Lahore Lions

Lahore Lions (Urdu: لاہور لائنز, abbreviated as LIO) is a Pakistani franchise cricket team representing the city Lahore and is 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 plays in the Haier T20 Cup. The team won its first title in 2010 where they defeated Karachi Dolphins by 37 runs in their home ground Gaddafi Stadium.[1]

Lahore Lions
لاہور لائنز
Personnel
Captain Kamran Akmal
Coach Mohsin Kamal
OwnerLRCA PCB
ManagerShafiq Ahmed
Team information
CityLahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Colours   
Founded2004
Dissolved2016
Home groundLCCA Ground Gaddafi Stadium
Capacity62,250
History
Haier T20 Cup wins3 (2010), (2012), (2013)
CLT20 wins0
Official websitelahorelions.pcb.com.pk

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.

Current squad

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
23Nasir Jamshed (1989-12-06) 6 December 1989Left-handed
78Ahmed Shehzad (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991Right-handedRight-arm legbreak
79Umar Siddiq (1992-12-30) 30 December 1992Left-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
80Agha Salman (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break
81Mohammad Hafeez (1980-10-07) 7 October 1980Right-handedRight-arm off spinVice Captain
82Shoaib Iqbal (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996Right-handedRight-arm legbreak
Wicket-keepers
83Umar Akmal (1990-05-26) 26 May 1990Right-handedpart-time spinner
84Kamran Akmal (1985-05-26) 26 May 1985Right-handedCaptain
Bowlers
99Asif Raza (1987-01-11) 11 January 1987Left-handedRight-arm fast medium
100Wahab Riaz (1985-06-28) 28 June 1985Right-handedLeft-arm fast
23Aizaz Cheema (1987-01-11) 11 January 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
24Imran Ali (1980-10-21) 21 October 1980Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
08Adnan Rasool (1981-05-01) 1 May 1981Right-handedRight-arm off spin
87Mustafa Iqbal (1989-08-30) 30 August 1989Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
88Mohammad Saeed (1983-10-12) 12 October 1983Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
78Ali Manzoor (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox

Former notable players

Honours

Season Haier T20 Cup Super 8 T20 Cup Champions League T20
2004/05 Group stage
2005/06 Semi-Finalists
2006/07 Semi-Finalists
2008/09 Semi-Finalists DNQ
2009 Runners-up DNQ
2009/10 Semi-Finalists DNQ
2010/11 Champions Semi-Finalists DNQ
2011/12 Group stage Semi-Finalists DNQ
2012/13 Champions Semi-Finalists DNQ
2013/14 Champions Did Not Held Group Stage
2014/15 Runners-up Qualified
  • DNQ = Did Not Qualify

Fixtures and results

T20 results

Summary of results by tournaments[2]
PlayedWinsLossesTied% Win
T20 Cup 2004/05 211050.00%
T20 Cup 2005/06 651083.33%
T20 Cup 2006/07 321066.67%
T20 Cup 2008/09 321066.67%
T20 Cup 2009 541080.00%
T20 Cup 2009/10 431075.00%
T20 Cup 2010/11 5500100.00%
Super 8 2011 431075.00%
T20 Cup 2011/12 211050.00%
Super 8 2012 431075.00%
T20 Cup 2012/13 8800100.00%
Super 8 2013 431075.00%
T20 Cup 2013/14 651083.33%
CLT20 2014 633050.00%
T20 Cup 2014/15 532060.00%
Total 675116076.11%

By Opposition

Opposition Played Wins Losses Tied % Win
Domestic
Abbottabad Falcons 651083.33%
Bahawalpur Stags 321066.66%
DM JAMALI Ibexes 2200100.00%
Faisalabad Wolves 743057.14%
Hyderabad Hawks 4400100.00%
Islamabad Leopards 6600100.00%
Karachi Dolphins 422050.00%
Karachi Zebras 2200100.00%
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Multan Tigers 6600100.00%
Peshawar Panthers 431075.00%
Quetta Bears 6600100.00%
Rawalpindi Rams 431075.00%
Sialkot Stallions 734042.85%
International
Sunfoil Dolphins 1100100.00%
Kolkata Knight Riders 101000.00%
Mumbai Indians 1100100.00%
Northern Knights 101000.00%
Perth Scorchers 101000.00%
Southern Express 1100100.00%
Total 675116076.11%

CLT20 2014 season

Lahore Lions qualified first time for the Champions League Twenty20, becoming the third Pakistani team overall to participate in the tournament since its inception.[3] Abdul Razzaq was not included in the squad as Pakistan Cricket Board rejected Muhammad Hafeez's request to add him.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6] 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.”[7]
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.

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard
1September 13Mumbai IndiansRaipur4Won by 6 wicketsCricinfo
2September 14Northern KnightsRaipur4Lost by 72 runsCricinfo
3September 16Southern ExpressRaipur4Won by 55 runsCricinfo
4September 21Kolkata Knight RidersHyderabad4Lost by 4 wicketsCricinfo
5September 25Chennai Super KingsBangalore4Rain interrupted the matchCricinfo
6September 27DolphinsBangalore4Won by 16 runsCricinfo
7September 30Perth ScorchersBangalore4Lost by 3 wicketsCricinfo

Captains' record

List of captains of Lahore Lions for Twenty20 matches are as follows:[8]

PlayerSpanMatchWonLostTiedNR%
Shoaib Iqbal2005–20111414000100
Imran Farhat2005–200511000100.00
Abdul Razzaq2006–2011131030076.92
Imran Tahir2006-200611000100.00
Kamran Akmal2006–2012 2015-present201910095.00
Salman Butt2010-20104310075.00
Mohammad Hafeez2012–2014231940082.60
Azhar Ali2014–20145320075.00

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.[9]

See also

References

  1. "Faysal Bank T-20 Cup / News – Lahore Lions take title after runfest". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. "Records / Lahore Lions / Twenty20 matches / List of match results". ESPN. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. "Lahore Lions issued Indian visa". ESPN. Umar Farooq. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. "CLT20 2014: PCB rejected Mohammad Hafeez's request". The Cricket Country. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  5. "CLT20 2014 squads announced". First Post. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  6. "Marsh, Hogg knock Lahore Lions out of Champions League T20". Daily Times. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  7. "Hafeez satisfied with Lahore Lions in CLT20". The Nation. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  8. "LAHORE LIONS T20 Cup Captains Record". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  9. "Faysal Bank T20 Cup 2014 Team Sponsors". Official News Pakistan. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
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