2020 Lahore Qalandars season

Lahore Qalandars
2020 season
CoachAaqib Javed
CaptainSohail Akhtar
PSL 2020Runners-up
Most runsChris Lynn (284)[a] [1]
Most wicketsShaheen Afridi (13)[2]
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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 shown in bold
  • Ages are given as of the first match of the season, 20 February 2020
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
01 Salman Butt  Pakistan (1984-10-07)7 October 1984 (aged 35) Left-handed Right-arm off spin 2019
39 Fakhar Zaman  Pakistan (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2017
50 Chris Lynn  Australia (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 29) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020 Overseas
54 Lendl Simmons  West Indies (1985-01-25)25 January 1985 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2020 Overseas. Unavailable for season.
All-rounders
05 Raja Farzan  Pakistan (1995-05-12)12 May 1995 (aged 24) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2020
6 Muhammad Faizan  Pakistan (1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2020
8 Mohammad Hafeez  Pakistan (1980-10-17)17 October 1980 (aged 39) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2019
11 Sohail Akhtar  Pakistan (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2020 Captain
29 Samit Patel  England (1984-11-30)30 November 1984 (aged 35) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020 Overseas
41 Seekkuge Prasanna  Sri Lanka (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 Overseas
96 David Wiese  South Africa (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2019 Overseas
Wicket-keepers
33 Dane Vilas  South Africa (1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 34) Right-handed – 2020 Overseas. Replacement for Lendl Simmons
43 Jaahid Ali  Pakistan (1995-03-05)5 March 1995 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020
51 Ben Dunk  Australia (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 32) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2020 Overseas
Bowlers
10 Shaheen Afridi  Pakistan (2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 19) Left-handed Left-arm fast 2018
14 Usman Shinwari  Pakistan (1994-05-01)1 May 1994 (aged 25) Right-handed Left-arm fast 2020
55 Maaz Khan  Pakistan (2000-12-15)15 December 2000 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 2020
90 Dilbar Hussain  Pakistan (1993-02-20)20 February 1993 (aged 27) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2020
99 Salman Irshad  Pakistan (1995-12-03)3 December 1995 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2020 Replacement for Haris Rauf for 3 matches
150 Haris Rauf  Pakistan (1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019

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Season standings

Pos Team
 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
  • The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   Advanced to Qualifier
  •   Advanced to Eliminator 1

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.