Cricket tournament
| Dates | 2 March – 1 April 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) | Pakistan |
| Champions | Balochistan (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 33 |
| Most runs | Haseebullah Khan (614) |
| Most wickets | Khalid Usman (25) |
| ← 2020–212022–23 → | |
The 2021–22 Pakistan Cup was a List A cricket competition that took place in Pakistan in March and April 2022. In February 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tournament. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the defending champions.
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Sindh and Central Punjab all finished in the top four places to advance to the semi-finals of the tournament. In the first semi-final match, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Central Punjab by six wickets to progress to the final. In the second semi-final, Balochistan beat Sindh by 13 runs to join Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the tournament's final. In the final, Balochistan beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by eight wickets to win their first title.
Squads
On 26 February 2022, the PCB confirmed all the squads for the tournament.
| Balochistan | Central Punjab | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Northern | Sindh | Southern Punjab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group stage
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.488 |
| 2 | Balochistan | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.425 |
| 3 | Sindh | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.198 |
| 4 | Central Punjab | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.146 |
| 5 | Southern Punjab | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.284 |
| 6 | Northern | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | −0.826 |
Advanced to the semi-finals
Fixtures
| 2 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Northern 275/8 (50 overs) |
v | Balochistan 276/8 (49.1 overs) |
| Umar Amin 116 (124) Akif Javed 5/60 (10 overs) |
Bismillah Khan 84 (58) Imad Wasim 3/58 (10 overs) |
| Balochistan won by 2 wickets House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Imran Javed and Saqib Khan |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
| 2 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Southern Punjab 159 (42 overs) |
v | Sindh 104/9 (23 overs) |
| Aamer Yamin 35* (35) Mir Hamza 4/25 (10 overs) |
Danish Aziz 32* (35) Abbas Afridi 3/23 (5 overs) |
| Sindh won by 1 wicket (DLS method) Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Zameer Haider |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
- Sindh were set a revised target of 104 runs from 23 overs due to rain.
| 2 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Central Punjab 215/9 (50 overs) |
v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 219/5 (42.2 overs) |
| Ahmed Shehzad 37 (60) Mehran Ibrahim 3/7 (4 overs) |
Waqar Ahmed 68 (73) Usman Qadir 2/60 (10 overs) |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 5 wickets Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Nasir Hussain and Qaiser Waheed |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
| 4 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Balochistan 209/9 (50 overs) |
v | Sindh 211/4 (41.3 overs) |
| Abdul Bangalzai 136* (155) Danish Aziz 2/20 (10 overs) |
Sharjeel Khan 53 (64) Yasir Shah 2/40 (10 overs) |
| Sindh won by 6 wickets Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Nasir Hussain and Qaiser Waheed |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Shahid (Balochistan) made his List A debut.
- Abdul Bangalzai (Balochistan) scored his first century in List A cricket.
| 4 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Southern Punjab 183 (41.4 overs) |
v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 187/4 (35.5 overs) |
| Sharoon Siraj 53 (51) Khalid Usman 3/41 (10 overs) |
Adil Amin 57* (82) Rahat Ali 2/34 (9 overs) |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 6 wickets Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Zameer Haider |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
| 4 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Central Punjab 193/5 (25 overs) |
v | Northern 163 (24 overs) |
| Muhammad Akhlaq 70* (56) Muhammad Musa 2/32 (5 overs) |
Umar Amin 34 (29) Wahab Riaz 4/23 (5 overs) |
| Central Punjab won by 30 runs House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Imran Javed and Saqib Khan |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 25 overs per side due to rain.
| 6 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 183 (40.1 overs) |
v | Balochistan 184/2 (36 overs) |
| Mohammad Haris 75 (71) Khurram Shahzad 3/17 (9 overs) |
Imran Butt 79* (114) Sameen Gul 1/42 (8 overs) |
| Balochistan won by 8 wickets Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Zameer Haider |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
| 6 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Sindh 251 (44.4 overs) |
v | Northern 128/4 (23.2 overs) |
| Sharjeel Khan 118 (84) Asif Ali 2/10 (3 overs) |
Umar Amin 41* (44) Shahnawaz Dahani 3/29 (5 overs) |
| Northern won by 2 runs (DLS method) House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Imran Javed and Saqib Khan |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- Northern were set a revised target of 127 runs from 23.2 overs due to rain.
| 6 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Southern Punjab 252 (48.3 overs) |
v | Central Punjab 256/6 (47.5 overs) |
| Agha Salman 70 (79) Wahab Riaz 3/33 (9.3 overs) |
Hussain Talat 84* (74) Faisal Akram 4/35 (10 overs) |
| Central Punjab won by 4 wickets Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Nasir Hussain and Qaiser Waheed |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Awais Ali (Central Punjab) and Faisal Akram (Southern Punjab) both made their List A debuts.
