2020–21 National T20 Cup
The 2020–21 National T20 Cup was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition that was played in Pakistan. It was the 17th season of the National T20 Cup, and started on 30 September 2020, and finished on 18 October 2020. Northern cricket team were the defending champions. The season featured an expanded format, with the number of matches increasing from 18 to 33. In July 2020, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the tournament would be held either in Multan or Rawalpindi. In August 2020, it was confirmed that the first leg will be played in Multan, and the final leg in Rawalpindi. On the opening day of the tournament, Abdullah Shafique of Central Punjab scored a century on his debut. He became the second cricketer, after India's Shivam Bhambri, to score a century on both his T20 and first-class debuts. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's bowler Shaheen Afridi took two five-wicket hauls in four games, with 5/20 against Balochistan, and 5/21 against Sindh. Following the conclusion of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pakistan Cricket Board
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), formerly known as Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan (BCCP), is a sports governing body for cricket in Pakistan responsible for controlling and organising all tours and matches undertaken by the Pakistan national cricket team. A List of International Cricket Council members, member of the International Cricket Council since 1952, it represents the country's Pakistan national cricket team, men's and Pakistan women's national cricket team, women's national teams in international cricket tournaments played under the ICC. Following the establishment of Pakistan as an independent dominion of the British Empire in 1947, professional and amateur cricket commenced in the same year, seeing as local infrastructure had already been established when the country was part of the British Raj. Cricket matches were arranged informally until 1948, when a Board of Control was formally instituted. Pakistan was admitted to the Imperial Cricket Conference (cur ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Five-wicket Haul
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, equivalent to a century from a batter. Taking a five-wicket haul at Lord's earns the bowler a place on the Lord's honours boards. Records As of 2025, only thirteen cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul in all three international formats of the game (Test cricket, One Day International and Twenty20 International): Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis and Lasith Malinga, India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Kuldeep Yadav, New Zealand's Tim Southee, South Africa's Imran Tahir and Lungi Ngidi, West Indies' Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph, Bangladeshi Shakib Al Hasan, Pakistani Umar Gul and Hasan Ali, and Afghan Rashid Khan. In 2018, Afghan cricketer Mujeeb Zadran, aged 16, became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in an ODI. In 2019, Pakistani cricketer Naseem ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bismillah Khan (cricketer)
Bismillah Khan (born 1 March 1990) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Balochistan and Pakistan Super League (PSL) team Quetta Gladiators. Khan is a wicket-keeper batsman. He was placed in the Emerging category of the PSL and was bought by the Quetta Gladiators for 10,000 US Dollars. He scored 55 from 30 balls in his debut match against Lahore Qalandars and was man of the match. In April 2018, he was named in Balochistan's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. In March 2019, he was named in Balochistan's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup. In September 2019, he was named in Balochistan's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament. In January 2021, he was named in Balochistan's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup The 2020–21 Pakistan Cup was a List A cricket competition that took place in Karachi, Pakistan from 8 January to 31 January 2021. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the defending champions after they beat Baluchistan. However, after the new domestic stru .... Referenc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team, often referred to as the skipper, is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of the other players. As in other sports, the captain is usually experienced and has good communication skills, and is likely to be one of the most regular members of the team, as the captain is responsible for the team selection. Before the game the captains toss for innings. During the match the captain decides the team's batting order, who will bowl each over, and where each fielder will be positioned. While the captain has the final say, decisions are often collaborative. A captain's knowledge of the complexities of cricket strategy and tactics, and shrewdness in the field, may contribute significantly to the team's success. Due to the smaller coaching/management role played out by support staff, as well as the need for greater on-field decision-making, the captain of a cricket team typically shoulders mo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Haris Sohail
Haris Sohail ( Punjabi/; born 9 January 1989) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a left-handed batsman and who occasionally bowls left-arm orthodox. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in July 2013. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Personal life Haris was born into a Punjabi Gujjar family in Sialkot, in Pakistan's Punjab. Domestic career He has represented Sialkot Stallions, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited cricket team and the Sialkot cricket team. In the Pakistan Super League he has represented Peshawar Zalmi and Lahore Qalandars. International career In 2012, Haris was selected in the Pakistan squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series in Sri Lanka. He was called up to the Pakistan Test side for their 2013 tour to South Africa. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Pakistan on 19 July 2013. Sohail scored 85 no ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Umar Gul
