Lahore Qalandars vs Hyderabad Kingsmen Match Report – PSL 2026 | Statz Cricket

8th April 2026

Lahore Qalandars vs Hyderabad Kingsmen – PSL 2026, 1st Match

Date: Thursday, 26 March 2026 | Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Toss: Lahore Qalandars won the toss and chose to bat

Result: Lahore Qalandars won by 69 runs

Lahore Qalandars – Innings 1: 199/6 (20 overs)

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Hyderabad Kingsmen – Innings 2: 130/10 (20 overs)

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Match Verdict

Lahore Qalandars cruised to a comfortable 69-run victory after posting a daunting 199/6. Fakhar Zaman set the foundation with 53 off 39, before Sikandar Raza's brutal 24 off 10 at SR 240 and Shaheen Afridi's cameo off 2 balls pushed the total beyond Hyderabad's reach. Hyderabad were undone by a disciplined bowling display, with Raza, Rauf, and Ubaid each taking two wickets as the Kingsmen were dismissed for 130.

Statz Ratings – Top 5

  1. Sikandar Raza (LQ) – 72.0
  2. Hassan Khan (HK) – 64.3
  3. Shaheen Afridi (LQ) – 52.3
  4. Riley Meredith (HK) – 37.7
  5. Fakhar Zaman (LQ) – 35.7

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Playing XI

Lahore Qalandars: Abdullah Shafique, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Mohammad Naeem, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain Emon, Shaheen Afridi (c), Sikandar Raza, Ubaid Shah

Hyderabad Kingsmen: Akif Javed, Hammad Azam, Hassan Khan, Irfan Khan, Kusal Perera, Marnus Labuschagne (c), Mohammad Ali, Riley Meredith, Rizwan Mehmood, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan (wk)

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