2018 Peshawar Zalmi season
Peshawar Zalmi are a cricket team from Peshawar that plays in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the league’s original teams, and the 2018 season expanded the league from five to six teams with Multan Sultans joining.
In 2017, Zalmi won their first PSL title by beating Quetta Gladiators, so they entered 2018 as defending champions. The 2018 season ended with Zalmi finishing as runners-up after losing to Islamabad United in the final.
Key people and stats for 2018:
- Coach: Mohammad Akram
- Captain: Darren Sammy
- Most runs: Kamran Akmal (425)
- Most wickets: Wahab Riaz (18)
Notable events:
- Hasan Ali did not play the first four games but joined in the fifth and took three wickets.
- Darren Sammy was injured in a match against Quetta Gladiators but later returned.
- In the off-season, Shahid Afridi moved to Karachi Kings in a deal that included one Gold and two Silver picks. Iftikhar Ahmed moved to Islamabad United in exchange for a second-round supplementary pick.
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