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PCB launches Cool & Cool Presents Haier Super8 T20 Cup 2014-2015

PCB launches Cool & Cool Presents Haier Super8 T20 Cup 2014-2015

All eight teams individual sponsored

‘Our sponsors supported us through thick and thin’: ‘Revival of international cricket in Pakistan shall lead to good times again’–PCB COO Subhan Ahmad 

LAHORE–May 8, 2015: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) launched the last domestic cricket championship of the 2014-15 season, the Cool & Cool presents Haier Super8 T20 Cup 2014-2015 with great fanfare here at the National Cricket Academy Friday afternoon by unveiling the event logo and introducing the bevy of tournament and team sponsors in the presence of former cricketers, print and electronic media and the Board’s top and upper tier management.

Each of the sponsors was introduced and spoke on the occasion, along with PCB’s Director Domestic Cricket Operations, the former Pakistan captain Intikhab Alam with the PCB COO Mr Subhan Ahmad’s remarks bringing the event to a close.

The leading T20 event on the national calendar and, owing to its short but enthralling format, a major draw-card amongst the spectators, as is evident from its title, contains eight of the topmost regional outfits, and shall this year be played at Faisalabad.

The Group ‘A’ contains of Sialkot Stallions (Sponsored by Zong), Peshawar Panthers (Zong), Rawalpindi Rams (P&G through its brand, Head & Shoulders) and Abbottabad Falcons (Mughal Steel) while the Group ‘B’ consists of Multan Tigers (Mughal Steel), Lahore Lions (Brighto Paints), Karachi Dolphins (Q Mobile) and Faisalabad Wolves (Zong).

The tournament commences on May 11 and runs up to May 18, 2015. The top two sides from each group on the points table shall qualify for the semifinals.

Two matches have been scheduled every day, the first starting at 5p.m. and the second at 9p.m. Both the semi-finals will be held on May 17, followed by the final on May 18.

The common refrain in the sponsors’ speeches was their singular commitment to cricket and providing it corporate support for its promotion and growth across the country. The sponsors invited to the podium were: Mr Javed Afridi (CEO, Haier) Mr Farhan Sanghani (Director Operations, Cool and Cool), Mr Zarak Khan (Regional Director, Zong), Khawaja Atif Riaz Sikka (Director, Brighto Paints), Mr Shakeel Ahmed, (General Manager, Mughal Steel.

Intikhab Alam in his address noted that each of the regions had a sponsor, and he assured each of them that the competitive nature of the event, its live telecast as well as enormous crowd participation would provide valuable mileage to the sponsors.

Mr Subhan Ahmad too was appreciative of the corporate support that the PCB’s various sponsors have provided to the game through thick and thin.

“PCB is indeed quite grateful to its sponsors; they nurtured us when the going was good, but the more important thing is that they never shied away when we fell to bad times – for no fault of the Board and its management.

“The last half a dozen years have not been kind to Pakistan cricket, not just because of the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team but also owing to a general environment of terror which thwarted PCB’s endeavours to bring international cricket back to Pakistan.

“But even in these bad times when our cricketers were reduced to nomads, as we were forced to play our cricket offshore, our sponsors kept faith in us throughout. It is because of them and also because of some sound and prudent management that we not just remained afloat, our finances always remained in the black year-on-year. Most people would not be aware that despite hosting our international ‘home’ cricket abroad, and owing to reciprocity compulsions not always against high-revenue-yield top notch outfits, we still made profit from most of the series, only breaking even in a handful and never losing a dime on any.

“On this cheerful note, I thank all the sponsors present here again for their corporate and financial backing. I am sure they are aware that by attaching their brand with Pakistan cricket they are backing a sure-shot winner”, said the PCB COO, Subhan Ahmad.

Main Sponsors:

  1. Title Sponsor

Haier Pakistan.

  1. Presenting Sponsor

COOL & COOL

  1. Co-Sponsor

Zong CM PAk & Brighto Paints

 Team Sponsors:

  1. Q Mobile Karachi Dolphins
  1. Brighto Paints Lahore Lions
  1. Zong Faisalabad Wolves
  1. Zong Sialkot Stallions
  1. Zong Peshawar Panthers
  1. Mughal Steel Abbottabad Falcons
  1. Mughal Steel Multan Tigers
  1. Head & Shoulders Rawalpindi Rams

Speaking on the Occasion: 

  • ·         Mr. Javed Afridi, CEO Haier Pakistan unveiled the Tournament Logo and highlighted the importance of this Domestic Super 8 T20 Cup. He assured that Haier Pakistan will continue its support for the game development in the country. He commented that this tournament has always produced good pool of young cricketers for Pakistan National Team. 
  • ·         Mr. Farhan Sanghani, Director Operations, Cool & Cool assured PCB full support at all times for Pakistan Cricket at home soil or abroad. Cool & Cool has been a continuous sponsor of Pakistan’s International cricket Series at U.A.E and now feels proud to become the Presenting Sponsor of the biggest domestic event.
  • ·         Mr. Zarak Khan, Regional Director S&D – Zong CM Pak assured PCB continued support towards game of cricket. He also mentioned Zong keen interest in Cricket Pakistan and has Sponsored 3 Major teams in this tournament from 8 Teams, which shows Zong’s commitment towards Cricket Pakistan as a sponsor. 

