# 2024 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 competing in the 2024 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 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 |
| 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 | Batting consultant |
| Umar Gul | Bowling consultant |
| Zafar Iqbal | Medical advisor |
| Mian Abbas Layaq | COO |

## Season standings
### Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* As a result of this match, Peshawar Zalmi qualified for the playoffs.
* 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