Pepsi Cup - Where The Best Play!

Na Maloom Afraad · Aug 5, 2024

Pepsi Cup, unmistakably named after its title sponsor Pepsi, is the top-tier 50-over cricket competition contested in Pakistan.
Established in 2024 by the Pakistan Cricket Board, Pepsi Cup replaced Pakistan Cup as the country's national List A championship.

2024/25 Pepsi Cup

2024/25 Pepsi Cup will be the inaugural edition of the tournament. It will be contested among the ten regional cricket bodies of Pakistan.
Ten teams will be placed in a single ladder where each team will play all other teams once. The league will culminate with postseason playoffs.

Season	Winners
2024/25	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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VENUES

24 venues across 19 cities will host the 2024/25 edition of the Pepsi Cup.

Stadium	Tenants	Capacity	Pitch	Matches
Ishaq Baloch Cricket Stadium, Gwadar*	Balochistan	10,000	Dry/Slow	1
Ayub National Stadium, Quetta	Balochistan	20,000	Damp/Sticky	2
Bugti Stadium, Quetta	Balochistan	20,000	Damp/Sticky	1
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad*	Central Punjab	18,000	Even	2
Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot	Central Punjab	15,000	Green	2
Islamabad Club Cricket Oval, Islamabad	Federal Territory	7,500	Dusty	1
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi*	Federal Territory	18,000	Dusty	4
Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur	Janoobi Punjab	15,000	Flat	2
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan*	Janoobi Punjab	35,000	Poor	2
Zafar Ali Stadium, Sahiwal	Janoobi Punjab	10,000	Damp/Sticky	1
Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium, Karachi*	Karachi	8,000	Flat	2
National Stadium, Karachi	Karachi	32,000	Dry/Slow	2
Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi	Karachi	10,000	Hard	1
Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad*	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	4,000	Hard	1
Mardan Sports Complex, Mardan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	5,000	Dusty	1
Swat Sports Complex, Swat	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	8,000	Even	2
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore*	Lahore	27,000	Even	3
LCCA Ground, Lahore	Lahore	3,500	Flat	2
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad*	Northern Areas	10,000	Green	2
Pissan Cricket Ground, Nagar Valley	Northern Areas	3,000	Hard	2
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar*	Peshawar	35,000	Even	3
Hayatabad Sports Complex, Peshawar	Peshawar	10,000	Even	2
Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad	Sindh	15,000	Flat	3
Benazir Bhutto Stadium, Larkana*	Sindh	10,000	Dry/Slow	1

Rain/Snow

Rain of up to 2 inches will see matches played in full.
Rain of between 2 and 5 inches will see matches played over reduced overs.
Rain of over 5 inches will see a match abandoned.

Snow of over 1 inch will see a match abandoned.

Credits: @Aislabie for the system.

Pitch Types

Damp/Sticky - Massively in favor of bowlers and an absolute nightmare to bat on. Might even be hazardous to bat on.
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Dusty - Plenty of turn on offer for spinners and a good place to bat for spin-savvy batsmen. Good pace bowlers are still likely to thrive.

Even - Provides an evenly balanced contest for all disciplines of the game.

Flat - A batsman-friendly pitch which provides little or no assistance to bowlers. Expect big totals.

Green - A lot of movement on offer early on, making it ideal for fast bowlers. Batting expected to become easier as the match progresses.

Hard - Ideal conditions for batting. Good deal of bounce on offer for fast bowlers as well. Could go either way.
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Dry/Slow - Ideal for slow and spin bowlers as the name suggests. Sometimes quite difficult to bat on.
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Poor - Uneven bounce and a huge amount of turn on offer for spinners. Expect a slow hard grind for very few runs.

Credits: @VC the slogger for pitch types.

