# 2022 Lahore Qalandars season

The Lahore Qalandars (often abbreviated as LQ) is a franchise cricket team that represents Lahore, Punjab in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is coach by Aaqib Javed, and captained by of Shaheen Afridi. In the final, they beat Multan Sultans by 42 runs to win their maiden PSL title.

## Administration and coaching staff

| Name | Position |
| Sameen Rana | COO and manager |
| Atif Rana | CEO |
| Aaqib Javed | Head coach |
| Mansoor Rana | Batting coach |
| Ben Dunk | Power-hitting coach |
| Waqas Ahmed | Bowling coach |
| Shehzad Butt | Fielding coach |
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## Lahore Qalandars

| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batsmen ||||||||
| 15 | Sohail Akhtar | Pakistan | (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | |
| 39 | Fakhar Zaman | Pakistan | (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| 57 | Abdullah Shafique | Pakistan | (1999-11-20)20 November 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2022 | |
| All-rounders ||||||||
| 8 | Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan | (1980-10-17)17 October 1980 (aged 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | Vice-captain |
| 11 | Dean Foxcroft | South Africa | (1988-04-20)20 April 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2022 | |
| 27 | David Wiese | Namibia | (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2019 | |
| 29 | Samit Patel | England | (1984-11-30)30 November 1984 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| 44 | Mohammad Imran | Pakistan | (1996-12-25)25 December 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| 82 | Kamran Ghulam | Pakistan | (1995-10-10)10 October 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| 88 | Harry Brook | England | (1999-02-22)22 February 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||
| 7 | Phil Salt | England | (1996-08-28)28 August 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| 51 | Ben Dunk | Australia | (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | Replacement for Phil Salt for the first four matches. |
| 60 | Zeeshan Ashraf | Pakistan | (1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| Bowlers ||||||||
| 3 | Ahmed Daniyal | Pakistan | (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | |
| 10 | Shaheen Afridi | Pakistan | (2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2018 | Captain |
| 14 | Maaz Khan | Pakistan | (1996-12-15)15 December 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break, googly | 2022 | |
| 17 | Syed Faridoun | Pakistan | (2001-05-15)15 May 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Left-arm wrist spin | 2022 | |
| 19 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | (1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | |
| 35 | Matthew Potts | England | (1998-10-29)29 October 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2022 | Partial replacement for Harry Brook. |
| 52 | Fawad Ahmed | Australia | (1982-02-05)5 February 1982 (aged 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | Replacement for Rashid Khan after nine matches. |
| 99 | Akif Javed | Pakistan | (2000-10-10)10 October 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 150 | Haris Rauf | Pakistan | (1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2019 | |
| 155 | Zaman Khan | Pakistan | (2001-09-10)10 September 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| Source: LQ squad ||||||||

## Season standings
### Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Multan Sultans (R) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1.253 |
| 2 | Lahore Qalandars (C) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.765 |
| 3 | Peshawar Zalmi (4th) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.340 |
| 4 | Islamabad United (3rd) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.069 |
| 5 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.708 |
| 6 | Karachi Kings | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | −0.891 |
* The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
* advanced to Qualifier
* advanced to Eliminator 1

## League fixtures and results

* Match 3 29 January 2022 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 206/5 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 209/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Fakhar Zaman 76 (35) Khushdil Shah 1/14 (2 overs) | | Shan Masood 83 (50) Shaheen Afridi 3/40 (4 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Shan Masood (Multan Sultan)
* Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 6 30 January 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Karachi Kings 170/7 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 174/4 (19.2 overs) |
| Sharjeel Khan 60 (39) Haris Rauf 3/33 (4 overs) | | Fakhar Zaman 106 (60) Umaid Asif 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 6 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 9 2 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 199/4 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 170/9 (20 overs) |
| Fakhar Zaman 66 (38) Salman Irshad 2/47 (4 overs) | | Haider Ali 49 (34) Zaman Khan 3/32 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 29 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Aleem Dar (Pak) Player of the match: Zaman Khan (Lahore Qalandars)
* Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 12 5 February 2022 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 174/9 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 166/5 (20 overs) |
| Abdullah Shafique 44 (24) Shadab Khan 4/20 (4 overs) | | Colin Munro 60 (45) Haris Rauf 2/41 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 8 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Waleed Yaqub (Pak) Player of the match: Zaman Khan (Lahore Qalandars)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 15 7 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 204/5 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 207/3 (19.3 overs) |
| Fakhar Zaman 70 (45) Ghulam Mudassar 2/43 (4 overs) | | Jason Roy 116 (57) Kamran Ghulam 1/15 (2 overs) |
* Quetta Gladiators won by 7 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Jason Roy (Quetta Gladiators)
* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 17 11 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 182/4 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 130 (19.3 overs) |
| Fakhar Zaman 60 (37) Anwar Ali 1/11 (2 overs) | | Sohaib Maqsood 29 (26) Zaman Khan 3/21 (3.3 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 52 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
* Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 20 13 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Quetta Gladiators 141/7 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 143/2 (17.4 overs) |
| Iftikhar Ahmed 52 (39) David Wiese 2/25 (4 overs) | | Kamran Ghulam 55* (39) Noor Ahmad 1/24 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 8 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 26 18 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Karachi Kings 149 (19.5 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 127/9 (20 overs) |
| Babar Azam 39 (32) Zaman Khan 4/16 (3.5 overs) | | Mohammad Hafeez 33 (24) Mir Hamza 4/27 (4 overs) |
* Karachi Kings won by 22 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: Mir Hamza (Karachi Kings)
* Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 27 19 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 197/6 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 131/9 (20 overs) |
| Harry Brook 102* (49) Faheem Ashraf 3/28 (4 overs) | | Liam Dawson 31 (26) Rashid Khan 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 66 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Harry Brook (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 30 21 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Peshawar Zalmi 158/7 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 158/8 (20 overs) |
| Shoaib Malik 32 (28) Fawad Ahmed 2/26 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Hafeez 49 (44) Wahab Riaz 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Match tied (Peshawar Zalmi won the Super Over) Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Wahab Riaz (Peshawar Zalmi)
* Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

## Playoffs
### Qualifier

* Match 31 23 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Multan Sultans 163/2 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 135/9 (20 overs) |
| Rilee Rossouw 65* (42) Mohammad Hafeez 1/16 (4 overs) | | Fakhar Zaman 63 (45) Shahnawaz Dahani 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 28 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Shahnawaz Dahani (Multan Sultans)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.

#### Eliminator 2

* Match 33 25 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 168/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 162 (19.4 overs) |
| Abdullah Shafique 52 (28) Liam Dawson 2/24 (4 overs) | | Azam Khan 40 (28) Haris Rauf 2/31 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 6 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: David Wiese (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* Match 34 27 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 180/5 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 138 (19.3 overs) |
| Mohammed Hafeez 69 (46) Asif Afridi 3/19 (4 overs) | | Khushdil Shah 32 (23) Shaheen Afridi 3/31 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 42 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.