National T20 Cup: Schedule, Key Players, & Team Captains list
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the schedule for the National T20 Cup, set to begin on March 7. Ten regional teams will compete in 23 matches, with the final scheduled on March 18, a week before Pakistan Super League (PSL) is due to begin.
Teams and Key Players
The teams in the competition have been divided into two groups with Lahore Whites, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Karachi Whites and Bahawalpur in Group A. Group B includes defending champions Lahore Blues, Sialkot, Multan, Abbottabad and Karachi Blues.
All games will be played at Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar.
Players including Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Zaman Khan, Shan Masood, Saim Ayub, Imam-ul-Haq, Usman Tariq, Mohammad Haris, Iftikhar Ahmed, Usama Mir, Abdullah Shafique, Hasan Nawaz and Sufyan Moqim will be among key players in the tournament.
Some reports also suggested Babar Azam’s return to the competition, though his name is not among the confirmed squad.
List of captains
Abbottabad – Khalid Usman
Bahawalpur – Muhammad Imran
Faisalabad – Muhammad Irfan Khan
Karachi Whites – Saud Shakeel
Karachi Blues – Muhammad Ghazi Ghori
Lahore Blues – Saad Nasim
Lahore Whites – Aamir Jamal
Multan – Imam-ul-Haq
Peshawar – Mohammad Rizwan
Sialkot – Usama Mir
Schedule for 2026 National T20 Cup
07 Mar – Lahore Region Whites vs Peshawar Region – 4:15 pm
07 Mar – Faisalabad Region vs Karachi Region Whites – 9:15 pm
08 Mar – Abbottabad Region vs Multan Region – 4:15 pm
08 Mar – Sialkot Region vs Karachi Region Blues – 9:15 pm
09 Mar – Karachi Region Whites vs Bahawalpur Region – 4:15 pm
09 Mar – Faisalabad Region vs Lahore Region Whites – 9:15 pm
10 Mar – Abbottabad Region vs Karachi Region Blues – 4:15 pm
10 Mar – Multan Region vs Lahore Region Blues – 9:15 pm
11 Mar – Faisalabad Region vs Bahawalpur Region – 4:15 pm
11 Mar – Karachi Region Whites vs Peshawar Region – 9:15 pm
12 Mar – Sialkot Region vs Lahore Region Blues – 4:15 pm
12 Mar – Karachi Region Blues vs Multan Region – 9:15 pm
13 Mar – Faisalabad Region vs Peshawar Region – 4:15 pm
13 Mar – Bahawalpur Region vs Lahore Region Whites – 9:15 pm
14 Mar – Sialkot Region vs Abbottabad Region – 4:15 pm
14 Mar – Lahore Region Blues vs Karachi Region Blues – 9:15 pm
15 Mar – Lahore Region Whites vs Karachi Region Whites – 4:15 pm
15 Mar – Bahawalpur Region vs Peshawar Region – 9:15 pm
16 Mar – Abbottabad Region vs Lahore Region Blues – 4:15 pm
16 Mar – Sialkot Region vs Multan Region – 9:15 pm
17 Mar – No.1 Team Group A vs No.2 Team Group B (Semi Final) – 4:15 pm
17 Mar – No.1 Team Group B vs No.2 Team Group A (Semi Final) – 9:15 pm
18 Mar – Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (Final) – 8:00 pm
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