The 2012–13 Faysal Bank T20 Cup was the ninth season of the Faysal Bank T20 Cup in Pakistan, which was held from 1 to 9 December 2012. The winning team received Rs 20 million as prize money while the runners-up received Rs 10 million. This was also the last edition of the tournament, which was replaced with the Pakistan Super League.
News 15 November: Pakistan Cricket Board denied Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal and Shahid Afridi permission to play in the season's Big Bash League, the Australia Twenty20 league, to ensure the trio's participation in Faysal Bank T20 Cup.No Big Bash for Afridi, Ajmal and Umar Akmal, says PCB 17 November: Shahid Afridi is a fine player and has performed well in the past, but the upcoming Faysal Bank T20 Cup is the opportunity for him to perform and we will watch him – Pakistan chief selector Iqbal Qasim.Afridi must earn his place – Qasim 19 November: Pakistan Cricket Board granted Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal permission to play a few games at the Big Bash League, on the request of Cricket Australia. The trio were to miss the last round of Faysal Bank T20 Cup.PCB grants players permission to play Big Bash 19 November: Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan allrounder, has said he will not play for Sydney Thunder despite being given permission by Pakistan Cricket Board to take part in Australia's Big Bash League. Afridi said he wanted to play in Faysal Bank T20 Cup instead and that clashes with Australia's Twenty20 competition.Afridi says no to BBL after getting PCB clearance 20 November: Famous all-rounder Azhar Mahmood now will lead Islamabad Leopards in order to get a position in the national team of Pakistan for the tour of India. Azhar Mahmood had not played in any league of Pakistan since October 2010. He had played in many T20 leagues all over the world like the Indian Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League, Friends Life t20, HRV Cup, Sri Lanka Premier League and Champions League Twenty20. 21 November: Test cricketer Hasan Raza was debarred from leading Karachi Zebras for the domestic season, but he could represent his team as the inquiry committee which took the decision failed to find any substance in the allegations of match-fixing against him and his team Karachi Zebras during the 2012 Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup. Danish Kaneria was also not able to lead Karachi Zebras this year due to his spot fixing ban. Rameez Raja is mostly confident for captaining the team Karachi Zebras.Hasan can't lead Karachi Zebras this season 21 November: Lahore Regional Cricket Association named Mohammad Yousuf as the Lahore Lions captain and also requested Pakistan Cricket Board to review its one-year ban on left-arm fast-bowler Emmad Ali so that he could be possibly be included in the T20 squads. Pakistan's T20 captain Mohammad Hafeez will be featuring in the Lahore Lions instead of Faisalabad Wolves.Yousuf named Lions’ captain 24 November: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to set arena for Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 tournament in Lahore instead of Karachi because of the volatile situation in city which was scheduled to be played between 2 and 10 December. The tournament will now be played in three different grounds of Lahore which includes Gaddafi Stadium, Bagh-e-Jinnah and Lahore City Cricket Association Ground. 28 November: The Faysal Bank T20 Cup will begin on 1 December and its final will be on 9 December. Bahawalpur Stags is the new team in the T20 competition.Bahawalpur new addition to Faysal Bank T-20 30 November: Pakistan Cricket Board is introducing in-competition dope testing during the Faysal Bank T20 Cup in order to strive for drug-free sports and to protect the basic framework for the athletes, the board said in a statement. Cricketers from all the regional teams participating in Faysal Bank T20 Cup will randomly be picked for dope testing. "These tests will be conducted by WADA-accredited independent doping control officers throughout the competition."PCB to conduct dope tests at Faysal Bank T-20 1 December: Mohammad Yousuf, the former Pakistan batsman, has passed on the captaincy of the Lahore Lions team to Mohammad Hafeez, the national team's T20 captain, for the ongoing Faysal Bank T20 Cup to help the latter gain experience.Yousuf passes captaincy to Hafeez
Teams
Group A Abbottabad Falcons Captain Younis Khan City Abbottabad Coach Sajjad Akbar Islamabad Leopards Captain Umar Gul City Islamabad Coach Taimoor Azam Karachi Zebras Captain Rameez Raja City Karachi Coach Azam Khan Lahore Lions Captain Mohammad Hafeez City Lahore Coach Mohsin Kamal Multan Tigers Captain Abdur Rauf City Multan Coach Wasim Haider Quetta Bears Captain Gohar Faiz City Quetta Coach Arshad Khan Sialkot Stallions Captain Shoaib Malik City Sialkot Coach Ijaz Ahmed jnr
Group B Bahawalpur Stags Captain Bilal Khilji City Bahawalpur Coach Shahid Anwar Faisalabad Wolves Captain Misbah-ul-Haq City Faisalabad Coach Naved Anjum Hyderabad Hawks Captain Rizwan Ahmed City Hyderabad Coach Shaukat Mirza Karachi Dolphins Captain Shahid Afridi City Karachi Coach Tauseef Ahmed Lahore Eagles Captain Taufeeq Umar City Lahore Coach Manzoor Elahi Peshawar Panthers Captain Akbar Badshah City Peshawar Coach Abdur Rehman (cricketer) Rawalpindi Rams Captain Sohail Tanvir City Rawalpindi Coach Sabih Azhar
Venues Lahore Bagh-e-Jinnah Gaddafi Stadium LCCA Ground Matches: 14 Matches: 17 Matches: 14
Fixtures and results All times shown are in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+05).