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STANDINGS

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	NRR
Central Punjab	9	6	2	1	0	20	+0.622
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	9	6	2	0	1	19	+0.689
Karachi	9	6	3	0	0	18	+0.549
Peshawar	9	5	3	1	0	17	+0.431
Federal Territory	9	5	3	1	0	17	+0.328
Lahore	9	5	4	0	0	15	+0.385
Janoobi Punjab	9	3	5	0	1	10	-0.938
Balochistan	9	2	4	0	3	9	-0.027
Sindh	9	1	7	1	0	5	-1.014
Northern Areas	9	1	7	0	1	4	-1.435

Top-four teams at the end of the league stage advance to Pepsi Cup playoffs.

Points System

Win: 3 points / Tie: 2 points / N/R: 1 point / Loss: 0 points
Teams equal on points are to be ranked using the following tiebreakers:

* if equal on points; team with better head-to-head record is ranked higher
* if equal on head-to-head record; team with more wins is ranked higher
* if equal on wins; team with fewer losses is ranked higher
* if equal on losses; team with better net-run-rate is ranked higher

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FIXTURES

League Stage

Round 1

December 1, Peshawar vs Balochistan at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar - Peshawar won by 8 wickets (with 105 deliveries remaining)
December 2, Federal Territory vs Sindh at Islamabad Club Cricket Oval, Islamabad - Federal Territory won by 6 wickets (with 113 deliveries remaining)
December 3, Central Punjab vs Northern Areas at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot - Central Punjab won by 2 wickets (with 76 deliveries remaining)
December 4, Janoobi Punjab vs Lahore at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan - Janoobi Punjab won by 23 runs
December 5, Karachi vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium, Karachi - Karachi won by 66 runs

Round 2

December 6, Balochistan vs Federal Territory at Ishaq Baloch Cricket Stadium, Gwadar - Federal Territory won by 1 run
December 7, Sindh vs Central Punjab at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad - Central Punjab won by 6 wickets (with 44 deliveries remaining)
December 8, Peshawar vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 2 wickets (with 14 deliveries remaining)
December 8, Lahore vs Karachi at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Karachi won by 20 runs
December 9, Northern Areas vs Janoobi Punjab at Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad - Northern Areas won by 6 wickets (with 52 deliveries remaining)

Round 3

December 10, Central Punjab vs Balochistan at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - Balochistan won by 7 wickets (with 22 deliveries remaining)
December 11, Federal Territory vs Peshawar at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi - Peshawar won by 56 runs
December 12, Janoobi Punjab vs Sindh at Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur - Janoobi Punjab won by 8 runs
December 13, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Lahore at Swat Sports Complex, Swat - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 45 runs
December 14, Karachi vs Northern Areas at National Stadium, Karachi - Karachi won by 111 runs

Round 4

December 15, Federal Territory vs Central Punjab at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi - Match tied
December 15, Balochistan vs Janoobi Punjab at Bugti Stadium, Quetta - Match abandoned
December 16, Lahore vs Peshawar at LCCA Ground, Lahore - Lahore won by 5 wickets (with 14 deliveries remaining)
December 17, Northern Areas vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Pissan Cricket Ground, Nagar Valley - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 46 runs
December 18, Sindh vs Karachi at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad - Karachi won by 115 runs

Round 5

December 19, Janoobi Punjab vs Federal Territory at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan - Janoobi Punjab won by 4 wickets (with 63 deliveries remaining)
December 20, Peshawar vs Central Punjab at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar - Central Punjab won by 78 runs
December 21, Karachi vs Balochistan at Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi - Karachi won by 7 wickets (with 20 deliveries remaining)
December 22, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Sindh at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 3 wickets (with 46 deliveries remaining)
December 22, Lahore vs Northern Areas at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Lahore won by 50 runs

Round 6

December 23, Central Punjab vs Janoobi Punjab at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot - Central Punjab won by 3 wickets (with 83 deliveries remaining)
December 24, Federal Territory vs Karachi at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi - Federal Territory won by 7 wickets (with 122 deliveries remaining)
December 25, Peshawar vs Northern Areas at Hayatabad Sports Complex, Peshawar - Peshawar won by 60 runs
December 25, Sindh vs Lahore at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad - Lahore won by 91 runs
December 26, Balochistan vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Ayub National Stadium, Quetta - Match abandoned