Umar Gul (Urdu: , ) (born 15 October 1982) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who is the current bowling consultant of Peshawar Zalmi and interim bowling coach of the Pakistan national cricket team. Gul was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, being the highest wicket taker of the tournament, along with being the runner-up of the 2007 tournament, in which he was also the highest wicket taker. He played all three formats of the game as a right arm fast medium bowler for the Pakistani cricket team. Umar Gul was the second-highest wicket-taker in Twenty20 International cricket, with 74 dismissals, behind Saeed Ajmal. He won the Twenty20 International Performance of the Year 2013. On 16 October 2020, after the final group-stage match of the 2020–21 National T20 Cup, Gul retired from all forms of cricket following a career that spanned twenty years. Personal life Gul was born on 15 October 1982 in Peshawar, Pakistan in a middle ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Southern Punjab Cricket Team (Pakistan)
Southern Punjab cricket team was a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing the southern parts of the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province. It competed in domestic First Class Cricket, first-class, List A Cricket, List A and T20 Cricket, T20 cricket competitions, namely the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup. The team was operated by the Southern Punjab Cricket Association. History The team was introduced as a part of the new domestic structure announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 31 August 2019. On 3 September 2019, the PCB confirmed the squad for the team. In December 2020, it was announced that Aaron Summers (cricketer), Aaron Summers would play for Southern Punjab in the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup, becoming the first Australian cricketer to play in a domestic cricket competition in Pakistan. 2019/20 Season Southern Punjab finished in fourth and third place respectively in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and 2019–20 Nat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stumped
Stumped is a method of Dismissal (cricket), dismissing a batter (cricket), batter in cricket, in which the wicket-keeper put down the wicket, puts down the wicket of the Glossary_of_cricket_terms#S, striker while the striker is out of their Batter's ground, ground. It is governed by Law 39 of the Laws of Cricket. Being "out of their ground" means no part of the batter's body, equipment or bat is touching the ground behind the popping crease, crease. Stumped is a special case of run out (cricket), run out, but a stumping can only be affected by the wicket-keeper without the intervention of another fielder, when the striker is not attempting a run (cricket), run, and the ball must not be a no-ball. If the criteria for both stumped and run out are met, then the dismissal will be recorded as a stumping and credited to the bowler and wicket-keeper. As always in cricket, one of the fielding team must Appeal (cricket), appeal for the wicket by asking the Umpire (cricket), umpires. It ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kamran Akmal
Kamran Akmal ( Punjabi, Urdu: ; born 13 January 1982) is a Pakistani cricket administrator, coach and former cricketer, who played for Pakistan as a right-handed batsman & wicketkeeper. He started his international career in November 2002 with a Test match at Harare Sports Club. Akmal was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. He was an integral member of the Peshawar Zalmi for the entire duration of his career in the Pakistan Super League having played for them from the inaugural season of the PSL 2016, till his last in PSL 2022. He scored three hundreds and was a key figure in their success in winning PSL 2017 and being runners up in PSL 2018, 2019 and 2021, being the top run scorer of the team for a large portion of those seasons. In February 2023, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket due to his new commitments in cricket administration and coaching. Early and personal life He was born to Mohammad Akmal Siddique, a senior ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Babar Azam
Mohammad Babar Azam (Urdu, ; ; born 15 October 1994) is a Pakistani international cricketer and a former Captain (cricket), captain of the Pakistan national cricket team , national team in all three formats of the game. A right-handed top-order batter, he captains Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League He scored 122 (59) against South Africa in his maiden T20I century, which is the highest individual score in T20Is by any Pakistani cricketer. He also remains the only captain to take Pakistan to the number 1 ODI team rankings. Azam was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. In November 2023, Azam resigned from captaincy in all formats after the 2023 Cricket World Cup. However, in March 2024, he was reappointed as Pakistan's captain in white-ball cricket. In June 2024, Azam became the most prolific run-scorer of all time in Twenty20 International, T20 internationals, in a match against the United States in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup gr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik ( Punjabi, (; born 1 February 1982) is a Pakistani cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team and currently plays for Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He was the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team from 2007 to 2009. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. Early life Malik was born into a middle-class Punjabi Rajput family in Sialkot. His father Malik Faqueer Hussain, a modest shopkeeper who sold local footwear and supported his son's passion for cricket, died of throat cancer in 2006. His brother Adeel Malik and nephew Mohammad Huraira are also cricketers. Personal life Malik was married in 2002 to Ayesha Siddiqui which ended in divorce on 7 April 2010. Malik reportedly dated Indian actress Sayali Bhagat, whom he met in 2008 when he was supposed to make his Bollywood debut, but they eventually separated when he announced ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Khushdil Shah
Khushdil Shah (Urdu, ; born 7 February 1995) is a Pakistani international cricketer who played for Federally Administered Tribal Areas. He played for Multan Sultan in the Pakistan Super League. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in November 2019. Domestic career In April 2018, he was named in Baluchistan's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. He was the leading run-scorer for Federally Administered Tribal Areas in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, with 463 runs in seven matches. In March 2019, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup. On 5 April 2019, he scored 154 not out against Punjab in the tournament. On 9 October 2020, in the 2020–21 National T20 Cup, he scored the fastest century in a T20 match by a Pakistani batsman, doing so in 35 balls. International career In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. In October 2019, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 Internat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |