PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced the cash prizes for the National T20 Cup 2026 to be held from March 7 to 18.
A total prize money of PKR 8.5 million will be awarded, the winners of the competition will receive PKR 5 million and the runners-up will receive PKR 2.5 million.
The awards for best batsman, bowler, wicket keeper and player of the match are fixed at PKR 100,000 each.
Additionally, the player of the match will earn PKR 25,000 while the player of the final will get PKR 50,000.
The 12-day tournament is set to begin on Saturday at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar, with 10 regional teams vying for the title currently held by the Lahore Blues.
Defending champions Abbottabad have been drawn in Group B along with Karachi Blues, Multan and Sialkot Region.
The tournament kicks off with two Group A matches: Lahore Whites take on Peshawar at 4:15pm, followed by Faisalabad against Karachi Whites at 9:15pm. Bahawalpur completes the five-team lineup for Group A.
Karachi Blues and Bahawalpur secured their places at the main event by reaching the finals of the 10-team qualifier held in Lahore from February 14 to 24.
Bahawalpur topped their group with three wins from four matches and beat Karachi Blues by 59 runs in the final. Karachi Blues, meanwhile, won all four of their group matches but lost in the final.
The Captains Cup shoot was held at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium on Friday. Hussain Dalat’s captain Saad Nasim will lead the defending champions Lahore Blues.
“Considering the number of exciting and talented players in all the 10 teams, defending our title will be a challenging task. We also have a good mix of young and experienced players,” Nasim said.
“We are looking forward to playing T20 cricket at this new stadium. I am sure local fans in Peshawar will turn up in large numbers, which will make the match even more exciting,” he added.