Administrator(s) Pakistan Cricket Board Host(s) Rawalpindi | Cricket format Twenty20 Participants 8 | |
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Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout Champions Sialkot Stallions (1st title) | ||
The 2012 Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup was the second season of the Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup. The season began on 25 March 2012 and was held at the rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in rawalpindi. 15 matches were played during the tournament. The Sialkot Stallions won the tournament and qualified for the 2012 Champions League Twenty20.
Contents
Venue
All the matches were played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.
Squads
The squads are as follows:
^ Mohammad Sami replaced Shahid Afridi as Karachi Dolphins captain.
Teams and standings
Qualified for semifinalsFixtures
All match times in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5:30).Knockout stage
Karachi Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat, and the decision seemed to have paid off when they powered past 60 in the Powerplay. Their attack was led by opener Khalid Latif, who carried his bat through the innings to finish with 81 off 59. The main support was provided by Shahzaib Hasan and Asad Shafiq, who scored 30 and 38 respectively. They made 167 for 8 in 20 overs. Raza Hasan's 4 wickets came for 33 runs. Chasing 168, Sialkot Stallions lost Shakeel Ansar early but took control thereafter. Imran Nazir scored a rapid 41 (20 balls), before an unbroken stand of 119 at close to nine an over between Shoaib Malik (62) and Haris Sohail (55) sealed the game in the 19th over.
For the final, 20,000-odd people thronged the Rawalpindi stadium, with its newly renovated stands. There were a further 15,000 fans outside the stadium, doing their best to catch glimpses of the action.