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| Coach | Mohammad Akram | ||
| Captain | Shahid Afridi | ||
| PSL 2016 | 1st | ||
| Most runs | Tamim Iqbal (267) | ||
| Most wickets | Wahab Riaz (15) | ||
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The Peshawar Zalmi is a franchise cricket team that represents Peshawar in the Pakistan Super League. They are one of the five teams that had a competition in the 2016 Pakistan Super League. The team was captained by Shahid Afridi, and they stand on first position after winning six matches from their eight matches in the PSL 2016.
Background
Peshawar Zalmi is a franchise cricket team representing Peshawar, which plays in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). In 2015, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League would take place in February 2016 in the United Arab Emirates.[1] CEO of Haier Javed Afridi (cousin of Shahid Afridi) bought the team for US$16 million for a ten-year period.[2] It finished third in the inaugural season of PSL in the 2016.
Squad
Players with international caps before the start of the season are listed in bold.
| Name | Nationality | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | ||
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| Mohammad Hafeez |  Pakistan |
Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | [3] | ||
| Tamim Iqbal |  Bangladesh |
Left-handed | — | Overseas | ||
| Shahid Yousuf | Pakistan |
Right-handed | — | |||
| Israrullah | Pakistan |
Left-handed | — | |||
| Musadiq Ahmed | Pakistan |
Right-handed | — | |||
| Brad Hodge |  Australia |
Right-handed | — | Overseas | ||
| Dawid Malan |  England |
Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Shahid Afridi | Pakistan |
Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | Captain | ||
| Aamer Yamin | Pakistan |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Darren Sammy |  West Indies |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Overseas | ||
| Jim Allenby | Australia |
Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas | ||
| Wicket-keeper | ||||||
| Kamran Akmal | Pakistan |
Right-handed | — | |||
| Jonny Bairstow | England |
Right-handed | — | Overseas | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Abdur Rehman | Pakistan |
Left-handed | Left-arm off spin | |||
| Junaid Khan | Pakistan |
Left-handed | Left-arm fast | |||
| Wahab Riaz | Pakistan |
Right-handed | Left-arm fast | |||
| Shaun Tait | Australia |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas | ||
| Imran Khan | Pakistan |
Right-handed | Left-arm medium fast | |||
| Hasan Ali | Pakistan |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Taj Wali | Pakistan |
Left-handed | Left arm medium-fast | |||
| Muhammad Asghar | Pakistan |
Left-handed | Left arm spinner | |||
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Pakistan Super League
Before the start of the league zalmis were considered as a strongest team and team to beat in first PSL.They proved every body right by winning their first two matches Thanks to brilliant performances from their openers Mohammad Hafeez and Tamim Iqbal Zalmi who played their first two matches on 5 and 6 February against Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars respectively winning both of them beating United by 24 runs and Qalandars by 9 wickets.[4][5] Their winning run ended after losing a close match against the underdogs of 2016 PSL Quetta Gladiators.[6] after completing group stage matches they won six from eight matches losing against Lahore Qalandars in a close match and Quetta Gladiators they finished first in points table qualifying for the play-offs where they played against Quetta Gladiators in Qualifier 1.[7] The first qualifier of the inaugural Pakistan Super League was a nail-biting affair and came down to the last ball, with Quetta Gladiators holding their nerve to clinch one run win. Gladiators posted 133 thanks to Kevin Pietersen (53) well supported by Kumar Sangakkara (37) after disastrous start, in reply Peshawar scoring 132 in their 20 Overs Darren Sammy's 38 from 29 could not save the team.[8] Zalmi were left needing eight runs from six balls;Gladiators required three wickets. A dot off the first ball of the over, bowled by Aizaz Cheema, titled the contest further Quetta's way. However, Wahab Riaz seemed to emerge an unlikely hero for Zalmi, slamming the second ball – a low full toss outside off – over cow corner for four. He then proceeded to take a single. Three needed off three, and it was anybody's game. Cheema, though, drastically turned the fate of the match with his next two deliveries. First Hasan Ali was out caught and bowled. Then, Wahab swung wildly in an attempt to finish the game, but ended up skying the ball straight to Ahmed Shehzad at point. Cheema was on a hat-trick and Muhammad Asghar had the unenviable task of striking the last ball for at least three. Cheema did not get his hat-trick, but more importantly, Asghar was unable to put the bowler's rising short ball away as a result Aizaz Cheema become hero for Gladiators and qualified for the Final.Gladiator's Mohammad Nawaz for his 3 for 27 and 20 runs was judged man of the match against Zalmi.[9]Islamabad United qualified for 2016 Pakistan Super League Final match by defeating Zalmi.United set 177 runs target for Zalmi after being sent in by Afridi to bat first. United's Batsman Sharjeel Khan 117 from 62 balls against strong bowling line-up of Zalmi proved to be the difference between them and United they only managed 126 runs after blistering inning from Shahid Afridi in the end of 38 from 17 balls and earlier Kamran Akmal scored 45 from 32 balls. As a result of this loss they 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.[10]