He unveiled the team logos of “Zong Faisalabad Wolves”,”Zong Sialkot Stallions”,”Zong Peshawar Panthars”, Zong is also Co-Sponsor of the tournament. 

  • ·         Mr. Khawaja Atif Riaz Sikka, Director Sales Brighto Paints unveiled the logos of its sponsored teams “Brighto Paints Lahore Lions”. Brighto paints is also the Co-Sponsor of the tournament. 
  • ·         Mr. Shakeel Ahmed, GM Mughal Steel unveiled the logos of its sponsored teams “Mughal Steel Abbottabad Falcons” & “Mughal Steel Multan Tigers” and also assured his continuous support for cricket Pakistan.
  • ·         Mr. ­­­Subhan Ahmed, COO, PCB on behalf of Q Mobile unveiled the logo of its teams “Q Mobile Karachi Dolphins” and assured passionate support of Q Mobile towards Cricket Pakistan in future as well. Q Mobile is also Official Handset Partner of the tournament. 
  • ·         Mr. Subhan Ahmed, COO, PCB on behalf of P&G unveiled the logo of its team “Head & Shoulders Rawalpindi Rams” and assured passionate support of Head & Shoulders.
Cool & Cool Presents Haier SUPER 8 T20 CUP 2014-2015 
Group - A Group - B
Sialkot Stallions Multan Tigers
Peshawar Panthers Lahore Lions
Rawalpindi Rams Karachi Dolphins
Abbottabad Falcons Faisalabad Wolves

 

Date Match Venue Umpires TV Umpire R. Umpire Referees Scorer Press Scorer Timings
11-May Rawalpindi Rams-Abbottabad Falcons Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Qaisar Waheed-Nadeem Iqbal Ghaffar Kazmi Mir Dad Musadaq Rasool Tahir Noor 1700 hrs
  Sialkot Stallions-Peshawar Panthers Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Zameer Haider-Asif Yaqoob Muhammad Asif Majid Hussain Ishtiaq Ahmed Tahir Noor 2100 hrs
12-May Multan Tigers-Faisalabad Wolves Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Ghaffar Kazmi-Mir Dad Qaisar Waheed Nadeem Iqbal Azizur Rehman Tahir Noor 1700 hrs
  Lahore Lions-Karachi Dolphins Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Asif Yaqoob-Majid Hussain Muhammad Sajid Muhammad Asif Ishtiaq Ahmed Tahir Noor 2100 hrs
13-May Peshawar Panthers-Abbottabad Falcons Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Zameer Haider-Tahir Rasheed Tahir Hussain Mir Dad Ishtiaq Ahmed Tahir Noor 1700 hrs
  Sialkot Stallions-Rawalpindi Rams Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Ghaffar Kazmi-Muhammad Sajid Riazuddin Majid Hussain Azizur Rehman Tahir Noor 2100 hrs
14-May Karachi Dolphins-Multan Tigers Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Ahmed Shahab-Muhammad Asif Zameer Haider Nadeem Iqbal Musadaq Rasool Tahir Noor 1700 hrs
  Lahore Lions-Faisalabad Wolves Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Riazuddin-K.Mahmood Sr. Qaisar Waheed Ghaffar Kazmi Azizur Rehman Tahir Noor 2100 hrs
15-May Peshawar Panthers-Rawalpindi Rams Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Tahir Hussain-Muhammad Asif Zameer Haider Tahir Rasheed Muhammad Anees Tahir Noor 1700 hrs
  Sialkot Stallions-Abbottabad Falcons Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Ahsan Raza-Shozab Raza K.Mahmood Sr. Qaisar Waheed Anwar Khan Tahir Noor 2100 hrs
16-May Lahore Lions-Multan Tigers Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Riazuddin-K.Mahmood Sr. Shozab Raza Tahir Rasheed Anwar Khan Tahir Noor 1700 hrs
  Faisalabad Wolves-Karachi Dolphins Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Tahir Hussain-Ahmed Shahab Ahsan Raza Muhammad Sajid Muhammad Anees Tahir Noor 2100 hrs
      SEMI FINALS            
17-May 1st team of Group(A)-2nd team of Group(B) Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Riazuddin-Tahir Hussain K.Mahmood Sr. Asif Yaqoob Anwar Khan Tahir Noor 1700 hrs
  1st team of Group(B)-2nd team of Group(A) Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Ahsan Raza-Ahmed Shahab Shozab Raza Muhammad Sajid Muhammad Anees Tahir Noor 2100 hrs
      FINAL            
18-May Winner of 1st S.final Vs Winner of 2nd S.final Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Ahsan Raza-Shozab Raza Ahmed Shahab Asif Yaqoob Musaddaq Rasool Tahir Noor 1900 hrs
    First Match Second Match            
    1700 - 1825 hours 2100 -2225 hours First Session        
    1825 - 1845 hours 2225 - 2245 hours Interval          
    1845 - 2010 hours 2245 - 0010 hours Second Session        

