Lahore Qalandars
cricket team
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The Lahore Qalandars are a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is based in Lahore, the capital of Punjab. Team's home ground is the Gaddafi Stadium. The franchise is owned by the Rana brothers.
Formed in 2015, Lahore Qalandars was the second-most expensive franchise sold during the inaugural PSL team auction and one of the few purchased by an international group. The team struggled in its early seasons, finishing at the bottom of the table five times, but later emerged as one of the league's most successful teams, winning titles in 2022, 2023, and 2025.
The team is currently captained by Shaheen Afridi and coached by Dion Ebrahim. Fakhar Zaman is the team’s leading run-scorer, while Shaheen Afridi is the leading wicket-taker.
Franchise history
In 2015, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) would be held in February 2016 in the United Arab Emirates. On 3 December 2015, the PCB revealed the owners of the five city-based franchises.
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