Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings Match Report – PSL 2026 | Statz Cricket
8th April 2026
Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings – PSL 2026, 6th Match
Date: Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Toss: Lahore Qalandars won the toss and chose to bat
Result: Karachi Kings won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Lahore Qalandars – Innings 1: 128/9 (20 overs)
Top Batters:
- Haseebullah Khan – 28 (30) | SR: 93.33
- Abdullah Shafique – 33 (24) | SR: 137.5
- Sikandar Raza – 19 (21) | SR: 90.48
Key Bowling (Karachi Kings):
- Adam Zampa – 4-1-11-2 | Econ: 2.75
- Moeen Ali – 4-0-31-2 | Econ: 7.75
- Mir Hamza – 3-0-14-2 | Econ: 4.67
Karachi Kings – Innings 2: 131/6 (19.3 overs)
Top Batters:
- Muhammad Waseem – 38 (37) | SR: 102.7
- Saad Baig – 19 (21) | SR: 90.48
- Moeen Ali – 18 (21) | SR: 85.71
Key Bowling (Lahore Qalandars):
- Shaheen Afridi – 4-0-18-4 | Econ: 4.5
- Mustafizur Rahman – 4-0-20-1 | Econ: 5.0
- Ubaid Shah – 3-1-11-0 | Econ: 3.67
Match Verdict
A low-scoring thriller saw Karachi Kings edge home off the penultimate ball despite Shaheen Afridi producing one of the PSL's finest bowling spells – 4/18 off 4 overs. Lahore were contained to just 128 by Adam Zampa's exceptional 2/11 off 4 at econ 2.75, and Karachi scratched their way home through Muhammad Waseem's patient 38. Abbas Afridi's last-ball six sealed a tense four-wicket win.
Statz Ratings – Top 5
- Shaheen Afridi (LQ) – 80.4
- Adam Zampa (KRK) – 72.4
- Moeen Ali (KRK) – 33.0
- Mir Hamza (KRK) – 32.4
- Abdullah Shafique (LQ) – 26.5
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Playing XI
Lahore Qalandars: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Mohammad Naeem, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain Emon, Shaheen Afridi (c), Sikandar Raza, Ubaid Shah, Usama Mir
Karachi Kings: Abbas Afridi, Adam Zampa, Azam Khan (wk), David Warner (c), Hasan Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mir Hamza, Moeen Ali, Muhammad Waseem, Saad Baig, Salman Agha