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.
ResultPoints
Won2 points
No result1 point
Loss0 points

The position of the teams in the points table is determined by:

Prize money

The prize money was increased from the previous edition.
  • Winners: Rs. 2,500,000
  • Runners-up: Rs. 1,000,000

Results

Teams and standings

The top team from each group qualify for the semi-finals.
Team
33006+1.052
32104+0.454
31202+0.153
30300–1.607

Team
22004+1.047
21102+0.524
20200–1.550

Team
21102+0.216
21102+0.089
21102–0.245

Team
22004+0.575
21102+1.350
20200–1.925

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
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;Final

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