2018 Pakistan Cup

{{short description|Cricket tournament}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox cricket tournament | name = 2018 Pakistan Cup | image = | caption = | fromdate = {{start date|2018|4|25|df=y}} | todate = {{end date|2018|5|6|df=yes}} | administrator = [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] | cricket format = [[List A cricket|List A]] | tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and final | host = [[Faisalabad]] | champions = [[Federal Areas cricket team|Federal Areas]] | count = 2 | participants = 5 | matches = 11 | player of the series = | most runs = [[Khurram Manzoor]] (393) | most wickets = [[Waqas Maqsood]] (14) | previous_year = 2017 | previous_tournament = 2017 Pakistan Cup | next_year = 2019 | next_tournament = 2019 Pakistan Cup }}

The '''2018 Pakistan Cup''' was the third edition of the [[Pakistan Cup]], a [[List A cricket]] competition which was contested between five teams. It was held from 25 April to 6 May 2018,<ref name="dates">{{cite web|url=http://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/cool-cool-presents-pepsi-pakistan-cup.html |title= Cool & Cool Presents Pepsi Pakistan Cup 2018 |access-date=25 April 2018 |work=Pakistan Cricket Board}}</ref> with all the matches played at the [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]].<ref name="Fixtures">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/1143553.html?template=fixtures |title=Pakistan Cup Fixtures |access-date=19 April 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="Faisalabad">{{cite web |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/sports/pakistan-cup-one-day-cricket-tournament-at-fa-320130.html |title=Pakistan Cup One Day Cricket Tournament At Faisalabad |access-date=19 April 2018 |work=Urdu Point}}</ref> [[Federal Areas cricket team|Federal Areas]] were the defending champions.<ref name="Federal">{{cite web|url=http://www.pcb.com.pk/news-detail/11th-match-report-pakistan-cup-2017-balochistan-vs-federal-areas.html |title=11th Match Report: Pakistan Cup 2017 - Balochistan vs Federal Areas |access-date=30 April 2017 |work=Pakistan Cricket Board}}</ref>

Federal Areas were the first team to advance to the final, after they beat [[Punjab cricket team (Pakistan)|Punjab]] by 7 wickets.<ref name="FAPun">{{cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/02-May-2018/kamran-blitz-takes-federal-areas-to-pakistan-cup-final |title=Kamran blitz takes Federal Areas to Pakistan Cup final |access-date=4 May 2018 |work=The Nation}}</ref> They were joined in the final with [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], after the last group stage match, between Punjab and [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]], finished as a [[Result (cricket)#Tie|tie]].<ref name="tie">{{cite web|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/05-05-2018/pakistan-cup-national-one-day-cricket-championship-punjab-match-ends-in-a-tie |title=Pakistan Cup National One-day Cricket Championship: Punjab, Sindh match ends in a tie |access-date=5 May 2018 |work=Radio Pakistan}}</ref> Federal Areas won the tournament, beating Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by five wickets in the final.<ref name="winners">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/313483-federal-areas-retain-pakistan-cup |title=Federal Areas retain Pakistan Cup |access-date=7 May 2018 |work=The News International}}</ref>

