# 2023 Lahore Qalandars season

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, and captained by Shaheen Afridi.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are given as of 13 February 2023, the date of the first match in the tournament.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batsmen ||||||||
| 15 | Mirza Tahir Baig | Pakistan | (1999-03-11)11 March 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | — | 2023 | |
| 39 | Fakhar Zaman | Pakistan | (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2017 | |
| 57 | Abdullah Shafique | Pakistan | (1999-11-20)20 November 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2022 | |
| 82 | Kamran Ghulam | Pakistan | (1995-10-10)10 October 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| 88 | Harry Brook | England | (1999-02-22)22 February 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| All-rounders ||||||||
| 8 | Hussain Talat | Pakistan | (1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | |
| 24 | Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | (1986-04-24)24 April 1986 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | |
| 27 | David Wiese | Namibia | (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2019 | Vice-captain |
| 33 | Ahsan Hafeez | Pakistan | (1998-03-30)30 March 1998 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2023 | |
| 83 | Liam Dawson | England | (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2023 | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||
| 7 | Shawaiz Irfan | Pakistan | (2003-11-01)1 November 2003 (aged 19) | Right-handed | — | 2023 | |
| 11 | Shane Dadswell | South Africa | (1997-11-18)18 November 1997 (aged 25) | Right-handed | — | 2023 | Full replacement for Harry Brook |
| 13 | Shai Hope | West Indies | (1993-11-10)10 November 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | 2023 | Full replacement for Kusal Mendis |
| 22 | Jordan Cox | England | (2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | |
| 77 | Sam Billings | England | (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 31) | Right-handed | — | 2023 | Partial replacement for Rashid Khan |
| | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | Partial replacement for Jordan Cox |
| Bowlers ||||||||
| 3 | Ahmed Daniyal | Pakistan | (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | |
| 5 | Jalat Khan | Pakistan | (1999-02-17)17 February 1999 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2023 | |
| 10 | Shaheen Afridi | Pakistan | (2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2018 | Captain |
| 12 | Zaman Khan | Pakistan | (2001-09-10)10 September 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 19 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | (1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | |
| 72 | Dilbar Hussain | Pakistan | (1993-02-20)20 February 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2023 | |
| 150 | Haris Rauf | Pakistan | (1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2019 | |
* Source: Cricinfo
* ↑ Brook withdrew from the tournament due to international duty.
* ↑ Mendis was unable to participate due to NOC issues.

## Management and coaching staff

| Name | Position |
| Sameen Rana | COO and Manager |
| Atif Rana | CEO |
| Aaqib Javed | Director of Cricket Operations and Head coach |
| Farooq Anwar | Assistant team manager |
| Mansoor Rana | Batting coach |
| Waqas Ahmed | Bowling Coach |
| Shehzad Butt | Fielding coach |
| Ben Dunk | Power-hitting coach |
| Hiten Maisuria | Physiotherapist |
* Source: Mykhel

## Season standings
### Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Lahore Qalandars (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.915 |
| 2 | Multan Sultans (R) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.500 |
| 3 | Islamabad United (4th) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.708 |
| 4 | Peshawar Zalmi (3rd) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.452 |
| 5 | Karachi Kings | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0.756 |
| 6 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −1.066 |
* The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs.
* Advances to Qualifier.
* Advances to Eliminator 1.
Notes:
* C = Champions;
* R = Runner-up;
* (x) = Position at the end of the tournament

## Group fixtures

* Match 1 13 February 2023 20:30 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 175/6 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans (H) 174/6 (20 overs) |
| Fakhar Zaman 66 (42) Usama Mir 2/25 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Rizwan 75 (50) Hussain Talat 1/16 (2 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 1 run Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
* Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
* Mirza Tahir Baig (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.
* Match 8 19 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Karachi Kings 185/5 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 118 (17.3 overs) |
| James Vince 46 (36) Liam Dawson 1/30 (3 overs) | | Mirza Tahir Baig 45 (39) Akif Javed 4/28 (3.3 overs) |
* Karachi Kings won by 67 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Karachi Kings)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 10 21 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 198/6 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 135/8 (20 overs) |
| Shai Hope 47 (32) Qais Ahmad 2/36 (4 overs) | | Jason Roy 48 (30) Shaheen Afridi 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 63 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)
* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 15 26 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Lahore Qalandars 241/3 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 201/9 (20 overs) |
| Fakhar Zaman 96 (45) Wahab Riaz 2/45 (4 overs) | | Tom Kohler-Cadmore 55 (23) Shaheen Afridi 5/40 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 40 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Saad Masood (Peshawar Zalmi) made his T20 debut.
* Match 16 27 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Lahore Qalandars 200/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 90 (13.5 overs) |
| Abdullah Shafique 45 (24) Tom Curran 3/34 (4 overs) | | Rahmanullah Gurbaz 23 (17) David Wiese 3/17 (3 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 110 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: David Wiese (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 18 2 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Lahore Qalandars 148 (19.2 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 131/7 (20 overs) |
| Sikandar Raza 71* (34) Mohammed Nawaz 2/19 (3 overs) | | Will Smeed 32 (25) Haris Rauf 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 17 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Lahore Qalandars)
* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 20 4 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Lahore Qalandars 180/9 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 159/7 (20 overs) |
| Sam Billings 54 (35) Kieron Pollard 2/16 (2 overs) | | Kieron Pollard 39 (28) Rashid Khan 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 21 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
* As a result of this match, Lahore Qalandars qualified for the playoffs.
* Match 23 7 March 2023 14:00 Scorecard
| Peshawar Zalmi 207 (19.3 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 172 (19.4 overs) |
| Saim Ayub 68 (36) Shaheen Afridi 4/31 (4 overs) | | Hussain Talat 63 (37) Wahab Riaz 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Peshawar Zalmi won by 35 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Saim Ayub (Peshawar Zalmi)
* Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
* Shawaiz Irfan (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.
* Match 26 9 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 226/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 107 (15.1 overs) |
| Fakhar Zaman 115 (57) Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/40 (4 overs) | | Hasan Ali 18 (13) Rashid Khan 4/21 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 119 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Aleem Dar (Pak) Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
* This was the largest victory in PSL history in terms of runs.
* Match 30 12 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Karachi Kings 196/7 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars (H) 110 (18.5 overs) |
| Muhammad Akhlaq 51 (36) Hussain Talat 2/24 (3 overs) | | Hussain Talat 25 (25) Akif Javed 2/8 (3 overs) |
* Karachi Kings won by 86 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Muhammad Akhlaq (Karachi Kings)
* Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

## Playoffs
### Qualifier

* Match 31 15 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Multan Sultans 160/5 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars (H) 76 (14.3 overs) |
| Kieron Pollard 57 (34) Haris Rauf 3/34 (4 overs) | | Sam Billings 19 (27) Sheldon Cottrell 3/20 (3 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 84 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Multan Sultans)
* Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.

### Eliminator 2

* Match 33 17 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Peshawar Zalmi 171/5 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars (H) 176/6 (18.5 overs) |
| Mohammad Haris 85 (54) Zaman Khan 2/20 (3 overs) | | Mirza Tahir Baig 54 (42) Azmatullah Omarzai 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 4 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Mirza Tahir Baig (Lahore Qalandars)
* Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ahsan Hafeez (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.

### Final

* Match 34 18 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Lahore Qalandars 200/6 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 199/8 (20 overs) |
| Abdullah Shafique 65 (40) Usama Mir 3/24 (3 overs) | | Rilee Rossouw 52 (32) Shaheen Afridi 4/51 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 1 run Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Innings | Runs | High score | 50s | 100s |
| Fakhar Zaman | 13 | 429 | 115 | 2 | 1 |
| Abdullah Shafique | 10 | 268 | 75 | 2 | 0 |
| Mirza Tahir Baig | 10 | 244 | 54 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Billings | 10 | 235 | 54 | 1 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 11 | 223 | 71* | 1 | 0 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Innings | Wickets | Best bowling |
| Rashid Khan | 11 | 20 | 4/21 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 12 | 19 | 5/40 |
| Haris Rauf | 13 | 17 | 3/22 |
| Zaman Khan | 13 | 15 | 2/17 |
| David Wiese | 13 | 9 | 3/17 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo