Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi, PSL 2026 Live Score: Kusal Mendis continued his fine form in PSL 2026 with an unbeaten knock of 80 runs. The Sri Lankan wicketkeeper, along with Farhan Yousaf, guided Peshawar Zalmi to a 7-wicket win to keep their undefeated record in the season alive. Yousaf, too, struck a fifty after coming to the crease in a tense situation. Mendis and Yousaf put together a 119-run stand for the fourth wicket to win the clash for the Babar Azam-led side.
Earlier, Jason Roy and Azam Khan played top knocks in the first innings to power Karachi Kings to a score of 182 runs. Meanwhile, Ali Raza picked up a hat-trick in the final over, and the 18-year-old created history to become the youngest player to take a hat-trick in the PSL. Stay tuned for Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators PSL 2026 live score, key moments, and real-time coverage from this blockbuster Lahore vs Quetta PSL encounter here on NewsX.
Karachi Kings won the toss and decided to bat first in this day game in Lahore against Peshawar Zalmi. The Kings are once again bolstered by their captain, David Warner, returning to the playing XI. The Kings have dearly missed the Australian batter in the past few games, where they have come short on multiple occasions. Meanwhile, the high-flying Peshawar Zalmi are the only team to have qualified for the playoffs. The Kings are coming into this game on the back of four consecutive losses. Meanwhile, their opponents have yet to lose a game so far in the season.
Karachi Kings: David Warner (C), Jason Roy, Salman Agha, Reeza Hendricks, Azam Khan (wk), Moeen Ali, Khushdil Shah, Abbas Afridi, Shahid Aziz, Hasan Ali, Zahid Mahmood
Peshawar Zalmi: James Vince, Babar Azam (C), Kusal Mendis (wk), Farhan Yousaf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Michael Bracewell, Aaron Hardie, Abdul Samad, Sufiyan Muqeem, Mohammad Basit, Ali Raza
David Warner (C), Saad Baig (wk), Jason Roy, Salman Agha, Reeza Hendricks, Moeen Ali, Khushdil Shah, Abbas Afridi, Shahid Aziz, Hasan Ali, Adam Zampa, Mir Hamza, Azam Khan, Aqib Ilyas, Ihsanullah, Haroon Arshad, Khuzaima Tanveer, Mohammad Hamza, Rizwanullah
Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Haris (wk), Kusal Mendis (wk), Farhan Yousaf, Aaron Hardie, Iftikhar Ahmed, Michael Bracewell, Abdul Samad, Sufiyan Muqeem, Mohammad Basit, Ali Raza, Brian Bennett, Khalid Usman, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shahnawaz Dahani, Khurram Shahzad, Aamer Jamal, Mirza Tahir Baig, Abdul Subhan, Kashif Ali
Peshawar Zalmi keep their undefeated streak alive as Farhan Yousaf finished off in style for the Babar Azam-led side. Yousaf struck a couple of fours and a six to win the clash by seven wickets. In the process, he also reached his half-century.
The match is going down to the wire as the Peshawar Zalmi need 27 runs to win in the last 18 balls. Kusal Mendis, having scored 73 runs in 39 balls holds the key for the Zalmi to see them through the chase. Meanwhile, for the David Warner-led side dismissing Kusal Mendis will be the top priority.
Kusal Mendis has continued his fine form in the PSL 2026. The Sri Lankan wicketkeeper batter completed his half-century in the 14th over. He reached the milestone in 28 balls with a double. Mendis struck a four on the last ball of the 14th over.
Both Kusal Mendis and Farhan Yousef are putting up a crucial stand as the Peshawar Zalmi continue their fightback. The two batters have scored 27 runs in 21 balls during their time at the crease. However, despite the two batters scoring boundaries at will the required rate has continued to jump.
The Peshawar Zalmi have continued to lose the plot as they lost their third wicket. Zalmi lost Aaron Hardie for a low score as Khushdil Shah struck in the eighth over. 10 runs came of the over, as Kusal Mendis struck a six on the first ball of the over.
Karachi Kings, after an expensive start, have bounced back in some fashion. After Abbas Afridi dismissed Babar Azam in the fifth over, Hasan Ali got the better of James Vince in the final over of the power play. With both openers back in the dugout, the pressure has now fallen on the shoulders of Kusal Mendis.
The Peshawar Zalmi has been rocked as their captain, Babar Azam, was dismissed in the fifth over. Abbas Afridi struck on the third ball of the over to get the better of the right-handed batter. This wicket means that Zalmi are challenged in this chase.
