Lahore Qalandars vs Hyderabad Kingsmen Match Report – PSL 2026 | Statz Cricket
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)
Top Batters:
- Fakhar Zaman – 53 (39) | 4s: 10, 6s: 0 | SR: 135.9
- Haseebullah Khan – 40* (28) | 4s: 3, 6s: 1 | SR: 142.86
- Sikandar Raza – 24 (10) | 4s: 2, 6s: 2 | SR: 240.0
- Mohammad Naeem – 30 (19) | SR: 157.89
Key Bowling (Hyderabad Kingsmen):
- Hassan Khan – 4-0-30-2 | Econ: 7.5
- Riley Meredith – 4-0-39-2 | Econ: 9.75
Hyderabad Kingsmen – Innings 2: 130/10 (20 overs)
Top Batters:
- Marnus Labuschagne – 26 (22) | SR: 118.18
- Saim Ayub – 17 (13) | SR: 130.77
Key Bowling (Lahore Qalandars):
- Sikandar Raza – 4-0-27-2 | Econ: 6.75
- Haris Rauf – 4-0-22-2 | Econ: 5.5
- Ubaid Shah – 4-0-27-2 | Econ: 6.75
- Mustafizur Rahman – 4-0-19-1 | Econ: 4.75
- Shaheen Afridi – 4-0-28-1 | Econ: 7.0
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
- Sikandar Raza (LQ) – 72.0
- Hassan Khan (HK) – 64.3
- Shaheen Afridi (LQ) – 52.3
- Riley Meredith (HK) – 37.7
- 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)
