# Peshawar cricket team > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peshawar_cricket_team > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peshawar_cricket_team.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshawar_cricket_team > Source revision: 1325130808 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Pakistani first-class cricket team Peshawar cricket team Personnel Owner Pakistan Cricket Board Team information Founded 2023; 3 years ago (2023) Home ground Imran Khan Cricket Stadium The **Peshawar cricket team** is a Pakistani [first-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket) team from [Peshawar](/source/Peshawar). The team's home ground is [Arbab Niaz Stadium](/source/Arbab_Niaz_Stadium), Peshawar. They participate in the [Quaid-e-Azam Trophy](/source/Quaid-e-Azam_Trophy). It was refounded in the 2023/24 season after a revamp of the domestic structure.[1][2] ## History ### Before 2023 The [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) and [Twenty20](/source/Twenty20) side was known as the [Peshawar Panthers](/source/Peshawar_Panthers). Peshawar first played in first-class competitions in 1956–57, and they have competed in most seasons since then, except for a hiatus between 1977–78 and 1983–84. Apart from a few matches played by [North-West Frontier Province](/source/North-West_Frontier_Province_cricket_team) in the 1970s, Peshawar were usually the only first-class team from [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa](/source/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa) province (formerly known as North-West Frontier Province) until the debut of [Abbottabad](/source/Abbottabad_cricket_team) in 2005–06. Peshawar won the [Quaid-i-Azam Trophy](/source/Quaid-i-Azam_Trophy) in 1998-99 and 2004–05 and the [ABN-AMRO Cup National One-day Championship](/source/ABN-AMRO_Cup_National_One-day_Championship) in 2006–07. They also won the [2011-12 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Division Two](/source/Faysal_Bank_Quaid-e-Azam_Trophy_2011%E2%80%9312#Division_II_Final). In first-class cricket to the end of 2013 they had played 262 matches, with 82 wins, 99 losses, 80 draws and one tie.[3] Their highest individual score is 300 not out, by [Shoaib Khan](/source/Shoaib_Khan_(cricketer%2C_born_1978)) against [Quetta](/source/Quetta_cricket_team) in 2003–04.[4] Their best bowling figures are 9 for 62 by [Safiullah Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Safiullah_Khan_(cricketer,_born_1940)&action=edit&redlink=1) against [Railways B](/source/Pakistan_Railways_cricket_team) in 1971–72.[5] In [List A cricket](/source/List_A_cricket) they have played 73 times, with 22 wins, 49 losses, one tie and one no-result.[6] In January 2017, they won the [2016–17 Regional One Day Cup](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Regional_One_Day_Cup), beating [Karachi Whites](/source/Karachi_Whites) by 124 runs in the final.[7] ### Since 2023 In 2023, the Peshawar cricket team was refounded as part of the restructuring of the Pakistani domestic system.[1][2] ## Current squad Players with international caps are listed in **bold**. List of players to have played for the First XI in First Class Cricket in the 2023-24 Season[8] Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen Abbas Ali 8 April 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm off spin Abuzar Tariq 2 July 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Adil Amin 13 December 1990 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off spin Israrullah 15 May 1992 (age 31) Left-handed Maaz Sadaqat 15 May 2005 (age 18) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Mehran Ibrahim 20 November 1993 (age 29) Right-handed Nabi Gul 1 March 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Niaz Khan 12 December 2001 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium Sahibzada Farhan 6 March 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Waqar Ahmed 1 January 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium Zain Khan 24 October 2002 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium All-Rounders Kamran Ghulam 10 October 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Sajid Khan 3 September 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off spin Wicket-keepers Gauhar Ali 5 May 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Spin Bowlers Ubaid Shah 5 February 2005 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Pace Bowlers Abbas Afridi (cricketer) 5 April 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Mohammad Amir Khan 9 September 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium Mohammad Ilyas 21 March 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Imran Khan 15 July 1987 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Mohammad Imran 20 January 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast Taj Wali 21 March 1991 (age 32) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Dawn_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Dawn_1-1) Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2023-08-12). ["PCB finalises revamped domestic cricket structure"](https://www.dawn.com/news/1769704). *DAWN.COM*. Retrieved 2023-08-30. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Cricinfo_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Cricinfo_2-1) ["Second first-class competition added to Pakistan's domestic calendar"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pcb-adds-presidents-trophy-to-quaid-e-azam-trophy-in-pakistan-first-class-calendar-1391980). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 2023-08-30. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Home of CricketArchive"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/Peshawar/Team_Records/Playing_Record.html). *cricketarchive.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The Home of CricketArchive"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/Peshawar/Batting_Records/Highest_Innings_For.html). *cricketarchive.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The Home of CricketArchive"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/Peshawar/Bowling_Records/Best_Innings_Bowling_For.html). *cricketarchive.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["The Home of CricketArchive"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/ListA/Peshawar/Team_Records/Playing_Record.html). *cricketarchive.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-201617Reg_7-0)** ["Gauhar, Iftikhar tons lead Peshawar to title"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1079784.html). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 27 January 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Team Peshawar Region TEST Batting Bowling Stats | Live Cricket Scores | PCB"](https://www.pcb.com.pk/averages-reports.php?action=team_averages&tournament_id=1331&match_type=&team_id=16286&match_type_id=10). *www.pcb.com.pk*. 2023-10-22. 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