2021 Peshawar Zalmi season

Peshawar Zalmi
2021 season
Coach	Daren Sammy
Captain	Wahab Riaz
PSL 2021	Runners-up (3rd)
Most runs	Shoaib Malik (354)
Most wickets	Wahab Riaz (18)
← 2020	2022 →

The Peshawar Zalmi (often abbreviated as PZ) is a franchise cricket team that represents Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The franchise won the tournament in 2017.^[3] The team was coached by Daren Sammy,^[4] and captained by Wahab Riaz.^[5]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors edit

Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor (chest)	Shirt sponsor (back)	Chest branding	Sleeve branding
Zalmi in-house	Haier	TCL	Huawei	McDonald's Pakistan, Oppo, Airlink

Playing kit

Season standings edit

Points table edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	Islamabad United (3rd)	10	8	2	16	0.859
2	Multan Sultans (C)	10	5	5	10	1.050
3	Peshawar Zalmi (R)	10	5	5	10	0.586
4	Karachi Kings (4th)	10	5	5	10	−0.115
5	Lahore Qalandars	10	5	5	10	−0.589
6	Quetta Gladiators	10	2	8	4	−1.786

Source: ESPNcricinfo

The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
advanced to Qualifier
advanced to Eliminator 1

League fixtures edit

Match 2
21 February 2021
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 140/6 (20 overs)	v	Lahore Qalandars 143/6 (18.3 overs)
Ravi Bopara 50 (44) Shaheen Afridi 3/14 (4 overs)		Mohammad Hafeez 33* (26) Saqib Mahmood 2/22 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 4 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)

Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.

Match 5
23 February 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Multan Sultans 193/4 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 197/4 (19 overs)
James Vince 84 (55) Saqib Mahmood 2/36 (4 overs)		Tom Kohler-Cadmore 53 (32) Shahnawaz Dahani 2/44 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Aleem Dar (Pak)
Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Peshawar Zalmi)

Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 8
26 February 2021
20:00 (N)
Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators 198/7 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 202/7 (19.3 overs)
Sarfaraz Ahmed 81 (40) Saqib Mahmood 3/34 (4 overs)		Haider Ali 50 (29) Dale Steyn 2/44 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 3 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Haider Ali (Peshawar Zalmi)

Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 10
27 February 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Islamabad United 118 (17.1 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 122/4 (17.1 overs)
Alex Hales 41 (27) Wahab Riaz 4/17 (4 overs)		Tom Kohler-Cadmore 46 (46) Hasan Ali 2/14 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Wahab Riaz (Peshawar Zalmi)

Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 13
3 March 2021
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 188/5 (20 overs)	v	Karachi Kings 191/4 (19.3 overs)
Ravi Bopara 58* (40) Abbas Afridi 2/27 (4 overs)		Babar Azam 77* (47) Saqib Mahmood 2/41 (4 overs)

Karachi Kings won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Imran Javed (Pak)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Karachi Kings)

Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 17
10 June 2021
23:00 (N)
Scorecard

Lahore Qalandars 170/8 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 160/8 (20 overs)
Tim David 64* (36) Fabian Allen 2/36 (3 overs)		Shoaib Malik 73 (48) Rashid Khan 5/20 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 10 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Lahore Qalandars)

Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 19
12 June 2021
21:00 (N)
Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 197/5 (20 overs)	v	Quetta Gladiators 136/9 (20 overs)
David Miller 73 (46) Mohammad Nawaz 2/33 (4 overs)		Sarfaraz Ahmed 36* (28) Mohammad Irfan 3/27 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 61 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: David Miller (Peshawar Zalmi)

Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Saim Ayub replaced Faf du Plessis as a concussion substitute for Quetta Gladiators.

Match 21
13 June 2021
23:00 (N)
Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 166/7 (20 overs)	v	Multan Sultans 167/2 (16.3 overs)
Sherfane Rutherford 56 (40) Shahnawaz Dahani 4/31 (4 overs)		Mohammad Rizwan 82* (56) Mohammad Irfan 1/24 (4 overs)

Multan Sultans won by 8 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shahnawaz Dahani (Multan Sultans)

Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.

Match 24
15 June 2021
23:00 (N)
Scorecard

Karachi Kings 108/9 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 109/4 (11 overs)
Abbas Afridi 27* (18) Abrar Ahmed 3/14 (4 overs)		Hazratullah Zazai 63 (26) Imad Wasim 2/2 (2 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 6 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Peshawar Zalmi)

Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 26
17 June 2021
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Islamabad United 247/2 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 232/6 (20 overs)
Usman Khawaja 105* (56) Shoaib Malik 1/14 (2 overs)		Shoaib Malik 68 (36) Akif Javed 3/43 (4 overs)

Islamabad United won by 15 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Islamabad United)

Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs edit

Eliminator 1 edit

Match 32
21 June 2021
23:00 (N)
Scorecard

Karachi Kings 175/7 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 176/5 (19.5 overs)
Babar Azam 53 (45) Mohammad Irfan 2/21 (4 overs)		Hazratullah Zazai 77 (38) Thisara Perera 2/10 (2 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 5 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Peshawar Zalmi)

Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Eliminator 2 edit

Match 33
22 June 2021
21:00 (N)
Scorecard

Islamabad United 174/9 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 177/2 (16.5 overs)
Hasan Ali 45 (16) Wahab Riaz 2/35 (4 overs)		Hazratullah Zazai 66 (44) Mohammad Wasim 1/32 (3 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 8 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Peshawar Zalmi)

Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Final edit

Match 34
24 June 2021
21:00 (N)
Scorecard

Multan Sultans 206/4 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 159/9 (20 overs)
Sohaib Maqsood 65* (35) Sameen Gul 2/26 (4 overs)		Shoaib Malik 48 (28) Imran Tahir 3/33 (4 overs)

Multan Sultans won by 47 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Sohaib Maqsood (Multan Sultans)

Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.^[6]

References edit

^ "RECORDS / PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE, 2020/21-2021 - PESHAWAR ZALMI / MOST RUNS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ "RECORDS / PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE, 2020/21-2021 - PESHAWAR ZALMI / MOST WICKETS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ "Clinical Peshawar storm to PSL title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ "Darren Sammy appointed Peshawar Zalmi head coach". Scoreline. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ "PSL 2021 TEAM GUIDE: Peshawar Zalmi". The Cricketer. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ "Final (D/N), Abu Dhabi, Jun 24 2021, Pakistan Super League". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

External links edit

Team records in 2021 at ESPNcricinfo

[1] "RECORDS / PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE, 2020/21-2021 - PESHAWAR ZALMI / MOST RUNS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[2] "RECORDS / PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE, 2020/21-2021 - PESHAWAR ZALMI / MOST WICKETS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[3] "Clinical Peshawar storm to PSL title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[4] "Darren Sammy appointed Peshawar Zalmi head coach". Scoreline. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[5] "PSL 2021 TEAM GUIDE: Peshawar Zalmi". The Cricketer. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[Final_Scorecard-6] "Final (D/N), Abu Dhabi, Jun 24 2021, Pakistan Super League". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

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