2024 Lahore Qalandars season

{{Short description|2024 season of Lahore Qalandars}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox cricket club season

| club = Lahore Qalandars

| season = 2024

| coach = Aaqib Javed

| captain = Shaheen Afridi

| ground = Gaddafi Stadium

| comp1 = PSL 2024

| comp1 result = League stage

| most runs = Rassie van der Dussen (364){{Cite web |title=2024 T20 match batting most runs career |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/year/batting-most-runs-career/2024-2024/twenty20-matches-6 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}

| most wickets = Shaheen Afridi (14){{Cite web |title=2024 T20 match bowling most wickets career |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/year/bowling-most-wickets-career/2024-2024/twenty20-matches-6 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}

| prevseason = 2023

| nextseason =

}}

Lahore Qalandars is a franchise cricket team that represents Lahore in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams that were competing in the 2024 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Aaqib Javed,{{Cite web |title=Aqib Javed: 'We wanted the best bowling unit, everyone else is after the best hitters' |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/psl-2023-aqib-javed-with-shaheen-afridi-haris-rauf-rashid-khan-lahore-qalandars-have-the-best-bowling-attack-1363669 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=8 February 2023 |title=Aqib Javed Hopeful Lahore Qalandars Will Defend PSL Title |url=https://propakistani.pk/2023/02/08/aqib-javed-hopeful-lahore-qalandars-will-defend-psl-title-video/ |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=ProPakistani}} and captained by Shaheen Afridi.{{Cite web |last=Bhargav |first=Dixit |date=2023-02-12 |title=PSL captains 2023: PSL teams captains list Season 8 |url=https://thesportsrush.com/cricket-news-psl-captains-2023-psl-teams-captains-list-season-8/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=The SportsRush |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=PSL 2023: Lahore Qalandars preview and probable lineup for qualifier |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/476309-psl-2023-lahore-qalandars-preview-and-probable-lineup-for-qualifier |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Ages are given as of 17 February 2024, the date of the first match in the tournament.

class="wikitable"
No.

!Name

!Nationality

!Birth date

!Category

!Batting style

!Bowling style

!Year signed

!Notes

colspan="9"|Batsmen
15

|Mirza Tahir Baig

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|df=y|1999|3|11}}

|Silver

|Right-handed

|—

|2023

|

style="background:#EEE8AA"

!28

|Dan Lawrence

|{{cr|ENG}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1997|7|12|df=y}}

|Silver

|Right-handed

|Right-arm off-break

|2024

|

39

|Fakhar Zaman

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1990|4|10|df=y}}

|Platinum

|Left-handed

|Left-arm orthodox

|2017

|

51

|Sahibzada Farhan

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1996|3|6|df=y}}

|Diamond

|Right-handed

|–

|2024

|

style="background:#EEE8AA"

!54

|Bhanuka Rajapaksa

|{{cr|SRI}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1991|10|24|df=y}}

|Supplementary

|Left-handed

|Right-arm medium

|2024

|

57

|Abdullah Shafique

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1999|11|20|df=y}}

|Gold

|Right-handed

|Right-arm off-break

|2022

|

style="background:#EEE8AA"

!72

|Rassie van der Dussen

|{{cr|RSA}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1989|2|7|df=y}}

|Platinum

|Right-handed

|Right-arm leg break

|2024

|

colspan="9"|All-rounders
1

|Salman Fayyaz

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1997|8|11|df=y}}

|{{N/A}}

|Left-handed

|Right-arm leg break

|2024

|Partial replacement for Bhanuka Rajapaksa

06

|George Linde

|{{cr|South Africa}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1991|12|4|df=y}}

