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Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at one of the wickets with the bat and then running between the wickets, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this (by preventing the ball from leaving the field, and getting the ball to either wicket) and dismiss each batter (so they are "out"). Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side either catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground, or hitting a wicket with the ball before a batter can cross the crease in front of the wicket. When ten batters have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information.

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Lahore Qalandars (Urdu: لاہور قلندرز; Punjabi: لہور قلندرز; abbreviated as LQ) is a Pakistani professional cricket franchise which plays in the Pakistan Super League, representing the city of Lahore. The home ground of the team is Gaddafi Stadium. The team is owned by Rana Brothers. The team is currently captained by Shaheen Afridi and coached by Aaqib Javed, a former Pakistani cricketer.

Lahore Qalandars is owned by Rana brothers. It was the second-most expensive franchise, and one of the few teams sold to an international company. The team finished at the bottom spot in the points table in each of the first four seasons of the PSL, before making its first appearance in the final in the 2020 edition. Then the team made another appearance in the 2022 PSL edition and won the season.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket, and produces team rankings for the various forms of cricket played internationally.

Test cricket is the longest form of cricket, played up to a maximum of five days with two innings per side.

One Day International cricket is played over 50 overs, with one inning per side.

Twenty20 International cricket is played over 20 overs, with one inning per side.

ICC Men's Test Team Rankings
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  India 29 3,434 118
2  Australia 30 3,534 118
3  England 43 4,941 115
4  South Africa 21 2,182 104
5  New Zealand 23 2,291 100
6  Pakistan 25 2,304 92
7  Sri Lanka 27 2,123 79
8  West Indies 28 2,154 77
9  Bangladesh 19 873 46
10  Zimbabwe 7 223 32
Reference: ICC Test Rankings, 31 July 2023
"Matches" is no. matches + no. series played in the 12–24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that.
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  India 42 4,864 116
2  Pakistan 27 3,102 115
3  Australia 28 3,231 113
4  South Africa 24 2,551 106
5  England 28 2,942 105
6  New Zealand 31 3,110 100
7  Bangladesh 33 3,107 94
8  Sri Lanka 38 3,512 92
9  Afghanistan 21 1,687 80
10  West Indies 38 2,582 68
11  Zimbabwe 30 1,641 55
12  Scotland 33 1,662 50
13  Ireland 24 1,052 44
14  Netherlands 28 1,044 37
15    Nepal 42 1,446 34
16  Namibia 28 813 29
17  United States 31 808 26
18  Oman 24 525 22
19  United Arab Emirates 41 617 15
Reference: ICC ODI rankings, Last updated 17 September 2023
Matches is the number of matches played in the 12–24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that. See points calculations for more details.


