2023 Lahore Qalandars season explained

Club:Lahore Qalandars
Season:2023
Coach:Aaqib Javed
Captain:Shaheen Afridi
Ground:Gaddafi Stadium
Comp1:PSL 2023
Comp1 Result:Champions
Most Runs:Fakhar Zaman (429)[1]
Most Wickets:Rashid Khan (20)[2]
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

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]

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Batsmen
15Mirza Tahir BaigRight-handed2023
39Fakhar ZamanLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox2017
57Abdullah ShafiqueRight-handedRight-arm off-break2022
82Kamran GhulamRight-handedLeft-arm orthodox2022
88Right-handedRight-arm medium2022
All-rounders
8Hussain TalatRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023
24Sikandar RazaRight-handedRight-arm off break2023
27David WieseRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2019Vice-captain
33Ahsan HafeezLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox2023
83Liam DawsonRight-handedLeft-arm orthodox2023
Wicket-keepers
7Shawaiz IrfanRight-handed2023
11Shane DadswellRight-handed2023Full replacement for Harry Brook
13Shai HopeRight-handedLeft-arm medium2023Full replacement for Kusal Mendis
22Jordan CoxRight-handedRight-arm off break2023
77Sam BillingsRight-handed2023Partial replacement for Rashid Khan
Right-handedRight-arm leg break2023Partial replacement for Jordan Cox
Bowlers
3Ahmed DaniyalRight-handedRight-arm fast2021
5Jalat KhanLeft-handedLeft-arm fast2023
10Shaheen AfridiLeft-handedLeft-arm fast2018Captain
12Zaman KhanRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2022
19Rashid KhanRight-handedRight-arm leg break2021
72Dilbar HussainRight-handedRight-arm medium fast2023
150Haris RaufRight-handedRight-arm fast2019

Management and coaching staff

NamePosition
Sameen RanaCOO and Manager
Atif RanaCEO
Aaqib JavedDirector of Cricket Operations and Head coach
Farooq AnwarAssistant team manager
Batting coach
Waqas AhmedBowling Coach
Shehzad ButtFielding coach
Ben DunkPower-hitting coach
Hiten MaisuriaPhysiotherapist

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Season standings

Points table

Notes:

Group fixtures

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Playoffs

Final

See main article: 2023 Pakistan Super League Final.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerInningsRunsHigh score50s100s
Fakhar Zaman1342911521
Abdullah Shafique102687520
Mirza Tahir Baig102445410
Sam Billings102355410
Sikandar Raza1122371*10

Most wickets

PlayerInningsWicketsBest bowling
Rashid Khan11204/21
Shaheen Afridi12195/40
Haris Rauf13173/22
Zaman Khan13152/17
David Wiese1393/17

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 - Lahore Qalandars Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com . 2023-04-14 . Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: 2023 - Lahore Qalandars Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com . 2023-04-14 . Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: Aqib Javed: 'We wanted the best bowling unit, everyone else is after the best hitters' . 2023-04-14 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  4. Web site: 8 February 2023 . Aqib Javed Hopeful Lahore Qalandars Will Defend PSL Title . 14 April 2023 . ProPakistani.
  5. Web site: Bhargav . Dixit . 2023-02-12 . PSL captains 2023: PSL teams captains list Season 8 . 2023-04-14 . The SportsRush . en.
  6. Web site: PSL 2023: Lahore Qalandars preview and probable lineup for qualifier . 2023-04-14 . www.geo.tv . en.
  7. Web site: PSL 2023: All teams' captains, head coaches and other coaching staff . 2023-04-14 . Mykhel . en.