2024 Peshawar Zalmi season

Peshawar Zalmi

2024 season
Coach	Daren Sammy
Captain	Babar Azam
PSL 2024	Playoffs (3rd)
Most runs	Babar Azam (569) [1]
Most wickets	Luke Wood (12) [2]
← 2023

Peshawar Zalmi is a franchise cricket team that represents Peshawar in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams competing in the 2024 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Daren Sammy, ^[3] and captained by Babar Azam. ^[4]

Squad

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.
• Ages are given as of 17 February 2024, the date of the first match in the tournament.

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Category	Batting style	Bowling style	Year signed	Notes
Batsmen
6	Saim Ayub	Pakistan	(2002-05-24)24 May 2002 (aged 21)	Diamond	Left-handed	Right-arm medium fast	2023
32	Tom Kohler-Cadmore	England	(1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 29)	Diamond	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2021
45	Asif Ali	Pakistan	(1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (aged 32)	Diamond	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2024
52	Rovman Powell	West Indies	(1993-07-23)23 July 1993 (aged 30)	Platinum	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	2023
56	Babar Azam	Pakistan	(1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 29)	Platinum	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2023	Captain [5] [6]
80	Dan Mousley	England	(2001-07-08)8 July 2001 (aged 22)	Silver	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2024
All-rounders
20	Paul Walter	England	(1994-05-28)28 May 1994 (aged 29)	—	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	2024	Full replacement for Sufiyan Muqeem
23	Hussain Talat	Pakistan	(1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 28)	—	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2024	Full replacement for Waqar Salamkheil
65	Aamir Jamal	Pakistan	(1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (aged 27)	Gold	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2023
Wicket-keepers
13	Haseebullah Khan	Pakistan	(2003-03-20)20 March 2003 (aged 20)	Emerging	Left-handed	—	2023
29	Mohammad Haris	Pakistan	(2001-03-30)30 March 2001 (aged 22)	Gold	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022
Bowlers
4	Waqar Salamkheil	Afghanistan	(2001-10-02)2 October 2001 (aged 22)	—	Right-handed	Left-arm unorthodox	2024	Full replacement for Lungi Ngidi
8	Khurram Shahzad	Pakistan	(1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 24)	Silver	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2023
11	Mehran Mumtaz	Pakistan	(2003-04-07)7 April 2003 (aged 20)	Supplementary	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2024
14	Luke Wood	England	(1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 28)	Supplementary	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	2024
15	Noor Ahmad	Afghanistan	(2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 19)	Platinum	Left-handed	Left-arm unorthodox	2024
22	Mohammad Zeeshan	Pakistan	(2006-04-15)15 April 2006 (aged 17)	Emerging	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2024
35	Arshad Iqbal	Pakistan	(2000-12-26)26 December 2000 (aged 23)	—	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022	Partial replacement for Khurram Shahzad
37	Gus Atkinson	England	(1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 26)	—	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2024	Full replacement for Noor Ahmad
70	Shamar Joseph	West Indies	(1999-08-31)31 August 1999 (aged 24)	—	Left-handed	Right-arm fast	2024	Partial replacement for Gus Atkinson
71	Umair Afridi	Pakistan	(1997-07-10)10 July 1997 (aged 26)	Silver	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	2024
78	Naveen-ul-Haq	Afghanistan	(1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 24)	Gold	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2024
82	Sufiyan Muqeem	Pakistan	(1999-11-15)15 November 1999 (aged 24)	Supplementary	Left-handed	Left-arm unorthodox	2023
97	Aimal Khan	Pakistan	(2004-10-17)17 October 2004 (aged 19)	—	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2024	Partial replacement for Naveen-ul-Haq
99	Salman Irshad	Pakistan	(1995-12-03)3 December 1995 (aged 28)	Silver	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2022
139	Arif Yaqoob	Pakistan	(1994-10-25)25 October 1994 (aged 29)	Silver	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2024
N/A	Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	(1996-03-29)29 March 1996 (aged 27)	Supplementary	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2024

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

Administration and coaching staff

Name	Position
Inzamam-ul-Haq	President
Daren Sammy	Head coach
Mohammad Akram	Director of cricket and bowling coach
Mohammad Yousuf [7]	Batting consultant
Umar Gul [7]	Bowling consultant
Zafar Iqbal	Medical advisor
Mian Abbas Layaq	COO

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding Sleeve branding Gym Armour Haier Ufone Huawei Bank Makramah Limited, Dany Technologies, TCL

Home kit

Away kit

Season standings

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Multan Sultans (R)	10	7	3	0	14	1.150
2	Peshawar Zalmi (3rd)	10	6	3	1	13	0.147
3	Islamabad United (C)	10	5	4	1	11	0.224
4	Quetta Gladiators (4th)	10	5	4	1	11	−0.921
5	Karachi Kings	10	4	6	0	8	−0.192
6	Lahore Qalandars	10	1	8	1	3	−0.554

Source: ESPNcricinfo

The four top-ranked teams qualified for the Playoffs.
  Advanced to Qualifier
  Advanced to Eliminator 1

Notes

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

Group fixtures

Match 2 18 February 2024 14:00 Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators 206/5 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 190/6 (20 overs)
Jason Roy 75 (48) Salman Irshad 3/38 (4 overs)		Babar Azam 68 (42) Abrar Ahmed 2/29 (4 overs)

Quetta Gladiators won by 16 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Tariq Rasheed (Pak) Player of the match: Saud Shakeel (Quetta Gladiators)

• Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
• Mohammad Zeeshan (Peshawar Zalmi) made his T20 debut.

