Peshawar Zalmi in 2019

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Peshawar Zalmi
2019 season
CoachMohammad Akram
CaptainDarren Sammy
PSL 2019Runners-up[1][2]
Most runsKamran Akmal (357)[3]
Most wicketsHasan Ali (25)[4]
← 2018 →

The Peshawar Zalmi is a franchise cricket team that represents Peshawar in the Pakistan Super League. They were one of the six teams that participated in the 2019 season.

The team was captained by Darren Sammy, coached by Mohammad Akram. They finished off as Runners-up for the second consecutive season after losing in the final against Quetta Gladiators.[1][5][2] They finished first after the completion of their group stage matches, winning seven matches from their ten matches.[6]

Kamran Akmal was team's best batsman with 357 runs from 13 matches.[3] Hasan Ali was team's best bowler with 25 wickets across 13 matches. He was also the leading wicket-taker of the tournament and hence, won the Maroon Cap and Fazal Mehmood award for best bowler of the season. [4]

Squad[]

Peshawar Zalmi
No. Name Nat. Birth date Bat Bowl Sign Notes
Batsmen
22 Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan (1974-05-28) 28 May 1974 (age 47) R R leg break 2018 Captain
26 Imam-ul-Haq Pakistan (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 26) L — 2019
92 Sohaib Maqsood Pakistan (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 34) R R off break 2018
N/A Lendl Simmons Trinidad and Tobago (1985-01-25) 25 January 1985 (age 37) R R medium fast 2019 Overseas
N/A Nabi Gul Pakistan (1997-10-05) 5 October 1997 (age 24) R — 2019
N/A Samiullah Pakistan (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 25) R — 2019
N/A Dawid Malan England (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 (age 34) L Leg break 2019 Overseas
All-rounders
4 Khalid Usman Pakistan (1986-03-01) 1 March 1986 (age 35) R slow L orthodox 2018
7 Liam Dawson England (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 31) R slow L orthodox 2018 Overseas
55 Kieron Pollard Trinidad and Tobago (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 34) R R medium fast 2018 Overseas
88 Darren Sammy Saint Lucia (1983-12-20) 20 December 1983 (age 38) R R medium fast 2019 Overseas; Captain
200 Umar Amin Pakistan (1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 (age 32) L R medium 2019
N/A Wayne Madsen England (1985-01-02) 2 January 1985 (age 37) R R off-break 2019 Overseas
Wicket-keepers
23 Kamran Akmal Pakistan (1982-01-13) 13 January 1982 (age 40) R — 2018
72 Andre Fletcher Grenada (1987-11-28) 28 November 1987 (age 34) R — 2019 Overseas
N/A Jamal Anwar Pakistan (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 31) R — 2019
Bowlers
7 Tymal Mills England (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 29) R L fast 2019 Overseas
9 Ibtisam Sheikh Pakistan (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 22) R Leg break googly 2019
13 Umaid Asif Pakistan (1984-04-30) 30 April 1984 (age 37) R R medium fast 2018
14 Sameen Gul Pakistan (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 23) R R medium 2018
32 Hasan Ali Pakistan (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 27) R R medium fast 2018
34 Chris Jordan England (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 33) R R fast 2019 Overseas
47 Wahab Riaz Pakistan (1985-06-28) 28 June 1985 (age 36) R L fast 2016
N/A Waqar Salamkheil[a] Afghanistan (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 20) R L medium 2019 Overseas
  1. ^ Unavailable, replaced by Andre Fletcher


Season standings[]

Points table[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1 Peshawar Zalmi (R) 10 7 3 0 0 14 0.828
2 Quetta Gladiators (C) 10 7 3 0 0 14 0.376
3 Islamabad United (3rd) 10 5 5 0 0 10 0.127
4 Karachi Kings (4th) 10 5 5 0 0 10 −0.673
5 Multan Sultans 10 3 7 0 0 6 0.173
6 Lahore Qalandars 10 3 7 0 0 6 −0.837
Source: ESPNcricinfo
  • The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
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  •   Advanced to Eliminator 1

Notes:

  • C = Champions;
  • R = Runner-up;
  • (x) = Position at the end of the tournament;

Season summary[]

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.[7] Zalmi lost to Quetta Gladiators in the qualifier by 10 runs.[8] Zalmi then defeated Islamabad United by 48 runs in the eliminator to reach the PSL final.[9]

In the final in Karachi, after Peshawar Zalmi's openers got out, Sohaib Maqsood, who scored run-a-ball 20, added 31 runs for the third wicket with Umar Amin (38 runs off 33 balls). Zalmi scored 138-8 in 20 overs batting first. Peshawar Zalmi lost to Gladiators, who achieved the target in 17.5 overs, by 8 wickets finishing runners-up in the league.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Quetta Gladiators overwhelm Peshawar Zalmi to clinch the maiden PSL Title". Dawn News. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "PSL Final 2019: Quetta Gladiators clinch maiden PSL title". The News International. March 18, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Records / Most Runs / 2019 Season / Peshawar Zalmi". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Records / Most Wickets / 2019 Season / Peshawar Zalmi". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Quetta Gladiators defeat Peshawar Zalmi, clinch PSL-4 trophy". Dunya News. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Points Table –Pakistan Super League 2019". Retrieved 17 March 2019 – via ESPNCricinfo.
  7. ^ "Peshawar Zalmi rout Islamabad United to clash with Quetta Gladiators in final". The News. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Quetta Gladiators into PSL 2019 final after beating Peshawar Zalmi". Samaa.
  9. ^ "Peshawar storm into PSL final, beat Islamabad by 48 runs in eliminator". Geo News.

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