# 2019 Lahore Qalandars season

The Lahore Qalandars cricket team is one of six teams that competed in the 2019 Pakistan Super League, representing Lahore.
Originally the Qalandars were to be captained by Mohammad Hafeez, but due to an injury, he was unable to participate. AB De Villiers captained two matches while Fakhar Zaman led the side in six matches. They finished sixth in the season after winning three of their ten matches, and as a result, were eliminated in the group stage for the fourth consecutive year. Lahore Qalandars Brand Ambassador Shaheen Shah Afridi is a renowned bowler.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are shown in bold
* Ages are given as of the first match of the season, 14 February 2019
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batsmen ||||||||
| 01 | Salman Butt | Pakistan | (1984-10-07)7 October 1984 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2019 | |
| 17 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | (1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | Overseas |
| 23 | Agha Salman | Pakistan | (1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | |
| 39 | Fakhar Zaman | Pakistan | (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2019 | Vice captain |
| 89 | Haris Sohail | Pakistan | (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2019 | |
| 81 | Sohail Akhtar | Pakistan | (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | |
| | Saad Ali | Pakistan | (1994-10-05)5 October 1994 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | |
| All-rounders ||||||||
| 8 | Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan | (1980-10-17)17 October 1980 (aged 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | Captain |
| 16 | Hasan Khan | Pakistan | (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 20) | Right-handed | slow left-arm orthodox | 2019 | |
| 26 | Carlos Brathwaite | West Indies | (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2018 | Overseas |
| 29 | Anton Devcich | New Zealand | (1985-09-28)28 September 1985 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | Overseas |
| 78 | Corey Anderson | New Zealand | (1990-12-13)13 December 1990 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | Overseas |
| 27 | David Wiese | South Africa | (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | Overseas |
| 44 | Mohammad Imran | Pakistan | (1996-12-25)25 December 1996 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | |
| 14 | Asela Gunaratne | Sri Lanka | (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | Overseas |
| | Ryan ten Doeschate | Netherlands | (1980-06-30)30 June 1980 (aged 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||
| 05 | Gauhar Ali | Pakistan | (1989-05-05)5 May 1989 (aged 29) | Right-handed | — | 2019 | |
| 01 | Brendan Taylor | Zimbabwe | (1987-02-06)6 February 1987 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2019 | Overseas |
| | Umair Masood | Pakistan | (1997-12-07)7 December 1997 (aged 21) | Right-handed | — | 2019 | |
| | Riki Wessels | England | (1985-11-12)12 November 1985 (aged 33) | Right-handed | — | 2019 | Overseas |
| Bowlers ||||||||
| 7 | Hardus Viljoen | South Africa | (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2019 | Overseas |
| 10 | Shaheen Afridi | Pakistan | (2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2019 | |
| 86 | Yasir Shah | Pakistan | (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | |
| 21 | Rahat Ali | Pakistan | (1988-09-12)12 September 1988 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2019 | |
| 25 | Sandeep Lamichhane | Nepal | (2000-08-02)2 August 2000 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break, googly | 2019 | Overseas |
| 74 | Aizaz Cheema | Pakistan | (1979-09-05)5 September 1979 (aged 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | |
| 150 | Haris Rauf | Pakistan | (1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2019 | |

## Season standings
### Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Peshawar Zalmi (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.828 |
| 2 | Quetta Gladiators (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.376 |
| 3 | Islamabad United (3rd) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.127 |
| 4 | Karachi Kings (4th) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.673 |
| 5 | Multan Sultans | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.173 |
| 6 | Lahore Qalandars | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.837 |
* The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
* Advanced to Qualifier
* Advanced to Eliminator 1
Notes:
* C = Champions;
* R = Runner-up;
* (x) = Position at the end of the tournament;