==Squads== Prior to the start of the tournament, the following squads were announced:<ref name="squads1">{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/191967-pakistan-cup-one-day-tournament-to-begin-in-faisalabad |title=Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week |access-date=21 April 2018 |work=Geo TV}}</ref><ref name="squads2">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/306831-pakistan-cup-cricket-from-25th |title=Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th |access-date=21 April 2018 |work=The News International}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; margin:auto" |- ! style="width=20%;" | [[Baluchistan cricket team|Baluchistan]] ! style="width=20%;" | [[Federal Areas cricket team|Federal Areas]] ! style="width=20%;" | [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] ! style="width=20%;" | [[Punjab cricket team (Pakistan)|Punjab]] ! style="width=20%;" | [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]] |- |valign=top| * [[Ahmed Shehzad]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]]) * [[Mohammad Nawaz (cricketer, born 1994)|Mohammad Nawaz]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]]) * [[Rizwan Hussain (cricketer)|Rizwan Hussain]] * [[Rameez Raja (cricketer, born 1987)|Rameez Raja]] * [[Khushdil Shah]] * [[Akbar-ur-Rehman]] * [[Faizan Riaz]] * [[Rohail Nazir]] * [[Bismillah Khan (cricketer)|Bismillah Khan]] * [[Mohammad Irfan (FATA cricketer)|Mohammad Irfan]] * [[Sohail Tanvir]] * [[Anwar Ali (cricketer, born 1987)|Anwar Ali]] * [[Mir Hamza]] * [[Umar Gul]] * [[Shaheen Afridi]] |valign=top| * [[Kamran Akmal]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]]) * [[Sohaib Maqsood]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]]) * [[Sarmad Bhatti]] * [[Abid Ali (cricketer, born 1987)|Abid Ali]] * [[Awais Zia]] * [[Ashiq Ali]] * [[Saad Nasim]] * [[Hussain Talat]] * [[Raza Ali Dar]] * [[Raza Hasan]] * [[Amad Butt]] * [[Agha Salman]] * [[Waqas Maqsood]] * [[Usman Khan Shinwari|Usman Khan]] * [[Umaid Asif]] |valign=top| * [[Mohammad Hafeez]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]]) * [[Shan Masood]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]]) * [[Khurram Manzoor]] * [[Israrullah]] * [[Umar Akmal]] * [[Saud Shakeel]] * [[Mohammad Saad]] * [[Mohammad Irfan (cricketer, born 1995)|Mohammad Irfan]] * [[Adil Amin]] * [[Hasan Khan (cricketer)|Hasan Khan]] * [[Hammad Azam]] * [[Zia-ul-Haq (Pakistani cricketer)|Zia-ul-Haq]] * [[Sameen Gul]] * [[Sadaf Hussain]] * [[Mohammad Hasan (cricketer, born 1990)|Mohammad Hasan]] |valign=top| * [[Shoaib Malik]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]]) * [[Mohammad Rizwan (cricketer, born 1992)|Mohammad Rizwan]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]]) * [[Zain Abbas (cricketer, born 1991)|Zain Abbas]] * [[Sahibzada Farhan]] * [[Abdul Samad (Pakistani cricketer)|Abdul Samad]] * [[Asif Ali (cricketer, born 1991)|Asif Ali]] * [[Ashfaq Ahmed (Peshawar cricketer)|Ashfaq Ahmed]] * [[Sohail Akhtar]] * [[Usama Mir]] * [[Kashif Bhatti]] * [[Imran Khan (cricketer, born 1987)|Imran Khan]] * [[Mohammad Sami]] * [[Wahab Riaz]] * [[Shahid Yousuf]] * [[Abdul Rehman Muzammil]] |valign=top| * [[Umar Amin]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]]) * [[Fawad Alam]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]]) * [[Salman Butt]] * [[Gauhar Ali]] * [[Iftikhar Ahmed (cricketer)|Iftikhar Ahmed]] * [[Danish Aziz]] * [[Rameez Aziz]] * [[Adnan Akmal]] * [[Mohammad Asghar (cricketer)|Mohammad Asghar]] * [[Bilal Asif]] * [[Aamer Yamin]] * [[Junaid Khan (cricketer)|Junaid Khan]] * [[Sohail Khan (cricketer, born 1984)|Sohail Khan]] * [[Taj Wali]] * [[Mohammad Irfan]] |}

==Group stage== ===Points table=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR |update=complete |source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/17924/season/2018/pakistan-cup/|title=2018 Pakistan Cup, Points Table|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref>

|col_Q=#cfc }} {{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} Teams qualified for the [[#Final|final]]

