2012–13 National T20 Cup

The 2012–13 Faysal Bank T20 Cup was the ninth season of the Faysal Bank T20 Cup in Pakistan, which was held from 1 to 9 December 2012. The winning team received Rs 20 million as prize money while the runners-up received Rs 10 million. This was also the last edition of the tournament, which was replaced with the Pakistan Super League.

News

15 November: Pakistan Cricket Board denied Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal and Shahid Afridi permission to play in the season's Big Bash League, the Australia Twenty20 league, to ensure the trio's participation in Faysal Bank T20 Cup.17 November: Shahid Afridi is a fine player and has performed well in the past, but the upcoming Faysal Bank T20 Cup is the opportunity for him to perform and we will watch him – Pakistan chief selector Iqbal Qasim.19 November: Pakistan Cricket Board granted Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal permission to play a few games at the Big Bash League, on the request of Cricket Australia. The trio were to miss the last round of Faysal Bank T20 Cup.19 November: Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan allrounder, has said he will not play for Sydney Thunder despite being given permission by Pakistan Cricket Board to take part in Australia's Big Bash League. Afridi said he wanted to play in Faysal Bank T20 Cup instead and that clashes with Australia's Twenty20 competition.20 November: Famous all-rounder Azhar Mahmood now will lead Islamabad Leopards in order to get a position in the national team of Pakistan for the tour of India. Azhar Mahmood had not played in any league of Pakistan since October 2010. He had played in many T20 leagues all over the world like the Indian Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League, Friends Life t20, HRV Cup, Sri Lanka Premier League and Champions League Twenty20.21 November: Test cricketer Hasan Raza was debarred from leading Karachi Zebras for the domestic season, but he could represent his team as the inquiry committee which took the decision failed to find any substance in the allegations of match-fixing against him and his team Karachi Zebras during the 2012 Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup. Danish Kaneria was also not able to lead Karachi Zebras this year due to his spot fixing ban. Rameez Raja is mostly confident for captaining the team Karachi Zebras.21 November: Lahore Regional Cricket Association named Mohammad Yousuf as the Lahore Lions captain and also requested Pakistan Cricket Board to review its one-year ban on left-arm fast-bowler Emmad Ali so that he could be possibly be included in the T20 squads. Pakistan's T20 captain Mohammad Hafeez will be featuring in the Lahore Lions instead of Faisalabad Wolves.24 November: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to set arena for Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 tournament in Lahore instead of Karachi because of the volatile situation in city which was scheduled to be played between 2 and 10 December. The tournament will now be played in three different grounds of Lahore which includes Gaddafi Stadium, Bagh-e-Jinnah and Lahore City Cricket Association Ground.28 November: The Faysal Bank T20 Cup will begin on 1 December and its final will be on 9 December. Bahawalpur Stags is the new team in the T20 competition.30 November: Pakistan Cricket Board is introducing in-competition dope testing during the Faysal Bank T20 Cup in order to strive for drug-free sports and to protect the basic framework for the athletes, the board said in a statement. Cricketers from all the regional teams participating in Faysal Bank T20 Cup will randomly be picked for dope testing. "These tests will be conducted by WADA-accredited independent doping control officers throughout the competition."1 December: Mohammad Yousuf, the former Pakistan batsman, has passed on the captaincy of the Lahore Lions team to Mohammad Hafeez, the national team's T20 captain, for the ongoing Faysal Bank T20 Cup to help the latter gain experience.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Group A

;Points Table

Team
Lahore Lions	6	6	0	0	+1.433	12
Multan Tigers	6	4	2	0	+1.118	8
Sialkot Stallions	6	4	2	0	+0.992	8
Abbottabad Falcons	6	4	2	0	−0.399	8
Karachi Zebras	6	2	4	0	−0.333	4
Islamabad Leopards	6	1	5	0	−0.926	2
Quetta Bears	6	0	6	0	−1.744	0

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Group B

;Points Table

Team
Faisalabad Wolves	6	6	0	0	+0.644	12
Bahawalpur Stags	6	5	1	0	+0.656	10
Rawalpindi Rams	6	4	2	0	+0.511	8
Karachi Dolphins	6	3	3	0	+0.414	6
Lahore Eagles	6	2	4	0	+0.437	4
Peshawar Panthers	6	1	5	0	−1.159	2
Hyderabad Hawks	6	0	6	0	−1.481	0

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Statistics

The tables below show the top five holders for each class of record. If the fifth place is shared then all holders are shown. Last updated on 10 December 2012
High Scores

Imran Farhat	112*
Ahmed Shehzad	107
Sharjeel Khan	101*
Imranullah Aslam	89
Naved Malik	77

Most runs

Ahmed Shehzad	391
Imranullah Aslam	262
Naved Malik	239
Imran Farhat	223
Sharjeel Khan	215

Most fifties

Ahmed Shehzad	4
Mohammad Hafeez	3
Khurram Manzoor	3
Naved Malik	3
Taufeeq Umar	2

Most Sixes

Naved Malik	7
Sharjeel Khan	7
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan	5
Shahzaib Hasan	4
Umar Akmal	4

Most Sixes

Naved Malik	15
Sharjeel Khan	11
Moinuddin	9
Shahzaib Hasan	7
Mohammad Hafeez	6

Highest strike rates

Mohammad Talha	188.88
Abdul Razzaq	176.19
Naved Malik	170.71
Amin-ur-Rehman	167.85
Anwar Ali	161.76

Best Bowling

Jalat Khan	5/23
Mohammad Hafeez	4/11
Shoaib Malik	4/13
Zulfiqar Babar	4/15
Rahat Ali	4/15

Most Wickets

Asad Ali	15
Kamran Hussain	12
Mohammad Hafeez	11
Kashif Siddiq	11
Mohammad Irfan	11

Best economy

Raza Hasan	3.33
Saeed Ajmal	4.16
Asif Raza	4.52
Arun Lal	4.52
Zulfiqar Babar	4.62

Highest Team Totals

Lahore Eagles	224/2
Lahore Lions	211/5
Rawalpindi Rams	188/5
Lahore Lions	186/4
Peshawar Panthers	185/5

Highest Match aggregates

Lahore Eagles	Hyderabad Hawks	390/7
Lahore Lions	Bahawalpur Stags	371/15
Karachi Dolphins	Rawalpindi Rams	371/12
Lahore Lions	Abbottabad Falcons	342/10
Hyderabad Hawks	Rawalpindi Rams	335/12