Lahore Qalandars in 2020

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Lahore Qalandars
2020 season
CoachPakistan Aaqib Javed
CaptainPakistan Sohail Akhtar
PSL 20202nd (runners-up)
Most runsAustralia Chris Lynn (284)[nb 1] [1]
Most wicketsPakistan Shaheen Afridi (13)[2]
← 2019

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

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
01 Salman Butt Pakistan (1984-10-07) 7 October 1984 (age 37) Silver Left-handed Right-arm off spin 2019
39 Fakhar Zaman Pakistan (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 31) Platinum Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2017
50 Chris Lynn Australia (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 31) Platinum Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020 Overseas
54 Lendl Simmons Trinidad and Tobago (1985-01-25) 25 January 1985 (age 36) Diamond Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2020 Overseas,Unavailable
All-rounders
05 Raja Farzan Pakistan (1995-05-12) 12 May 1995 (age 26) Silver Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2020
6 Muhammad Faizan Pakistan (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 24) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm medium 2020
8 Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan (1980-10-17) 17 October 1980 (age 41) Platinum Right-handed Right-arm off break 2019
11 Sohail Akhtar Pakistan (1986-03-02) 2 March 1986 (age 35) Gold Right-handed Right-arm medium 2020 Captain
29 Samit Patel England (1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 37) Gold Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020 Overseas
41 Seekkuge Prasanna Sri Lanka (1985-06-27) 27 June 1985 (age 36) Silver Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 Overseas
96 David Wiese South Africa (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 36) Diamond Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2019 Overseas
Wicket-keepers
33 Dane Vilas South Africa (1985-06-10) 10 June 1985 (age 36) Gold Right-handed - 2020 Overseas, Replacement for Lendl Simmons
43 Jaahid Ali Pakistan (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 (age 26) Silver Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020
51 Ben Dunk Australia (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 34) Silver Left-handed Right-arm off break 2020 Overseas
Bowlers
10 Shaheen Afridi Pakistan (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 21) Diamond Left-handed Left-arm fast 2018
14 Usman Shinwari Pakistan (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 27) Diamond Right-handed Left-arm fast 2020
55 Maaz Khan Pakistan (2000-12-15) 15 December 2000 (age 21) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm Leg Spin 2020
90 Dilbar Hussain Pakistan (1993-02-20) 20 February 1993 (age 28) Silver Right-handed Left-arm Medium fast 2020
99 Salman Irshad Pakistan (1995-12-03) 3 December 1995 (age 26) Silver Right-handed Right-arm Medium fast 2020 Replacement of Haris Rauf for 3 matches
150 Haris Rauf Pakistan (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 28) Gold Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019

Season standings[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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. ^ a b "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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