Super Eight T20 to kick off

Karachi, June 24 (bdnews24.com) ? Pakistan's National Twenty20 Cup begins in Faisalabad on Friday with Faisalabad Wolves taking on Multan Tigers in the first game followed by Karachi Dolphins versus Rawalpindi Rams under lights.

The tournament features the top eight teams from Pakistan's comprehensive domestic 20-over competition, the 13-team Faysal Bank T20 Cup, and is designed to test the premium Twenty20 talent in the country, reports ESPNcricinfo.

The defending champions are Lahore Lions, who play their first game on Saturday against Sialkot Stallions.

While Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir and Mohammad Sami are all captaining sides in the competition, the tournament is still missing some big stars despite Pakistan not having any conflicting international committments.

Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq have chosen to play English domestic cricket while Shoaib Akhtar has retired from all forms of the game.

Players like Imran Farhat, Danish Kaneria, Faisal Iqbal and Hasan Raza will also miss the tournament, as they are not eligible to play, having represented teams that did not finish in the top eight in the Faysal Bank T-20 Cup last season.

Geo Super will be telecasting all the games live in Pakistan.

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