Group stage
Group A Points Table Team Lahore Lions6600+1.43312Multan Tigers6420+1.1188Sialkot Stallions6420+0.9928Abbottabad Falcons6420−0.3998Karachi Zebras6240−0.3334Islamabad Leopards6150−0.9262Quetta Bears6060−1.7440
Group B Points Table Team Faisalabad Wolves6600+0.64412Bahawalpur Stags6510+0.65610Rawalpindi Rams6420+0.5118Karachi Dolphins6330+0.4146Lahore Eagles6240+0.4374Peshawar Panthers6150−1.1592Hyderabad Hawks6060−1.4810
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics The tables below show the top five holders for each class of record. If the fifth place is shared then all holders are shown. Last updated on 10 December 2012
High Scores (balls played) Imran Farhat 112* (59) Ahmed Shehzad 107 (57) Sharjeel Khan 101* (65) Imranullah Aslam 89 (53) Naved Malik 77 (41)
Most runs (innings played) Ahmed Shehzad 391 (8) Imranullah Aslam 262 (7) Naved Malik 239 (6) Imran Farhat 223 (6) Sharjeel Khan 215 (6)
Most fifties (innings played) Ahmed Shehzad 4 (8)Mohammad Hafeez 3 (5) Khurram Manzoor 3 (6) Naved Malik 3 (6) Taufeeq Umar 2 (5)
Most Sixes (in an inning) Naved Malik 7 Sharjeel Khan 7 Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 5 Shahzaib Hasan 4 Umar Akmal 4
Most Sixes (innings played) Naved Malik 15 (6) Sharjeel Khan 11 (6) Moinuddin 9 (6) Shahzaib Hasan 7 (6) Mohammad Hafeez 6 (5)
Highest strike rates Mohammad Talha 188.88 Abdul Razzaq 176.19 Naved Malik 170.71 Amin-ur-Rehman 167.85 Anwar Ali 161.76
Best Bowling (overs) Jalat Khan 5/23 (4) Mohammad Hafeez 4/11 (4) Shoaib Malik 4/13 (4) Zulfiqar Babar 4/15 (4) Rahat Ali 4/15 (3.4)
Most Wickets (innings played) Asad Ali 15 (8) Kamran Hussain 12 (7) Mohammad Hafeez 11 (7) Kashif Siddiq 11 (7) Mohammad Irfan 11 (7)
Best economy (Minimum five overs) Raza Hasan 3.33 Saeed Ajmal 4.16 Asif Raza 4.52 Arun Lal 4.52 Zulfiqar Babar 4.62
Highest Team Totals (overs) Lahore Eagles 224/2 (20) Lahore Lions 211/5 (20) Rawalpindi Rams 188/5 (20) Lahore Lions 186/4 (20) Peshawar Panthers 185/5 (20)
Highest Match aggregates (overs) Lahore EaglesHyderabad Hawks 390/7 (40) Lahore Lions Bahawalpur Stags 371/15 (39.2) Karachi Dolphins Rawalpindi Rams 371/12 (40) Lahore Lions Abbottabad Falcons 342/10 (40) Hyderabad Hawks Rawalpindi Rams 335/12 (40)
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See also Pakistani cricket team in India in 2012–13 Faysal Bank T20 Cup Pakistan Super League T20 Champions League Twenty20 Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup Twenty20 Cricket 2012–13 Big Bash League President's Trophy 2012–13 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2012–13 Faysal Bank One Day Cup 2012–13
References
External links Tournament Site on PTV Sports Tournament Site on ESPN Cricinfo Tournament Site on Cricket Archive Tournament Site on PCB Official Website Tournament Site on Cricket Highlights