Peshawar Zalmi is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Peshawar, Pakistan, that competed in the 2026 Pakistan Super League. It was the team's eleventh consecutive season in the Pakistan Super League after renewing its franchise agreement for another decade in December 2025. Peshawar were coached by Ottis Gibson and captained by Babar Azam.
Peshawar finished the league stage at the top of the points table and qualified for the final after defeating Islamabad United in the Qualifier. They won their second Pakistan Super League title by defeating Hyderabad Kingsmen by five wickets in the 2026 Pakistan Super League final, played on 3 May 2026 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Squad
Pakistan Super League introduced an auction model for the first time in the 2026 season, allowing teams to select players by bidding in Pakistani rupees. Teams were also allowed to directly sign one foreign player who was not part of previous season. Zalmi's signed Aaron Hardie as their directly signed player. Teams were also allowed to retain up to 4 players who were part of their squads in previous seasons, while new teams were allowed to sign 4 players before the auction to match with other franchises. Peshawar retained Babar Azam, Abdul Samad, Sufiyan Muqeem and Ali Raza from their squad.
Player auction for the PSL 11 was held on 11 February 2026. Following is the full squad of Peshawar Zalmi after the player auction and retentions.
+Key Players with international caps are listed in bold. denotes a player who is fully unavailable denotes a player who will be partially unavailable
+ No.NameNationalityBirth dateSalaryBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotesBatsmen56Babar AzamPKR 7.0 croreRight-handedRight-arm off break2022Captain45Abdul SamadPKR 2.8 croreRight-handedRight-arm leg break202514James VincePKR 3.00 croreRight-handedRight-arm medium pace202697Tanzid HasanPKR 1.1 croreLeft-handedleft-arm medium pace202645Mirza Tahir BaigPKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm medium pace2026Wicket-keepers29Mohammad HarisPKR 2.20 croreRight-handed—202614Kusal MendisPKR 4.20 croreRight-handed—2026All-rounders20Aaron HardiePKR Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast20264Michael BracewellPKR 4.20 croreLeft-handedRight-arm off break202695Iftikhar AhmedPKR 1.80 croreRight-handedRight-arm off break202665Aamir JamalPKR 1.90 croreRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast20267Khalid UsmanPKR 60 lakhRight-handedSlow left arm orthodox2026Bowlers82Sufiyan MuqeemPKR 4.48 croreLeft-handedLeft-arm unorthodox202311Ali RazaPKR 1.96 croreRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast202523Abdul SubhanPKR 62.5 lakhRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast202649Khurram ShahzadPKR 2.70 croreRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium202645Nahid RanaPKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm fast2026—Kashif AliN/APKR 60 lakhN/AN/A202626Shahnawaz DahaniPKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium202647Shoriful IslamPKR 1.1 CroreLeft-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2026
Coaching and Management Staff Head Coach: Ottis Gibson Batting Coach: Misbah-ul-Haq Director of Cricket: Mohammad Akram
Season standings Points table
League progression
Fixtures
League stage
Playoffs
Statistics Most runs Player Runs 50s 100sBabar Azam1158873.5010332Kusal Mendis11550 55.0010941Mohammad Haris920622.84700 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets Player Sufiyan Muqeem112214.404/32Iftikhar Ahmed101219.754/21Aaron Hardie61112.814/27 Source: ESPNcricinfo
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