The Rawalpindiz’s horrow show in PSL 2026 continued as they sank to a sixth consecutive loss, this one coming at the hands of Hyderabad Kingsmen who swept them aside in Karachi to notch up a third successive win. It was a commendable turnaround during the match that led the franchise to glory, ushering them to the fourth place on the table in a season that started with four straight defeats.
The manageable 122-run chase was far from straightforward as Kingsmen found themselves stuttering at 35/3 after six overs. Marnus Labuschagne (32 off 21) and Kusal Perera (32* off 24) steadied the ship with an enterprising stand, before an unbroken 54-run partnership between Perera and Mohammad Irfan guided the Kingsmen home with 24 balls to spare.
Brief Scores: Rawalpindiz 121/9 in 20 overs (Sam Billings 26; Hunain Shah 3-18, Mohammad Ali 3-21) lost to Hyderabad Kingsmen 123/5 in 16.3 overs (Irfan Khan 34, Kusal Perera 32; Asif Afridi 2-20) by five wickets