Round 7

December 27, Janoobi Punjab vs Peshawar at Zafar Ali Stadium, Sahiwal - Peshawar won by 1 wicket (with 6 deliveries remaining)
December 28, Karachi vs Central Punjab at Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium, Karachi - Central Punjab won by 4 wickets (with 58 deliveries remaining)
December 29, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Federal Territory at Swat Sports Complex, Swat - Federal Territory won by 7 wickets (with 18 deliveries remaining)
December 29, Northern Areas vs Sindh at Pissan Cricket Ground, Nagar Valley - Sindh won by 7 wickets (with 129 deliveries remaining)
December 30, Lahore vs Balochistan at LCCA Ground, Lahore - Lahore won by 61 runs

Round 8

December 31, Janoobi Punjab vs Karachi at Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur - Karachi won by 149 runs
January 1, Central Punjab vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 30 runs
January 2, Peshawar vs Sindh at Hayatabad Sports Complex, Peshawar - Match tied
January 3, Balochistan vs Northern Areas at Ayub National Stadium, Quetta - Match abandoned
January 4, Federal Territory vs Lahore at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi - Lahore won by 50 runs

Round 9

January 5, Karachi vs Peshawar at National Stadium, Karachi - Peshawar won by 1 wicket (with 96 deliveries remaining)
January 5, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Janoobi Punjab at Mardan Sports Complex, Mardan - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 7 wickets (with 188 deliveries remaining)
January 6, Sindh vs Balochistan at Benazir Bhutto Stadium, Larkana - Balochistan won by 5 wickets (with 164 deliveries remaining)
January 7, Northern Areas vs Federal Territory at Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad - Federal Territory won by 6 wickets (with 98 deliveries remaining)
January 8, Lahore vs Central Punjab at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Central Punjab won by 3 wickets (with 9 deliveries remaining)

Playoffs

Eliminator

January 11, Karachi vs Peshawar at Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium, Karachi - Peshawar won by 12 runs

Qualifier 1

January 12, Central Punjab vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 53 runs

Qualifier 2

January 15, Central Punjab vs Peshawar at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - Peshawar won by 7 wickets (with 13 deliveries remaining)

Pepsi Cup Final

January 18-19, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Peshawar at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 44 runs

* In case of a tied playoff match, a Super Over is to be used as a tiebreaker.

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RULES

Squad Rules

Team squads comprise of a total of 23 players each, out of which a maximum of five players can be overseas players.
All teams shortlist their local squad at the start of the season, after which an overseas draft is held for foreign players.

Local layers can only represent their local region. A player from Karachi can not go and play for Lahore and vice-versa.

2024/25 Overseas Draft

Lineup Rules

Playing XIs are required to contain at least one wicket keeper (

/

) and six bowling (

/

) options.
Each side can field a maximum of three overseas (

) players in a match. There are no restrictions on local players.

Please mark your active keeper with †/

and active bowlers with ^/

when you submit your matchday squad.

Format

All teams are placed in a single ladder where each team plays the other nine teams once in a single round-robin format.
Due to the uneven split of home games, five teams host five home games and the other five host four home games.

Teams that finish in the top-five at the end of the league stage host five home games (one game extra) the following year.

Tiebreakers

* In case of a tied playoff match, a Super Over is to be used as a tiebreaker. Points are shared in league stage ties.

Player Injuries

Injuries will also be randomly simulated at the end of each round.
Players that play without a rest are more likely to get injured.

Following are the types of injuries that can occur:

Degree 1

* Can play with a 25% ratings decrease; 50% chance of developing a Degree 2 injury
- Heals fully after a one-game rest.

Degree 2

* Can play with a 50% ratings decrease; 75% chance of developing a Degree 3 injury
- Heals fully after a one-game rest.

Degree 3

* Out for one game; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 50% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a two-game rest.

Degree 4

* Out for two to three games; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 25% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a three-game rest.

Degree 5

* Out for four to five games; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 10% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a five-game rest.

Degree 6

* Out for six to ten games; instantly made unavailable
- Can play only after recovering from injury fully.

Degree 7

* Out for the remainder of the tournament; released from the squad.

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All-Time Statistics

Season archives

Season	Teams	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Most runs	Most wickets
2025/26	10	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2024/25	10	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Peshawar	Central Punjab	Fakhar Zaman	Shaheen Shah Afridi

Personnel changes

2025/26 overseas draft
2024/25 overseas draft

Season records

2025/26 Pepsi Cup records
2024/25 Pepsi Cup records

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All-Time Statistics

Track records (by teams)

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	W/L	Win%				Best Finish	Worst Finish
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	11	8	2	0	1	4.000	77.27	1	0	0	Champions (2024/25)	Champions (2024/25)
Peshawar	12	7	4	1	0	1.750	62.50	0	1	0	Runners-up (2024/25)	Runners-up (2024/25)
Central Punjab	11	6	4	1	0	1.500	59.09	0	0	1	3rd place (2024/25)	3rd place (2024/25)
Karachi	10	6	4	0	0	1.500	60.00	0	0	0	4th place (2024/25)	4th place (2024/25)
Federal Territory	9	5	3	1	0	1.667	61.11	0	0	0	5th place (2024/25)	5th place (2024/25)
Lahore	9	5	4	0	0	1.250	55.56	0	0	0	6th place (2024/25)	6th place (2024/25)
Janoobi Punjab	9	3	5	0	1	0.600	38.89	0	0	0	7th place (2024/25)	7th place (2024/25)
Balochistan	9	2	4	0	3	0.500	38.89	0	0	0	8th place (2024/25)	8th place (2024/25)
Sindh	9	1	7	1	0	0.142	16.67	0	0	0	9th place (2024/25)	9th place (2024/25)
Northern Areas	9	1	7	0	1	0.142	16.67	0	0	0	Last place (2024/25)	Last place (2024/25)

Track records (by managers)

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	W/L	Win%	Apps	First	Last				Best Finish	Worst Finish
@mohsin7827	11	8	2	0	1	4.000	77.27	1	2024/25	2024/25	1	0	0	Champions (2024/25)	Champions (2024/25)
@Aravind.	12	7	4	1	0	1.750	62.50	1	2024/25	2024/25	0	1	0	Runners-up (2024/25)	Runners-up (2024/25)
@Lazerknighta	11	6	4	1	0	1.500	59.09	1	2024/25	2024/25	0	0	1	3rd place (2024/25)	3rd place (2024/25)
@Perfect Square	10	6	4	0	0	1.500	60.00	1	2024/25	2024/25	0	0	0	4th place (2024/25)	4th place (2024/25)
@CerealKiller	9	5	3	1	0	1.667	61.11	1	2024/25	2024/25	0	0	0	5th place (2024/25)	5th place (2024/25)
@ahmedleo414	9	5	4	0	0	1.250	55.56	1	2024/25	2024/25	0	0	0	6th place (2024/25)	6th place (2024/25)
@pillowprocter	9	3	5	0	1	0.600	38.89	1	2024/25	2024/25	0	0	0	7th place (2024/25)	7th place (2024/25)
@Aislabie	9	2	4	0	3	0.500	38.89	1	2024/25	2024/25	0	0	0	8th place (2024/25)	8th place (2024/25)
@Till Valhalla	9	1	7	1	0	0.142	16.67	1	2024/25	2024/25	0	0	0	9th place (2024/25)	9th place (2024/25)
@Neptune	9	1	7	0	1	0.142	16.67	1	2024/25	2024/25	0	0	0	Last place (2024/25)	Last place (2024/25)

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