Peshawar Zalmi

Peshawar Zalmi
پېښور زلمي‬
پشاور زلمی‬
Nickname(s) Khpal Team (lit. Our Team)
Personnel
Captain West Indies Cricket Board Darren Sammy
Coach Pakistan Mohammad Akram
Owner Javed Afridi (Haier Pakistan)[1][2]
Team information
City Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Colors
Founded 2015 (2015)
Home ground Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Capacity 20,000
History
PSL wins 1 (2017)
Official website: peshawarzalmi.com

T20I kit

Peshawar Zalmi (Pashto: پېښور زلمي‬‎; Urdu: پشاور زلمی‬‎; English: Peshawar Youth) is a Pakistani franchise T20 cricket team which plays in the Pakistan Super League and represents Peshawar, the capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[3] The team is owned by Javed Afridi of Haier Pakistan,[1][4] who also owns the Benoni Zalmi franchise in the T20 Global League of South Africa. Peshawar Zalmi was established in 2015 following the announcement of the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[4] Darren Sammy is the current captain of the team as of October 2016[5] and Mohammad Akram is the head coach.

Kamran Akmal is the leading run-scorer for the side,[6] while Wahab Riaz is the leading wicket-taker. Hashir is the brand ambassador of Peshawar Zalmi[7]

Franchise history

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 Haier Pakistan for US$16 million for a time period of ten-years.[8][9]

2016 season

Tamim Iqbal with 267 runs in 6 matches was team's leading run scorer in 2016.

Peshawar began their 2016 season well, winning their first two matches. After a loss to Quetta Gladiators[10] the team went on to win six of their eight group stage matches and finished first in the points table, qualifying for the play-offs.

The first play-off match was against Quetta in qualifier 1. The match came down to the last ball Quetta winning by one run, Peshawar scoring 132 in reply to Quetta's 133.[11] As a result of their first-place position in the group table, Peshawar then went on to play Islamabad United in the second qualifier match. Peshawar also lost this match and were eliminated from the tournament.

Wahab Riaz with 15 wickets was the leading wicket-taker for the team. Tamim Iqbal with 267 runs was team's leading run scorer.[12]

2017 season

Kamran Akmal with 353 runs was the leading run-scorer and also the player of the tournament in 2017.

Peshawar traded Aamer Yamin for Sohaib Maqsood of Lahore Qalandars during the off-season.[13] During the 2017 Pakistan Super League players draft they retained 10 players and signed eight, including Overseas players Shakib Al Hasan, Eoin Morgan, Chris Jordan and Alex Hales. Shakib and Tamim were not available for selection during the initial stage of tournament due to national duties as they were in India to play only test match. Later Alex Hales and Shakib Al Hasan were replaced with Tillakaratne Dilshan and Marlon Samuels and Mohammad Shahzad was replaced with Andre Fletcher while Tamim Iqbal was replaced with Samit Patel. [14] [15]

In their first game of PSL 2017, Peshawar Zalmi lost to the Islamabad United by 7 wickets.[16] In their next game against Karachi Kings, Zalmi won by 7 wickets in pursuit of 120. Eoin Morgan starred in the chase with an unbeaten innings of 80 off 57 balls.[17] Following this the Zalmi were involved in a low-scoring thriller with the Lahore Qalandars that saw the former collapse in the chase of just 60 runs before getting over the line with 3 wickets to spare.[18]

As the tournament moved to Sharjah, Zalmi's first game against Quetta Gladiators was abandoned after repeated showers and the two teams shared the points from the bout.[19] Following this, against Islamabad United, the Zalmis lost a hard-fought game that went down to the last ball. After being put in to bat by United, Zalmi could only manage a below-par score of 137 and never really got going. But the team's bowlers bowled exceedingly well to make a contest out of it.[20] In their final game of the Sharjah leg, the Zalmis continued their losing streak after being beaten by Karachi Kings in a thrilling contest. Setting up a target of 175, the Kings had the Zalmis reduced to 69–6 before Shahid Afridi and Darren Sammy combined in a 70-run partnership that almost won the game for the Zalmis. However, they couldn't see the game through as the Zalmis fell short by 9 runs.[21]