|{{N/A}}

|Left-handed

|Left-arm orthodox

|2024

|Full replacement for Rashid Khan

24

|Sikandar Raza

|{{cr|ZIM}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1986|4|24|df=y}}

|Gold

|Right-handed

|Right-arm off break

|2023

|

26

|Carlos Brathwaite

|{{cr|WIN}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1998|7|18|df=y}}

|{{N/A}}

|Right-handed

|Right-arm fast-medium

|2024

|

27

|David Wiese

|{{cr|NAM}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1985|5|18|df=y}}

|Diamond

|Right-handed

|Right-arm fast-medium

|2019

|Vice-captain

33

|Ahsan Hafeez

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1998|3|30|df=y}}

|Silver

|Left-handed

|Left-arm orthodox

|2023

|

82

|Kamran Ghulam

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1995|10|10|df=y}}

|Supplementary

|Right-handed

|Left-arm orthodox

|2024

|

colspan="9"|Wicket-keepers
3

|Lorcan Tucker

|{{cr|IRE}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1996|9|10|df=y}}

|{{N/A}}

|Right-handed

|—

|2024

|Partial replacement for Dan Lawrence

4

|Shai Hope

|{{cr|WIN}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1993|11|10|df=y}}

|Supplementary

|Right-handed

|Left-arm medium

|2023

|

77

|Sam Billings

|{{cr|ENG}}

|{{bda2|2024|2|17|1991|6|15|df=y}}

|{{N/A}}

|Right-handed

|—

|2023

|Full replacement for Rassie van der Dussen

colspan="9"|Bowlers
10

|Shaheen Afridi

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|2000|4|6|df=y}}

|Platinum

|Left-handed

|Left-arm fast

|2018

|Captain

11

|Jahandad Khan

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|2003|6|16|df=y}}

|Emerging

|Right-handed

|Left-arm medium-fast

|2024

|

12

|Zaman Khan

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|2001|9|10|df=y}}

|Gold

|Right-handed

|Right-arm medium-fast

|2022

|

14

|Mohammad Imran

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|2001|01|20|df=y}}

|Silver

|Right-handed

|Left-arm medium-fast

|2024

|

17

|Syed Faridoun

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|2001|5|15|df=y}}

|Emerging

|Right-handed

|Left-arm unorthodox

|2024

|

style="background:#FFCCCC"

!19

|Rashid Khan

|{{cr|AFG}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1998|9|20|df=y}}

|Silver

|Right-handed

|Right-arm leg break

|2021

|

150

|Haris Rauf

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1993|11|7|df=y}}

|Gold

|Right-handed

|Right-arm fast

|2019

|

455

|Tayyab Abbas

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{Bda2|2024|2|17|1993|9|15|df=y}}

|Supplementary

|Right-handed

|Right-arm fast-medium

|2024

|

  • Source: [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-super-league-2023-24-1412744/lahore-qalandars-squad-1412785/series-squads ESPNcricinfo]

{{notelist}}

Management and coaching staff

class="wikitable"
Name

!Position

Atif Rana

| CEO

Sameen Rana

| COO and Manager

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

Nabeel Edgar Pace

| Data analyst

Malang Ali

| Masseur

  • Sources:{{cite web|title=Aqib Javed appointed head coach, fakhar zaman appointed vice-captain of Lahore Qalandars|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/174050-aqib-javed-appointed-head-coach-fakhar-zaman-vice-captain-of-lahore-qalandars|publisher=Geo TV|access-date=3 February 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/news/detail/shaheen-afridi-named-the-new-captain-of-lahore-qalandars|title=Shaheen Afridi to lead Lahore Qalandars in HBL PSL 7|work=Cricketpakistan.com|date=20 December 2021 |access-date=3 February 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/news/detail/dunk-work-lahore-qalandars-power-hitting-coach-hbl-psl-7|title=Ben Dunk to work as Lahore Qalandars' power-hitting coach in HBL PSL 7|work=Cricketpakistan|date=10 January 2022 |access-date=3 February 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Team – Lahore Qalandars |url=https://lahoreqalandars.com/team/ |access-date=2022-12-20 |language=en-US}}

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable"
Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor (chest)

! Shirt sponsor (back)

! Chest branding

! Sleeve branding

Gym Armour

|Pakistan State Oil

|Lahore Entertainment City

|Mughal Steel

|Bank of Punjab, AirSial, Kausar Rana Trust

{{col-2}}

|{{Cricket uniform

| pattern_b = _Lahore Qalandars Green

| pattern_pants = _greensides

| leftarm = 9EE620

| body = 9EE620

| rightarm = 9EE620

| pants = 000000

| title = Home kit

}}

|{{Cricket uniform

| pattern_b = _Lahore Qalandars

| pattern_pants = _redsides

| leftarm = 990810

| body = 990810

| rightarm = 990810

| pants = 000000

| title = Away kit

}}

{{col-end}}

Season standings

=Points table=

{{2024 Pakistan Super League Points table|showteam=LQ}}

Group fixtures

{{Single-innings cricket match

| round = {{anchor|match1}} Match 1

| date = 17 February 2024

| time = 20:00

| daynight = y

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1416472.html Scorecard]

