The National T20 Cup 2022 is scheduled to be played from August 30 to September 19 in Pakistan.
It is Pakistan’s domestic T20 competition held annually. Since the inception of the tournament in 2004-05 season, the now-defunct Sialkot Stallions are the most successful team in the tournament with six titles.
Organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the National T20 Cup 2022 will be the 20th edition of the tournament.
A total of six teams will participate in the upcoming edition, playing a total of 33 matches over three weeks.
Balochistan, Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern, Sindh and Southern Punjab are the teams featuring in National T20 Cup 2022. Each team will play the other side twice in a double round-robin format. The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals.
The first 16 matches are scheduled to be played at Pindi Club Ground in Rawalpindi while the remaining matches will take place at Multan Cricket Ground.
The National T20 Cup 2022 final will be played at Multan Cricket Ground on Monday, September 19.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will enter the tournament as defending champions, having defeated Central Punjab by seven wickets in last edition’s final. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also won the title in the 2020-21 season.
Where to watch the National T20 Cup 2022 live in India?
Live streaming of the National T20 Cup 2022 will be available on Pakistan Cricket Board’s YouTube channel.
There will be no live telecast of National T20 Cup 2022 matches in India.
National T20 Cup 2022 schedule and live India match times
All timings are in Indian Standard Time (IST)
Tuesday, August 30
Sindh vs Southern Punjab - 10:00 AM IST
Balochistan vs Central Punjab - 2:30 PM IST
Wednesday, August 31
Northern vs Sindh - 10:00 AM IST
Central Punjab vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - 2:30 PM IST
Thursday, September 1
Balochistan vs Southern Punjab - 10:00 AM IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Northern - 2:30 PM IST
Friday, September 2
Balochistan vs Sindh - 10:00 AM IST
Central Punjab vs Southern Punjab - 2:30 PM IST
Sunday, September 4
Central Punjab vs Northern - 10:00 AM IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Sindh - 2:30 PM IST
Monday, September 5
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Southern Punjab - 10:00 AM IST
Balochistan vs Northern - 2:30 PM IST
Tuesday, September 6
Central Punjab vs Sindh - 10:00 AM IST
Northern vs Southern Punjab - 2:30 PM IST
Wednesday, September 7
Balochistan vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - 10:00 AM IST
Sindh vs Southern Punjab - 2:30 PM IST
Saturday, September 10
Northern vs Sindh - 10:00 AM IST
Balochistan vs Central Punjab - 2:30 PM IST
Sunday, September 11
Central Punjab vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - 10:00 AM IST
Balochistan vs Southern Punjab - 2:30 PM IST
Monday, September 12
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Northern - 3:30 PM IST
Balochistan vs Sindh - 8:00 PM IST
Tuesday, September 13
Central Punjab vs Southern Punjab - 3:30 PM IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Sindh - 8:00 PM IST
Thursday, September 15
Balochistan vs Northern - 3:30 PM IST
Central Punjab vs Sindh - 8:00 PM IST
Friday, September 16
Central Punjab vs Northern - 3:30 PM IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Southern Punjab - 8:00 PM IST
Saturday, September 17
Balochistan vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - 3:30 PM IST
Northern vs Southern Punjab - 8:00 PM IST
Sunday, September 18
Semi-final 1 - 3:30 PM IST
Semi-final 2 - 8:00 PM IST
Monday, September 19
National T20 Cup 2022 final - 8:00 PM IST
National T20 Cup 2022 teams and squads
Balochistan: Yasir Shah (captain), Shan Masood (vice-captain), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Akif Javed, Ali Waqas, Amad Butt, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Haseebullah (wicket-keeper), Hussain Talat, Junaid Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Junaid, Sajjad Ali
Central Punjab: Faheem Ashraf (captain), Abdullah Shafique (vice-captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Ahmed Daniyal, Ali Asfand, Hunain Shah, Irfan Khan Niazi, Junaid Ali (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Faizan, Qasim Akram, Shoaib Malik, Tayyab Tahir, Usama Mir, Wahab Riaz
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Umar Amin (captain), Ali Imran (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal, Hassan Nawaz, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Mohammad Huraira, Nasir Nawaz, Rohail Nazir (wicket-keeper), Salman Irshad, Shoaib Amir, Sohail Tanvir, Umer Khan, Usman Khan Shinwari, Zaman Khan
Northern: Umar Amin (captain), Ali Imran (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal, Hassan Nawaz, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Mohammad Huraira, Nasir Nawaz, Rohail Nazir (wicket-keeper), Salman Irshad, Shoaib Amir, Sohail Tanvir, Umer Khan, Usman Khan Shinwari, Zaman Khan
Sindh: Saud Shakeel (captain), Mir Hamza (vice-captain), Abrar Ahmed, Anwar Ali, Asif Mahmood, Danish Aziz, Omair Bin Yousuf, Rumman Raees, Saad Khan, Saim Ayub, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicket-keeper), Sharjeel Khan, Syed Faraz Ali, Zahid Mehmood, Zeeshan Zameer
Southern Punjab: Hasan Ali (captain), Salman Ali Agha (vice-captain), Ahmad Bashir, Ali Majid, Amir Yamin, Faisal Akram, Hassan Khan, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Moinuddin, Mohammad Ilyas, Sameen Gul, Sharoon Siraj, Sohaib Maqsood, Zain Abbas, Zeeshan Ashraf (wicket-keeper)
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