2008–09 National Twenty20 Cup
The 2008–09 RBS Twenty-20 Cup was the fourth season of the RBS Twenty-20 Cup in Pakistan, sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland. It was held in Lahore from 4 to 8 October 2008. The Sialkot Stallions won their third overall and consecutive title by defeating the Karachi Dolphins in the final. As the winners, the Stallions qualified for the 2008 Champions League Twenty20, which was later cancelled.
Format
The format remained the same from the previous edition. The 13 teams were divided into four groups: Pool A with four teams, Pool B, C and D with three each. Each group played a single round-robin tournament and the top team from each group advanced to the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals played the final.| Result | Points |
| Won | 2 points |
| No result | 1 point |
| Loss | 0 points |
The position of the teams in the points table is determined by:
- Total points
- Won
- Lost
- Net run rate
Prize money
The prize money was increased from the previous edition.Results
Teams and standings
The top team from each group qualify for the semi-finals.| Team | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.052 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +0.454 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0.153 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | –1.607 |
| Team | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.047 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.524 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | –1.550 |
| Team | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.216 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.089 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –0.245 |
| Team | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.575 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1.350 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | –1.925 |
Fixtures
Group stage
;Group A----
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;Group B
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;Group C
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;Group D
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Knockout stage
;Semi-finals----
;Final