Sialkot 180 for 6 (Qaiser Abbas 44, Shoaib Malik 43) beat Rawalpindi 170 for 8 (Naved Malik 67, Raza Hasan 2-11) by 10 runs

In a final that was tight until the last two overs, Sialkot's 180 proved a little too much for Rawalpindi to chase at the National Stadium in Karachi, and Sialkot won the Faysal Bank T20 Cup for the sixth time. Almost all Sialkot's top-order batsmen contributed to their imposing total. The decisive over was the 19th in Rawalpindi's chase, in which Raza Hasan conceded just four runs and took two wickets, to swing the match Sialkot's way.

Sialkot chose to bat on a pitch that produced high scores through the tournament and made a quick start. Imran Nazir and Shakeel Ansar looted 13 runs off Soahil Tanvir's first over, and after Nazir departed Ansar and Qaiser Abbas put together 85 for the second wicket. Rawalpindi's bowlers bowled full lengths, and Qaiser timed his drives sweetly. The pair took the score to 100 for 1 in the 12th over, but both batsmen fell in the space of five balls, to Awais Zia's part-time offspin. Both went attempting big shots: Qaiser was stumped after charging down the track and Ansar chipped in the air to deep midwicket.

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