===Fixtures=== {{Single-innings cricket match | date = 25 April 2018 | time = 14:30 | daynight = Yes | team1 = [[Baluchistan cricket team|Baluchistan]] | team2 = [[Punjab cricket team (Pakistan)|Punjab]] | score1 = 365/3 (50 overs) | runs1 = [[Bismillah Khan (cricketer)|Bismillah Khan]] 106 (105) | wickets1 = [[Kashif Bhatti]] 1/59 (10 overs) | score2 = 366/3 (48.5 overs) | runs2 = [[Sahibzada Farhan]] 155 (145) | wickets2 = [[Shaheen Afridi]] 1/61 (9 overs) | result = Punjab won by 7 wickets | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143554.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]] | umpires = [[Rashid Riaz]] and [[Mohammad Sajid]] | motm = [[Sahibzada Farhan]] (Punjab) | toss = Baluchistan won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = [[Shaheen Afridi]] (Baluchistan) made his List A debut. *''[[Sahibzada Farhan]] (Punjab) scored his highest total in List A cricket.''<ref name="Farhan">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/309309-pakistan-cup-national-one-day-cricket-championship |title=Pakistan Cup National One-day Cricket Championship |work=The News International |access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref> }} ---- {{Single-innings cricket match | date = 26 April 2018 | time = 14:30 | daynight = Yes | team1 = [[Federal Areas cricket team|Federal Areas]] | team2 = [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] | score1 = 373/6 (50 overs) | runs1 = [[Kamran Akmal]] 105 (84) | wickets1 = [[Sadaf Hussain]] 3/67 (10 overs) | score2 = 259 (43.1 overs) | runs2 = [[Mohammad Hafeez]] 76 (58) | wickets2 = [[Waqas Maqsood]] 3/40 (8 overs) | result = Federal Areas won by 114 runs | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143555.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]] | umpires = [[Zameer Haider]] and [[Qaiser Waheed]] | motm = [[Kamran Akmal]] (Federal Areas) | toss = Federal Areas won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Single-innings cricket match | date = 27 April 2018 | time = 14:30 | daynight = Yes | team1 = [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]] | team2 = [[Baluchistan cricket team|Baluchistan]] | score1 = 366/8 (50 overs) | runs1 = [[Iftikhar Ahmed (cricketer)|Iftikhar Ahmed]] 116 (83) | wickets1 = [[Umar Gul]] 2/53 (8 overs) | score2 = 354 (49.2 overs) | runs2 = [[Ahmed Shehzad]] 84 (49) | wickets2 = [[Junaid Khan (cricketer)|Junaid Khan]] 4/55 (7.2 overs) | result = Sindh won by 12 runs | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143556.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]] | umpires = [[Zameer Haider]] and [[Ghaffar Kazmi]] | motm = [[Iftikhar Ahmed (cricketer)|Iftikhar Ahmed]] (Sindh) | toss = Sindh won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Single-innings cricket match | date = 28 April 2018 | time = 14:30 | daynight = Yes | team1 = [[Punjab cricket team (Pakistan)|Punjab]] | team2 = [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] | score1 = 297/9 (50 overs) | runs1 = [[Asif Ali (cricketer, born 1991)|Asif Ali]] 121 (97) | wickets1 = [[Zia-ul-Haq (Pakistani cricketer)|Zia-ul-Haq]] 4/60 (10 overs) | score2 = 298/0 (38.1 overs) | runs2 = [[Khurram Manzoor]] 190[[not out|*]] (118) | wickets2 = | result = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 10 wickets | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143557.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]] | umpires = [[Rashid Riaz]] and [[Ahmed Shahab]] | motm = [[Khurram Manzoor]] (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | toss = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Khurram Manzoor]] (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) scored his highest total in List A cricket.<ref name="Manzoor">{{cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/29-Apr-2018/hurricane-khurram-destroys-punjab |title=Hurricane Khurram destroys Punjab |work=The Nation |access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref> }} ---- {{Single-innings cricket match | date = 29 April 2018 | time = 14:30 | daynight = Yes | team1 = [[Federal Areas cricket team|Federal Areas]] | team2 = [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]] | score1 = 242/8 (50 overs) | runs1 = [[Abid Ali (cricketer, born 1987)|Abid Ali]] 109 (145) | wickets1 = [[Mohammad Irfan]] 2/28 (10 overs) | score2 = 93 (31 overs) | runs2 = [[Khurram Shehzad (cricketer, born 1982)|Khurram Shehzad]] 25 (50) | wickets2 = [[Agha Salman]] 3/8 (4 overs) | result = Federal Areas won by 149 runs | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143558.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]] | umpires = [[Ahmed Shahab]] and [[Shozab Raza]] | motm = [[Abid Ali (cricketer, born 1987)|Abid Ali]] (Federal Areas) | toss = Sindh won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Single-innings cricket match | date = 30 April 2018 | time = 14:30 | daynight = Yes | team1 = [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] | team2 = [[Baluchistan cricket team|Baluchistan]] | score1 = 372/8 (50 overs) | runs1 = [[Khurram Manzoor]] 111 (99) | wickets1 = [[Mohammad Nawaz (cricketer, born 1994)|Mohammad Nawaz]] 3/72 (10 overs) | score2 = 378/6 (49.1 overs) | runs2 = [[Ahmed Shehzad]] 72 (36) | wickets2 = [[Hammad Azam]] 2/44 (10 overs) | result = Baluchistan won by 4 wickets | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143559.