The 2019–20 National T20 Cup was a

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domestic

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competition that was played in

Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur ( Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pak ...

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

, Pakistan from 13 to 24 October 2019.

Lahore Whites Lahore cricket teams, representing the city of Lahore, competed in Pakistan's first-class cricket tournaments from 1958–59 to 2018–19. They have also competed in the national 50-over and Twenty-20 tournaments as the Lahore Lions. Teams F ...

were the defending champions. It was the sixteenth season of the

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in Pakistan, and took place during a break in Pakistan's domestic first-class tournament, the

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. The same six teams playing in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy played in the T20 Cup, with the top four teams progressing to the semi-finals. Following the conclusion of the round-robin stage,

Northern Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ra ...

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

Southern Punjab South Punjab may refer to: *the southern part of the region of Punjab in South Asia *South Punjab (region), an historic region in the 8th–9th centuries; see Timeline of Pakistani history *two proposed provinces in this region in Pakistan: **Sara ...

and

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

finished in the top four places in the group. Northern were drawn against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the first semi-final, with Balochistan drawn against Southern Punjab in the second semi-final. In the first semi-final, Northern beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by three runs. In the second semi final, Balochistan beat Southern Punjab by three wickets to advance to the final. Northern won the tournament, beating Balochistan by 52 runs in the final. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Mohammad Rizwan was named the player of the tournament, for scoring 215 runs and taking six wickets.

Points table

Fixtures

Round-robin

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Finals

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References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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2019–20 National T20 Cup The 2019–20 National T20 Cup was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition that was played in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan from 13 to 24 October 2019. Lahore Whites were the defending champions. It was the sixteenth season of the National T20 Cu ...

October 2019 sports events in Pakistan Pakistani cricket seasons from 2000–01