Hyderabad Kingsmen beat Karachi Kings by 4 wickets – PSL 2026 Match Report
Pakistan Super League 2026 – 20th Match
Hyderabad Kingsmen won by 4 wickets (5 balls remaining)
National Stadium, Karachi | 11 April 2026
Hunain Shah turned in a standout all-round display as Hyderabad Kingsmen chased down 189 with five balls to spare, beating Karachi Kings by four wickets in the PSL’s 20th match. Shah’s 3/19 from four overs dismantled the Kings’ middle order and earned him a Statz MVP rating of 100.0 – a perfect score.
Karachi Kings innings: 188/8 (20 overs)
Hyderabad Kingsmen won the toss and chose to field. Karachi Kings got off to a shaky start – opener Saad Baig was retired out at 0.0 overs after what appeared to be an injury scare – before the innings built through Muhammad Waseem (25 off 19) and Salman Agha (24 off 16). Baig returned later to finish unbeaten on 53 off 37, hitting 6 fours at a strike rate of 143.
The innings was ultimately defined by a brutal cameo from captain Moeen Ali – 44 off just 16 balls, including five sixes, at a strike rate of 275. That late surge pushed Karachi to 188/8, a competitive total on a National Stadium surface that has been playing well for batting.
Karachi Kings batting:
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeza Hendricks | c Akif Javed b Mohammad Ali | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Muhammad Waseem | lbw b Hunain Shah | 25 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 131.6 |
| Salman Agha | c Maaz Sadaqat b Hunain Shah | 24 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 150.0 |
| Saad Baig | retired out | 53 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 143.2 |
| Azam Khan (wk) | c Hassan Khan b Marnus Labuschagne | 26 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 136.8 |
| Moeen Ali (c) | c Marnus Labuschagne b Mohammad Ali | 44 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 275.0 |
| Khushdil Shah | run out (Marnus Labuschagne) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.7 |
| Abbas Afridi | c Maaz Sadaqat b Hunain Shah | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hasan Ali | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
Extras: lb 2, nb 1, w 4 = 7 | Total: 188/8 (20 overs)
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Saad Baig, 0.0 ov), 2-2 (Reeza Hendricks, 0.4 ov), 3-47 (Salman Agha, 5.2 ov), 4-59 (Muhammad Waseem, 7.2 ov), 5-120 (Azam Khan, 14.3 ov), 6-175 (Moeen Ali, 18.1 ov), 7-185 (Abbas Afridi, 19.2 ov), 8-188 (Khushdil Shah, 19.6 ov)
Hyderabad Kingsmen bowling:
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Ali | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Akif Javed | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Hassan Khan | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunain Shah | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 | 2 | 0 |
| Saim Ayub | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 11.75 | 2 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 14.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne (c) | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
Hyderabad Kingsmen innings: 189/6 (19.1 overs)
The chase started explosively. Captain Marnus Labuschagne hammered 26 off 10 balls – three fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 260 – before falling to Abbas Afridi in the third over. Maaz Sadaqat steadied with 37 off 29, and Usman Khan smashed 27 off 13 to keep the run rate comfortable.
Karachi fought back through Abbas Afridi (2/30) and Adam Zampa (1/27), reducing HK to 139/5 in the 15th over. But lower-order pair Irfan Khan (29* off 20) and Hassan Khan (33* off 16) refused to panic, putting on an unbroken 50-run stand to seal the win with five balls remaining.
Hyderabad Kingsmen batting:
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marnus Labuschagne (c) | c Abbas Afridi b Khushdil Shah | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 260.0 |
| Maaz Sadaqat | c Khushdil Shah b Adam Zampa | 37 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 127.6 |
| Usman Khan (wk) | c Hasan Ali b Abbas Afridi | 27 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 207.7 |
| Kusal Perera | c Muhammad Waseem b Hasan Ali | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 121.4 |
| Saim Ayub | b Salman Agha | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.7 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Khuzaima Tanveer b Abbas Afridi | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| Irfan Khan | not out | 29 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 145.0 |
| Hassan Khan | not out | 33 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 206.3 |
Extras: lb 2, nb 1, w 4 = 7 | Total: 189/6 (19.1 overs)
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Marnus Labuschagne, 2.5 ov), 2-96 (Usman Khan, 7.6 ov), 3-96 (Maaz Sadaqat, 8.3 ov), 4-105 (Saim Ayub, 10.1 ov), 5-112 (Glenn Maxwell, 11.4 ov), 6-139 (Kusal Perera, 15.1 ov)
Karachi Kings bowling:
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moeen Ali (c) | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Hasan Ali | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Khushdil Shah | 2.1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 10.48 | 0 | 0 |
| Ihsanullah Khan | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14.00 | 2 | 1 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbas Afridi | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Salman Agha | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
Statz Ratings
Full match scorecard and Statz ratings available on Statz Cricket.
| Rank | Player | Team | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunain Shah | HK | 100.0 |
| 2 | Moeen Ali | KRK | 47.7 |
| 3 | Marnus Labuschagne | HK | 43.7 |
| 4 | Hassan Khan | HK | 41.7 |
| 5 | Abbas Afridi | KRK | 34.9 |
| 6 | Usman Khan | HK | 33.8 |
| 7 | Mohammad Ali | HK | 33.3 |
| 8 | Saad Baig | KRK | 28.6 |
| 9 | Adam Zampa | KRK | 26.6 |
| 10 | Salman Agha | KRK | 26.4 |
