The National T20 Cup is a men's professional domestic

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. 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

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(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

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History

The National T20 Cup began in the 2004–05 season as the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup 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

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. 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

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. In the 2014–15 season, the league was renamed to the Haier T20 Cup.

Sialkot Stallions The Sialkot Stallions () was a National T20 Cup team, based in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground was Jinnah Stadium located in Sialkot. The Stallions was the most successful team in Pakistani Twen ...

have been the most successful team, winning the title a total of six times.

Teams

Details of each team are set out below.

Team Results

; Notes * W = Winner; * R = Runner-up; * (x) = End of league games table position;

Former teams

* * AJK Jaguars * * Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes * *

FATA Cheetahs The FATA Cheetahs was a limited overs cricket team based in FATA, Pakistan. The team was established during 2013-14 Faysal Bank T20 Cup. Squad * Riaz Afridi - Captain * Abdul Manan * Almar Afridi * Asad Afridi * Asif Afridi * Asif Ali * Ibrahim ...

* * * * * * *

Larkana Bulls The Larkana Bulls was a limited overs cricket team based in Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan. The team was established in 2013-14. Squad Squad of Larkana Bulls: *Shahid Afridi (C) *Zahid Mehmood *Ahsan Ali *Shahnawaz Dahani *Carlos Brathwite *Imran Tah ...

* * * * * * *Faisalabad *FATA *Islamabad *Karachi Blues *Karachi Whites *Lahore Blues *Lahore Whites *Multan *Peshawar *Rawalpindi

Winners and competition details

Sponsorship

Broadcasters

References

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Haier T20 Cup 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 t ...

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