The PCB has announced a new format and a new team for its domestic
Twenty20 tournament, and created a window for it in the 2012-13 season
by indefinitely pushing back the President Trophy final, which was
scheduled to begin on December 3. Bahawalpur is the new team in the T20
competition.
The Faysal Bank T-20 Cup will begin on December 1 and its final will be
on December 9, and it will be held entirely in Lahore. The 14 teams were
divided into two groups of seven each and the tournament will comprise
45 matches. The top two teams from each group will contest the
semi-finals.
Defending champions Sialkot Stallions were pooled in Group A with Lahore
Lions, Islamabad Leopards, Karachi Zebras, Abbottabad Falcons, Quetta
Bears and Multan Tigers. Group B comprises Karachi Dolphins, Rawalpindi
Rams, Faisalabad Wolves, Bahawalpur Stags, Peshawar Panthers, Lahore
Eagles and Hyderabad Hawks. Apart from Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore City
Cricket Association Ground and the historical Bagh-e-Jinnah Ground will
stage the games.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in Karachi from
December 2 to 10. "Karachi was our a definite choice but we have been
monitoring the circumstances in Karachi, so in the larger interest of
the cricket we have decided to hold the event in Lahore." Zakir Khan,
PCB's director of domestic cricket operations, said.
Last year, Rawalpindi was first given hosting rights but after the local
authorities could not complete renovation on the dilapidated stadium in
time, the event was shifted to Lahore. In 2010-11, the T20 tournament
was shifted from Lahore to Karachi owing to the outbreak of dengue in
the Punjab province.
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