Faysal Bank T20 Cup begins from Feb 6

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Faysal Bank Twenty20 Cup will be staged at four different venues of Islamabad and Rawalpindi from February 6 (Thursday) with seventeen teams battling for the title.

The tournament will continue till February 16 and the matches will be played at venues including Diamond Ground Marghazar Ground National Cricket Ground and Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

A total of 17 teams have been divided into four groups.

Group A: Sialkot Stallions, Karachi Dolphins, Hyderabad Hawks, Quetta Bears and Larkana Bulls
Group B: Rawalpindi Rams, Karachi Zebras, Multan Tigers and Fata Cheetahs
Group C: Faisalabad Wolves, Islamabad Leopards, Lahore Eagles and Peshawar Panthers Group D: Lahore Lions, Abbottabad Falcons, Bahawalpur Stags and D.M.Jamali Ibexes.

Teams of D.M.Jamali Ibexes, Fata Cheetahs and Larkana Bulls will be participating in the event for the first time.

Faysal Bank will be awarding a total of Rs 2 million as prize money to the winning team while Rs 1 million to the runner ups.

Intikhab Alam, PCB director domestic cricket and game development said all national team players would be involved in this mega event.

He added that there will be tickets for the cricket lovers amounting to Rs 10 to 150 so everybody could get a chance to enjoy the event.

Responding to a question, Alam said due to security all quarter finals, semi finals and final would be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

The final of the event will be played on February 16. (APP)