 

Following are the teams:

Multan Tigers   Rawalpindi Rams   Abbottabad Falcons   Faisalabad Wolves
Sr. No. Player's Name   Sr. No. Player's Name   Sr. No. Player's Name   Sr. No. Player's Name
1 Sudaif Mehdi   1 Awais Zia   1 Younas Khan (Captain)   1 Misbah ul Haq (Captain)
2 Ammar Ali   2 Naveed Malik   2 Yasir Hameed   2 Bilal Shah
3 Kashif Mansha   3 Akhtar Ayub   3 Junaid Khan   3 Farrukh Shahzad
4 Muhammad Yasir Butt   4 Muhammad Nawaz   4 Yasir Shah   4 Khurram Shahzad
5 Ahmed Rasheed   5 Hammad Azam   5 Adnan Raees   5 Asad Ali
6 Babar Ali   6 Khurram Shahzad   6 Khalid Usman   6 Samiullah Khan Niazi
7 Naveed Yaseen   7 Adnan Mahmood   7 Ahmad Jamal   7 Bilal Hasan
8 Aamir Yameen   8 Sohail Tanvir (Captain)   8 Haroon   8 Hamza Zaheer
9 Majid Ali   9 Jamal Anwar   9 Shakeel Ahmad   9 Jehandad Khan
10 Zulfiqar Babar   10 Samiullah   10 Rameez Ahmad   10 Imran Khalid
11 Gulraiz Saddaf (Captain) (WK)   11 Zeeshan Malik   11 Waqar Orakzai (WK)   11 Hassan Mahmood
12 Sohaib Bilal   12 Tayyab Riaz   12 Ehtisham Sultan   12 Muhammad Salman
13 Aftab Niazi   13 Muhammad Amir   13 Kamran Ghulam   13 Hassan Mahmood
14 Muhammad Ali Niazi   14 Zahid Mansoor   14 Muhammad Naseem   14 Ali Shan
15 Muhammad Azeem   15 Muhammad Asghar   15 Fakhar Zaman   15 Asif Ali
16 Muhammad Zahid   16 Muhammad Ramiz   16 Javedullah   16 Saeed Ajmal
17 Sikandar Khan Khuchi   17 Sarmad Hameed   17 Sajjad Ali   17 Hassan Sardar
18 Muhammad Amir   18 Umar Waheed   18 Muhammad Ikramullah   18 Muhammad Talha
                     
Sialkot Stallions   Peshawar Panthers   Karachi Dolphins   Lahore Lions
Sr. No. Player's Name   Sr. No. Player's Name   Sr. No. Player's Name   Sr. No. Player's Name
1 Shoaib Malik (Captain)   1 Riffatullah Mahmand (Captain)   1 Shahzaib Hassan   1 Ahmad Shahzad
2 Mukhtar Ahmad   2 Israrullah   2 Rameez Raja   2 Nasir Jamshaid
3 Harris Sohail / Adil Raza   3 Iftikhar Ahmad   3 Asad Shafiq   3 Muhammad Hafeez
4 Ali Khan   4 Muhammad Fayyaz   4 Muhammad Hassan   4 Umar Akmal
5 Nauman Anwar   5 Muhammad Nawaz   5 Fazal Subhan   5 Kamran Akmal  (Captain)
6 Ayaz Tasawar   6 Adil Amin   6 Muhammad Waqas   6 Azhar Ali
7 Bilal Hussain   7 Muhammad Rizwan   7 Sarfraz Ahmad (Captain)   7 Saad Naseem
8 Salman Ali   8 Gohar Ali   8 Ahmad Iqbal   8 Imran Butt
9 Zeeshan Mushtaq   9 Zohaib Khan (V.Captain)   9 Muhammad Sami   9 Wahab Riaz
10 Ahmad Butt (V.Captain)   10 Musaddiq   10 Anwar Ali   10 Aizaz Cheema
11 Raees Haider   11 Imran Khan   11 Babar Rehman   11 Imran Ali
12 Bilal Asif   12 Taj Wali   12 Abdul Ameer Khan   12 Muhammad Aftab
13 Bilawal Bhatti / Faisal Rasheed   13 Jibran Khan   13 Fawad Khan   13 Adnan Rasool
14 Hassan Ali   14 Jamaluddin   14 Yasir Hussain   14 Mustafa Iqbal
15 Umaid Asif   15 Wasif Nawaz   15 Faraz Ahmad Khan   15 Asif Raza
16 Sultan Ahmad   16 Imran Khan   16 Ali Muddasir   16 Qaisar Ashraf
17 Najaf Shah   17 Azam Khan   17 Arsalan Bashir   17 Imam ul Haq
18 Usama Mir   18 Muhammad Umair   18 Ahsan Jamil   18 Umar Siddique