2023 Peshawar Zalmi season

Peshawar Zalmi
2023 season
CoachDaren Sammy
CaptainBabar Azam
PSL 2023Playoffs (3rd)
Most runsBabar Azam (522)[1]
Most wicketsAzmatullah Omarzai (10)
Wahab Riaz (10)[2]
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Peshawar Zalmi is a franchise cricket team that represents Peshawar in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams that competed in the 2023 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Daren Sammy,[3][4] and captained by Babar Azam.[5][6]

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Ages are given as of 13 February 2023, the date of the first match in the tournament.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
6 Saim Ayub  Pakistan (2002-05-24)24 May 2002 (aged 20) Left-handed Right-arm medium fast 2023
32 Tom Kohler-Cadmore  England (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021
52 Rovman Powell  West Indies (1993-07-23)23 July 1993 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2023
54 Bhanuka Rajapaksa  Sri Lanka (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 31) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2023
56 Babar Azam  Pakistan (1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023 Captain[7][8]
Sherfane Rutherford[a]  West Indies (1998-08-15)15 August 1998 (aged 24) Left-handed Right-arm fast medium 2021
All-rounders
9 Dasun Shanaka  Sri Lanka (1991-09-09)9 September 1991 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 Full replacement for Sherfane Rutherford
22 Danish Aziz  Pakistan (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 27) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 2023
40 Saad Masood  Pakistan (2004-12-11)11 December 2004 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023
50 James Neesham  New Zealand (1990-09-17)17 September 1990 (aged 32) Left-handed Left-arm fast medium 2023
65 Aamer Jamal  Pakistan (1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2023
75 Shakib Al Hasan  Bangladesh (1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 35) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 2023
89 Haris Sohail  Pakistan (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 34) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2023
Wicket-keepers
13 Haseebullah Khan  Pakistan (2003-03-20)20 March 2003 (aged 19) Left-handed — 2023
29 Mohammad Haris  Pakistan (2001-05-13)13 May 2001 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022
Bowlers
2 Peter Hatzoglou  Australia (1993-08-10)10 August 1993 (aged 29) Right-handedight-handed Right-arm leg-break 2023 Partial replacement for Mujeeb Ur Rahman
7 Mujeeb Ur Rahman  Afghanistan (2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023
8 Khurram Shahzad  Pakistan (1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023
33 Richard Gleeson  England (1987-12-02)2 December 1987 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2023 Partial replacement for Rovman Powell
35 Arshad Iqbal  Pakistan (2000-12-26)26 December 2000 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2022
47 Wahab Riaz  Pakistan (1985-06-28)28 June 1985 (aged 37) Right-handed Left-arm fast 2016
77 Azmatullah Omarzai  Afghanistan (2000-03-24)24 March 2000 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 Partial replacement for Shakib Al Hasan
82 Sufiyan Muqeem  Pakistan Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 2023
91 Usman Qadir  Pakistan (1993-08-10)10 August 1993 (aged 29) Left-handed Right-arm leg-break 2022
99 Salman Irshad  Pakistan (1995-12-03)3 December 1995 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2022
  • Source: Cricinfo
  1. ^ Rutherford suffered an injury which ruled him out of the tournament.

Management and coaching staff

Name Position
Inzamam-ul-Haq President
Daren Sammy Head coach
Mohammad Akram Director of cricket and bowling coach
Kamran Akmal Batting mentor
James Foster Fielding coach

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Season standings

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Lahore Qalandars (C) 10 7 3 0 14 0.915
2 Multan Sultans (R) 10 6 4 0 12 0.500
3 Islamabad United (4th) 10 6 4 0 12 −0.708
4 Peshawar Zalmi (3rd) 10 5 5 0 10 −0.452
5 Karachi Kings 10 3 7 0 6 0.756
6 Quetta Gladiators 10 3 7 0 6 −1.066
Source: ESPNcricinfo
  • The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs.
  •   Advances to Qualifier.
  •   Advances to Eliminator 1.

