2020 Lahore Qalandars season

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Lahore Qalandars
2020 season
Coach Aaqib Javed
Captain Sohail Akhtar
PSL 2020 Runners-up
Most runs Chris Lynn (284) [lower-alpha 1] [1]
Most wickets Shaheen Afridi (13) [2]
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The Lahore Qalandars cricket team is one of six teams that competed in the 2020 Pakistan Super League, representing Lahore.

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Qalandars was captained by Sohail Akhtar throughout the season, the top scorer was Chris Lynn with 284 runs, but the batsman with highest average was Australian cricketer Ben Dunk, [3] whereas the leading wicket-taker was Shaheen Afridi. For the first time in PSL history, Lahore Qalandars qualified for the play-offs after winning five of their ten group-stage matches, and finishing at third position on the points table. [4]

Impact of COVID-19

The playoff stage of the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] On 2 July 2020, PCB announced that they are looking forward to complete the season in November 2020. [6] On 2 September 2020, the PCB confirmed the fixtures for the remaining matches. [7] The matches were previously scheduled to be held at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, on 14 and 15 November, with the final scheduled to be played on 17 of November. [7] On 24 October 2020, PCB announced that the playoffs and final of the season are relocated to National Stadium, Karachi due to poor air quality and heavy chances of smog in Lahore. [8] [9]

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Batsmen
01 Salman Butt Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 7 October 1984 (aged 35)Left-handedRight-arm off spin 2019
39 Fakhar Zaman Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 April 1990 (aged 29)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2017
50 Chris Lynn Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10 April 1990 (aged 29)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020Overseas
54 Lendl Simmons WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 25 January 1985 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2020Overseas. Unavailable for season.
All-rounders
05 Raja Farzan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 12 May 1995 (aged 24)Left-handedRight-arm leg break2020
6 Muhammad Faizan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 7 May 1997 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2020
8 Mohammad Hafeez Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 17 October 1980 (aged 39)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2019
11 Sohail Akhtar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2 March 1986 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2020 Captain
29 Samit Patel Flag of England.svg  England 30 November 1984 (aged 35)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020Overseas
41 Seekkuge Prasanna Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 27 June 1985 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2020Overseas
96 David Wiese Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18 May 1985 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2019Overseas
Wicket-keepers
33 Dane Vilas Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 June 1985 (aged 34)Right-handed–2020Overseas. Replacement for Lendl Simmons
43 Jaahid Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5 March 1995 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2020
51 Ben Dunk Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11 March 1987 (aged 32)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2020Overseas
Bowlers
10 Shaheen Afridi Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 6 April 2000 (aged 19)Left-handedLeft-arm fast 2018
14 Usman Shinwari Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 May 1994 (aged 25)Right-handedLeft-arm fast 2020
55 Maaz Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 15 December 2000 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm leg spin 2020
90 Dilbar Hussain Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20 February 1993 (aged 27)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 2020
99 Salman Irshad Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3 December 1995 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2020Replacement for Haris Rauf for 3 matches
150 Haris Rauf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 7 November 1993 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2019

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Season standings

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1 Multan Sultans (3rd)10622141.031
2 Karachi Kings (C)1054111−0.190
3 Lahore Qalandars (R)1055010−0.072
4 Peshawar Zalmi (4th)104519−0.055
5 Quetta Gladiators 104519−0.722
6 Islamabad United 1036170.185
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Notes

  1. ↑ Fakhar Zaman scored 45 runs against MCC, which is not counted as PSL runs

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References

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  2. ↑ "Lahore Qalandars / Most Wickets / 2020 season". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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