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]] | umpires = [[Waleed Yaqub]] and [[Ahsan Raza]] | motm = [[Anwar Ali (cricketer, born 1987)|Anwar Ali]] (Baluchistan) | toss = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Single-innings cricket match | date = 1 May 2018 | time = 14:30 | daynight = Yes | team1 = [[Punjab cricket team (Pakistan)|Punjab]] | team2 = [[Federal Areas cricket team|Federal Areas]] | score1 = 306 (48.2 overs) | runs1 = [[Mohammad Rizwan (cricketer, born 1992)|Mohammad Rizwan]] 140 (123) | wickets1 = [[Usman Khan Shinwari|Usman Khan]] 5/51 (9.2 overs) | score2 = 311/3 (35.1 overs) | runs2 = [[Kamran Akmal]] 170 (96) | wickets2 = [[Usama Mir]] 2/96 (10 overs) | result = Federal Area won by 7 wickets | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143560.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]] | umpires = [[Ahmed Shahab]] and [[Ahsan Raza]] | motm = [[Kamran Akmal]] (Federal Areas) | toss = Federal Areas won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Mohammad Rizwan (cricketer, born 1992)|Mohammad Rizwan]] (Punjab) scored his highest total in List A cricket.<ref name="Rizwan">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/311614-pakistan-cricket-cup-kamran-hammers-170-off-96-balls |title=Pakistan Cricket Cup: Kamran hammers 170 off 96 balls |work=The News International |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref> }} ---- {{Single-innings cricket match | date = 2 May 2018 | time = 14:30 | daynight = Yes | team1 = [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]] | team2 = [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] | score1 = 196 (46.2 overs) | runs1 = [[Fawad Alam]] 52 (80) | wickets1 = [[Zia-ul-Haq (Pakistani cricketer)|Zia-ul-Haq]] 4/24 (9.2 overs) | score2 = 202/5 (23 overs) | runs2 = [[Israrullah]] 74 (61) | wickets2 = [[Aamer Yamin]] 2/52 (5 overs) | result = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 5 wickets | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143561.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]] | umpires = [[Shozab Raza]] and [[Asif Yaqoob]] | motm = [[Zia-ul-Haq (Pakistani cricketer)|Zia-ul-Haq]] (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | toss = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field. | rain = The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to a wet outfield. | notes = }} ---- {{Single-innings cricket match | date = 3 May 2018 | time = 14:30 | daynight = Yes | team1 = [[Federal Areas cricket team|Federal Areas]] | team2 = [[Baluchistan cricket team|Baluchistan]] | score1 = 304 (47.2 overs) | runs1 = [[Sohaib Maqsood]] 92 (47) | wickets1 = [[Mohammad Nawaz (cricketer, born 1994)|Mohammad Nawaz]] 4/62 (10 overs) | score2 = 206 (23.2 overs) | runs2 = [[Sohail Tanvir]] 42 (22) | wickets2 = [[Waqas Maqsood]] 6/63 (7.2 overs) | result = Federal Areas won by 98 runs | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143562.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]] | umpires = [[Khalid Mahmood (umpire)|Khalid Mahmood]] and [[Imtiaz Iqbal]] | motm = [[Waqas Maqsood]] (Federal Areas) | toss = Baluchistan won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Single-innings cricket match | date = 4 May 2018 | time = 14:30 | daynight = Yes | team1 = [[Punjab cricket team (Pakistan)|Punjab]] | team2 = [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]] | score1 = 310/9 (50 overs) | runs1 = [[Asif Ali (cricketer, born 1991)|Asif Ali]] 138 (91) | wickets1 = [[Bilal Asif]] 3/51 (10 overs) | score2 = 310/7 (50 overs) | runs2 = [[Salman Butt]] 101 (91) | wickets2 = [[Usama Mir]] 4/62 (10 overs) | result = Match tied | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143563.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]] | umpires = [[Ahsan Raza]] and [[Asif Yaqoob]] | motm = [[Asif Ali (cricketer, born 1991)|Asif Ali]] (Punjab) | toss = Sindh won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = }}

==Final== {{Single-innings cricket match | date = 6 May 2018 | time = 14:30 | daynight = Yes | team1 = [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] | team2 = [[Federal Areas cricket team|Federal Areas]] | score1 = 252 (43.4 overs) | runs1 = [[Mohammad Hafeez]] 89 (86) | wickets1 = [[Usman Khan Shinwari|Usman Khan]] 3/34 (8 overs) | score2 = 254/5 (41 overs) | runs2 = [[Agha Salman]] 60 (77) | wickets2 = [[Zia-ul-Haq (Pakistani cricketer)|Zia-ul-Haq]] 2/60 (10 overs) | result = Federal Areas won by 5 wickets | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1143564.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]] | umpires = [[Ahsan Raza]] and [[Asif Yaqoob]] | motm = [[Hussain Talat]] (Federal Areas) | toss = Federal Areas won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = }}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1143553.html Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]

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