Season standings
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| Dates | 4 – 23 February 2016 |
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| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | United Arab Emirates |
| Champions | Islamabad United (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Quetta Gladiators |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Attendance | 201,609 (8,400 per match) |
| Player of the series | Ravi Bopara (KK) (329 runs and 11 wickets) |
| Most runs | Umar Akmal (LQ) (335) |
| Most wickets | Andre Russell (IU) (16) |
| Official website | psl-t20.com |
The 2016 Pakistan Super League (or for sponsorship reasons HBL PSL 2016) was the debut season of the Pakistan Super League which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The tournament featured five teams and was held from 4 February 2016 to 23 February 2016 in the United Arab Emirates.[11] The opening ceremony and first match of the tournament were held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 4 February 2016.[12]
The final was held in Dubai on 23 February and saw Islamabad United defeating Quetta Gladiators by 6 wickets to win the first title.[13] Dwayne Smith of Islamabad United was awarded the man of the match award for his innings of 73 runs from 51 balls. Ravi Bopara of the Karachi Kings was named player of the tournament.[13]
Around half of the TV viewing audience in Pakistan watched matches in the competition at peak times.[14]
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the tournament was held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on 4 February 2016,[15][16] and was hosted by Yasir Hussain and Sri Lankan model Stephanie Siriwardhana. It featured live performances by singer Ali Zafar, Jamaican rapper and singer Sean Paul, Mohib Mirza, Sanam Saeed and such other artists[17] and ended with a firework display. A large crowd attended the ceremony at the stadium.[18][19]
Player acquisition and salaries
The player draft for the 2016 season was held at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on 21–22 December 2015. 308 players, including both Pakistani and international players, were divided into five different categories. Each franchise was allowed to pick a maximum of six foreign players in their squads which could have a maximum of 20 members.
Squads
| Islamabad United | Peshawar Zalmi | Lahore Qalandars | Karachi Kings | Quetta Gladiators |
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Officials
Seven umpires and two match referees made up the match officials panel for the tournament. Pakistan's top ICC umpire Aleem Dar stood in matches during the tournament as did West Indian ICC umpire Joel Wilson. Also a part of the panel were other Pakistani umpires Ahsan Raza, Shozab Raza, Ahmed Shahab, Rashid Riaz and Khalid Mahmood. The match referees panel consisted of former Sri Lankan ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama and Pakistani match referee Mohammad Anees.[20]
Promotion and media coverage
The official anthem of PSL season I, "Ab Khel Ke Dikha" was released on 30 September 2015. It was written, composed and sung by Ali Zafar.
Venues
The venue for the tournament was originally planned to be a single stadium in Doha, Qatar. In September 2015 the Pakistan Cricket Board announced the shifting of the tournament to Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.[21][22][23]
| Dubai | Sharjah |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |
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Format
Each team played each other twice in the league stage of the tournament in a round robin format. As matches were played in the UAE, all games were effectively at a neutral venue. Following the group stage the top four teams qualified for the playoff stage of the tournament.
The 2016 season of the PSL followed rules and regulations laid down by the International Cricket Council. In the group stage, two points were awarded for a win, one for a no result and none for a loss. In the event of tied scores after both teams faced their quota of overs, a super over would have been used to determine the match winner.[24] In the group stage teams were ranked on the following criteria:[25]
- Higher number of points
- If equal, higher number of wins
- If equal, fewest defeats
- If still equal, the results of head-to-head meetings
- If still equal, net run rate
If any play-off match had finished with a no result, a super over would have been used to determine the winner. If the super over had not have been possible or the result of the over was a tie, the team which finished in the highest league position at the end of the regular season would have been deemed the winner of the match.