2019 Pakistan Cup

2019 Pakistan Cup
Dates2 – 12 April 2019
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and final
Host(s)Rawalpindi
ChampionsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa (2nd title)
Participants5
Matches11
Most runsUmar Akmal (342)
Most wicketsWahab Riaz (10)
Amad Butt (10)
2018

The 2019 Pakistan Cup was the fourth edition of the Pakistan Cup, a List A cricket competition which was contested between five teams. It was held from 2 to 12 April 2019,[1] with all the matches played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.[2] The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stated that the top performers in the tournament would be considered for the 2019 Cricket World Cup in England.[3]

Federal Areas were the defending champions,[4] but they lost their first three matches of the tournament, therefore eliminating them from competition.[5] On 9 April 2019, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Sindh by nine runs to advance to the final of the tournament.[6] The result meant that Baluchistan also progressed to the final, regardless of the outcome of their last match against Federal Areas.[7] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the tournament, to win their second title, after beating Balochistan by nine runs in the final.[8][9]

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  6. ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan qualify for Pakistan Cup final". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan qualify for Pakistan Cup final". Daily Times. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ride on Abid's century and Sohail's all-round performance to reclaim Pakistan Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Balochistan to lift Pakistan Cup title". Geo TV. Retrieved 13 April 2019.