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Peshawar Zalmi
Peshawar Zalmi (Urdu: پشاور زلمی; Pashto: پېښور زلمي; literally meaning "Peshawar's youth") are a professional Twenty20 cricket franchise that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team represents Peshawar, the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and was established in 2015 following the announcement of the inaugural PSL by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The team's home ground is Imran Khan Stadium. The franchise is owned by Javed Afridi, CEO of Haier Pakistan.
Peshawar Zalmi won their first Pakistan Super League title in the 2017 season, defeating Quetta Gladiators in the final. Since then, the team has consistently remained one of the league's strongest performers, qualifying for the playoffs in nearly every edition and reaching the final three times (2017, 2018, and 2021).
The team's home ground is the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar, which is currently undergoing redevelopment, while most home fixtures are played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Babar Azam serves as the current captain, having taken over the leadership ahead of the 2023 season, while former West Indies captain Daren Sammy is the team's head coach.
Kamran Akmal remains the franchise's all-time leading run-scorer, while Wahab Riaz is the leading wicket-taker in the team's 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 Javed Afridi for US$16 million for a ten-year period.
In November 2025, following the conclusion of the original contract, the franchise renewed its rights for another decade (2026–2035). The renewal was based on a valuation conducted by Ernst & Young, which shifted the financial model from US dollars to Pakistani Rupees. Under the new agreement, the annual franchise fee for Peshawar Zalmi was set at Rs. 490 million.
Peshawar began their 2016 season well, winning their first two matches. After a loss to Quetta Gladiators the team went on to win six of their eight group stage matches and finished first in the points table, qualifying for the playoffs. The first playoff match was against Quetta in qualifier 1. The match came down to the last ball Quetta winning by one run, Peshawar scoring 132 runs in reply to Quetta's 133 runs. 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
Peshawar traded Aamer Yamin for Sohaib Maqsood of Lahore Qalandars during the off-season. 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.
Peshawar Zalmi
Peshawar Zalmi (Urdu: پشاور زلمی; Pashto: پېښور زلمي; literally meaning "Peshawar's youth") are a professional Twenty20 cricket franchise that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team represents Peshawar, the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and was established in 2015 following the announcement of the inaugural PSL by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The team's home ground is Imran Khan Stadium. The franchise is owned by Javed Afridi, CEO of Haier Pakistan.
Peshawar Zalmi won their first Pakistan Super League title in the 2017 season, defeating Quetta Gladiators in the final. Since then, the team has consistently remained one of the league's strongest performers, qualifying for the playoffs in nearly every edition and reaching the final three times (2017, 2018, and 2021).
The team's home ground is the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar, which is currently undergoing redevelopment, while most home fixtures are played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Babar Azam serves as the current captain, having taken over the leadership ahead of the 2023 season, while former West Indies captain Daren Sammy is the team's head coach.
Kamran Akmal remains the franchise's all-time leading run-scorer, while Wahab Riaz is the leading wicket-taker in the team's 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 Javed Afridi for US$16 million for a ten-year period.
In November 2025, following the conclusion of the original contract, the franchise renewed its rights for another decade (2026–2035). The renewal was based on a valuation conducted by Ernst & Young, which shifted the financial model from US dollars to Pakistani Rupees. Under the new agreement, the annual franchise fee for Peshawar Zalmi was set at Rs. 490 million.
Peshawar began their 2016 season well, winning their first two matches. After a loss to Quetta Gladiators the team went on to win six of their eight group stage matches and finished first in the points table, qualifying for the playoffs. The first playoff match was against Quetta in qualifier 1. The match came down to the last ball Quetta winning by one run, Peshawar scoring 132 runs in reply to Quetta's 133 runs. 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
Peshawar traded Aamer Yamin for Sohaib Maqsood of Lahore Qalandars during the off-season. 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.