With the tournament shifting back to Dubai, the Zalmis registered consecutive wins against Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators respectively. Against the Qalandars, the team put up a target of 167 and then successful defended it after inducing a batting collapse of 5 wickets for 6 runs from the opposition. In the end prevailing by 17 runs and securing a play-off spot.[22] But with the Gladiators, the team suffered a batting collapse of their own. Chasing a below-par total of 129, the Zalmis were at one time reduced to 52–6 before a vintage performance from Shahid Afridi, who scored 45 off 23 balls, ensured that his team won with 2 wickets left intact.[23] In the first playoffs (qualifier 1) they faced Gladiators at Sharjah it proved to be a replica of last year qualifier 1 where quetta clinched 1 run win over Zalmi. after sent into bat by Zalmi Quetta gave a huge target of 200 thanks to Ahmed Shahzad's 71 off 38 balls. In reply Zalmi had a poor start losing 2 early wickets for less than 10 runs, then came Mohammad Hafeez who started hitting Gladiators all over the stadium he with Dawid Malan put up a 100+ runs partnership. After Hafeez got out Shahid Afridi came looking in best six hitting foam scoring 34 off just 17 balls shifting match in Zalmi favour, but got out at wrong time and as a result Zalmi collapsed in the last over of the match. Left arm spinner for Quetta, Muhammad Nawaz was the bowler who didn't let Zalmi score 2 runs off last 3 balls hence, Gladiators progressed into the final and Zalmi into the qualifier 2[24] where they defeated Karachi Kings by 24 runs. Batting first Zalmi scored 181 for 3 due to Kamran Akmal's brilliant 104 runs from 65 balls. Wahab Riaz and Chris Jordan 3-for took Zalmi into the final for the first time ever. Kamran was adjudged man of the match in the end.[25]

In the final, Zalmis defeated Quetta Gladiators – the runners-up of the inaugural edition of the PSL, by 58 runs batting first. Zalmi's left-arm spinner Mohammad Asghar took 3 wickets for 16 runs. In the first innings, Gladiators' Rayad Emrit took 2 wickets in the 17th over, which left the score at 112 for 6 but Darren Sammy clubbed 33 runs in the last two overs taking the Zalmis total to 148.[26]

2018 season

In the opening match of 2018 season, defending champions Zalmi suffered a loss against new entrants Multan Sultans by 7 wickets.[27] The next game, Zalmi secured a comfortable 34-run win over Islamabad United. Defending a target of 176, Zalmi's debuting fast bowler, Umaid Asif, was the star performer as he reduced the opposition to 25-4 inside the powerplay.[28] Continuing on, the team suffered a loss against Karachi Kings in a closely fought game. Batting first, the Zalmis lost wickets with regular consistency. Only Dwayne Smith's unbeaten innings of 71 runs got them to a respectable total of 131. Defending it, they took the game to the last three balls before the Kings prevailed by 5 wickets.[29]

As the tournament shifted to Sharjah, the team won a thriller against rivals Quetta Gladiators. Batting first, the Gladiators set a target of 143 in a batting display that was punctuated with starts and stops on a two-paced pitch. In reply, the Zalmis were on course for victory at 107-2 before losing three quick wickets to end up requiring 22 runs from the last two overs. At this point, an injured Darren Sammy single-handedly won the match for his team by striking 16 runs from 4 balls to finish the game with 2 balls to go.[30] The following game, the Zalmis beat Lahore Qalandars comfortably in the chase of a low target of 101 runs. The margin of the win was 10 wickets - the first such instance in the history of the PSL. Additionally, this was the first game for Zalmi's main pacer, Hasan Ali this season as he had been sidelined due to an injury.[31]

In the final, Peshawar Zalmi lost to Islamabad United by three wickets. Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat first. Peshawar's in-form batsman Kamran Akmal was out lbw for 1 run off 8 balls, with Samit Patel taking the wicket in the third over early on. Chris Jordan and Liam Dawson were involved in a fourth-wicket fifty-partnership. Later, Wahab Riaz's 28 runs off 14 balls ensured their side reached to a total of 148 runs. Islamabad's Luke Ronchi hit five sixes in the first five overs as he raced to 45 runs off just 15 balls, before he got out in the ninth over after scoring a 26-ball 52, batting second. But a sudden collapse resulted in Islamabad losing six wickets for 20 runs leaving them at 116/6. Akmal then dropped a catch at fine leg when Asif Ali attempted a pull shot off Umaid Asif with Islamabad needing 30 runs off 33 balls. Asif Ali then hit three sixes on the trot off Hasan Ali. Islamabad's Faheem Ashraf hooked Wahab Riaz for six with just one run required in the 17th over.[32]

