2004–05 National Twenty20 Cup

Dates	25 – 30 April 2005
Administrator(s)	Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and final
Host(s)	Lahore
Champions	Faisalabad Wolves (1st title)
Participants	11
Matches	19
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The 2004–05 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup was the first edition of the ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup, a domestic Twenty20 tournament in Pakistan sponsored by ABN AMRO. It was held from 25 to 30 April 2005 in Lahore. The Faisalabad Wolves won the tournament by defeating the Karachi Dolphins in the final.^[1] As the winners, the Faisalabad Wolves were invited to compete in the International 20:20 Club Championship in September 2005, which they also won.^[2]

This was the first Twenty20 tournament in the country, after the introduction of the Twenty20 format in 2003. It was huge success with the final having an attendance of 30,000. It helped increase the popularity of cricket in Pakistan and became an annual tournament.^[3][4]

The tournament also involved a match-throwing incident with Sialkot Stallions captain Shoaib Malik.^[5]

The eleven teams are divided into three groups: Groups A and B with four teams each and Group C with three. Each team plays a single round-robin tournament and the top team from each group, determined by a point system, advances to the triangular series. The triangular series is another round-robin tournament where the top two teams advance to the final.^[6]

The position of the teams in the points table is determined by:

• Total points
• Won
• Lost (fewest)
• Net run rate

The winners are awarded a trophy and Rs. 300,000 while the runners-up receive Rs. 150,000.^[4]

The top team from each group qualify for the triangular series.

  Qualified for triangular series

  Qualified for final

All times in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+05:00)