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.

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.

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 and 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

SOURCE: PRO PAKISTANI