Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators Live: Quetta Wins By Six Wickets!
Bevon Jacobs scoring 14 runs in only six balls provided the finishing touches to the innings.
Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators, PSL 2026 Live Score: Rilee Rossouw, with an unbeaten knock of 60 runs in the second innings, led the Quetta Gladiators to a six-wicket win. Hasan Nawaz scored 49 runs in 32 balls, hitting six fours and a couple of sixes. Bevon Jacobs scored 14 runs off six deliveries to provide the finishing touches to the innings. Usama Mir’s late blitz of 22 off 7 balls and Haseebullah Khan propelled Lahore Qalandars to 134 against Quetta Gladiators in match no. 26 of the Pakistan Super League at the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday. Usman Tariq and Jahandad Khan were the pick of the bowlers for Gladiators as they both picked up a three-for. Stay tuned for PSL 2026 live score, LHQ vs QTG Live Score, Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators live score, live cricket score, live score, PSL live score, key moments, and real-time coverage from this Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators PSL encounter here on NewsX. The defending champions have not had the best of starts to the PSL 2026 season. Having suffered back-to-back losses in their previous two games, the Qalandars will face the Quetta Gladiators tonight. It will be a crucial clash as the two teams aim for a playoff spot. A win would take either of the two teams to six points and could contest for a top-four spot.
Toss Update: Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat first at National Stadium.
Qalandars are coming into this game on the back of a couple of losses in the tournament. They lost to Islamabad United by nine wickets and Peshawar Zalmi by 76 runs. Meanwhile, lost their previous game against Peshawar Zalmi by eight wickets.
Lahore Qalandars have managed to win only two games so far in five games from the PSL 2026 season. Having won the title in the previous year, the Shaheen Afridi-led side is languishing in seventh place on the points table, only ahead of Rawalpindiz who are yet to win a game. However, the one thing that works in their favour is that they have played the least amount of games in this season. Playing only their sixth game of the season, a win would see Qalandars level Hyderabad Kingsmen and Karachi Kings with six points. Their net run rate is already better than the Kings and a win tonight could see them overtake the Kingsmen as well.
Quetta Gladiators, like their opponent, have won only two of their six games in the season. The Saud Shakeel-led side has done well to ensure that their net run rate is still positive despite the four losses they have suffered this season. A win tonight would take them to six points as well, joining Karachi Kings and Hyderabad Kingsmen. However, thanks to their NRR (+0.258), QG will overtake the two teams and take the fourth spot on the PSL 2026 points table.
Shaheen Afridi (C), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Naeem, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Abdullah Shafique, Sikandar Raza, Asif Ali, Usama Mir, Dunith Wellalage, Ubaid Shah, Haris Rauf, Ryan Burl, Daniel Sams, Rubin Hermann, Parvez Hossain Emon, Maaz Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Farooq.
Saud Shakeel (C), Rilee Rossouw, Hasan Nawaz, Shamyl Hussain, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Tom Curran, Jahandad Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Khalil Ahmed, Saqib Khan, Khan Zaib, Wasim Akram, Bevon Jacobs, Ahmed Daniyal, Jahanzaib Sultan, Bismillah Khan, Sam Harper, Kashif Bhatti, Brett Hampton, Ben McDermott.
Bevon Jacobs scoring 14 runs in only six balls provided the finishing touches to the innings.
Sikandar Raza struck in his second over to pick the third wicket of Quetta Gladiators. He dismissed Hasan Nawaz one run short of his fifty. Meanwhile, Rilee Rossouw reached his fifty in the 13th over.
Quetta Gladiators are running away with this clash against Lahore Qalandars. The Saud Shakeel-led side is right in this game and is now less than 50 runs away from reaching the target.
Usama Mir continues to be in solid form in the clash. The right-arm leg-spinner gave only five runs in his second over, four of which came off leg-byes. However, defending a paltry total, wickets are the need of the hour for Lahore Qalandars.
Usama Mir bowled a solid seventh over, giving only two runs. The right-arm leg-spinner bowled a tight over after Charith Asalanka’s over went for 12 runs.
