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Peshawar Zalmi

Peshawar Zalmi is a Pakistani Twenty20 cricket franchise that competes in the Pakistan Super League. Representing the city of Peshawar, capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the team’s name means “Peshawar’s Youth” in Urdu and Pashto. Established in 2015 for the inaugural Pakistan Super League season, Peshawar Zalmi is owned by Javed Afridi. Babar Azam serves as the current team captain, while Daren Sammy is the head coach.
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Full name
Peshawar Zalmi
Nickname
Yellow Storm
Founded
2015
Team Owned By
Javed Afridi
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Main Players
Babar Azam, Kusal Mendis, Mohammad Haris, James Vince, Aaron Hardie
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Stats

Cricket Polls

End 10 Votes | Single Choice
Peshawar Zalmi
40 %
4 people
Hyderabad Kingsmen
60 %
6 people
End 8 Votes | Single Choice
Peshawar Zalmi
12.5 %
1 people
Islamabad United
12.5 %
1 people
Multan Sultans
12.5 %
1 people
Hyderabad Kingsmen
62.5 %
5 people
End 65 Votes | multiple Choice
Islamabad United
27.69 %
18 people
Karachi Kings
26.15 %
17 people
Lahore Qalandars
32.31 %
21 people
Multan Sultans
6.15 %
4 people
Peshawar Zalmi
4.62 %
3 people
Quetta Gladiators
3.08 %
2 people

Points Table

Team
M
W
L
T
NR
PTS
NRR
10
8
1
0
1
17
+2.324
10
6
3
0
1
13
+1.667
10
6
4
0
0
12
+0.326
10
5
5
0
0
10
-0.361
10
5
5
0
0
10
-0.482
10
5
5
0
0
10
-0.869
10
3
7
0
0
6
-0.410
10
1
9
0
0
2
-1.760
Team
M
W
L
T
NR
PTS
NRR
10
7
2
0
1
15
+1.393
10
6
4
0
0
12
+0.372
10
6
4
0
0
12
+0.049
10
5
4
0
1
11
+1.036
10
4
6
0
0
8
-0.293
10
1
9
0
0
2
-2.449
Team
M
W
L
T
NR
PTS
NRR
10
7
3
0
0
14
+1.150
10
6
3
0
1
13
+0.147
10
5
4
0
1
11
+0.224
10
5
4
0
1
11
-0.921
10
4
6
0
0
8
-0.192
10
1
8
0
1
3
-0.554
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Peshawar Zalmi Cricket Psl2026 Squads

Player Name Role Style Jersey Number
Batter Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break
56
Wicketkeeper Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm leg break
13
Batter Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right arm Medium
14
Wicketkeeper Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break
21
Allrounder Batting Style: Right-Handed
Bowling Style: Right arm Medium fast
21
Bowler Batting Style: Left-hand bat
Bowling Style: Left arm Medium fast
47
Batter Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break
95
Bowler Batting Style: Right-handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium-fast
28
Batter Batting Style: Right-handed
Bowling Style: -
15
Allrounder Batting Style: Right-handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm fast-medium
65
Bowler Batting Style: Right-handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium
49
Batsman Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: -
43
Bowler Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right arm Medium fast
12
Bowler Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
-
Bowler Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Fast
-
Batsman Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: -
14
Bowler Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Left-arm Wrist Spin
13
Bowler Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm fast
45
Batting Allrounder Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break
86
Batsman Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Left-arm medium-fast
31
Batting Allrounder Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Slow left-arm orthodox
7
Batting Allrounder Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break
4
Bowler Batting Style: Left-handed
Bowling Style: Left-arm medium
3

About The Peshawar Zalmi

Position Name
President Inzamam-ul-Haq
Head coach Daren Sammy
Director of cricket and bowling coach Mohammad Akram
Medical advisor Zafar Iqbal
COO Mian Abbas Layaq

Sponsors: Gym Armor, Haier, TCL, MG, McDonald’s, Huawei, GTR Tyres, FlyJinnah, Red Bull.

Peshawar Zalmi is a Pakistani Twenty20 cricket franchise that competes in the Pakistan Super League. Representing the city of Peshawar, capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the team’s name means “Peshawar’s Youth” in Urdu and Pashto. Established in 2015 for the inaugural Pakistan Super League season, Peshawar Zalmi is owned by Javed Afridi. Babar Azam serves as the current team captain, while Daren Sammy is the head coach.

On 3 December 2015, the Pakistan Cricket Board PCB unveiled the owners of five city-based franchises for the first season of the Pakistan Super League. The Peshawar franchise was sold to Javed Afridi for US$16 million for a time period of ten-years.

Records By Team

Highest T20 innings scores

  • Overall: \(242/6\) against the Sultans. 
  • Other high scores: \(240/2\) against the Gladiators and \(232/6\) against the United.

Bowling and fielding records

  • Best bowling figures: Ravi Bopara's \(6/16\) against Lahore Qalandars in the 2016 season is the best by a bowler in the PSL.
  • Largest margin of victory: Won by 120 runs against the Sultans in a T20 match.
  • Other large wins: Victories by 76 runs against the Gladiators and 61 runs against the Kings. 

Major Stadiums

Home ground: Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar.

Current status: Undergoing redevelopment.

Major Trophies

Pakistan Super League (PSL) Champion: 1 time (2017)

PSL Runner-up: 3 times (2018, 2019, 2021) 

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FAQs About Peshawar Zalmi

Who is the leading run scorer for the Peshawar Zalmi?

Kamran Akmal

Who is the captain of Peshawar Zalmi?

Babar Azam