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Match 6 21 February 2024 14:00 Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 154 (19.5 overs)	v	Karachi Kings 157/3 (16.5 overs)
Babar Azam 72 (51) Mir Hamza 3/28 (4 overs)		Kieron Pollard 49* (21) Luke Wood 2/20 (3.5 overs)

Karachi Kings won by 7 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Mir Hamza (Karachi Kings)

• Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 9 23 February 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 179/8 (20 overs)	v	(H) Multan Sultans 174 (20 overs)
Haseebullah Khan 37 (18) Mohammad Ali 2/23 (4 overs)		Dawid Malan 52 (25) Arif Yaqoob 3/43 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 5 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ) Player of the match: Luke Wood (Peshawar Zalmi)

• Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 12 25 February 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 211/4 (20 overs)	v	(H) Lahore Qalandars 203/6 (20 overs)
Saim Ayub 88 (55) Shaheen Afridi 3/33 (4 overs)		Rassie van der Dussen 104* (52) Naveen-ul-Haq 2/50 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 8 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Saim Ayub (Peshawar Zalmi)

• Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 13 26 February 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 201/5 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad United 193/9 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 111* (63) Shadab Khan 2/28 (4 overs)		Azam Khan 75 (30) Arif Yaqoob 5/27 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 8 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi)

• Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 17 2 March 2024 14:00 Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi	v	Lahore Qalandars

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

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Match 20 4 March 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Islamabad United 196/4 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 167/9 (20 overs)
Shadab Khan 80 (51) Saim Ayub 2/15 (2 overs)		Aamer Jamal 87 (49) Shadab Khan 3/41 (4 overs)

Islamabad United won by 29 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Shadab Khan (Islamabad United)

• Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 21 5 March 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 204/5 (20 overs)	v	Multan Sultans 200/5 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 64 (40) Usama Mir 3/32 (4 overs)		Iftikhar Ahmed 60* (27) Aamer Jamal 2/36 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 4 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi)

• Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 25 8 March 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Peshawar Zalmi 196/8 (20 overs)	v	Quetta Gladiators 120 (17.5 overs)
Babar Azam 53 (30) Akeal Hosein 4/23 (4 overs)		Saud Shakeel 24 (12) Khurram Shahzad 2/15 (2.5 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 76 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Saim Ayub (Peshawar Zalmi)

• Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
• Akeal Hosein (Quetta Gladiators) took a hat-trick. ^[8]
• As a result of this match, Peshawar Zalmi qualified for the playoffs. ^[9]

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Match 29 11 March 2024 21:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 147/6 (20 overs)	v	(H) Karachi Kings 145/5 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 51 (46) Arafat Minhas 1/11 (4 overs)		Tim Seifert 41 (30) Naveen-ul-Haq 2/22 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 2 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi)

• Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

Playoffs

Qualifier

Match 31 14 March 2024 21:00 (N) Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 146/7 (20 overs)	v	Multan Sultans 147/3 (18.3 overs)
Babar Azam 46 (42) Usama Mir 2/16 (4 overs)		Yasir Khan 54 (37) Aamer Jamal 1/23 (3 overs)

Multan Sultans won by 7 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Usama Mir (Multan Sultans)

• Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

Eliminator 2

Match 33 16 March 2024 21:00 (N) Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 185/5 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad United 189/5 (19 overs)
Saim Ayub 73 (44) Naseem Shah 3/30 (4 overs)		Imad Wasim 59* (40) Saim Ayub 2/34 (3 overs)

Islamabad United won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Islamabad United)

• Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave	HS	50s	100s
Babar Azam	11	569	56.90	111*	5	1
Saim Ayub	11	345	31.36	88	2	0
Rovman Powell	11	228	25.33	46	0	0
Mohammad Haris	10	142	15.77	40	0	0
Aamir Jamal	8	138	34.50	87	1	0

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

Player	Inns	Wkts	Ave	BBI
Luke Wood	11	12	29.08	2/13
Naveen-ul-Haq	6	9	23.77	2/22
Salman Irshad	8	9	33.44	3/38
Arif Yaqoob	5	8	17.75	5/27
Saim Ayub	9	8	22.37	2/15

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

References

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2. "2024 - Peshawar Zalmi Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
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