Peshawar Zalmi

Peshawar Zalmi
پشاور زلمی
Nickname(s)Yellow Storm
LeaguePakistan Super League
Personnel
CaptainBabar Azam
CoachDaren Sammy
OwnerJaved Afridi[1][2]
Team information
CityPeshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Home groundArbab Niaz Stadium[3]
Capacity89,150
History
PSL wins1 (2017)
Official websitewww.peshawarzalmi.com

Home kit

Away kit

Seasons

Peshawar Zalmi (Urdu: پشاور زلمی; Pashto: پېښور زلمي; literally meaning "Peshawar's youth") is a Pakistani franchise Twenty20 cricket team which plays in the Pakistan Super League and represents Peshawar, the capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The team is owned by Javed Afridi.[1][4] Peshawar Zalmi was established in 2015 following the announcement of the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[4] Babar Azam is the current captain and Daren Sammy is the current head coach of the team.

Kamran Akmal is the leading run-scorer for the side,[5] while Wahab Riaz is the leading wicket-taker.

  1. ^ a b "Peshawar is close to my heart: PSL Team owner Javed Afridi". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Karachi Pick Amir, Peshawar Bag Afridi For PSL". Geo News. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ^ Bhatti, Abdul Majid (15 September 2020). "Peshawar, Quetta to again miss out on PSL 2021 matches, PCB confirms". Geo Super. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020. Two of the four provinces will once again see no action of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) next year as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that Peshawar's Arbab Niaz Stadium and Quetta's Bugti Stadium won't be ready in time to host matches for the 2021 tournament...
  4. ^ a b "Pakistan Super League T20 in UAE seeks to rival India's IPL". 29 September 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Peshawar Zalmi/Most runs". ESPN. Retrieved 5 March 2017.