2023 Lahore Qalandars season

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Lahore Qalandars
2023 season
Coach Aaqib Javed
Captain Shaheen Afridi
Ground(s) Gaddafi Stadium
PSL 2023 Champions
Most runs Fakhar Zaman (429) [1]
Most wickets Rashid Khan (20) [2]
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Lahore Qalandars is a franchise cricket team that represents Lahore in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams that competed in the 2023 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Aaqib Javed, [3] [4] and captained by Shaheen Afridi. [5] [6]

Contents

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Batsmen
15Mirza Tahir BaigFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 11 March 1999 (aged 23)Right-handed—2023
39 Fakhar Zaman Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 April 1990 (aged 32)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2017
57 Abdullah Shafique Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20 November 1999 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm off-break 2022
82 Kamran Ghulam Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 October 1995 (aged 27)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2022
88 Harry Brook [lower-alpha 1] Flag of England.svg  England 22 February 1999 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2022
All-rounders
8 Hussain Talat Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 12 February 1996 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023
24 Sikandar Raza Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 24 April 1986 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2023
27 David Wiese Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 18 May 1985 (aged 37)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2019 Vice-captain
33 Ahsan Hafeez Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 30 March 1998 (aged 24)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2023
83 Liam Dawson Flag of England.svg  England 1 March 1990 (aged 32)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2023
Wicket-keepers
7Shawaiz IrfanFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 November 2003 (aged 19)Right-handed—2023
11 Shane Dadswell Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18 November 1997 (aged 25)Right-handed—2023Full replacement for Harry Brook
13 Shai Hope WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 10 November 1993 (aged 29)Right-handedLeft-arm medium 2023Full replacement for Kusal Mendis
22 Jordan Cox Flag of England.svg  England 21 October 2000 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2023
77 Sam Billings Flag of England.svg  England 15 June 1991 (aged 31)Right-handed—2023Partial replacement for Rashid Khan
Kusal Mendis [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2 February 1995 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2023Partial replacement for Jordan Cox
Bowlers
3 Ahmed Daniyal Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 21 September 1998 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2021
5Jalat KhanFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 17 February 1999 (aged 23)Left-handedLeft-arm fast 2023
10 Shaheen Afridi Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 6 April 2000 (aged 22)Left-handedLeft-arm fast 2018 Captain
12 Zaman Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 September 2001 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022
19 Rashid Khan Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 20 September 1998 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2021
72 Dilbar Hussain Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20 February 1993 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast 2023
150 Haris Rauf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 7 November 1993 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2019
  1. ↑ Brook withdrew from the tournament due to international duty.
  2. ↑ Mendis was unable to participate due to NOC issues.

Management and coaching staff

NamePosition
Sameen RanaCOO and Manager
Atif RanaCEO
Aaqib Javed Director of Cricket Operations and Head coach
Farooq AnwarAssistant team manager
Mansoor Rana Batting coach
Waqas Ahmed Bowling Coach
Shehzad Butt Fielding coach
Ben Dunk Power-hitting coach
Hiten MaisuriaPhysiotherapist

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Season standings

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Lahore Qalandars (C)10730140.915
2 Multan Sultans (R)10640120.500
3 Islamabad United (4th)1064012−0.708
4 Peshawar Zalmi (3rd)1055010−0.452
5 Karachi Kings 1037060.756
6 Quetta Gladiators 103706−1.066
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Notes:

Group fixtures

Match 1
13 February 2023
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
175/6 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans (H)
174/6 (20 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 66 (42)
Usama Mir 2/25 (4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 75 (50)
Hussain Talat 1/16 (2 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 1 run
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mirza Tahir Baig (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.
Match 8
19 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Karachi Kings
185/5 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars
118 (17.3 overs)
James Vince 46 (36)
Liam Dawson 1/30 (3 overs)
Mirza Tahir Baig 45 (39)
Akif Javed 4/28 (3.3 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 67 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Karachi Kings)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 10
21 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
198/6 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
135/8 (20 overs)
Shai Hope 47 (32)
Qais Ahmad 2/36 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 48 (30)
Shaheen Afridi 3/22 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 63 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Match 15
26 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
241/3 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
201/9 (20 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 96 (45)
Wahab Riaz 2/45 (4 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 55 (23)
Shaheen Afridi 5/40 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 40 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Saad Masood (Peshawar Zalmi) made his T20 debut.
Match 16
27 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
200/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
90 (13.5 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 45 (24)
Tom Curran 3/34 (4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 23 (17)
David Wiese 3/17 (3 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 110 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: David Wiese (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 18
2 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
148 (19.2 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
131/7 (20 overs)
Sikandar Raza 71* (34)
Mohammed Nawaz 2/19 (3 overs)
Will Smeed 32 (25)
Haris Rauf 3/22 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 17 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Match 20
4 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
180/9 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
159/7 (20 overs)
Sam Billings 54 (35)
Kieron Pollard 2/16 (2 overs)
Kieron Pollard 39 (28)
Rashid Khan 3/15 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 21 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • As a result of this match, Lahore Qalandars qualified for the playoffs. [8]
Match 23
7 March 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
207 (19.3 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars
172 (19.4 overs)
Saim Ayub 68 (36)
Shaheen Afridi 4/31 (4 overs)
Hussain Talat 63 (37)
Wahab Riaz 3/17 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 35 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Saim Ayub (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shawaiz Irfan (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.
Match 26
9 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
226/5 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)
107 (15.1 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 115 (57)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/40 (4 overs)
Hasan Ali 18 (13)
Rashid Khan 4/21 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 119 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Aleem Dar (Pak)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the largest victory in PSL history in terms of runs. [9]
Match 30
12 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
196/7 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars (H)
110 (18.5 overs)
Muhammad Akhlaq 51 (36)
Hussain Talat 2/24 (3 overs)
Hussain Talat 25 (25)
Akif Javed 2/8 (3 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 86 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Muhammad Akhlaq (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Playoffs

Qualifier

Match 31
15 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
160/5 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars (H)
76 (14.3 overs)
Kieron Pollard 57 (34)
Haris Rauf 3/34 (4 overs)
Sam Billings 19 (27)
Sheldon Cottrell 3/20 (3 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 84 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.

Eliminator 2

Match 33
17 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
171/5 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars (H)
176/6 (18.5 overs)
Mohammad Haris 85 (54)
Zaman Khan 2/20 (3 overs)
Mirza Tahir Baig 54 (42)
Azmatullah Omarzai 2/30 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 4 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Mirza Tahir Baig (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ahsan Hafeez (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.

Final

Match 34
18 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
200/6 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
199/8 (20 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 65 (40)
Usama Mir 3/24 (3 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 52 (32)
Shaheen Afridi 4/51 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 1 run
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerInningsRunsHigh score50s100s
Fakhar Zaman 1342911521
Abdullah Shafique 102687520
Mirza Tahir Baig 102445410
Sam Billings 102355410
Sikandar Raza 1122371*10

Most wickets

PlayerInningsWicketsBest bowling
Rashid Khan 11204/21
Shaheen Afridi 12195/40
Haris Rauf 13173/22
Zaman Khan 13152/17
David Wiese 1393/17

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