LAHORE QALANDARS (LAH)
PSL Performance over the years
2016 - 5th
2017 - 5th
2018 - 6th
2019 - 6th
2020 - Runner-Up
2021 - 5th
2022 - Champions
Captain - Shaheen Afridi
Vice Captain - Fakhar Zaman
Coach - Aaqib Javed
Winning Percentage -
72 - 31w/41l (43.75%)
Winning Percentage against all teams over the years
ISL - 15 - 6w/9l (40%)
KAR - 15 - 6w/9l (40%)
MUL - 13 - 6w/7l (46.15%)
QUE - 14 - 7w/7l (50%)
PES - 15 - 6w/9l (40%)
SQUAD INFO:-
1) Fakhar Zaman - LHB, LAO
2) Abdullah Shafique - RHB, RM
3) Jordan Cox - RHB, WK
4) Kamran Ghulam - RHB, LAO
5) Sikandar Raza - RHB, Offbreak
6) Hussain Talat - RHB, RFM
7) David Wiese - RHB, RMF
8) Liam Dawson - RHB, LAO
9) Shaheen Afridi - LHB, LF
10) Rashid Khan - RHB, Legbreak
11) Haris Rauf - RHB, RF
12) Zaman Khan - RHB, RFM
13) Ahmed Daniyal - RHB, RFM
14) Dilbar Hussain - RHB, RFM
15) Shane Dadswell - RHB, WK
16) Shawaiz Irfan - RHB, WK
17) Mirza Tahir Baig - RHB
18) Ahsan Bhatti - RHB
19) Jalat Khan - LHB, LF
20) Sam Billings - RHB, WK (Partial Replacement for Rashid Khan)
21) Kusal Mendis - RHB, WK (Partial Replacement for Jordan Cox)
NOTES - STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
1) Arguably the best bowling unit amongst the 6 teams with Shaheen + Rauf + Rashid + Wiese + Raza as their bowling combination. All in-form players and wicket taking bowlers.
2) The batting unit feels very weak with only one experienced player in Zaman in their top 4, who also isn't consistent with the bat as such. Their next experienced batsman comes only at No.5 or 6, in Raza, until then it's all youngsters who would want to prove their worth.
3) Even though they are the defending champions, as compared to the other sides, this side has an inexperienced captain and could get a bit tricky for them to defend their title, though their bowling unit would have a lot dependent on them.
No. of Matches on each venue in PSL 2023 -
National Stadium, Karachi - 2
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - 5
Multan Cricket Stadium - 1
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium - 2
Top Run Scorers over the years
1) Fakhar Zaman - Runs (1936), Avg (31.73) - 62M/62I
Top Wicket Takers over the years
1) Shaheen Afridi - Wickets (75), Avg (20.65), SR (16.2) - 53M
2) Haris Rauf - Wickets (49), Avg (29.14), SR (19.5) - 42M
3) David Wiese - Wickets (28), Avg (28.64), SR (20.1) - 35M
4) Rashid Khan - Wickets (24), Avg (16.67), SR (17) - 17M
Team Prediction:-
Top Run Scorer
Fakhar Zaman
Top Wicket Taker
Shaheen Afridi/Haris Rauf
Player to Watch Out For
Kamran Ghulam/Hussain Talat
Emerging Player
Zaman Khan