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.
Rain of up to 3 inches will see matches played in full.
Rain of between 3 and 5 inches will see matches played over reduced overs (RNG).
Rain of over 5 inches will see a match abandoned.
Damp/Sticky - Massively in favor of bowlers and an absolute nightmare to bat on, unless you're Victor Trumper. 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. Evenly balanced - Provides an evenly balanced contest for all disciplines. 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 Dry/Slow - Ideal for slow and spin bowlers as the name suggests. Sometimes quite difficult to bat on. Poor - Uneven bounce and a huge amount of turn on offer for spinners. Expect a slow hard grind for very few runs.
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
December 1, Peshawar vs Balochistan
December 2, Federal Territory vs Sindh
December 3, Central Punjab vs Northern Areas
December 4, Janoobi Punjab vs Lahore
December 5, Karachi vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Round 2
December 6, Peshawar vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
December 7, Lahore vs Karachi
December 8, Northern Areas vs Janoobi Punjab
December 8, Sindh vs Central Punjab
December 9, Balochistan vs Federal Territory
Round 3
December 10, Federal Territory vs Peshawar
December 11, Central Punjab vs Balochistan
December 12, Janoobi Punjab vs Sindh
December 13, Karachi vs Northern Areas
December 14, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Lahore
Round 4
December 15, Lahore vs Peshawar
December 15, Northern Areas vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
December 16, Sindh vs Karachi
December 17, Balochistan vs Janoobi Punjab
December 18, Federal Territory vs Central Punjab
Round 5
December 19, Peshawar vs Central Punjab
December 20, Janoobi Punjab vs Federal Territory
December 21, Karachi vs Balochistan
December 22, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Sindh
December 22, Lahore vs Northern Areas
Round 6
December 23, Peshawar vs Northern Areas
December 24, Sindh vs Lahore
December 25, Balochistan vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
December 25, Federal Territory vs Karachi
December 26, Central Punjab vs Janoobi Punjab
Round 7
December 27, Janoobi Punjab vs Peshawar
December 28, Karachi vs Central Punjab
December 29, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Federal Territory
December 29, Lahore vs Balochistan
December 30, Northern Areas vs Sindh
Round 8
December 31, Peshawar vs Sindh
January 1, Balochistan vs Northern Areas
January 2, Federal Territory vs Lahore
January 3, Central Punjab vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
January 4, Janoobi Punjab vs Karachi
Round 9
January 5, Karachi vs Peshawar
January 5, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Janoobi Punjab
January 6, Lahore vs Central Punjab
January 7, Northern Areas vs Federal Territory
January 8, Sindh vs Balochistan
Playoffs
Eliminator
January 11, 3 vs 4 at TBD
Qualifier 1
January 12, 1 vs 2 at TBD
Qualifier 2
January 15, L-QF1 vs W-E at TBD
Pepsi Cup Final
January 18, W-QF1 vs W-QF2 at TBD
* In case of a tied playoff match, a Super Over is to be used as a tiebreaker.
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.
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.
- Replacement player can be picked on simmer's discretion.
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Damp/Sticky - Massively in favor of bowlers and an absolute nightmare to bat on, unless you're Victor Trumper.
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.
Evenly balanced - Provides an evenly balanced contest for all disciplines.
