So yesterday I finally got around to updating my cricket notes after missing that Pakistan Cup final last year. Had this nagging question in my head – who actually won the 2022 trophy? Started digging through my messy pile of match records while reheating leftover biryani (bad idea, almost burned it).
The Research Struggle
First checked my own scribbled tournament charts from group stages – total mess with coffee stains everywhere. Couldn’t read half the team names! Pulled up news archives on my phone during lunch break at work. Scrolled through like fifty articles with those annoying pop-up ads until I found proper match reports.
The Champion Reveal
Turns out Khyber Pakhtunkhwa crushed it again! They defended their title from 2021 against Central Punjab in that final. Nearly screamed “YES!” in the office when I confirmed it – got weird looks from colleagues obviously. That’s what happens when you’re obsessed with domestic cricket tournaments I guess.
Crazy Final Highlights
- Central Punjab collapsed from 90/1 to 138 all out – epic bowling chokehold!
- Shaheen Shah Afridi took 3/14 despite having fever that morning (man’s a beast)
- Mohammad Haris smashing 85 off just 45 balls for KP – kid played like a video game character
- Floodlights failed twice during KP’s chase – took forever to fix while players sat around awkwardly
Spent rest of evening updating my trophy timeline spreadsheet with red markers. Noticed KP became first team to win back-to-back Pakistan Cups ever. Almost forgot to eat dinner typing this all out properly! My partner thinks I’m nuts documenting this stuff but hey, it’s our cricket history right?