| team1 = {{nowrap|(H) Lahore Qalandars}}

| team2 = Islamabad United

| score1 = 195/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Rassie van der Dussen 71* (41)

| wickets1 = Tymal Mills 2/45 (4 overs)

| score2 = 200/2 (18.2 overs)

| runs2 = Shadab Khan 74* (41)

| wickets2 = Salman Fayyaz 1/23 (2.2 overs)

| result = Islamabad United won by 8 wickets

| venue = Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

| umpires = Aleem Dar (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng)

| motm = Shadab Khan (Islamabad United)

| toss = Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

| notes = Ubaid Shah (Islamabad United) and Salman Fayyaz (Lahore Qalandars) both made their T20 debuts.

| rain =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| round = {{anchor|match4}} Match 4

| date = 19 February 2024

| time = 19:00

| daynight = y

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1416475.html Scorecard]

| team1 = {{nowrap|(H) Lahore Qalandars}}

| team2 = Quetta Gladiators

| score1 = 187/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Sahibzada Farhan 62 (43)

| wickets1 = Akeal Hosein 2/17 (4 overs)

| score2 = 188/5 (19.1 overs)

| runs2 = Khawaja Nafay 60* (31)

| wickets2 = Sikandar Raza 1/25 (3 overs)

| result = Quetta Gladiators won by 5 wickets

| venue = Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

| umpires = Aleem Dar (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng)

| motm = Khawaja Nafay (Quetta Gladiators)

| toss = Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.

| notes =

| rain =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| round = {{anchor|match7}} Match 7

| date = 21 February 2024

| time = 19:00

| daynight = y

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1416478.html Scorecard]

| team1 = Lahore Qalandars

| team2 = (H) Multan Sultans

| score1 = 166/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Rassie van der Dussen 54 (37)

| wickets1 = Mohammad Ali 2/28 (4 overs)

| score2 = 170/5 (19 overs)

| runs2 = Mohammad Rizwan 82 (59)

| wickets2 = Shaheen Afridi 2/25 (4 overs)

| result = Multan Sultans won by 5 wickets

| venue = Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan

| umpires = Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)

| motm = Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans)

| toss = Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat

| notes =

| rain =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| round = {{anchor|match10}} Match 10

| date = 24 February 2024

| time = 19:00

| daynight = y

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1416481.html Scorecard]

| team1 = (H) Lahore Qalandars

| team2 = Karachi Kings

| score1 = 175/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Sahibzada Farhan 72* (45)

| wickets1 = Hasan Ali 2/29 (4 overs)

| score2 = 176/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Kieron Pollard 58 (33)

| wickets2 = Ahsan Hafeez 2/19 (2 overs)

| result = Karachi Kings won by 2 wickets

| venue = Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

| umpires = Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)

| motm = Kieron Pollard (Karachi Kings)

| toss = Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

| notes =

| rain =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| round = {{anchor|match12}} Match 12

| date = 25 February 2024

| time = 19:00

| daynight = y

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1416483.html Scorecard]

| team1 = Peshawar Zalmi

| team2 = (H) Lahore Qalandars

| score1 = 211/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Saim Ayub 88 (55)

| wickets1 = Shaheen Afridi 3/33 (4 overs)

| score2 = 203/6 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Rassie van der Dussen 104* (52)

| wickets2 = Naveen-ul-Haq 2/50 (4 overs)

| result = Peshawar Zalmi won by 8 runs

| venue = Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

| umpires = Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)

| motm = Saim Ayub (Peshawar Zalmi)

| toss = Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.

| notes =

| rain =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| round = {{anchor|match14}} Match 14

| date = 27 February 2024

| time = 19:00

| daynight = y

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1416485.html Scorecard]

| team1 = Multan Sultans

| team2 = (H) Lahore Qalandars

| score1 = 214/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Usman Khan 96 (55)

| wickets1 = Shaheen Afridi 2/39 (4 overs)

| score2 = 154 (17 overs)

| runs2 = Sahibzada Farhan 31 (21)

| wickets2 = Usama Mir 6/40 (4 overs)

| result = Multan Sultans won by 60 runs

| venue = Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

| umpires = Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)

| motm = Usman Khan (Multan Sultans)

| toss = Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.