Team identity

On 13 December 2015 Javed Afridi owner of the team revealed the team name and the official logo of the team in Army Public School Peshawar.[3] The word Zalmi is a Pashto language word meaning youth.[33] The logo of the team is a fusion of a traditional Peshawari turban with cricket stumps. The logo has three, shades blue, yellow and white, signifying the pride of the region, the skies and the energy of the people.[34]

The team's kit colours are yellow and blue.New kits were introduced ahead of second season the new look team shirt carries the same colour theme as of previous editions yellow and blue but there is a slight change in the designs as Dri-FIT fabric is being used to observe sweat to keep players comfortable,kit was designed by Nike.[35] The main title sponsors in 2016 season was Bahria town, the largest real-estate developers and Investors in Pakistan and the largest private housing society in Asia. TCS Connect was team's partner in 2016 season.[36] General Petroleum (GP) is the title sponsor in 2017 season. Others which also have sponsorship deals are Giggly Boom Boom Bubble, Jivi, MX47,Super Power (a Motorcycle company), Enviro, Infinix and Khaleej Times. Khyber News, Kay2 TV, Pakhtun Entertainment and Pashto 1 are their regional media partners while Daily Jang and PTV Sports are team's official media partners.

Actor Hamza Ali Abbasi and actress Humaima Malick were team's star ambassadors for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.[37] In 2018 season, Mahira Khan joined Hamza as team's ambassadors after she replaced Humaima Malik.[38]

Several musical anthems have been made for the team, and were released by Beyond Records.[39][40]

Year Kit Manufacturer Front Branding Back Branding Chest Branding Sleeve Branding
2016

J.

 Bahria Town Giggly Boom Boom Bubblegum Brighto Paints Hum TV, J., Zic Motor Oil
2017 Nike General Petroleum Jivi Mobiles Super Power Motorcyles, Jang, Khaleej Times
2018 Haier MGI McDonald's, Dawn News, Jang, Zamoong

Philanthropy

In 2017, Peshawar Zalmi joined hands with International Rescue Committee to raise awareness of education in Pakistan. The franchise is also actively involved in Pakistan in giving sports education to children through sports camps and training all across Pakistan.[41] The team has largely contributed in charity works and as for 2017 SKMH are team's official charity.In 2016 they invited Army Public School attack survivors to watch PSL Live from the stands. Around 150 students and staff members from the school were invited to attend the inauguration ceremony of the first edition of PSL. In 2017, they took cancer patients of the SKMH for free to Dubai and gave the children a once in a lifetime opportunity to fly out of the country and make beautiful memories together.[42] Eoin Morgan member of 2017 squad donated Zalmi's Kit which he wore during the course of 2017 season to cancer patients of Shoukat Khanum Memorial Hospital.[43] In 2018, team owner Javed Afridi invited 13 young patients under treatment at SKMH to watch team's matches live from ground.[44]

