Lahore Qalandars in 2020

The Lahore Qalandars cricket team is one of six teams that competed in the 2020 Pakistan Super League, representing Lahore.

Lahore Qalandars
2020 season
Coach Aaqib Javed
Captain Sohail Akhtar
PSL 20202nd (runners-up)
Most runs Chris Lynn (284)[nb 1] [1]
Most wickets Shaheen Afridi (13)[2]
← 2019 2021 →

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
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nat. Birth date Category Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
Batsmen
01Salman Butt (1984-10-07) 7 October 1984 SilverLeft-handedRight-arm off spin2019
39Fakhar Zaman (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 PlatinumLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2017
50Chris Lynn (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 PlatinumRight-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2020Overseas
54Lendl Simmons (1985-01-25) 25 January 1985 DiamondRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2020Overseas,Unavailable
All-rounders
05Raja Farzan (1995-05-12) 12 May 1995 SilverLeft-handedRight-arm leg break2020
6Muhammad Faizan (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 EmergingRight-handedRight-arm medium2020
8Mohammad Hafeez (1980-10-17) 17 October 1980 PlatinumRight-handedRight-arm off break2019
11Sohail Akhtar (1986-03-02) 2 March 1986 GoldRight-handedRight-arm medium2020Captain
29Samit Patel (1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 GoldRight-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2020Overseas
41Seekkuge Prasanna (1985-06-27) 27 June 1985 SilverRight-handedRight-arm leg break2020Overseas
96David Wiese (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 DiamondRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2019Overseas
Wicket-keepers
33Dane Vilas (1985-06-10) 10 June 1985 GoldRight-handed-2020Overseas, Replacement for Lendl Simmons
43Jaahid Ali (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 SilverRight-handedRight-arm off break2020
51Ben Dunk (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 SilverLeft-handedRight-arm off break2020Overseas
Bowlers
10Shaheen Afridi (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 DiamondLeft-handedLeft-arm fast2018
14Usman Shinwari (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 DiamondRight-handedLeft-arm fast2020
55Maaz Khan (2000-12-15) 15 December 2000 EmergingRight-handedRight-arm Leg Spin2020
90Dilbar Hussain (1993-02-20) 20 February 1993 SilverRight-handedLeft-arm Medium fast2020
99Salman Irshad (1995-12-03) 3 December 1995 SilverRight-handedRight-arm Medium fast2020Replacement of Haris Rauf for 3 matches
150Haris Rauf (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 GoldRight-handedRight-arm fast2019

    Season standings
    Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
    1 Multan Sultans (3rd) 10 6 2 2 14 1.031
    2 Karachi Kings (C) 10 5 4 1 11 −0.190
    3 Lahore Qalandars (R) 10 5 5 0 10 −0.072
    4 Peshawar Zalmi (4th) 10 4 5 1 9 −0.055
    5 Quetta Gladiators 10 4 5 1 9 −0.722
    6 Islamabad United 10 3 6 1 7 0.185
    Source: ESPNcricinfo

    See also

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

    References
    1. "Records / 2020 - Lahore Qalandars / Twenty20 Matches / Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
    2. "Lahore Qalandars / Most Wickets / 2020 season". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
    3. "Records / 2020 - Lahore Qalandars / Twenty20 Matches / Highest average". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
    4. "Points Table –Pakistan Super League 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
    5. "PSL play-offs postponed amid coronavirus fears". ESPNCricinfo. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
    6. "Outcomes of eighth PSL Governing Council meeting". psl-t20.com. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
    7. "PCB announces schedule of remaining HBL PSL 2020 matches". Pakistan Cricket Board. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
    8. "PSL 2020 playoffs and final shifted to Karachi from Lahore due to poor air quality". CricTracker. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
    9. "PSL 2020: Due To Poor Air Quality Playoffs Shifted From Lahore To Karachi". CricketAddictor. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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