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Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans, PSL 2026 Live Score: Multan Sultans won the toss and decided to bowl first. Peshawar Zalmi come into this clash boasting a strong, undefeated record in the Pakistan Super League 2026. Led by Babar Azam, the Zalmi has won four out of their five clashes, with one of their games being washed out. Meanwhile, their opponent on the night, Multan Sultans, are placed second on the points table, and a win today will see them overtaking Peshawar on the PSL 2026 standings. Stay tuned for Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans PSL 2026 live score, key moments, and real-time coverage from this blockbuster Pes vs MS PSL encounter here on NewsX.
Zalmi are coming into this game on the back of a couple of huge wins in the tournament. They defeated Karachi Kings by 159 runs before handing Lahore Qalandars a 76-run defeat. Meanwhile, the Multan-based side won their last two games by six and seven wickets while chasing.
Peshawar Zalmi remains the only team to have not been defeated in the ongoing season of the Pakistan Super League. Boasting the likes of Babar Azam and Kusal Mendis at the top of the order, the team has one of the strongest batting lineups in the league. Kusal has scored 241 runs in four innings while going at a strike rate of 1722.14. Meanwhile, Babar has 212 runs next to his name, striking at 135.89 in four innings. In the bowling department, it is Sufiyan Muqeem who has been the highest wicket-taker. The spinners has picked up 10 wickets in the season, while going at an economy of only 6.18 runs per over.
Multan Sultans have been the second strongest side in the tournament so far. The Ashton Turner-led side has lost only a solitary game so far in the tournament against the Lahore Qalandars. Even that match was a rain-curtailed encounter where the Sultans came short by 20 runs. Like their opponents, MS too feature a strong a batting lineup. The batting order is led by Sahibzada Farhan, who has scored 232 runs so far in the tournament in five games. Their bowling attack has contributed equally with Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, and Mohammad Nawaz picking up five wickets each.
Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Haris, Kusal Mendis(w), Michael Bracewell, Abdul Samad, Farhan Yousaf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Aamer Jamal, Sufiyan Muqeem, Shoriful Islam, Nahid Rana, Aaron Hardie, Khalid Usman, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shahnawaz Dahani, Khurram Shahzad, Brian Bennett, Mirza Tahir Baig, Ali Raza, Abdul Subhan, Kashif Ali, Mohammad Basit
Ashton Turner (C), Sahibzada Farhan, Steven Smith, Josh Philippe (wk), Shan Masood, Arafat Minhas, Mohammad Nawaz, Peter Siddle, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Muhammad Ismail, Faisal Akram, Tabraiz Shamsi, Arshad Iqbal, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Delano Potgieter, Lachlan Shaw, Momin Qamar, Muhammad Shahzad, Awais Zafar, Atizaz Habib Khan, Shehzad Gul
The decision to give Mohammad Nawaz his third over worked wonders for Multan Sultans. The right-arm medium pacer dismissed Peshawar Zalmi skipper, Babar Azam.
Arafat Minhas gave only six runs in the seventh over right after the power play. The left-arm spinner gave only singles as the fielding restrictions were lifted.
Kusal Mendis has continued his strong form. The Sri Lankan batter struck a four on the third ball he faced in the clash. He welcomed Muhammad Ismail into his second over with a four off the first ball. Eight runs came off the last over of the power play.
Peter Siddle drew the first blood. The experienced Aussie pacer came into the attack in the fifth over. It only took him three balls to make an impact as he dismissed dangerous-looking Mohammad Haris.
Muhammad Ismail came into the attack to bowl the fourth over. The right-arm medium-pacer managed to stem the flow of runs with an economical over. Only six runs came of the fourth over, despite a boundary from Mohammad Haris.