ICC women's ODI rankings
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  Australia 26 4,290 165
2  England 31 3,875 125
3  South Africa 26 3,098 119
4  India 30 3,039 101
5  New Zealand 28 2,688 96
6  West Indies 29 2,743 95
7  Bangladesh 17 1,284 76
8  Sri Lanka 12 820 68
9  Thailand 13 883 68
10  Pakistan 27 1,678 62
11  Ireland 18 660 37
12  Netherlands 11 89 8
13  Zimbabwe 11 0 0
Reference: ICC Women's ODI rankings, Updated on 1 August 2023
ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  India 59 15,589 264
2  England 40 10,422 261
3  Pakistan 50 12,719 254
4  New Zealand 50 12,701 254
5  South Africa 33 8,278 251
6  Australia 32 7,984 250
7  West Indies 39 9,463 243
8  Sri Lanka 37 8,774 237
9  Bangladesh 41 9,192 224
10  Afghanistan 29 6,260 216
11  Zimbabwe 36 7,087 197
12  Ireland 44 8,487 193
13  Namibia 17 3,228 190
14  Scotland 18 3,412 190
15  United Arab Emirates 20 3,637 182
16  Netherlands 19 3,445 181
17    Nepal 14 2,491 178
18  Hong Kong 14 2,052 147
19  Canada 13 1,871 144
20  Oman 13 1,823 140
21  Papua New Guinea 18 2,443 136
22  United States 9 1,183 131
23  Uganda 53 6,903 130
24  Jersey 19 2,427 128
25  Malaysia 31 3,839 124
26  Qatar 7 832 119
27  Kuwait 14 1,648 118
28  Bahrain 27 2,848 105
29  Kenya 30 3,137 105
30  Italy 17 1,712 101
31  Tanzania 42 4,177 99
32  Bermuda 9 862 96
33  Saudi Arabia 9 859 95
34  Spain 18 1,649 92
35  Germany 33 3,022 92
36  Singapore 23 1,840 80
37  Guernsey 16 1,212 76
38  Cayman Islands 7 521 74
39  Portugal 16 1,167 73
40  Denmark 23 1,622 71
41  Belgium 18 1,237 69
42  Nigeria 15 1,026 68
43  Isle of Man 15 949 63
44  Austria 29 1,682 58
45  Norway 15 852 57
46  Vanuatu 15 846 56
47  Botswana 24 1,300 54
48  Finland 18 953 53
49   Switzerland 16 835 52
50  Malawi 14 682 49
51  Czech Republic 24 1,101 46
52  France 13 730 46
53  Japan 16 591 45
54  Sweden 18 759 42
55  Romania 28 1,149 41
56  Cook Islands 6 245 41
57  Indonesia 10 372 37
58  Mozambique 21 759 36
59  Sierra Leone 12 421 35
60  Malta 44 1,535 35
61  Ghana 16 516 32
62  Rwanda 48 1,489 31
63  Argentina 9 274 30
64  Fiji 10 304 30
65  Bhutan 11 325 30
66  Luxembourg 28 819 29
67  Cyprus 8 206 26
68  Philippines 11 281 26
69  Bahamas 10 241 24
70  Panama 7 160 23
71  Belize 3 66 22
72  Serbia 17 351 21
73  Hungary 19 367 19
74  Thailand 12 194 16
75  Bulgaria 30 289 10
76  Lesotho 9 82 9
77  Gibraltar 24 191 8
78  Gambia 7 50 7
79  Turkey 7 26 4
80  Maldives 8 25 3
81  Croatia 10 0 0
82  Greece 6 0 0
83  Samoa 9 0 0
84  Seychelles 7 0 0
85  Eswatini 18 0 0
86  Estonia 9 0 0
87  Cameroon 11 0 0
References: ICC T20I rankings, As of 31 August 2023
"Matches" is the number of matches played in the 12–24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that.


ICC women's T20I rankings
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  Australia 33 9,860 299
2  England 41 11,526 281
3  New Zealand 31 8,247 266
4  India 49 12,911 263
5  South Africa 30 7,348 245
6  West Indies 30 6,872 229
7  Pakistan 33 7,492 227
8  Sri Lanka 36 7,892 219
9  Bangladesh 32 6,128 192
10  Ireland 32 5,694 178
11  Zimbabwe 23 3,658 159
12  Papua New Guinea 21 3,292 157
13  Thailand 38 5,930 156
14  Scotland 21 2,911 139
15  United Arab Emirates 48 5,999 125
16  Netherlands 28 3,391 121
17  Namibia 28 3,080 110
18  Tanzania 23 2,516 109
19  Uganda 48 5,063 105
20    Nepal 33 3,433 104
21  Indonesia 18 1,830 102
22  Hong Kong 40 3,403 85
23  United States 20 1,539 77
24  Kenya 42 3,203 76
25  Rwanda 37 2,641 71
26  Malaysia 43 2,920 68
27  Jersey 16 1,068 67
28  Italy 23 1,511 66
29  Vanuatu 18 1,101 61
30  Nigeria 32 1,933 60
31  Greece 12 574 56
32  Canada 12 651 54
33  Isle of Man 11 549 50
34  Germany 25 1,237 49
35  Belize 3 135 45
36  Brazil 30 1,343 45
37  Sweden 19 787 41
38  France 25 1,022 41
39  Sierra Leone 17 570 34
40  Spain 8 256 32
41  China 9 256 28
42  Botswana 28 771 28
43  Myanmar 10 275 28
44  Malta 7 179 26
45  Bhutan 13 310 24
46  Oman 13 289 22
47  Mozambique 15 315 21
48  Kuwait 23 482 21
49  Bahrain 12 233 19
50  Singapore 24 387 16
51  Romania 16 252 16
52  Malawi 7 109 16
53  Japan 16 198 12
54  Guernsey 9 102 11
55  Costa Rica 3 34 11
56  Samoa 16 164 10
57  Cameroon 12 111 9
58  Cook Islands 6 53 9
59  Qatar 25 180 7
60  Denmark 6 26 4
61  Norway 13 31 2
62  Cambodia 13 28 2
63  Argentina 23 34 1
64  Austria 28 20 1
65  Fiji 16 0 3
66  Serbia 8 0 0
67  Ghana 9 0 0
68  Peru 5 0 0
69  Eswatini 12 0 0
70  Philippines 11 0 0
References: ICC Women's T20I Rankings, Updated on 21 September 2023

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