Peshawar cricket team

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Peshawar cricket team
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Coach Arshad Khan
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Founded2023 (refounded)
Home ground Arbab Niaz Stadium

The Peshawar cricket team is a Pakistani first-class cricket team from Peshawar. The team's home ground is Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar. They participate in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. It was refounded in the 2023/24 season after a revamp of the domestic structure. [1] [2]

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History

Before 2023

The List A and Twenty20 side was known as the Peshawar Panthers.

Peshawar first played in first-class competitions in 1956-57, and they have competed in most seasons since then, except for a hiatus between 1977-78 and 1983-84. Apart from a few matches played by North-West Frontier Province in the 1970s, Peshawar were usually the only first-class team from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (formerly known as North-West Frontier Province) until the debut of Abbottabad in 2005-06.

Peshawar won the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy in 1998-99 and 2004-05 and the ABN-AMRO Cup National One-day Championship in 2006-07. They also won the 2011-12 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Division Two.

In first-class cricket to the end of 2013 they had played 262 matches, with 82 wins, 99 losses, 80 draws and one tie. [3] Their highest individual score is 300 not out, by Shoaib Khan against Quetta in 2003-04. [4] Their best bowling figures are 9 for 62 by Safiullah Khan against Railways B in 1971-72. [5]

In List A cricket they have played 73 times, with 22 wins, 49 losses, one tie and one no-result. [6]

In January 2017, they won the 2016–17 Regional One Day Cup, beating Karachi Whites by 124 runs in the final. [7]

Since 2023

In 2023, the Peshawar cricket team was refounded as part of the restructuring of the Pakistani domestic system. [1] [2]

Current Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold. List of players to have played for the First XI in First Class Cricket in the 2023-24 Season [8]

NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
Abbas Ali8 April 2004 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm off spin
Abuzar Tariq2 July 2001 (age 22)Right-handed
Adil Amin 13 December 1990 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm off spin
Israrullah 15 May 1992 (age 31)Left-handed
Maaz Sadaqat 15 May 2005 (age 18)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Mehran Ibrahim 20 November 1993 (age 29)Right-handed
Nabi Gul 1 March 1998 (age 25)Right-handed
Niaz Khan12 December 2001 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sahibzada Farhan 6 March 1996 (age 27)Right-handed
Waqar Ahmed 1 January 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Zain Khan24 October 2002 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-Rounders
Kamran Ghulam 10 October 1995 (age 28)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Sajid Khan 3 September 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off spin
Wicket-keepers
Gauhar Ali 5 May 1989 (age 34)Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
NajeebullahRight-handedRight-arm leg spin
Pace Bowlers
Muhammad Abbas Afridi 5 April 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Mohammad Amir Khan 9 September 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Mohammad Ilyas 21 March 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Imran Khan 15 July 1987 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Mohammad Imran 20 January 2001 (age 22)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Taj Wali 21 March 1991 (age 32)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast

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