2023 Peshawar Zalmi season

Peshawar Zalmi

2023 season
Coach	Daren Sammy
Captain	Babar Azam
PSL 2023	Playoffs (3rd)
Most runs	Babar Azam (522) [1]
Most wickets	Azmatullah Omarzai (10) Wahab Riaz (10) [2]
← 2022

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 [lower-alpha 1]	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

Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding Sleeve branding Gym Armour Haier TCL Huawei McDonald's Pakistan, Turkish Airlines, 100 Century Town

Home kit

Away kit

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