Sikandar Raza joins Peshawar Zalmi ahead of PSL semi-finals

Sikandar Raza, the Zimbabwe allrounder, has joined Peshawar Zalmi's squad as a silver category player. He will be available for Zalmi's PSL semi-final against table-toppers Multan Sultans, which is to be played in Lahore on Tuesday.

Raza's arrival will strengthen a Zalmi squad that has been hit particularly hard by the departure of overseas players due to the coronavirus pandemic. Zalmi lost the services of five players - Tom Banton, Carlos Brathwaite, Liam Dawson, Lewis Gregory and Liam Livingstone - along with coach James Foster.

Batsmen Abid Ali and Agha Salman, meanwhile, have joined the Lahore Qalandars line-up ahead of their semi-final against Karachi Kings, which is also set to be played on Tuesday. Both players slot into the silver category. The Qalandars were the only team not to lose any of their players to the coronavirus exodus.