Peshawar Zalmi

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]

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 form 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]

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]

Peshawar Zalmi finished the group stage with first position by winning seven of their matches and losing three. Peshawar came on top because of the higher run rate.[33] Peshawar Zalmi lost to Quetta Gladiators in the qualifier by 10 runs.[34]

In the final in Karachi, Peshawar Zalmi lost to Gladiators by 8 wickets coming runners up.[35]

In January, they signed Amla as batting mentor for the 2020 season.[4][5]

Peshawar Zalmi is the biggest sports entity in Pakistan valued at more than $40 million (Source: Nielsen). It is the number one brand of the PSL since the past 3 years with and has emerged as one of the biggest conglomerate in the country.

Global Zalmi comprises the International Sports Branches of Peshawar Zalmi spread across 25 countries. Each year the teams from these countries come and play the Global Zalmi League. Peshawar Zalmi is helping promote cricket at the grass root levels in these respective countries.

Zalmi Foundation is the Foundation of Peshawar Zalmi that aims to bring back smiles in the community. It is working with various organizations which include the United Nations, UNESCO, Turkish Embassy & US Consulate to uplift the community through social reforms.

Zalmi spreading his presence internationally with having team in the exciting new Global T20 league with ‘Benoni Zalmi’. Living up to its ethos, Benoni Zalmi logo was launched in a local school and the team has already signed up big names in the coaching staff to inspire South African youth!

Zalmi TV is the OTT Platform of Zalmi which will have all the content of Peshawar Zalmi for the whole year. It will be a one stop shop for the Zalmi Fans to witness their favorite content. It was launched with the Zalmi TV presents SFN MMA event that took place in Islamabad. It was the biggest event of MMA in Pakistan.

Zalmi Force is a platform to mobilize the youth of Pakistan. Zalmi Force members are like the Soldiers of Zalmi which will be working together with Zalmi for various campaigns. Zalmi will be diligently working for the capacity building of these individuals. Zalmi aims to provide opportunities for the youth of Pakistan at all fronts.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 13 March 2020

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 13 March 2020

Nat.	Player	From	To	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100	50
	Kamran Akmal	2016	present	53	52	1486	29.72	107*	3	9
	Darren Sammy	2016	2020	49	39	691	25.59	48	0	0
	Mohammad Hafeez	2016	2018	28	26	598	23.92	77	0	4
	Tamim Iqbal	2016	2018	16	16	495	41.25	80*	0	4
	Dawid Malan	2016	2019	16	16	377	26.92	60*	0	2

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 6 March 2020

Nat.	Player	From	To	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	4w	5w
	Wahab Riaz	2016	present	51	186.5	73	17.82	3/17	0	0
	Hasan Ali	2016	present	42	153.1	56	20.14	4/15	3	0
	Mohammad Asghar	2016	2018	21	63.4	21	23.28	3/16	0	0
	Umaid Asif	2018	2019	20	76.0	20	29.35	4/23	1	0
	Chris Jordan	2017	2019	13	44.0	16	21.06	3/26	0	0

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last Updated: 6 March 2020