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Lahore Lions

{{short description|Domestic cricket team}}

{{Use Pakistani English|date=April 2016}}

{{use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox cricket team

|name = Lahore Lions

|alt_name = لاہور لائنز


لہور لائنز

|image = Lahore Lions.jpg

|oneday_name =

|t20_name =

|second_team =

|coach = {{flagicon|PAK}} Mohsin Kamal

|bowlingcoach =

|fielding_coach =

|captain = {{flagicon|PAK}} Kamran Akmal

|od_captain =

|overseas =

|colours = {{diagonal split color box|Orange|Yellow|no-diagonal=yes}}

|founded = 2004

|dissolved =

2016

|city = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

|ground = LCCA Ground Gaddafi Stadium

|capacity = 62,250

|owner = LRCA PCB

|ceo =

|manager = Shafiq Ahmed

|adviser =

|first_fc =

|first_fc_year =

|first_fc_venue =

|title1 = Haier T20 Cup

|title1wins = 3 (2010), (2012), (2013)

|title2 = CLT20

|title2wins = 0

|title3 =

|title3wins =

|title4 =

|title4wins =

|website = [http://lahorelions.pcb.com.pk lahorelions.pcb.com.pk]

|current =

}}

Lahore Lions ({{langx|ur|لاہور لائنز}}, Punjabi: لہور لائنز abbreviated as LIO) was a Pakistani franchise cricket team representing the city of Lahore and was one of the 19 domestic teams. The team was established by Lahore Regional Cricket Association in 2004/05 in its home ground Lahore City Cricket Association Ground. Domestically, the team played in the Haier T20 Cup. The team won its first title in 2010 where they defeated Karachi Dolphins by 37 runs at their home ground, Gaddafi Stadium.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/faysal-2020cup-2010/content/current/story/482121.html|title=Faysal Bank T-20 Cup / News – Lahore Lions take title after runfest|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=10 April 2012}}

History

Lahore Lions are the most successful Twenty20 team in the history of the Lahore Regional Cricket Association, and the second most successful in the country after the Sialkot Stallions. The team won the T20 Cup 2010/11 under the captaincy of Shoaib Iqbal Joiya and qualified for the inaugural Super-8 T20 Cup. Lahore Lions won the 2013–14 season and qualified for the Champions League T20.

2014–15 squad

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width:90%;"
style="text-align:center; background:orange; color:#000;"| No.

! style="text-align:center; background:orange; color:#000;"| Name

! style="text-align:center; background:orange; color:#000;"| Nat

! style="text-align:center; background:orange; color:#000;"| Birth date

! style="text-align:center; background:orange; color:#000;"| Batting style

! style="text-align:center; background:orange; color:#000;"| Bowling style

! style="text-align:center; background:orange; color:#000;"| Notes

colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batsmen
23Nasir Jamshedstyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1989|12|06|df=y}}Left-handed
78Ahmed Shehzadstyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1991|11|23|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm legbreak
79Umar Siddiqstyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1992|12|30|df=y}}Left-handedRight-arm off break
colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
80Agha Salmanstyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1993|11|23|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm off break
81Mohammad Hafeezstyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1980|10|7|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm off spinVice Captain
82Shoaib Iqbalstyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1996|03|15|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm legbreak
colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicket-keepers
83Umar Akmalstyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1990|05|26|df=y}}Right-handedpart-time spinner
84Kamran Akmalstyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1985|05|26|df=y}}Right-handedCaptain
colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Bowlers
99Asif Razastyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1987|01|11|df=y}}Left-handedRight-arm fast medium
100Wahab Riazstyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1985|06|28|df=y}}Right-handedLeft-arm fast
23Aizaz Cheemastyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1987|01|11|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
24Imran Alistyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1980|10|21|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
08Adnan Rasoolstyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1981|05|01|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm off spin
87Mustafa Iqbalstyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1989|08|30|df=y}}Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
88Mohammad Saeedstyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1983|10|12|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
78Ali Manzoorstyle="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{birth date and age|1993|08|01|df=y}}Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox

Former notable players

Honours

class="wikitable" style="background:#fff;" width="80%"
style="text-align:center;"|

