2005–06 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup
The 2005–06 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup was the second edition of the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup, a domestic Twenty20 competition in Pakistan. It was held in Karachi from 24 February to 4 March 2006. This edition featured an expanded format, with an increase from 19 to 39 matches and from 11 to 13 teams; the new teams being the Islamabad Leopards and the Abbottabad Rhinos. The Sialkot Stallions won the tournament by defeating the defending champions the Faisalabad Wolves in the final.
| Dates | 24 February – 4 March 2006 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  Karachi |
| Champions | Sialkot Stallions (1st title) |
| Participants | 13 |
| Matches played | 39 |
Format
The 13 teams are divided into two groups: Pool A with seven teams and Pool B with six. Each group plays a single round-robin tournament and the top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals. The winners of each group play the runners-up of the other group in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals play the final.[1]
| Result | Points |
|---|---|
| Won | 2 points |
| No result | 1 point |
| Loss | 0 points |
The position of the teams in the points table is determined by:
- Total points
- Won
- Lost (fewest)
- Net run rate
Results
Teams and standings
The top two teams from each group qualify for the semi-finals.
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sialkot Stallions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +2.099 |
| Faisalabad Wolves | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +2.686 |
| Lahore Eagles | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +0.077 |
| Peshawar Panthers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +0.003 |
| Karachi Zebras | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | –1.431 |
| Rawalpindi Rams | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | –1.438 |
| Multan Tigers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | –2.268 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore Lions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.719 |
| Karachi Dolphins | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +0.871 |
| Abbottabad Rhinos | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +0.130 |
| Hyderabad Hawks | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | –0.250 |
| Islamabad Leopards | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | –0.492 |
| Quetta Bears | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | –1.779 |
- Qualified for semi-finals
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Sialkot Stallions | 198/8 | |||||||
| B2 | Karachi Dolphins | 169/7 | |||||||
| A1 | Sialkot Stallions | 156/4 | |||||||
| A2 | Faisalabad Wolves | 152/8 | |||||||
| B1 | Lahore Lions | 149/9 | |||||||
| A2 | Faisalabad Wolves | 150/4 | |||||||
Fixtures
Pool A
Sialkot Stallions 203/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Lahore Eagles 195/9 (20 overs) |
- Lahore Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Arsalan Mir, Humayun Farhat, Junaid Zia, Kashif Shafi (Lahore Eagles); Mansoor Amjad, Mohammad Asif, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shehzad Malik and Tahir Mughal (Sialkot Stallions) all made their T20 debuts.
Karachi Zebras 188/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Rawalpindi Rams 175/9 (20 overs) |
- Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashraf Ali, Azam Hussain, Hasan Raza, Maisam Hasnain, Naumanullah, Rizwan Saeed, Tahir Khan, Tanvir Ahmed (Karachi Zebras); Alamgir Khan, Babar Naeem, Mohammad Wasim, Najaf Shah, Nauman Aman, Usman Saeed and Yasir Arafat (Rawalpindi Rams) all made their T20 debuts.
Peshawar Panthers 185/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Faisalabad Wolves 153 (17.1 overs) |
- Peshawar Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Misbah-ul-Haq (Faisalabad Wolves); Fazl-e-Akbar, Riaz Afridi and Wajahatullah Wasti (Peshawar Panthers) all made their T20 debuts.
Rawalpindi Rams 163/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Sialkot Stallions 165/2 (17.1 overs) |
- Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
- Asim Iqbal (Rawalpindi Rams) made his T20 debut.
Multan Tigers 122 (18.2 overs) |
v |
Faisalabad Wolves 123/2 (7.3 overs) |
- Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Azhar Shafiq, Majid Majeed, Mohammad Irshad, Saeed Anwar and Usman Tariq (Multan Tigers) all made their T20 debuts.
Karachi Zebras 160/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Peshawar Panthers 160/7 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Zebras won the toss and elected to bat.
- Karachi Zebras won by losing fewer wickets (first tie-breaking method)
Faisalabad Wolves 221/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Karachi Zebras 108 (14.4 overs) |
- Karachi Zebras won the toss and elected to field.
- Anwar Ali (Karachi Zebras) made his T20 debut.
Peshawar Panthers 171/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Lahore Eagles 175/5 (18.1 overs) |
- Peshawar Panthers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kamran Sajid (Lahore Eagles) made his T20 debut.
Rawalpindi Rams 165/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Multan Tigers 75/5 (10 overs) |
- Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to bat.
- The Multan Tigers' target was revised to 100 runs from 10 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
Rawalpindi Rams 157/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Lahore Eagles 160/3 (17.5 overs) |
- Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to bat.
Peshawar Panthers 126 (19 overs) |
v |
Sialkot Stallions 127/5 (16.4 overs) |
- Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Fayyaz and Taimur Khan (Peshawar Panthers) both made their T20 debuts.
Karachi Zebras 173/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Multan Tigers 173/9 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Zebras won the toss and elected to bat.
- Multan Tigers won by having a better run rate in the first ten overs. This is the second tie-breaking method, after wickets lost.
- Nasir Khan (Karachi Zebras); Bilal Khilji and Kashif Naved (Multan Tigers) all made their T20 debuts.
Peshawar Panthers 187/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Multan Tigers 186/8 (20 overs) |
- Multan Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
- Waqar Ahmed and Zulfiqar Jan (Peshawar Panthers) both made their T20 debuts.