| notes =

| rain =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| round = {{anchor|match17}} Match 17

| date = 2 March 2024

| time = 14:00

| daynight =

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1416488.html Scorecard]

| team1 = Peshawar Zalmi

| team2 = Lahore Qalandars

| score1 =

| runs1 =

| wickets1 =

| score2 =

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| result =

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)

| motm =

| toss = No toss.

| notes =

| rain = No play was possible due to rain.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| round = {{anchor|match23}} Match 23

| date = 6 March 2024

| time = 19:00

| daynight = y

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1416494.html Scorecard]

| team1 = Lahore Qalandars

| team2 = (H) Islamabad United

| score1 = 162/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Rassie van der Dussen 64 (44)

| wickets1 = Rumman Raees 2/19 (3 overs)

| score2 = 145 (18.5 overs)

| runs2 = Faheem Ashraf 41* (31)

| wickets2 = Zaman Khan 4/37 (3.5 overs)

| result = Lahore Qalandars won by 17 runs

| venue = Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

| umpires = Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)

| motm = Rassie van der Dussen (Lahore Qalandars)

| toss = Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

| notes = Tayyab Abbas (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.

| rain =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| round = {{anchor|match26}} Match 26

| date = 9 March 2024

| time = 19:00

| daynight = y

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1416497.html Scorecard]

| team1 = Lahore Qalandars

| team2 = (H) Karachi Kings

| score1 = 177/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Abdullah Shafique 55 (39)

| wickets1 = Zahid Mahmood 2/27 (4 overs)

| score2 = 179/7 (20 overs)

| runs2 = James Vince 42 (27)

| wickets2 = Tayyab Abbas 2/23 (3 overs)

| result = Karachi Kings won by 3 wickets

| venue = National Stadium, Karachi

| umpires = Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)

| motm = Irfan Khan (Karachi Kings)

| toss = Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

| notes =

| rain =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| round = {{anchor|match28}} Match 28

| date = 10 March 2024

| time = 19:00

| daynight = y

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1416499.html Scorecard]

| team1 = Lahore Qalandars

| team2 = Quetta Gladiators

| score1 = 166/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Abdullah Shafique 59* (39)

| wickets1 = Abrar Ahmed 2/31 (4 overs)

| score2 = 169/4 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Saud Shakeel 88* (65)

| wickets2 = Jahandad Khan 2/30 (4 overs)

| result = Quetta Gladiators won by 6 wickets

| venue = National Stadium, Karachi

| umpires = Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)

| motm = Saud Shakeel (Quetta Gladiators)

| toss = Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.

| notes = As a result of this match, Quetta Gladiators qualified for the playoffs and Karachi Kings were eliminated from the tournament.

| rain =

}}

Statistics

= Most runs =

class="wikitable sortable"

! class=unsortable| Player

! {{Tooltip|Inns|Innings}}

! class=unsortable| Runs

! {{Tooltip|Ave|Average}}

! {{Tooltip|HS|Highest Score}}

! 50s

! 100s

Rassie van der Dussen

|7

!364

|72.80

|104*

|3

|1

Sahibzada Farhan

|8

!266

|38.00

|72*

|3

|0

Abdullah Shafique

|5

!159

|53.00

|59*

|2

|0

Fakhar Zaman

|8

!157

|19.62

|54

|1

|0

Shaheen Afridi

|6

!107

|17.83

|55

|1

|0

  • Source: [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=6;id=2024;team=5799;type=year ESPNcricinfo]

= Most wickets =

class="wikitable sortable"

! class=unsortable| Player

! {{Tooltip|Inns|Innings}}

! class=unsortable| {{Tooltip|Wkts|Wickets}}

! {{Tooltip|Ave|Average}}

! {{Tooltip|BBI|Best Bowling Innings}}

Shaheen Afridi

|9

!14

|22.14

|{{ntsh|2}}3/33

Zaman Khan

|9

!11

|28.72

|{{ntsh|1}}4/37

Jahandad Khan

|9

!5

|45.20

|{{ntsh|4}}2/30

Ahsan Hafeez

|4

!3

|22.33

|{{ntsh|3}}2/19

Sikandar Raza

|7

!3

|50.33

|{{ntsh|5}}1/20

  • Source: [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=6;id=2024;team=5799;type=year ESPNcricinfo]

References

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