The National T20 Cup concluded in National Bank Cricket Arena yesterday when Karachi Region Whites defeated Abbottabad Region to get crowned as the champions of the season.
A fantastic bowling display by Karachi Whites to win the final by 9️⃣ runs 👏#NationalT20 | #AajaMaidanMein | #ABTvKHIW pic.twitter.com/pAvWzt93Bw
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 10, 2023
Karachi Whites posted 155/9 in the allotted 20 overs as opener Khurram Manzoor scored a half-century while Omair Yousuf and Danish Aziz played impressive cameos.
Abbottabad’s Shahab Khan continued his fantastic bowling performance throughout the season with a 4-fer, as he took 4 wickets while giving away just 28 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
In reply, Abbottabad were restricted to 146/9. Aitzaz Habib Khan scored a brisk 43* but it went in vain as his side lost by a meager 9 runs. Lower down the order, Fayyaz Khan hit three maximums but it still couldn’t get his team over the line.
Shahnawaz Dahani took 3 wickets while giving away just 16 runs in his 4 overs. He was ably assisted by fellow players Anwar Ali with 2-26, and Danish Aziz with 2-18.
Congratulating the top performers of @AHGroup_Pk Presents Jazz Super 4G National T20 Cup 2023-24 👏
Player of the tournament – Iftikhar Ahmed
Player of the final – Shahnawaz Dahani
Best Bowler – Shahab Khan
Best Batter – Sahibzada Farhan
Best Wicket-keeper – Sajjad Ali… pic.twitter.com/qJoYiRuXqh— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 11, 2023
The ‘Player of the Match’ went to right-arm fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani, while the ‘Player of the Tournament’ went to Iftikhar ‘Iftimania’ Ahmed (395 runs & 18 wickets).
The ‘Best Batter’ of the tournament award went to Peshawar’s Sahibzada Farhan (492 runs) while the ‘Best Bowler’ trophy was awarded to Shahab Khan (25 wickets).
The ‘Best Wicket-Keeper’ award was given to Abbottabad’s Sajjad Ali Junior (10 dismissals) for his brilliant display behind the stumps.
2023 National T20 Cup Best Batters
Name | Team | Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100 | 50 | 6s |
Sahibzada Farhan | Peshawar Region | 12 | 492 | 109 | 44.73 | 178.91 | 1 | 4 | 29 |
Kamran Ghulam | Abbottabad Region | 12 | 451 | 87 | 45.10 | 140.06 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
Sajjad Ali Jr | Abbottabad Region | 12 | 442 | 90 | 36.83 | 143.04 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
Omair Bin Yousuf | Karachi Region Whites | 13 | 401 | 78 | 36.45 | 128.53 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
Iftikhar Ahmed | Peshawar Region | 12 | 395 | 76 | 98.75 | 163.90 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
2023 National T20 Cup Best Bowlers
Name | Team | Matches | Wickets | Best Bowling In An Inning | Average | 4-wicket-haul | 5-wicket-haul | Strike Rate | Economy |
Shahab Khan | Abbottabad Region | 10 | 25 | 5-20 | 11.64 | 2 | 2 | 8.08 | 8.64 |
Sohail Khan | Karachi Region Whites | 12 | 22 | 5-10 | 15.18 | 0 | 1 | 12.36 | 7.37 |
Arif Yaqoob | Karachi Region Whites | 13 | 21 | 4-18 | 14.67 | 2 | 0 | 12.33 | 7.14 |
Mohammad Imran | Peshawar Region | 10 | 20 | 6-16 | 11.00 | 0 | 1 | 10.80 | 6.11 |
Iftikhar Ahmed | Peshawar Region | 12 | 18 | 3-17 | 15.06 | 0 | 0 | 14.67 | 6.16 |