2023 Lahore Qalandars season

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]

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]
← 2022

Squad

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.
• Ages are given as of 13 February 2023, the date of the first match in the tournament|}

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Year signed	Notes
Batsmen
15	Mirza Tahir Baig	Pakistan	(1999-03-11)11 March 1999 (aged 23)	Right-handed	—	2023
39	Fakhar Zaman	Pakistan	(1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 32)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2017
57	Abdullah Shafique	Pakistan	(1999-11-20)20 November 1999 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	2022
82	Kamran Ghulam	Pakistan	(1995-10-10)10 October 1995 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2022
88	Harry Brook	England	(1999-02-22)22 February 1999 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022
All-rounders
8	Hussain Talat	Pakistan	(1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2023
24	Sikandar Raza	Zimbabwe	(1986-04-24)24 April 1986 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2023
27	David Wiese	Namibia	(1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2019	Vice-captain
33	Ahsan Hafeez	Pakistan	(1998-03-30)30 March 1998 (aged 24)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2023
83	Liam Dawson	England	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2023
Wicket-keepers
7	Shawaiz Irfan	Pakistan	(2003-11-01)1 November 2003 (aged 19)	Right-handed	—	2023
11	Shane Dadswell	South Africa	(1997-11-18)18 November 1997 (aged 25)	Right-handed	—	2023	Full replacement for Harry Brook
13	Shai Hope	West Indies	(1993-11-10)10 November 1993 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Left-arm medium	2023	Full replacement for Kusal Mendis
22	Jordan Cox	England	(2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2023
77	Sam Billings	England	(1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 31)	Right-handed	—	2023	Partial replacement for Rashid Khan
	Kusal Mendis	Sri Lanka	(1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2023	Partial replacement for Jordan Cox
Bowlers
3	Ahmed Daniyal	Pakistan	(1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2021
5	Jalat Khan	Pakistan	(1999-02-17)17 February 1999 (aged 23)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast	2023
10	Shaheen Afridi	Pakistan	(2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 22)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast	2018	Captain
12	Zaman Khan	Pakistan	(2001-09-10)10 September 2001 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022
19	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	(1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2021
72	Dilbar Hussain	Pakistan	(1993-02-20)20 February 1993 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	2023
150	Haris Rauf	Pakistan	(1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2019

• Source: CricInfo

Management and coaching staff

Name	Position
Sameen Rana	COO and Manager
Atif Rana	CEO
Aaqib Javed	Director of Cricket Operations and Head coach
Farooq Anwar	Assistant team manager
Mansoor Rana	Batting coach
Waqas Ahmed	Bowling Coach
Shehzad Butt	Fielding coach
Ben Dunk	Power-hitting coach
Hiten Maisuria	Physiotherapist

• Source: Mykhel^[7]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding Sleeve branding Qalandars City MelBet Mughal Steel Bank of Punjab, AirSial

Home kit

Away kit

Season standings

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Lahore Qalandars (C)	10	7	3	0	14	0.915
2	Multan Sultans (R)	10	6	4	0	12	0.500
3	Islamabad United (4th)	10	6	4	0	12	−0.708
4	Peshawar Zalmi (3rd)	10	5	5	0	10	−0.452
5	Karachi Kings	10	3	7	0	6	0.756
6	Quetta Gladiators	10	3	7	0	6	−1.066

Source: ESPNcricinfo

• The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs.
•   Advances to Qualifier.
•   Advances to Eliminator 1.

Notes:

• C = Champions;
• R = Runner-up;
• (x) = Position at the end of the tournament

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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]

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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.

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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]

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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

Main article: 2023 Pakistan Super League 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

Player	Innings	Runs	High score	50s	100s
Fakhar Zaman	13	429	115	2	1
Abdullah Shafique	10	268	75	2	0
Mirza Tahir Baig	10	244	54	1	0
Sam Billings	10	235	54	1	0
Sikandar Raza	11	223	71*	1	0

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

Player	Innings	Wickets	Best bowling
Rashid Khan	11	20	4/21
Shaheen Afridi	12	19	5/40
Haris Rauf	13	17	3/22
Zaman Khan	13	15	2/17
David Wiese	13	9	3/17

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

References

1. "2023 - Lahore Qalandars Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
2. "2023 - Lahore Qalandars Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
3. "Aqib Javed: 'We wanted the best bowling unit, everyone else is after the best hitters'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
4. "Aqib Javed Hopeful Lahore Qalandars Will Defend PSL Title". ProPakistani. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
5. Bhargav, Dixit (12 February 2023). "PSL captains 2023: PSL teams captains list Season 8". The SportsRush. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
6. "PSL 2023: Lahore Qalandars preview and probable lineup for qualifier". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
7. "PSL 2023: All teams' captains, head coaches and other coaching staff". Mykhel. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
8. "PSL 2023: Lahore Qalandars trump Multan Sultans to qualify for playoffs". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
9. "Fakhar, bowlers maul Islamabad in heaviest-ever PSL defeat". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Team records 2023