# Peshawar cricket team

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.

## 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. Their highest individual score is 300 not out, by Shoaib Khan against Quetta in 2003–04. Their best bowling figures are 9 for 62 by Safiullah Khan against Railways B in 1971–72.
In List A cricket they have played 73 times, with 22 wins, 49 losses, one tie and one no-result.
In January 2017, they won the 2016–17 Regional One Day Cup, beating Karachi Whites by 124 runs in the final.

### Since 2023

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

## 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
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style |
| Batsmen |||||
| Abbas Ali | 8 April 2004 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin |
| Abuzar Tariq | 2 July 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | |
| Adil Amin | 13 December 1990 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-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 Khan | 12 December 2001 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
| Sahibzada Farhan | 6 March 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | |
| Waqar Ahmed | 1 January 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
| Zain Khan | 24 October 2002 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-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-handed | Right-arm off spin |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Gauhar Ali | 5 May 1989 (age 34) | Right-handed | |
| Spin Bowlers |||||
| Ubaid Shah | 5 February 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin |
| Pace Bowlers |||||
| Abbas Afridi (cricketer) | 5 April 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Mohammad Amir Khan | 9 September 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
| Mohammad Ilyas | 21 March 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Imran Khan | 15 July 1987 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Mohammad Imran | 20 January 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast |
| Taj Wali | 21 March 1991 (age 32) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast |