Pakistan’s inaugural Champions One Day Cup 2024 reaches the playoff stage. Five teams including Lions, Dolphins, Stallions, Panthers, and Markhors appeared in the Group Stage. Each team played one match against the other team. A total of 10 matches were played in Multan and Faisalabad. Below is the points table for the group stage of the tournament:
| TEAMS | MATCHES | WON | LOST | POINTS | NET RUN RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARKHORS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 1.1750 |
| PANTHERS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 34 | -0.030 |
| STALIONS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0.805 |
| LIONS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | -0.990 |
| DOLPHINS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | -1.500 |
Based on the above listed Points Table, Dolphins team failed to qualify to the Playoffs round. Even though both Lions and Dolphins had equal number of victories, but NRR (Net Run Rate) made the difference. Now, 2 finalists from 4 teams will be decided by 3 matches. Here is how:
Qualifier
Top 2 teams, Markhors and Panthers, will take the advantage of being topers. They will play the qualifier. Winning team will directly go to the final but losing team will still be in the tournament. If losing team managed to beat the winner of Eliminator, they will qualify for the final as well.
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Eliminator 1
3rd and 4th ranked teams will not be entertained with any chance. It will be the knockout match. The losing team will be out of the tournament while winning team will still be required to play the Eliminator-2 against the losing team from Qualifier match.
Eliminator 2
Eliminator 2 will be played against the losing side of Qualifier and winner of Eliminator-1. The team losing the match will be out of the final race while winner will play the final.
Final
The winners of Qualifier and Eliminator-2 will play the final of this tournament. One of the top 2 will surely play the final. This playoff model is something similar to the PSL except that in PSL, each team gets two match against each other.
Top Players So Far
Highest Wicket-takers:
- Mohammad Hasnain : 11
- Jahandad khan: 10
- Zahid Mahmood: 09
- Shaheen Afridi: 09
- Mehran Mumtaz: 07
Highest Run Scorers:
- Kamran Ghulam: 247
- Babar Azam: 230
- Tayyab Tahir: 221
- Usman Khan: 205
- Saim Ayub: 192
Centuries:
- Kamran Ghulam: 2
- Babar Azam: 1
- Irfan Khan: 1
- Saim Ayub: 1
- Tayyab Tahir: 1
- Usman Khan: 1
Best Bowling Figures:
- Zahid mahmood: 5/18
- Muhammad Hasnain: 5/74
- Jahandad Khan: 4/49
- Faheem Ashraf: 4/50
- Zaman Khan: 4/90
- Mehran Mumtaz: 3/14
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