2023 Peshawar Zalmi season explained

Club:Peshawar Zalmi
Season:2023
Coach:Daren Sammy
Captain:Babar Azam
Comp1:PSL 2023
Comp1 Result:Playoffs (3rd)
Most Runs:Babar Azam (522)[1]
Most Wickets:Azmatullah Omarzai (10)
Wahab Riaz (10)[2]
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

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,[3] [4] and captained by Babar Azam.[5] [6]

Squad

!No.!Name!Nationality!Birth date!Batting style!Bowling style!Year signed!Notes
Batsmen
6Saim AyubLeft-handedRight-arm medium fast2023
32Tom Kohler-CadmoreRight-handedRight-arm off break2021
52Rovman PowellRight-handedRight-arm fast medium2023
54Bhanuka RajapaksaLeft-handedRight-arm medium2023
56Babar AzamRight-handedRight-arm off break2023Captain[7] [8]
Left-handedRight-arm fast medium2021
All-rounders
9Dasun ShanakaRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023Full replacement for Sherfane Rutherford
22Danish AzizLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox spin2023
40Saad MasoodRight-handedRight-arm off break2023
50James NeeshamLeft-handedLeft-arm fast medium2023
65Aamer JamalRight-handedRight-arm fast2023
75Shakib Al HasanLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox spin2023
89Haris SohailLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox2023
Wicket-keepers
13Haseebullah KhanLeft-handed2023
29Mohammad HarisRight-handedRight-arm off break2022
Bowlers
2Peter HatzoglouRight-handedight-handedRight-arm leg-break2023Partial replacement for Mujeeb Ur Rahman
7Mujeeb Ur RahmanRight-handedRight-arm off break2023
8Khurram ShahzadRight-handedRight-arm medium2023
33Richard GleesonRight-handedRight-arm fast2023Partial replacement for Rovman Powell
35Arshad IqbalRight-handedRight-arm medium fast2022
47Wahab RiazRight-handedLeft-arm fast2016
77Azmatullah OmarzaiRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023Partial replacement for Shakib Al Hasan
82Sufiyan MuqeemLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox spin2023
91Usman QadirLeft-handedRight-arm leg-break2022
99Salman IrshadRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022

Management and coaching staff

NamePosition
Inzamam-ul-HaqPresident
Daren SammyHead coach
Mohammad AkramDirector of cricket and bowling coach
Kamran AkmalBatting mentor
James FosterFielding coach

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Season standings

Points table

Notes:

Group fixtures

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Playoffs

Eliminator 2

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerInningsRunsHigh score50s100s
Babar Azam1152211551
Mohammad Haris113508520
Saim Ayub123417450
Tom Kohler-Cadmore123259230
Rovman Powell81896410

Most wickets

PlayerInningsWicketsBest bowling
Azmatullah Omarzai6103/28
Wahab Riaz11103/17
Aamer Jamal693/43
James Neesham762/23
Salman Irshad662/18

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 - Peshawar Zalmi Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com . 2023-04-15 . Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: 2023 - Peshawar Zalmi Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com . 2023-04-15 . Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: Daren Sammy returns to Peshawar Zalmi as head coach . 2023-04-15 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  4. Web site: PSL 2023: Daren Sammy is all praises for Peshawar Zalmi skipper Babar Azam . 2023-04-15 . www.geo.tv . en.
  5. Web site: Babar replaces Wahab Riaz as Peshawar Zalmi's captain . 2023-04-15 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  6. Web site: 2022-12-15 . HBL PSL 8: Babar Azam named captain of Peshawar Zalmi . 2023-04-15 . cricketpakistan.com.pk . en.
  7. Web site: Babar replaces Wahab Riaz as Peshawar Zalmi's captain . 2022-12-21 . ESPNcricinfo.
  8. Web site: Babar Azam to lead Peshawar Zalmi in PSL 8 . 2022-12-21 . www.geo.tv . en.