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| Dates | 7 – 25 December 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and play-off |
| Host |  Pakistan |
| Champions | Stallions (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Markhors |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 22 |
| Player of the series | Mohammad Ali (Stallions) |
| Most runs | Hussain Talat (Stallions) (319) |
| Most wickets | Mohammad Ali (Stallions) (22) |
| Official website | championscup |
The 2024–25 Champions T20 Cup (also known as Bahria Town Champions T20 Cup 2024–25 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the inaugural edition of the Champions T20 Cup, a Twenty20 competition in Pakistan. The tournament began on 7 December 2024 and the final held on 25 December 2024.[2][3] Five teams took part in the tournament.[4][5][6]
Team and squads
| Team | Captain | Mentor[7] |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | Faheem Ashraf | Sarfaraz Ahmed |
| Lions | Imam-ul-Haq | Waqar Younis |
| Markhors | Iftikhar Ahmed | Misbah ul Haq |
| Panthers | Shadab Khan | Saqlain Mushtaq |
| Stallions | Mohammad Haris | Shoaib Malik |
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stallions | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.805 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Markhors | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.607 | Advanced to Qualifier |
| 3 | Lions | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1.068 | |
| 4 | Panthers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.410 | |
| 5 | Dolphins | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | −2.162 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[8]
League stage
Lions 150/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Markhors 154/6 (19 overs) |
Markhors won by 4 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Imran Javed and Zulfiqar Jan Player of the match: Saad Masood (Markhors) |
- Markhors won the toss and elected to field.
- Shahid Aziz, Mohammad Salman and Awais Zafar (Lions) all made their T20 debuts.
- Mohammad Nawaz (Markhors) scored his 3,000th run in T20s.
Stallions 216/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Panthers 181 (19.1 overs) |
Stallions won by 35 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Ahmed Shahab Player of the match: Hussain Talat (Stallions) |
- Panthers won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Ibtisam (Panthers) Taimur Khan and Maaz Sadaqat (Stallions) all made their T20 debuts.
- Hussain Talat (Stallions) scoherd his first century in T20s.
Dolphins 160/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Panthers 162/2 (16 overs) |
Muhammad Hurraira 37 (32) Amad Butt 3/19 (4 overs) |
Panthers won by 8 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Zulfiqar Jan and Ahmed Shahab Player of the match: Umar Siddiq (Panthers) |
- Panthers won the toss and elected to field.
- Ghazi Ghori (Dolphins) and Ali Raza (Panthers) both made their T20 debuts.
Stallions 162/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Lions 150/7 (20 overs) |
Stallions won by 12 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Zulfiqar Jan and Khalid Mahmood Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Stallions) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Shamyl Hussain (Stallions) made his T20 debut.
Dolphins 128/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Markhors 132/8 (18.5 overs) |
Markhors won by 2 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Rana Arshad and Imran Javed Player of the match: Khawaja Nafay (Markhors) |
- Markhors won the toss and elected to field.
Panthers 123 (19.2 overs) |
v |
Lions 126/2 (14.3 overs) |
Danish Aziz 34 (27) Shahid Aziz 4/20 (3.2 overs) |
Lions won by 8 wicket Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Zulfiqar Jan Player of the match: Shahid Aziz (Lions) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Shahzaib Khan (Lions) made his T20 debut.
Markhors 170/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Stallions 167/6 (20 overs) |
Markhors won by 3 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Khalid Mahmood Player of the match: Nisar Ahmad (Markhors) |
- Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
Lions 194/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Dolphins 159 (19.4 overs) |
Lions won by 35 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Rana Arshad and Mohammad Asif Player of the match: Khushdil Shah (Lions) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
Stallions 190/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Dolphins 185/9 (20 overs) |
Stallions won by 5 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Mohammad Asif and Khalid Mahmood Player of the match: Mohammad Mohsin (Stallions) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
Markhors 163/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Panthers 169/4 (20 overs) |
Panthers won by 6 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Mohammad Sajid Player of the match: Haider Ali (Panthers) |
- Panthers won the toss and elected to field.
Panthers 168/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Stallions 170/4 (19.4 ocers) |
Stallions won by 6 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Sajid Player of the match: Mohammad Haris (Stallions) |
- Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
Lions 187/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Markhors 189/7 (20 overs) |
Markhors won by 3 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Rana Arshad Player of the match: Iftikhar Ahmed (Markhors) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
Dolphins 106/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Panthers 109/4 (15 overs) |
Panthers won by 6 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Mohammad Asif Player of the match: Abdul Bangalzai (Panthers) |
- Panthers won the toss and elected to field.
Stallions 168 (20 overs) |
v |
Lions 169/7 (20 overs) |
Hasan Nawaz 74 (54) Maaz Sadaqat 2/16 (2 overs) |
Lions won by 3 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Imranullah Aslam Player of the match: Hasan Nawaz (Lions) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
Dolphins 139/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Markhors 140/2 (14.1 overs) |
Markhors won by 8 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Sajid Player of the match: Nisar Ahmad (Markhors) |
- Markhors won the toss and elected to field.
Lions 160 (19.2 overs) |
v |
Panthers 152/6 (20 overs) |
Lions won by 8 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Imranullah Aslam and Asif Yaqoob Player of the match: Sharoon Siraj (Lions) |
- Panthers won the toss and elected to field.
Stallions 147/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Markhors 118 (18.3 overs) |
Saad Masood 38 (29) Mohammad Ali 4/13 (3.3 overs) |
Stallions won by 29 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Imranullah Aslam and Asif Yaqoob Player of the match: Jahandad Khan (Stallions) |
- Markhors won the toss and elected to field.
Dolphins 71 (16 overs) |
v |
Lions 72/3 (9 overs) |
Waqar Ahmed 16 (16) Afaq Afridi 5/18 (4 overs) |
Lions won by 7 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Mohammad Sajid |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
- Awais Ali, Muhammad Riazullah (Dolphins) and Afaq Afridi (Lions) all made their T20 debuts.
- Afaq Afridi (Lions) took his first five-wicket haul and hat-trick in T20s.
Panthers 155/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Markhors 160/4 (13.3 overs) |
Markhors won by 6 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Zulfiqar Jan and Asif Yaqoob Player of the match: Mohammad Imran (Markhors) |
- Markhors won the toss and elected to field.
Dolphins 131 (20 overs) |
v |
Stallions 133/4 (14 overs) |
Stallions won by 6 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Imranullah Aslam Player of the match: Mohammad Ali (Stallions) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected bat.
- Tayyab Arif and Shahbaz Javed (Dolphins) both made their T20 debuts.
Finals
| Qualifier | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Stallions | 199/5 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Markhors | 180/6 (20 overs) | QW | Markhors | 124 (19.1 overs) | ||||
| 3 | Lions | 151/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
Qualifier
Markhors 180/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lions 151/9 (20 overs) |
Fakhar Zaman 89 (64) Afaq Afridi 3/29 (4 overs) |
Markhors won by 29 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi and Asif Yaqoob Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Markhors) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Stallions 199/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Markhors 124 (19.1 overs) |
Mohammad Faizan 43 (33) Mohammad Ali 3/19 (4 overs) |
Stallions won by 75 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Rashid Riaz and Asif Yaqoob Player of the match: Yasir Khan (Stallions) |
- Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
References
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- "Bahria Town Champions T20 Cup begins tomorrow with a double-header". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- "Champions T20 Cup to kick off tomorrow with double-header". Geo Super. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- "Champions T20 Cup to commence tomorrow in Rawalpindi". A Sports. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- "Schedule for Champions T20 Cup 2024 Announced". Propakistani. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- "Panthers, Lions eye title triumph as T20 Cup begins tomorrow". The News. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- "PCB unveils five Champions Cup team mentors". pcb. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- "Champions T20 Cup Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2024.