! Season

! Haier T20 Cup

! Super 8 T20 Cup

! Champions League T20

2004/05

! Group stage

! –

!style="background: white;"| –

2005/06

! style="background: orange;"| Semi-Finalists

! –

!style="background: white;"| –

2006/07

!style="background: orange;"| Semi-Finalists

! –

!style="background: white;"| –

2008/09

!style="background: orange;"| Semi-Finalists

! –

!style="background: white;"| DNQ

2009

!style="background: silver;"| Runners-up

! –

!style="background: white;"| DNQ

2009/10

!style="background: orange;"| Semi-Finalists

! –

!style="background: white;"| DNQ

style="border: 3px solid red"| 2010/11

!style="background: gold;"| Champions

!style="background: orange;"| Semi-Finalists

!style="background: white;"| DNQ

2011/12

! Group stage

!style="background: orange;"| Semi-Finalists

!style="background: white;"| DNQ

style="border: 3px solid red"| 2012/13

!style="background: gold;"| Champions

!style="background: orange;"| Semi-Finalists

!style="background: white;"| DNQ

style="border: 3px solid red"| 2013/14

!style="background: gold;"| Champions

! Did Not Held

!style="background: #ceff00;"| Group stage

2014/15

!style="background: silver;"| Runners-up

!style="background: magenta;"| Qualified

!style="background: white;"| –

  • DNQ = Did not qualify

Fixtures and results

=T20 results=

class="wikitable"

|+Summary of results by tournaments{{cite web|title=Records / Lahore Lions / Twenty20 matches / List of match results|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results_year.html?class=6;id=2887;type=team|website=ESPN|accessdate=13 September 2014}}

PlayedWinsLossesTied% Win
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} T20 Cup 2004/05

| 2

11050.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} T20 Cup 2005/06

| 6

51083.33%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} T20 Cup 2006/07

| 3

21066.67%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} T20 Cup 2008/09

| 3

21066.67%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} T20 Cup 2009

| 5

41080.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} T20 Cup 2009/10

| 4

31075.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} T20 Cup 2010/11

| 5

500100.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Super 8 2011

| 4

31075.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} T20 Cup 2011/12

| 2

11050.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Super 8 2012

| 4

31075.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} T20 Cup 2012/13

| 8

800100.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Super 8 2013

| 4

31075.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} T20 Cup 2013/14

| 6

51083.33%
{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|RSA}} {{flagicon|AUS}} CLT20 2014

| 6

33050.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} T20 Cup 2014/15

| 5

32060.00%
Total

| 67 || 51 || 16 || 0 || 76.11%

= By Opposition =

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#b0e0e6; color:#000;"|Opposition

! style="background:#b0e0e6; color:#000;"|Played

! style="background:#b0e0e6; color:#000;"|Wins

! style="background:#b0e0e6; color:#000;"|Losses

! style="background:#b0e0e6; color:#000;"|Tied

! style="background:#b0e0e6; color:#000;"|% Win

colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Domestic
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Abbottabad Falcons

| 6

51083.33%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Bahawalpur Stags

| 3

21066.66%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} DM JAMALI Ibexes

| 2

200100.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Faisalabad Wolves

| 7

43057.14%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Hyderabad Hawks

| 4

400100.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Islamabad Leopards

| 6

600100.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Karachi Dolphins

| 4

22050.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Karachi Zebras

| 2

200100.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Lahore Eagles

| 0

000–
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Multan Tigers

| 6

600100.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Peshawar Panthers

| 4

31075.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Quetta Bears

| 6

600100.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Rawalpindi Rams

| 4

31075.00%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Sialkot Stallions

| 7

34042.85%
colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| International
style="background:black; text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|RSA}} Sunfoil Dolphins

| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 100.00%

style="background:indigo; text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} Kolkata Knight Riders

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 00.00%

style="text-align:left; background:blue;"| {{flagicon|IND}} Mumbai Indians

| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 100.00%

style="background:#ffa6c9; text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|NZ}} Northern Knights

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 00.00%

style="background:orange; text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Perth Scorchers

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 00.00%

style="background:#DCDCDC; text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SRI}} Southern Express

| 1

100100.00%
style="background:#b0e0e6; color:#000;"|Total

| 67 || 51 || 16 || 0 || 76.11%

=CLT20 2014 season=

{{main|2014 Champions League Twenty20}}

Lahore Lions qualified first time for the Champions League Twenty20, becoming the third Pakistani team overall to participate in the tournament since its inception.{{cite web|title=Lahore Lions issued Indian visa|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/content/current/story/778985.html|website=ESPN|publisher=Umar Farooq|accessdate=13 September 2014}} Abdul Razzaq was not included in the squad as Pakistan Cricket Board rejected Muhammad Hafeez's request to add him.{{cite web|title=CLT20 2014: PCB rejected Mohammad Hafeez’s request|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/clt20-2014-pcb-rejected-mohammad-hafeezs-request-to-include-abdul-razzaq-in-lahore-lions-squad-184952|website=The Cricket Country|accessdate=13 September 2014}} The squad contained the following players:

Mohammed Hafeez(c), Ahmad Shahzad, Umar Siddique Khan, Muhammad Umar Akmal, Nasir Jamshaid, Muhammad Salman Ali, Asif Raza, Muhammad Mustafa Iqbal, Wahab Riaz, Aizaz Bin Ilyas Cheema, Imran Ali, Saad Naseem, Adnan Rasool, Muhammad Saeed and Ali Manzoor.{{cite web|title=CLT20 2014 squads announced|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/clt20-2014-squads-announced-high-profile-foreigners-opt-ipl-teams-1677207.html|website=First Post|accessdate=13 September 2014}}