Faisalabad Wolves 205 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Lahore Eagles 162 (16.1 overs) |
- Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.
Sialkot Stallions 217/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Karachi Zebras 134 (16.5 overs) |
- Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Farhan Adil (Karachi Zebras) made his T20 debut.
Rawalpindi Rams 140 (18 overs) |
v |
Peshawar Panthers 141/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to bat.
Faisalabad Wolves 98 (12.5 overs) |
v |
Sialkot Stallions 99/4 (16.1 overs) |
- Faisalabad Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.
- Faisal Naved (Sialkot Stallions) made his T20 debut.
Lahore Eagles 203/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Multan Tigers 166 (19 overs) |
- Lahore Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
Sialkot Stallions 189/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Multan Tigers 123 (18.1 overs) |
- Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Riaz Ahmed (Multan Tigers) made his T20 debut.
Rawalpindi Rams 105 (17.5 overs) |
v |
Faisalabad Wolves 108/0 (9 overs) |
Mohammad Hafeez 66* (33) |
- Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rizwan Akbar (Rawalpindi Rams) made his T20 debut.
Lahore Eagles 150 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Karachi Zebras 151/7 (18.4 overs) |
- Lahore Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tabish Khan (Karachi Zebras) made his T20 debut.
Pool B
Abbottabad Rhinos 186/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Islamabad Leopards 185/8 (20 overs) |
- Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ali Naqvi, Amjad Waqas, Ashraf Ali, Azhar Ali, Dilawar Khan, Mohammad Bilal, Riaz Kail, Sajjad Ali, Shakeel-ur-Rehman, Zafar Jadoon (Abbottabad Rhinos); Ashar Zaidi, Atif Ashraf, Bazid Khan, Mohammad Altaf, Saad Altaf, Safdar Niazi, Sufyan Munir and Zohaib Ahmed (Islamabad Leopards) all made their T20 debuts.
Hyderabad Hawks 140/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Quetta Bears 112 (18.1 overs) |
- Quetta Bears won the toss and elected to field.
- Faisal Athar, Farhan Ayub, Farrukh Sheikh, Naeem-ur-Rehman, Nauman Ali (Hyderabad Hawks); Adil Nisar, Faisal Irfan, Hameedullah Khan, Mohammad Umar and Sabir Hussain (Quetta Bears) all made their T20 debuts.
Karachi Dolphins 199/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Lahore Lions 202/9 (19.5 overs) |
- Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
- Asim Kamal, Faisal Iqbal, Irfanuddin (Karachi Dolphins); Imran Tahir, Rizwan Ahmed, Shehzad Butt and Zulqarnain Haider (Lahore Lions) all made their T20 debuts.
Quetta Bears 142/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Abbottabad Rhinos 144/3 (16.4 overs) |
- Quetta Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
Hyderabad Hawks 110/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Lahore Lions 111/3 (17.2 overs) |
- Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad Leopards 183/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Karachi Dolphins 185/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to bat.
- Afaq Raheem, Rauf Akbar (Islamabad Leopards); Nauman Alavi, Rajesh Ramesh and Sarfraz Ahmed (Karachi Dolphins) made their T20 debuts.
Karachi Dolphins 176/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Abbottabad Rhinos 166 (19.2 overs) |
- Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mudassar Ibrahim (Abbottabad Rhinos) and Saad Wasim (Karachi Dolphins) made their T20 debuts.
Quetta Bears 120/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lahore Lions 121/1 (14.1 overs) |
- Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Umar Javed (Lahore Lions) and Ghulam Sarwar (Quetta Bears) made their T20 debuts.
Hyderabad Hawks 180/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Islamabad Leopards 181/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Khadim Hussain (Hyderabad Hawks) and Imad Wasim (Islamabad Leopards) made their T20 debuts.
Lahore Lions 234/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Islamabad Leopards 147 (18 overs) |
- Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to field.
Abbottabad Rhinos 174 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Hyderabad Hawks 176/1 (19.2 overs) |
- Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Siddiq (Abbottabad Rhinos) and Pir Zulfiqar (Hyderabad Hawks) made their T20 debuts.
Quetta Bears 154 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Karachi Dolphins 158/4 (17 overs) |
- Quetta Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
Hyderabad Hawks 112/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Karachi Dolphins 115/3 (15.4 overs) |
- Hyderabad Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sharjeel Khan (Hyderabad Hawks) made his T20 debut.
Islamabad Leopards 158/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Quetta Bears 115 (18 overs) |
- Islamabad Leopards won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nauman Sadiq (Islamabad Leopards) and Zahoor Ahmed (Quetta Bears) made their T20 debuts.
Lahore Lions 163 (20 overs) |
v |
Abbottabad Rhinos 162/7 (20 overs) |
- Abbottabad Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- Adnan Raees and Ahmed Said (Abbottabad Rhinos) made their T20 debuts.
Knockout stage
- Semi-finals
Sialkot Stallions 198/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Karachi Dolphins 169/7 (20 overs) |
- Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
Lahore Lions 149/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Faisalabad Wolves 150/4 (17.5 overs) |
- Lahore Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Final
Faisalabad Wolves 152/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Sialkot Stallions 156/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Sialkot Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
Media coverage
Ten Sports was covering the tournament until a bomb blast in Karachi. PTV 1 covered some of the remaining matches afterwards.
References
- "ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup 2005/06 Points Table". Pakistan Cricket Board). 2006. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
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