Wali 3/30 (4 overs)		Iftikhar Ahmed 50* (44) Mohammad Irfan 2/22 (4 overs)

Peshawar Panthers won by 7 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Shozab Raza Player of the match: Iftikhar Ahmed (Peshawar Panthers) and Taj Wali (Peshawar Panthers)

• Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to bat

Statistics

Leading run scorers

Runs	Player	Team	Matches
214	Asad Shafiq	Karachi Dolphins	4
198	Kamran Akmal	Lahore lions	5
195	Mukhtar Ahmad	Sialkot stallions	5
189	Imam-ul-haq	Lahore Lions	5
182	Shoab Maqsood	Multan tigers	4

Leading wicket takers

Wickets	Player	Team	Matches
12	Imran Khan	Pehshawer panthers	6
10	Taj Wali	Peshawer panthers	6
10	Bilawal Bhatti	Sialkot stallians	5
9	Imran Khan	Peshawer panthers	6
8	Muhammed Irfan	Multan tigers	4

References

1. "National T20 cup shifted from Multan to Karachi". The News. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
2. "Bank Albaraka Present Haier T20 Cup launched". PCB. Retrieved 17 September 2014.