Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindiz – PSL 2026 Match Report | Statz
Hyderabad Kingsmen won by 108 runs at the National Stadium, Karachi, in the 39th match of 44 in the Pakistan Super League 2026 Regular Season. Glenn Maxwell’s brutal 70 off 37 balls set the platform for a 244/6 total that Rawalpindiz – already rooted to the bottom of the table with just one win from ten – were never going to chase. A Hunain Shah four-for made sure of it, dismissing them for 136 in 17.1 overs.
For Hyderabad, it was a result that keeps their playoff hopes alive. For Rawalpindiz, another heavy loss confirms the miserable run that has defined their 2026 campaign.
First Innings – Hyderabad Kingsmen: 244/6 (20 overs)
Rawalpindiz won the toss and elected to bowl, a decision that backfired spectacularly. Maaz Sadaqat set the tone immediately, hammering 28 off 11 balls before falling caught at 64/1 in the 5.1 overs mark. Marnus Labuschagne followed cheaply for 5 off 5, clean bowled as the score slid to 10/2 inside two overs, but that was as good as it got for the Rawalpindiz attack.
Usman Khan came in at three and produced a barnstorming 54 off 26 – four fours and four sixes at a strike rate of 208 – before being caught at 119 in the 9.1 overs mark. Saim Ayub chipped in with 12 off 6 at strike rate 200, dismissed at 93 in over 6.5, briefly slowing the acceleration before Kusal Perera (50* off 30) provided the anchor alongside Glenn Maxwell in a devastating late partnership.
Maxwell was the standout. Coming in at number seven, he contributed 70 off 37 – eight fours and three sixes at 189 strike rate – before being run out at the 19.1 mark with the score on 227. Hassan Khan then clobbered 16 off just 4 balls, including two sixes, to push Hyderabad to 244/6.
For Rawalpindiz, Saad Masood was the pick of the bowlers with 2/34 off 4 overs (economy 8.5). Asif Afridi, Ben Sears and Amad Butt each took a wicket but conceded heavily – Sears going for 49 and Butt for 48 in their four-over spells. Mohammad Amir was expensive, leaking 57 off 4 overs without a wicket.
Second Innings – Rawalpindiz: 136/10 (17.1 overs)
A 244-run target was always steep for a side that had won just one match all season. Mohammad Rizwan gave Rawalpindiz some early intent, hitting 26 off 16 before being caught off a substitute fielder at 56 in over 5.2. Then Kamran Ghulam was clean bowled two balls later for 0, also at 56 – two wickets in the same over reduced them to 56/3 and ended any realistic hope of the chase.
Usman Khawaja held firm with an unbeaten 66 off 43 (nine fours, strike rate 153), but there was never enough support around him. Sam Billings briefly entertained with 23 off 12 (two sixes), falling at 94 in over 9.4. From there the chase crumbled – Dian Forrester, Saad Masood, Amad Butt and Mohammad Amir all falling in quick succession as Hyderabad wrapped up the innings in 17.1 overs.
Hunain Shah led the demolition with 4/22 off 3.1 overs (economy 6.95). Akif Javed chipped in with 3/38, and Mohammad Ali added 1/23 off four tidy overs at economy 5.75. Glenn Maxwell’s 1/25 off 4 overs (economy 6.25) rounded out a complete team performance.
Statz MVP – Glenn Maxwell (109.11/100)
Statz calculates impact based on match context and rates Glenn Maxwell as the standout performer with an MI rating of 109.11/100. His 70 off 37 with the bat plus a wicket with the ball produced the match’s highest impact score. The official Man of the Match went to Hunain Shah for his 4/22 – a legitimate case – but Statz disagrees, crediting Maxwell’s batting contribution in a high-scoring innings as the primary match-winning act. Maxwell has averaged 41.94 MI rating across 6 PSL appearances this season.
Top 5 Statz Ratings
- Glenn Maxwell (HK) – 109.11 MI rating. 70 off 37, 1/25. The complete all-round match-winner.
- Usman Khawaja (RW) – 87.28. 66* off 43 in a losing cause – the lone bright spot in the Rawalpindiz chase.
- Saad Masood (RW) – 81.57. Best of the Rawalpindiz bowlers with 2/34 off 4 overs, economy 8.5.
- Hunain Shah (HK) – 76.51. Four wickets in 3.1 overs at economy 6.95 – official MoM.
- Usman Khan (HK) – 73.81. Explosive 54 off 26 through the middle overs, strike rate 208.
Turning Point
Rawalpindiz were 56/1 at over 5.2 when Mohammad Rizwan was caught by a substitute fielder. Two balls later at 56/3, Kamran Ghulam was clean bowled – the bowler Akif Javed doing the damage. Losing two wickets in the same over at the same score killed any momentum and reduced a 244-run chase to an impossibility inside six overs.
Match Context
Hyderabad Kingsmen move to 10 points from 10 matches (W5 L5) in 4th place in the Pakistan Super League 2026 Regular Season, NRR -0.361. With five matches to play and three playoff spots available, they stay in contention heading into the final stretch.
Rawalpindiz remain rooted to 8th place with 2 points from 10 (W1 L9), NRR -1.760. This latest 108-run defeat leaves them with a mountain to climb with five matches remaining – the gap to the playoff spots now stands at eight points.
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