Current squad

Peshawar Zalmi
No. Name Nat. Birth date Bat Bowl Contract signed year Salary Notes
Batsmen
1 Sabbir Rahman Bangladesh (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 R 2018 50;00 Overseas
6 Mohammad Arif Pakistan (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 R R off break 2018 10,000
8 Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan (1980-10-17) 17 October 1980 R R off spin 2016 140,000
10 Khushdil Shah Pakistan (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 L L orthodox 2017 10,000
17 Evin Lewis West Indies Cricket Board (1991-12-27) 27 December 1991 L R medium fast 2018 Overseas
29 Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh (1989-03-20) 20 March 1989 L 2018 70,000 Overseas
30 Taimur Sultan Pakistan (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994 R 2018 25,000
All-rounders
4 Khalid Usman Pakistan (1986-03-01) 1 March 1986 R slow L orthodox 2018
7 Liam Dawson England (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 R slow L orthodox 2018 Overseas
9 Ibtisam Sheikh Pakistan (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 R leg break googly 2018 10,000
49 Saad Nasim Pakistan (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 R R leg break 2018 25,000
73 Hammad Azam Pakistan (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 R R medium 2018 70,000
75 Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 L slow L orthodox 2018 70,000 Overseas
88 Darren Sammy West Indies Cricket Board (1983-12-20) 20 December 1983 R R medium fast 2018 50,000 Captain
89 Haris Sohail Pakistan (1989-01-09) 9 January 1989 L slow L orthodox 2017 25,000
815 Dwayne Bravo West Indies Cricket Board (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 R R medium fast 2018 140,000 Overseas
814 Dwayne Smith West Indies Cricket Board (1983-04-12) 12 April 1983 R R medium 2018 23;34 Overseas
Wicket-keepers
19 Riki Wessels England (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 R — 2018 102;56 Overseas
23 Kamran Akmal Pakistan (1982-01-13) 13 January 1982 R — 2016 70,000
72 Andre Fletcher West Indies Cricket Board (1987-11-28) 28 November 1987 R — 2018 89;91 Overseas
Bowlers
13 Umaid Asif Pakistan (1984-04-30) 30 April 1984 R R medium fast 2018
14 Sameen Gul Pakistan (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 R R medium 2018 10,000
17 Mohammad Asghar Pakistan (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 L L spinner 2016 25,000
32 Hasan Ali Pakistan (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 R R medium fast 2016 50,000
34 Chris Jordan England (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 R R fast 2017 25,000 Overseas
47 Wahab Riaz Pakistan (1985-06-28) 28 June 1985 R L fast 2016 140,0000

    Management and coaching staff

    Shahid Afridi was the icon player for Peshawar Zalmi in the first two seasons before he left for Karachi Kings.
    Name Position
    Pakistan Javed Afridi (Haier Pakistan) Owner
    Pakistan Zaheer Abbas President
    Pakistan Mohammad Akram Head Coach & Director
    Pakistan Younis Khan Batting Coach & Mentor
    Pakistan Saqlain Mushtaq Spin bowling consultant
    South Africa Grant Luden Fielding Coach & Fitness Trainer
    Pakistan Ibrahim Qureshi Assistant Trainer
    Zimbabwe Brad Robinson Physio
    Pakistan Usman Hashim Analyst

    Captains

    Darren Sammy has been the Captain of Peshawar Zalmi since the 2017 season
    No. Nat. Player From To Mat Won Lost Tie&W Tie&L NR %
    1 Pakistan Shahid Afridi 2016 2016 10 6 4 0 0 0 60.00
    2 West Indies Cricket Board Darren Sammy 2017 Present 22 12 9 0 0 1 57.14
    3 Pakistan Mohammad Hafeez 2018 2018 2 1 1 0 0 0 50.00

    Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 25 March 2018

    Result summary

    Overall result in PSL

    YearPldWonLostTie&WTie&LNRSR(%)PositionSummary
    2016 106400060.003/5Play-offs
    2017 116400160.001/5Champions
    2018 137600053.842/6Runners-up
    Total 34191400157.57-1 Title

    Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 25 March 2018

    Head-to-head record

    OppositionSpanMatWonLostTie&WTie&LNRSR%
    Islamabad United2018–present83500037.50
    Karachi Kings2018–present86200075.00
    Lahore Qalandars2018–present65100083.33
    Multan Sultans2018–present2020000.00
    Quetta Gladiators2018–present105400155.55

    Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 25 March 2018

    Statistics

    Most runs

    Nat. Player From To Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
    Pakistan Kamran Akmal 2016 present 31 30 851 30.39 107* 2 5
    Pakistan Mohammad Hafeez 2016 present 28 26 598 23.92 77 0 4
    Bangladesh Tamim Iqbal 2016 present 16 16 495 41.25 80* 0 4
    Saint Lucia Darren Sammy 2016 present 27 22 352 25.14 48 0 0
    England Dawid Malan 2016 2017 14 14 338 28.16 60* 0 2

    Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 10 March 2018

    Most wickets

    Nat. Player From To Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4w 5w
    Pakistan Wahab Riaz 2016 present 29 110.2 44 15.70 3/17 0 0
    Pakistan Mohammad Asghar 2016 present 21 63.4 21 23.28 3/16 0 0
    Pakistan Hasan Ali 2016 present 18 62.5 18 25.55 3/22 0 0
    Pakistan Shahid Afridi 2016 2017 20 65.0 12 36.08 5/7 0 1
    England Chris Jordan 2017 present 9 31.0 11 20.36 3/26 0 0

    Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last Updated: 10 March 2018

    See also

    List of Pakistan Super League anthems

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