PCB Free Entry for National T20 Cup Matches to Be Taken Off

With great joy, supporters of cricket love that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has granted free entry to the first eight matches of the National T20 Cup 2025 being held at Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad from March 14 to March 20.

Tournament Schedule and Venues

The National T20 Cup will take place from March 14 to March 27, including 18 teams from 16 regions contesting in three cities:

• Faisalabad (Iqbal Stadium): Staging 23 matches, including these quarter-finals, semi-final, and final.
• Lahore (Gaddafi Stadium & LCCA Ground).
• Multan (Multan Cricket Stadium): Eight matches.

Details for tickets for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final (21-27 March) will be released later.

Prize Money and Tournament Format

The total prize money for the tournament is PKR 9.4 million:

• Not less than PKR 5 million for winners
• Not less than PKR 2.5 million for runners-up
• The 18 participating teams are divided into four pools:

• Group A: Karachi Region (Blues), Lahore Region (Whites), Larkana Region, Peshawar Region, Quetta Region.
• Group B: Karachi Region (Whites) (Defending Champions), Bahawalpur Region, Dera Murad Jamali Region, Islamabad Region, Lahore Region (Blues).
• Group C: Abbottabad Region, Faisalabad Region, Hyderabad Region, Rawalpindi Region.
• Group D: AJK Region, FATA Region, Multan Region, Sialkot Region.

🚨PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi stops the cut in match fees for National T20 cricketers. pic.twitter.com/x3whyQhVcs

— Syed Ahmed Raza (@crickwick2k21) March 14, 2025

An analysis of the groupings will see the top two qualifying teams from each group in the quarter-finals on 23-24 March, to be played at Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad. The semi-finals will be played on March 26, and the final on March 27.

Match Timing

In Faisalabad, the double-header matches will follow:

Opening match (March 14): Karachi Whites vs Islamabad Region at 7 PM.

The second match on the same day: 11 PM.