It is yet another expensive over from Khushdil Shah, who went for 11 runs in his second over. Babar Azam struck a six and a four in the fourth over as the Zalmi skipper is racing off the blocks.
The Zalmi openers are going after the bowlers from Karachi Kings. Babar Azam got a streaky boundary on the second ball of the third over. Meanwhile, James Vince struck a six on the final ball of the third over against Hasan Ali as 11 runs came off the over.
Babar Azam and James Vince struck a four each in the second over as Khushdil Shah went for 10 runs in the opening over. Azam, after playing three dots in the first over, got going with a four.
The chase is underway with Shahid Aziz taking the new ball against James Vince and Babar Azam. Only one run came off the first over as the Kings started on a strong note.
It is an eventful end to the first innings at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Abbas Afridi struck a four, and Khushdil Shah hit a huge six on the third ball of the over. On the final three balls, four wickets fell, one of which came off a wide. Meanwhile, Ali Raza picked up three wickets and became the youngest player to take a hat-trick in PSL.
Mohammad Basit has taken a crucial wicket to bring an end to Jason Roy’s knock. He finished out his spell with a solid seven-run over that resulted in the wicket as well. Basit was struck for a four on the final ball of the over as he gave only 33 runs in his four overs.
A fiery knock from Azam Khan has come to an end. The wicketkeeper batter scored 35 runs off 19 deliveries before being dismissed in the 18th over by Iftikhar Ahmed. The run-rate is still under nine runs per over and the Kings need two big overs to finish the first innings.
It is Azam Khan who has now taken charge against the Peshawar Zalmi. The wicketkeeper batter went after Sufiyan Muqeem in the 15th over, hitting him for two fours and a six. The over went for 18 runs with Azam being adjudged LBW, before a review from the batter overturned the on-field call.
Another one of the Karachi Kings’ batters has bit the dust as the third wicket fell. Sufiyan Muqeem provided the breakthrough as he dismissed Reeza Hendricks on the third ball of the 13th over. Currently, it seems that Jason Roy has batted on an entirely different pitch when compared to how the rest of the Karachi Kings batters have performed. While the English batter has scored 65 runs off 39 balls, striking at a rate of more than 165, the other batters have combined to score 37 runs off 39 balls.
Jason Roy completed his ninth fifty in the Pakistan Super League. The English batter reached the milestone off 30 balls. Meanwhile, the run rate for the Karachi-based team has gone down in the last few overs. Ali Raza, despite being hit for a four on the first ball of the 11th over only went for nine runs.
Aaron Hardie has picked up a crucial wicket for the Zalmi against the run of play. The Aussie all-rounder dismissed Pakistan T20I skipper, Salman Agha, on the fourth ball of the eighth over.
Sufiyan Muqeem came into bowl the seventh over, and he was struck for a couple of fours. It was Salman Ali Agha who got going against the tall leg-spinner. Despite the early wicket of David Warner, Kings are going strong in the first innings.
Karachi Kings have ended the power play on a dominating note. Jason Roy struck a six and a four on the last two balls of the sixth over. It was Iftikhar Ahmed who was on the receiving end of the onslaught from the English batter.
Finally the opening stand has been broken and it is Ali Raza who has struck in his very first over. Iftikhar Ahmed built up the pressure in the previous over, and it is Ali Raza who reaped the rewards. He dismissed Warner on the third ball of the fifth over for a 13-ball 11-run knock.
After the first three overs went for 27 runs, Iftikhar Ahmed showed all his experience and bounced back with a strong over. The right-arm off-spinner gave only three runs in the over with Warner finding it tough to get off the blocks in his return.
Jason Roy is off to a great start. The English batter opening the innings has struck three boundaries so far in his 11-ball stay at the crease. Meanwhile, for the first time in the season, Peshawar Zalmi are looking out of answers.
Iftikhar Ahmed who has been in top form with the ball in hand, bowled the second over. It was a similar result once again as Jason Roy and David Warner struck a boundary each.
The two opening batters from Karachi Kings are off the mark strongly. Jason Roy opened the innings with a four off the first ball before, David Warner hit another boundary to end the first over from Mohammad Basit.
James Vince, Babar Azam (C), Kusal Mendis (wk), Farhan Yousaf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Michael Bracewell, Aaron Hardie, Abdul Samad, Sufiyan Muqeem, Mohammad Basit, Ali Raza
David Warner (C), Jason Roy, Salman Agha, Reeza Hendricks, Azam Khan (wk), Moeen Ali, Khushdil Shah, Abbas Afridi, Shahid Aziz, Hasan Ali, Zahid Mahmood
Karachi Kings won the toss and decided to bat first against Peshawar Zalmi.
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