# 2023 Peshawar Zalmi season

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, and captained by Babar Azam.

## 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 |
| | Sherfane Rutherford | 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
* ↑ 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 |

## 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 |
* 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.
* 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.
* As a result of this match, Multan Sultans qualified for the playoffs.
* 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