SIX! Charges down the track, doesn’t quite get to the pitch, but still goes through with the shot. Lifts it clean and sends it sailing over long-on! Quetta Gladiators 35/2 in 5 overs vs Lahore Qalandars (134) in Karachi
OUT! Shaheen strikes again in the first over! Afridi continues his habit of picking early wickets, and this time it’s Shamyl Hussain who departs. Full toss on offer, Hussain looks to go over the top but doesn’t get under it. Hits it straight to mid-on, easy catch for Sikandar Raza. Quetta Gladiators 6/1 in 1 over vs Lahore Qalandars (134) in Karachi
We’re set to go! Shamyl Hussain and Saud Shakeel walk out to the middle. Shamyl Hussain takes strike. Shaheen Afridi has the new ball in hand and will kick things off. Game on!
OUT! Jahandad Khan gets the final wicket as Haris Rauf holes out. Rauf looks to go big but doesn’t get under it, ends up toe-ending it high in the air. Rilee Rossouw runs to his right and takes a safe catch. That’s it — Lahore Qalandars bundled out for 134. Haseebullah Khan 33, Usama Mir 22; Usman Tariq 3/18, Jahandad Khan 3/35
Alzarri Joseph bangs it in short at 147 kph, but Haseebullah Khan gets a thick leading edge that flies over the keeper. Not convincing, but it gets the job done — and brings up 100 for Lahore in style!
OUT! Usman Tariq strikes in his final over and picks up the big wicket of Sikandar Raza. Floated up on off, Raza goes for the sweep but misses it completely. The ball sneaks under the bat and crashes into the off-stump. That’s the third wicket for Tariq — what a spell! Lahore Qalandars 84/7 in 16.1 overs vs Quetta Gladiators at National Stadium in Karachi
Usman Tariq, bowling the first over, picked up a couple of wickets. The right-arm spinner dismissed Abdullah Shafique and Shaheen Afridi. Shaheen coming in at number seven, was dismissed for a two-ball duck.
At the halfway stage, the Qalandars have lost the plot while the Quetta Gladiators are dominating the first innings. LQ is going at six runs per over after the first 10 overs.
Lahore Qalandars lose their fourth wicket as they continue to slump in this clash. The Shaheen Afridi-led side lost Mohammad Farooq on the third ball of the seventh over with Saqib Khan coming back into the attack.
It has gone from bad to worse for the Lahore Qalandars. In the fifth over, Alzarri Joseph struck once again and picked up his second wicket of the night. The right-arm pacer got the better of Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka. He was hit for a four on the final ball of the over by Abdullah Shafique.
The Lahore Qalandars are now recovering from the double blow suffered early on in the first innings. The defending champions, after losing both of their opening batters, scored nine runs in the fourth over. Charith Asalanka struck a four in the over.
Both of the Lahore Qalandars opening batters have been sent back to the pavilion. After Jahandad Khan struck in the second over, it was Alzarri Joseph, who, after being hit for a four by Fakhar Zaman, struck on the very next delivery to send the left-handed batter back to the dugout.
Jahandad Khan took the new ball from the opposite end at the National Stadium. He made an immediate impact after being hit for a boundary each by Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Naeem. Meanwhile, the left-arm pacer made a strong comeback in the over and dismissed Naeem on the fifth ball of the over.
Fakhar Zaman has raced off the blocks and has gotten off to a good start. The left-handed batter hit a couple of fours in the first over. Saqib Khan was on the receiving end of the onslaught from the 36-year-old. The first over from the right-arm pacer went for 11 runs as the Qalandars started off in a dominating fashion.
Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Naeem, Abdullah Shafique, Charith Asalanka, Sikandar Raza, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Mohammad Farooq, Daniel Sams, Shaheen Afridi (C), Usama Mir, Haris Rauf
Shamyl Hussain, Saud Shakeel (C), Rilee Rossouw, Hasan Nawaz, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Bevon Jacobs, Jahandad Khan, Saqib Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq
Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat first against Quetta Gladiators at National Stadium, Karachi.
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