2019 Lahore Qalandars season

The Lahore Qalandars cricket team is one of six teams that competed in the 2019 Pakistan Super League, representing Lahore.

Lahore Qalandars
2019 season
CoachAaqib Javed
CaptainMohammad Hafeez (2 matches)
AB De Villiers (2 matches)
Fakhar Zaman (6 matches)
PSL 20196th (eliminated)
Most runsFakhar Zaman (285)[1]
Most wicketsSandeep Lamichhane (11)[2]

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.[3]

Squad edit

  • 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

Kit manufacturers and sponsors edit

Season standings edit

Points table edit

Pos Team 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
Source: ESPNcricinfo
  • 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;

References edit

  1. ^ "Lahore Qalandars / Most Runs / 2019 season". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Lahore Qalandars / Most Wickets / 2019 season". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Points Table –Pakistan Super League 2019". Retrieved 17 March 2019 – via ESPNCricinfo.

External links edit