The Pakistan National T20 Cup 2026 kicked off on March 7 with Lahore Whites taking on Peshawar Region in the opening match. The tournament will run until March 18, with the semifinals scheduled for March 17 and the final set to be played the following day.
All matches are being held at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, which previously hosted nine Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches in October and November 2025.
A total of 23 matches will be played in this edition of the tournament.
Teams Participating in National T20 Cup 2026
Ten regional teams are competing in the tournament:
- Abbottabad
- Bahawalpur
- Faisalabad
- Peshawar
- Karachi Whites
- Karachi Blues
- Lahore Blues
- Lahore Whites
- Multan
- Sialkot
Group Division
The teams are divided into two groups, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the semifinals.
Group A
- Lahore Whites
- Peshawar
- Faisalabad
- Karachi Whites
- Bahawalpur
Group B
- Lahore Blues (Defending Champions)
- Sialkot
- Multan
- Abbottabad
- Karachi Blues
Match Timings
During the group stage (March 7–16), two matches will be played each day.
- First match: 4:15 PM PKT (4:45 PM IST)
- Second match: 9:15 PM PKT (9:45 PM IST)
Final Match Timing
- Final: 8:00 PM PKT (8:30 PM IST)
- Toss: 7:30 PM PKT (8:00 PM IST)
Live Streaming Details
Fans can watch the matches live on YouTube, where the tournament is being streamed for viewers.
National T20 Cup 2026 Squads
Abbottabad Squad
Khalid Usman (c), Afaq Ahmed, Ahmed Khan, Arshad Iqbal, Atizaz Habib Khan, Fayyaz Khan, Kamran Ghulam, Khushdil Shah (Guest), Mohammad Mohsin Khan, Razaullah, Sajjad Ali (wk), Shadab Khan (Guest), Shahab Khan, Shahzaib Khan (U21)
Reserves: Hamid Ali, Adil Naz, Fakhar Zaman, Afaq Khan, Riazullah (U21)
Bahawalpur Squad
Muhammad Imran (c), Ali Shabbir (U21), Daniyal Hussain Rajput (Guest), Mohammad Faizan Zafar, Haider Ali (Guest), Hasnain Majid (U21), Khaqan Basheer, Mohammad Akram (wk), Mohammad Azab, Mohammad Basit, Mohammad Junaid, Muhammad Sarwar Afridi (Guest), Mohammad Sudais, Mohammad Umair, Saad Khan (Guest)
Reserves: Ali Hamza Waseem, Aoun Shahzad, Mohammad Faizan (U21), Amjad Ali, Gulfam Aziz
Faisalabad Squad
Muhammad Irfan Khan (c), Ahmad Safi Abdullah, Afaq Afridi (Guest), Asif Ali, Asim Ali Nasir (wk), Atiq-ur-Rehman, Daniyal Ali Khan (U21), Faham-ul-Haq (U21), Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Zeeshan (U21), Momin Qamar (U21), Mubasir Khan (Guest), Muhammad Awais Zafar, Zaman Khan (Guest)
Reserves: Mudassir Zunair, Ali Shan, Ali Asfand, Taimur Sultan, Shehzad Gul
Karachi Whites Squad
Saud Shakeel (c), Abdullah Fazal, Arif Yaqoob, Danish Aziz, Haroon Arshad (U21), Khawaja Mohammad Nafay (wk), Mohammad Asghar, Muhammad Hamza Sohail, Muhammad Umar, Omair Bin Yousuf, Rizwanullah, Saifullah Bangash (wk), Saim Ayub, Saqib Khan, Shan Masood
Reserves: Asadullah Hamza, Muhammad Tariq Khan, Sohail Khan (wk), Mir Hamza, Huzaifa Ahsan
Karachi Blues Squad
Rameez Aziz (c), Ahsan Ali, Asad Akhtar, Jahandad Khan (Guest), Jahanzaib Sultan, Khalil Ahmed (Guest), Mehran Mumtaz (Guest), Mohammad Taha, Muhammad Usman Raheem, Rehman Ghani, Saad Baig (wk), Shahnawaz Dahani (Guest), Syed Shah Raza Naqvi, Usman Khan, Wahaj Riaz
Reserves: Aarish Ali Khan, Raza Chandio, Mohammad Makki, Niqab Shafiq, Huzaifa Munir
Lahore Blues Squad
Saad Nasim (c), Abdullah Asif (U21), Ahmed Bashir, Ali Hassan Baloch (U21), Ali Razzaq, Asadullah, Attyab Ahmed, Hamza Zahoor (wk), Hunain Shah, Imran Butt, Mohammad Rizwan, Nisar Ahmed, Qasim Akram, Shahid Aziz (Guest), Umar Siddiq
Reserves: Hammad Butt, Shahrukh Ali, Khawaja Mohammad Abdullah (wk), Mohammad Ahsan, Abubakar (U21)
Lahore Whites Squad
Aamir Jamal (c), Ahmed Daniyal, Ali Raza, Ali Shahid Butt, Babar Azam, Farhan Yousuf (U21), Imran Dogar, Junaid Ali (wk), Kamran Afzal, Mohammad Faiq, Muhammad Akhlaq, Mohammad Mohsin, Mohammad Rameez Jnr, Muhammad Saleem, Mohammad Salman, Naseem Shah, Samama Riaz, Tayyab Tahir, Ubaid Shah
Reserves: Hamza Nawaz (U21), Muhammad Arsalan (U21), Usama Tariq, Zahid Khan, Zian Bin Farooq (wk)
Multan Squad
Imam-ul-Haq (c), Aamir Yamin, Ali Majid, Ali Usman, Arafat Minhas, Bismillah Khan (Guest, wk), Hasan Hafeez, Mohammad Ismail (U21), Mohammad Naeem (Guest), Muhammad Shahzad, Moheer Saeed, Sameer Minhas, Sharoon Siraj, Sirajuddin, Waseem Akram Jnr, Zain Abbas
Reserves: Uzair Mumtaz, Abdul Wahab (U21), Mohammad Shan (U21), Saim Ayaz, Alam Zaib Khan (wk)
Peshawar Squad
Iftikhar Ahmed (c), Ahmed Hussain (U21), Azam Khan, Ihsanullah, Israrullah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz (Guest), Mohammad Shoaib (U21), Mohammad Imran Jnr, Nabi Gul, Sajid Khan, Usman Tariq, Waqar Ahmed, Yasir Khan
Reserves: Nizar Ali, Muhammad Amir Khan, Abuzar Tariq, Muhammad Amir Barki
Sialkot Squad
Usama Mir (c), Abdullah Shafique, Ahmad Hassan, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, Ali Afzal (wk), Athar Mehmood, Azan Awais, Hamza Nazar, Hasan Nawaz, Khawaja Arham, Mirza Tahir Baig, Mohsin Riaz (wk), Mohammad Ali, Saeed Ali, Shoaib Akhtar Jnr, Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Arif
Reserves: Aashir Mehmood, Mohammad Hurraira, Shahzad Bhatti, Abdul Subhan, Awais Ali, Afzaal Manzoor