Notes:

  • C = Champions;
  • R = Runner-up;
  • (x) = Position at the end of the tournament

Group fixtures

Match 2
14 February 2023
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
199/5 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings (H)
197/5 (20 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 92 (50)
Mir Hamza 1/13 (2 overs)
Imad Wasim 80* (47)
James Neesham 2/26 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 2 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sufiyan Muqeem and Khurram Shahzad (Peshawar Zalmi) both made their T20 debuts.
Match 5
17 February 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Multan Sultans
210/3 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
154 (18.5 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 75 (36)
Salman Irshad 2/38 (4 overs)
Saim Ayub 53 (37)
Usama Mir 3/22 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 56 runs
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Match 9
20 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
154/4 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
157/6 (18.3 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 50* (34)
Usman Qadir 2/26 (4 overs)
James Neesham 38 (23)
Mohammad Hasnain 3/13 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 4 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: James Neesham (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Match 12
23 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
156/8 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
159/4 (14.5 overs)
Babar Azam 75* (58)
Hasan Ali 3/35 (4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 62 (31)
James Neesham 1/21 (2 overs)
Islamabad United won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Match 15
26 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
241/3 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
201/9 (20 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 96 (45)
Wahab Riaz 2/45 (4 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 55 (23)
Shaheen Afridi 5/40 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 40 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Saad Masood (Peshawar Zalmi) made his T20 debut.
Match 17
1 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
197/5 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
173/8 (20 overs)
Rovman Powell 64 (34)
Mohammad Amir 4/26 (4 overs)
Imad Wasim 57* (30)
Azmatullah Omarzai 3/28 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 24 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Rovman Powell (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 23
7 March 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
207 (19.3 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars
172 (19.4 overs)
Saim Ayub 68 (36)
Shaheen Afridi 4/31 (4 overs)
Hussain Talat 63 (37)
Wahab Riaz 3/17 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 35 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Saim Ayub (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shawaiz Irfan (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.
Match 25
8 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
240/2 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
243/2 (18.2 overs)
Babar Azam 115 (65)
Dwaine Pretorius 1/40 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 145* (63)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1/38 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 8 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Jason Roy (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the second highest run-chase in PSL history.[9]
Match 27
10 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
242/6 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
244/6 (19.1 overs)
Babar Azam 73 (39)
Abbas Afridi 4/39 (4 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 121 (51)
Azmatullah Omarzai 2/61 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 4 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the highest run-chase in PSL history.[10]
  • As a result of this match, Multan Sultans qualified for the playoffs.[11]
Match 29
12 March 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
179/8 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)
166 (19.4 overs)
Mohammad Haris 79 (39)
Hasan Ali 3/39 (4 overs)
Faheem Ashraf 38 (13)
Khurram Shahzad 3/13 (1.4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 13 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Mohammad Haris (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs

Eliminator 1

Match 32
16 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
183/8 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
171/6 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 64 (39)
Shadab Khan 2/40 (4 overs)
Sohaib Maqsood 60 (48)
Salman Irshad 2/18 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 12 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Aamer Jamal (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Eliminator 2

Match 33
17 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
171/5 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars (H)
176/6 (18.5 overs)
Mohammad Haris 85 (54)
Zaman Khan 2/20 (3 overs)
Mirza Tahir Baig 54 (42)
Azmatullah Omarzai 2/30 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 4 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Mirza Tahir Baig (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ahsan Hafeez (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.

Statistics

Most runs

Player Innings Runs High score 50s 100s
Babar Azam 11 522 115 5 1
Mohammad Haris 11 350 85 2 0
Saim Ayub 12 341 74 5 0
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 12 325 92 3 0
Rovman Powell 8 189 64 1 0
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

Player Innings Wickets Best bowling
Azmatullah Omarzai 6 10 3/28
Wahab Riaz 11 10 3/17
Aamer Jamal 6 9 3/43
James Neesham 7 6 2/23
Salman Irshad 6 6 2/18
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo

References

  1. ^ "2023 - Peshawar Zalmi Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 - Peshawar Zalmi Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Daren Sammy returns to Peshawar Zalmi as head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. ^ "PSL 2023: Daren Sammy is all praises for Peshawar Zalmi skipper Babar Azam". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Babar replaces Wahab Riaz as Peshawar Zalmi's captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. ^ "HBL PSL 8: Babar Azam named captain of Peshawar Zalmi". cricketpakistan.com.pk. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Babar replaces Wahab Riaz as Peshawar Zalmi's captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Babar Azam to lead Peshawar Zalmi in PSL 8". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Unbeaten Roy pulls off record-breaking run-chase in PSL for Quetta". Geo Super. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Rilee Rossouw breaks his own record, Multan Sultans top PSL numbers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  11. ^ "HBL Pakistan Super League: Record-breaking Rossouw lifts Sultans into playoffs". Dawn. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

External links

  • Official website
  • Team records 2023
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