Pakistan National T20 2021: Squads, Fixtures, Timings, Broadcast, Live Streaming, and all you need to know

The last few days haven’t been pleasant for Pakistan cricket by any means. While the New Zealand team pulled out of the tour after landing in the nation, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) cancelled their national team’s tour of Pakistan next year. While Pakistan cricketers would be saddened with these news, they must gear up to showcase their blitzes over the 22 yards.

After all, the 2021 edition of the Pakistan National T20 Cup is set to get underway on September 23 (Thursday). With the T20 World Cup getting underway in months’ time, PCB organized this competition in order to give their players an ideal preparation opportunity. For the unversed, as many as six teams will participate in the competition namely Balochistan, Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Southern Punjab, Northern, and Sindhi.

Moreover, top players of the country including Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan will ply their trade in the competition. With the tournament being played in the double Round-Robin format, all the sides will lock horns twice in the league-stage. The top four sides will advance to the semi-final and subsequently, finalists will be determined to lock horns in the summit clash. Notably, the matches will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi and Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Squads:

Balochistan: Imam-ul-Haq (captain), Bismillah Khan (vice-captain and wicketkeeper), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Akbar-ur-Rehman, Akif Javed, Amad Butt, Ayaz Tasawar, Gohar Faiz, Haris Sohail, Jalat Khan, Junaid Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ibrahim Snr, Umaid Asif, and Yasir Shah

Central Punjab: Babar Azam (captain), Hasan Ali (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Ahmed Shehzad, Ehsan Adil, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Kamran Akmal (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Akhlaq (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Hafeez, Qasim Akram, Saif Badar, Shoaib Malik, Usman Qadir, Wahab Riaz, and Waqas Maqsood

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Shaheen Shah Afridi (vice-captain), Adil Amin, Arshad Iqbal, Asif Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imran Khan Snr, Israrullah, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Imran Khan, Mohammad Wasim, Mussadiq Ahmed and Sahibzada Farhan

Northern: Shadab Khan (captain), Mohammad Nawaz (vice-captain), Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper), Ali Imran, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Imad Wasim, Musa Khan, Nasir Nawaz, Salman Irshad, Sohail Akhtar, Sohail Tanvir, Umer Amin, Zaman Khan, and Zeeshan Malik

Sindh: Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain and wicketkeeper), Anwar Ali (vice-captain), Abrar Ahmed, Ahsan Ali, Danish Aziz, Hassan Mohsin, Khurram Manzoor, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Taha, Ruman Raees, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sharjeel Khan and Zahid Mahmood

Southern Punjab: Sohaib Maqsood (captain), Zeeshan Ashraf (vice-captain), Amir Yamin, Azam Khan (wicketkeeper), Dilbar Hussain, Faisal Akram, Hassan Khan, Imran Randhawa, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ilyas, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Umer Khan, Zain Abbas, and Zia-ul-Haq

Pakistan National T20 2021 Schedule:

23 September – Balochistan v Northern, 3:30 PM IST, Rawalpindi

23 September – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Central Punjab, 8:00 PM IST, Rawalpindi

24 September – Sindh v Southern Punjab, 3:30 PM IST, Rawalpindi

24 September – Balochistan v Central Punjab, 8:00 PM IST, Rawalpindi

25 September – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Southern Punjab, 3:30 PM IST, Rawalpindi

25 September – Sindh v Northern, 8:00 PM IST, Rawalpindi

26 September – Balochistan v Southern Punjab, 3:30 PM IST, Rawalpindi

26 September – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Central Punjab, 8:00 PM IST, Rawalpindi

29 September – Sindh v Balochistan, 3:30 PM IST, Rawalpindi

29 September – Northern v Southern Punjab, 8:00 PM IST, Rawalpindi

30 September – Northern v Central Punjab, 3:30 PM IST, Rawalpindi

30 September – Sindh v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 8:00 PM IST, Rawalpindi

1 October – Balochistan v Southern Punjab, 3:30 PM IST, Rawalpindi

1 October – Northern v Sindh, 8:00 PM IST, Rawalpindi

2 October – Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 3:30 PM IST, Rawalpindi

2 October – Sindh v Central Punjab, 8:00 PM IST, Rawalpindi

3 October – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Northern, 3:30 PM IST, Rawalpindi

3 October – Southern Punjab v Central Punjab, 8:00 PM IST, Rawalpindi

6 October – Central Punjab v Sindh, 3:30 PM IST, Lahore

6 October – Balochistan v Northern, 8:00 PM IST, Lahore

7 October – Central Punjab v Southern Punjab, 3:30 PM IST, Lahore

7 October – Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 8:00 PM IST, Lahore

8 October – Central Punjab v Northern, 3:30 PM IST, Lahore

8 October – Southern Punjab v Sindh, 8:00 PM IST, Lahore

9 October – Sindh v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 3:30 PM IST, Lahore

9 October – Northern v Southern Punjab, 8:00 PM IST, Lahore

10 October – Southern Punjab v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 3:30 PM IST, Lahore

10 October – Balochistan v Central Punjab, 8:00 PM IST, Lahore

11 October – Sindh v Balochistan, 3:30 PM IST, Lahore

11 October – Northern v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 8:00 PM IST, Lahore

12 October – Semi-Final 1 (No.1 vs No.4 Team), 3:30 PM IST, Lahore

12 October – Semi-Final 1 (No.2 Team vs No.3 Team), 8:00 PM IST, Lahore

13 October – Final, 8:00 PM IST, Lahore

Broadcast Details
TV – Not Available

Live Streaming – PCB’s YouTube Channel