National One Day Championship

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The National One Day Cup was the national domestic List A (one-day) cricket competition in Pakistan. Due to frequent reorganisations by the Pakistan Cricket Board, at different times there have been one or more competitions involving teams representing either regional associations or departments[a] (or a mix of the two), during the same season, resulting in multiple domestic one-day champions in those seasons.[1]

National One Day Cup
CountriesPakistan
AdministratorPakistan Cricket Board
FormatList A (one-day) cricket
First edition1980–81
Latest edition2018–19
Tournament formatRound-robin groups and knockout
Number of teams16
Current championHabib Bank Limited

History

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The first domestic one-day competitions in Pakistan were short-lived, starting with PTV Trophy which was held in 1971-72, the Servis Cup which was held in 1974–75 and 1975–76, United Bank Limited (UBL) Trophy and the Habib Bank Gold Cup were held.[2] The first long-standing competition was the Wills Cup, introduced in 1980–81, sponsored by the Pakistan Tobacco Company.[3] Except for 1984–85, it was played every season until 1998–99 when it was renamed the Tissot Cup.[4]

In 2000–01, the competition was split as the One Day National Tournament, with one tournament for regional associations and one for departments. Since then, the competition has fluctuated between single and separate competitions and has had many different names, reflecting various sponsorship agreements.[1][5]

Winners

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SeasonWinner(s)
Wills Cup
1980–81Pakistan International Airlines
1981–82Pakistan International Airlines
1982–83Pakistan International Airlines
1983–84Habib Bank Limited
1984–85Not held
1985–86Pakistan International Airlines
1986–87Habib Bank Limited
1987–88Pakistan International Airlines
1988–89United Bank Limited
1989–90Habib Bank Limited
1990–91Habib Bank Limited
1991–92Habib Bank Limited
1992–93National Bank of Pakistan
1993–94Habib Bank Limited
1994–95National Bank of Pakistan
Wills Kings Cup
1995–96Pakistan International Airlines
Wills Cup
1996–97Allied Bank Limited
1997–98Allied Bank Limited
Tissot Cup
1998–99Allied Bank Limited
1999–2000Pakistan International Airlines
One Day National Tournament
2000–01Associations: Karachi WhitesDepartments: Habib Bank Limited
2001–02Pakistan International Airlines
Patron's Cup
2002–03Pakistan International Airlines
Quaid-e-Azam CupPatron's Cup
2003–04Faisalabad WolvesHabib Bank Limited
ABN-AMRO One Day CupABN-AMRO Patron's Cup
2004–05Lahore LionsWater and Power Development Authority
2005–06Faisalabad WolvesHabib Bank Limited
2006–07Peshawar PanthersNational Bank of Pakistan
ABN-AMRO One Day Cup
2007–08Sui Northern Gas Pipelines
RBS One Day Cup
2008–09Pakistan International Airlines
2009–10Sui Northern Gas Pipelines
Faisal Bank One Day Cup
2010–11Habib Bank Limited
2011–12Pakistan International Airlines
Faisal Bank One Day CupPresident's One Day Cup
2012–13Karachi Zebras and
Lahore Lions[b]
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines
2013–14Karachi DolphinsKhan Research Laboratories and
National Bank of Pakistan[b]
President's Gold One Day Cup
2014–15State Bank of Pakistan
National One Day Cup
2015–16National Bank of Pakistan and Islamabad[c]
Regional One Day CupDepartmental One Day Cup
2016–17PeshawarHabib Bank Limited
2017–18Karachi WhitesUnited Bank Limited
Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup
2018–19Habib Bank Limited

See also

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National T20 Cup

Notes

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  1. ^ The top level of domestic cricket in Pakistan was historically played by teams representing regional cricket associations (cities, districts, etc.) and departments, which were owned and run by corporations, institutions or government departments.
  2. ^ a b Title shared, play abandoned in the final.
  3. ^ Title shared, no play in the final.

References

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  1. ^ a b Alvi, Sohaib (5 January 2014). "Fiddling with Pakistan cricket". The News. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ "National One-day Cup event resumes with round two". www.thenews.com.pk.
  3. ^ Oborne, Peter (9 April 2015). Wounded Tiger: A History of Cricket in Pakistan. Simon & Schuster UK. ISBN 978-1849832489.
  4. ^ "National Bank begin defence of national one-day title today". www.thenews.com.pk.
  5. ^ Balachandran, Kanishkaa (5 October 2006). "A brief history... Kanishkaa Balachandran with a brief history of domestic cricket in Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2021.