| 8 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Central Punjab 179 (37.5 overs) |
v | Balochistan 180/2 (36.3 overs) |
| Qasim Akram 63 (76) Akif Javed 3/33 (5.5 overs) |
Imran Butt 100* (128) Qasim Akram 1/14 (3 overs) |
| Balochistan won by 8 wickets Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Waleed Yaqub |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
| 8 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Southern Punjab 284 (48.1 overs) |
v | Northern 217 (43.2 overs) |
| Agha Salman 171 (134) Aamer Jamal 3/56 (10 overs) |
Mubasir Khan 65 (62) Khushdil Shah 2/29 (7.2 overs) |
| Southern Punjab won by 67 runs House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Imran Javed and Saqib Khan |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
| 8 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 220 (50 overs) |
v | Sindh 107 (31.5 overs) |
| Kamran Ghulam 47 (59) Danish Aziz 3/44 (10 overs) |
Khurram Manzoor 26 (42) Khalid Usman 5/8 (5.5 overs) |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 113 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Ahmed Khan and Nasir Hussain |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
| 10 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Balochistan 320/4 (50 overs) |
v | Southern Punjab 215 (41 overs) |
| Haseebullah Khan 142 (134) Aamer Yamin 1/34 (5 overs) |
Sharoon Siraj 62 (72) Yasir Shah 5/44 (10 overs) |
| Balochistan won by 105 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Nasir Hussain and Qaiser Waheed |
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
| 10 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Northern 269/7 (50 overs) |
v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 273/5 (49.3 overs) |
| Umar Amin 124* (135) Mohammad Sarwar 3/24 (6 overs) |
Mohammad Sarwar 119 (126) Imad Wasim 2/54 (10 overs) |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 5 wickets House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Imran Javed and Saqib Khan |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
| 10 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Central Punjab 134 (29 overs) |
v | Sindh 136/7 (35.1 overs) |
| Umar Akmal 39 (36) Shahnawaz Dahani 3/22 (6 overs) |
Khurram Manzoor 42 (67) Usman Qadir 3/37 (10 overs) |
| Sindh won by 3 wickets Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Aftab Gillani and Waleed Yaqub |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
| 13 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Balochistan 126 (33.1 overs) |
v | Sindh 130/1 (19 overs) |
| Imran Butt 27 (38) Sohail Khan 5/21 (7.1 overs) |
Sharjeel Khan 56* (48) Akif Javed 1/15 (4 overs) |
| Sindh won by 9 wickets Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Aftab Gillani and Waleed Yaqub |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
| 13 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Central Punjab 366/7 (50 overs) |
v | Southern Punjab 367/8 (50 overs) |
| Ahmed Shehzad 158 (127) Agha Salman 2/22 (4 overs) |
Tayyab Tahir 169 (140) Hussain Talat 3/37 (7 overs) |
| Southern Punjab won by 2 wickets Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Saqib Khan |
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
| 13 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 279/9 (50 overs) |
v | Northern 250 (47.5 overs) |
| Kamran Ghulam 118 (100) Aamer Jamal 2/27 (6 overs) |
Imad Wasim 53 (71) Asif Afridi 3/42 (10 overs) |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 29 runs House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Imran Javed and Nasir Hussain |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Yasir Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) made his List A debut.
| 16 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Southern Punjab 191 (41.3 overs) |
v | Balochistan 192/2 (27.5 overs) |
| Sharoon Siraj 67 (88) Amad Butt 3/34 (7 overs) |
Haseebullah Khan 106* (82) Aamer Yamin 1/30 (5 overs) |
| Balochistan won by 8 wickets Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Aftab Gillani and Waleed Yaqub |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammad Shehzad (Southern Punjab) made his List A debut.
| 16 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Sindh 374/6 (50 overs) |
v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 345 (47 overs) |
| Sharjeel Khan 206 (136) Mohammad Wasim 2/72 (10 overs) |
Mohammad Sarwar 89 (63) Shahnawaz Dahani 5/64 (9 overs) |
| Sindh won by 29 runs House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Imran Javed and Nasir Hussain |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
- Sharjeel Khan (Sindh) scored his first double century in List A cricket.
| 16 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Central Punjab 239 (50 overs) |
v | Northern 173 (39.2 overs) |
| Saad Nasim 84 (95) Aamer Jamal 3/16 (6 overs) |
Imad Wasim 47 (74) Wahab Riaz 4/22 (5 overs) |
| Central Punjab won by 66 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Saqib Khan |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- Ali Asfand and Mohammad Zeeshan (Central Punjab) both made their List A debuts.
| 19 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Balochistan 371/4 (50 overs) |
v | Central Punjab 295 (47.1 overs) |
| Imran Butt 129 (93) Hussain Talat 2/47 (7 overs) |
Ahmed Shehzad 66 (54) Asad Shafiq 3/46 (6.1 overs) |
| Balochistan won by 76 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Zameer Haider |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
| 19 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Sindh 221/5 (25 overs) |
v | Northern 213/9 (25 overs) |
| Saim Ayub 57 (34) Mubasir Khan 1/34 (5 overs) |
Umar Amin 66 (38) Saim Ayub 2/25 (3 overs) |
| Sindh won by 8 runs House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Imran Javed and Nasir Hussain |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
- Saim Ayub (Sindh) and Shadab Majeed (Northern) both made their List A debuts.
| 19 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 285/7 (50 overs) |
v | Southern Punjab 250 (44.1 overs) |
| Fakhar Zaman 95 (95) Zia-ul-Haq 4/65 (10 overs) |
Agha Salman 56 (77) Khalid Usman 3/68 (10 overs) |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 35 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Aftab Gillani and Waleed Yaqub |
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Ali Majid (Southern Punjab) made his List A debut.
| 22 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Balochistan 302/5 (50 overs) |
v | Northern 295/6 (50 overs) |
| Asad Shafiq 89 (66) Ali Imran 1/26 (5 overs) |
Rohail Nazir 82 (87) Yasir Shah 3/57 (9 overs) |
| Balochistan won by 7 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Zameer Haider |
- Northern won the toss and elected to field.
| 22 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Southern Punjab 314/6 (50 overs) |
v | Sindh 268 (48.3 overs) |
| Hassan Khan 66* (48) Sohail Khan 3/71 (9 overs) |
Saim Ayub 82 (82) Zia-ul-Haq 3/61 (9.3 overs) |
| Southern Punjab won by 46 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Aftab Gillani and Waleed Yaqub |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
| 22 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Central Punjab 268/9 (50 overs) |
v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 253 (50 overs) |
| Rizwan Hussain 104 (120) Mohammad Imran 4/54 (10 overs) |
Mohammad Sarwar 43 (59) Qasim Akram 3/38 (7 overs) |
| Central Punjab won by 15 runs House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Saqib Khan |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammad Faizan (Central Punjab) made his List A debut.
| 25 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Central Punjab 261 (48.2 overs) |
v | Sindh 184 (41.3 overs) |
| Ahmed Shehzad 68 (75) Mohammad Umar 3/43 (8 overs) |
Sarfaraz Ahmed 59 (75) Zafar Gohar 3/38 (7.3 overs) |
| Central Punjab won by 77 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Zameer Haider |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
| 25 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Northern 220/6 (50 overs) |
v | Southern Punjab 224/7 (28.5 overs) |
| Mubasir Khan 59 (88) Sharoon Siraj 1/17 (3 overs) |
Azam Khan 83 (39) Athar Mahmood 2/47 (7 overs) |
| Southern Punjab won by 3 wickets Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Aftab Gillani and Waleed Yaqub |
- Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
| 26 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 283/8 (50 overs) |
v | Balochistan 234 (46.2 overs) |
| Adil Amin 92 (76) Taj Wali 2/44 (8 overs) |
Ayaz Tasawwar 70 (80) Khalid Usman 3/31 (10 overs) |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 49 runs House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Saqib Khan |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Maaz Khan and Muhammad Mohsin Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) both made their List A debuts.
Finals
| 1st Semi-Final 28 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Central Punjab 286/9 (50 overs) |
v | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 290/4 (49 overs) |
| Qasim Akram 67 (63) Mohammad Imran 3/53 (10 overs) |
Kamran Ghulam 109 (120) Rizwan Hussain 1/7 (1 over) |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 6 wickets Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Nasir Hussain and Qaiser Waheed Player of the match: Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) |
- Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
| 2nd Semi-Final 30 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Balochistan 263 (47.5 overs) |
v | Sindh 250/9 (50 overs) |
| Haseebullah Khan 131 (114) Sohail Khan 3/37 (8.5 overs) |
Omair Yousuf 60 (73) Kashif Bhatti 3/27 (10 overs) |
| Balochistan won by 13 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Qaiser Waheed and Zameer Haider Player of the match: Haseebullah Khan (Balochistan) |
- Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
| Final 1 April 2022 Scorecard |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 171 (46 overs) |
v | Balochistan 175/2 (31.2 overs) |
| Kamran Ghulam 70 (91) Yasir Shah 4/33 (10 overs) |
Abdul Bangalzai 80* (77) Khalid Usman 2/47 (10 overs) |
| Balochistan won by 8 wickets Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Nasir Hussain and Zameer Haider Player of the match: Yasir Shah (Balochistan) |
- Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
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