The team defeated 2013 Champions Mumbai Indians and Southern Express of Sri Lanka to qualify for the main event. After a washout in their game against Chennai Super Kings, they defeated Dolphins of South Africa. But Lahore Lions played their last match against Perth Scorchers and lost it match which made them out of tournament.{{cite news|title=Marsh, Hogg knock Lahore Lions out of Champions League T20|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sport/01-Oct-2014/marsh-hogg-knock-lahore-lions-out-of-champions-league-t20|accessdate=2 October 2014|work=Daily Times}} The captain Muhammad Hafeez was satisfied with the team for their exceptional performance in the event, he said: "I think our team’s performance in the face of limited resources was remarkable. Unlike other big teams, we didn’t have batting, bowling or fielding coaches with us, but we still managed to fight well. We learned a lot from the CLT20 and it’s great for young domestic players to come and perform at such a big stage.”{{cite news|title=Hafeez satisfied with Lahore Lions in CLT20|url=http://nation.com.pk/sports/02-Oct-2014/hafeez-satisfied-with-lahore-lions-in-clt20|accessdate=2 October 2014|work=The Nation}}

PCB decided to hold the domestic T20 competition in Pakistan on the same dates as the Champions League. This meant that a second Lahore Lions team played in the Pakistani tournament and the main team played in the Champions League 2014. The second XI were defeated in the finals of the domestic competition by Peshawar Panthers.

class="wikitable sortable"
style="width:2%;"|No.

! style="width:11%;"|Date

! style="width:20%;"|Opponent

! style="width:13%;"|Venue

! style="width:55%;"|Result

! style="width:9%;" |Scorecard

style="background:#dfd;"1{{dts|1=2014|2=9|3=13|format=md}}Mumbai IndiansRaipur{{nts|1=4}}Won by 6 wickets[http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/engine/match/763579.html Cricinfo]
style="background:#fdd;"2{{dts|1=2014|2=9|3=14|format=md}}Northern KnightsRaipur{{nts|1=4}}Lost by 72 runs[http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/engine/match/763581.html Cricinfo]
style="background:#dfd;"3{{dts|1=2014|2=9|3=16|format=md}}Southern ExpressRaipur{{nts|1=4}}Won by 55 runs[http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/engine/match/763585.html Cricinfo]
style="background:#fdd;"4{{dts|1=2014|2=9|3=21|format=md}}Kolkata Knight RidersHyderabad{{nts|1=4}}Lost by 4 wickets[http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/engine/match/763601.html Cricinfo]
| 5{{dts|1=2014|2=9|3=25|format=md}}Chennai Super KingsBangalore{{nts|1=4}}Rain interrupted the match[http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/engine/match/763609.html Cricinfo]
style="background:#dfd;"6{{dts|1=2014|2=9|3=27|format=md}}DolphinsBangalore{{nts|1=4}}Won by 16 runs[http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/engine/match/763615.html Cricinfo]
style="background:#fdd;"7{{dts|1=2014|2=9|3=30|format=md}}Perth ScorchersBangalore{{nts|1=4}}Lost by 3 wickets[http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2014/engine/match/763625.html Cricinfo]

Captains' record

List of captains of Lahore Lions for Twenty20 matches are as follows:{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/individual-list-captains/lahore-lions-2887/twenty20-matches-6 |title=Records for Lahore Lions in T20 matches - List of captains |website=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=23 April 2024}}

class="wikitable"
PlayerSpanMatchWonLostTiedNR%
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Mohammad Yousuf2005–2011141040071.42
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Imran Farhat200511000100.00
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Abdul Razzaq2006–2011131030076.92
{{flagicon|RSA}} Imran Tahir200611000100.00
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Kamran Akmal2006–20159720077.77
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Salman Butt20104310075.00
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Mohammad Hafeez2012–2014241950079.16
{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Azhar Ali20145320060.00

Sponsors

FR Cables was the sponsor of the Lahore Lions in 2010-11 Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup and were sponsored by FR Cables for the Faysal Bank Super 8 T20 Cup 2011 as well. Brighto Paints were the sponsors of Lions in 2014 Champions League Twenty20.{{cite news|title=Faysal Bank T20 Cup 2014 Team Sponsors|url=http://www.officialnews.pk/51457/faysal-bank-t20-cup-2014-team-sponsors/|accessdate=2 October 2014|work=Official News Pakistan}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/team/2836.html Lahore Lions] on ESPN Cricinfo

{{Pakistan Twenty20 League}}

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Category:2004 establishments in Pakistan

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