- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.4 Taken at square leg and it went in the air for an eternity! A bit late on the pull shot and tried to do it off the front foot which is difficult. Maaz had it enough, tried to break free and thwack a pull across the line but the ball was tight at off-stump and rose at his shoulder height, could have been better off just trying it deflect it behind square on off. Mirza was swirling around it and finally settled under to complete a good catch. Excellent bowling 1/111.2 Imad doing Imad things! Slower on a length and dipping, followed him and it's a nonchalant chip in the air; Green charging in from long-on pockets the catch low and the fingers are underneath the ball, gobbled up cleanly and this is indeed a massive breakthrough, looked like he was caught up in two minds, not fully through the shot 84/39.2 You could just sense a wicket was around the corner as pressure of no-boundaries was building up! Green has got the danger man! Off-break and cramped him for room, landed on a length and it was turning away from the bat, he was already into his shot, trying to clear the sight screen and didn't get the middle, taken in the deep and Green is absolutely pumped up! Beautiful bowling, bringing his heaps of franchise cricket experience to the fore 71/211.4 Oh my goodness! Don't take him lightly! Maxwell wanted to continue his boundary hitting barrage and got undone by the slowness of the delivery! Looped up on a length and tight at middle and off, he was away from the line and wanted to whack it into the covers, got a top-edge that went up in the air and settled into the hands of Salman Mirza at short third 85/419.6 Pushed it shortish and wide of off, plinks it out straight to the man at deep point who hangs onto it brilliantly. What an entertaining partnership and a tremendous recovery after sluggish middle-overs 186/5Extras8 (b 1, lb 2, w 5)TOTAL186/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.3)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Maaz Sadaqat, 0.4 ov), 2-71 (Saim Ayub, 9.2 ov), 3-84 (Marnus Labuschagne, 11.2 ov), 4-85 (Glenn Maxwell, 11.4 ov), 5-186 (Kusal Perera, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB RJ Gleeson 4 0 40 1 10 8 7 0 3 0 Salman Mirza 4 0 42 0 10.5 8 6 1 0 0 CJ Green 3 0 19 1 6.33 6 2 0 0 0 Faheem Ashraf 4 0 43 1 10.75 8 5 2 0 0 Shadab Khan 3 0 23 0 7.66 7 3 0 2 0 Imad Wasim 2 0 16 2 8 4 2 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.6 Adjudged lbw! Hits a length at middle, gobsmacked him with a quicker one that held it's line, inverses his stance and tries to reverse sweep. Ahsan Raza took his time before raising the finger, don't think there's much going in the favor of Conway but he wants to take his chances and has sent upstairs for further examination. Nothing on the ultra-edge so we can proceed further. Pitching outside off, impact in line and hitting middle-stump so no confusion whatsoever, what a timely breakthrough for Islamabad United! Conway will be admonishing himself; he did all the hard work and they needed him to continue but bit of an adventure costs him his wicket. Saim ends the over on a high after a poor start, got this one right on target, brilliant arm ball 57/31.2 Sameer miscues a skier! Shifts his weight back and attempts to pul it downtown and he is not watching it, accepting the inevitable fate, taken calmly by Marnus at mid-off! Similar to the dismissal of Maaz. Just not able to get on top of it and rushed by the pace and searing bounce! Vital breakthrough 8/12.2 One slip remains intact. That has been sent miles up into the Lahore's night-sky and he lost shape on this smack! Hard back of a length on a nagging off-stump line, just sent it high up but not horizontal, hits the bottom half of the bat and Irfan Niazi doesn't drop those, one of the best fielders in Pakistan, takes it well near midwicket. Islamabad need a partnership and calm things down; it's not like they are chasing a 200-plus total 15/210.1 Cries of catch it and the fielder hears him! Taken at long-on! Plants his front leg and goes big downtown, taken by the safest fielders ion the ground, Irfan gobbles it down his throat, was a shorter and a quicker delivery, didn't get all of it 68/417.3 Oh, an anticlimactic end to his innings! Slow ball hit into the surface and keeps it a touch outside off, he waited a touch and then slammed a cut, Perera took a sharp catch at backward point, tumbling but not losing the ball. Chapman screams in anguish! He was on his way to take his team over the line, timing the ball so well 153/615.4 Cries of catch it and Maxwell takes a screamer at mid-off, stretching fully to his left and pocketing the catch low with a knee strain, tried to lift it up and mid-off but hasn't got fully under it, not able to create the requisite elevation, excellent cameo from Haider who has brought his team back in the contest but take a bow for Mohammad Ali who has been the go-to strike bowler throughout this tournament for HK! Delivers the goods once again in a tense situation, does exactly what his captain wanted from him and he is absolutely fired up, punching the air elation 132/519.4 oh, this is phenomenal, this game keeps ebbs and flowing, unbelievable scenes! Bowls another stunning yorker on middle, he lofts it up and finds Hassan Khan who was stationed perfectly at long-off 182/7Extras6 (b 1, lb 1, w 4)TOTAL184/7 (20 Overs, RR: 9.2)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Sameer Minhas, 1.2 ov), 2-15 (Mohsin Riaz, 2.2 ov), 3-57 (Devon Conway, 7.6 ov), 4-68 (Shadab Khan, 10.1 ov), 5-132 (Haider Ali, 15.4 ov), 6-153 (Mark Chapman, 17.3 ov), 7-182 (Faheem Ashraf, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Ali 4 0 44 2 11 7 4 3 0 0 Akif Javed 4 0 39 1 9.75 8 4 2 0 0 Hunain Shah 4 0 37 2 9.25 6 3 2 0 0 Hassan Khan 4 0 31 1 7.75 7 2 1 2 0 Saim Ayub 4 0 31 1 7.75 6 2 1 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Islamabad United , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Hyderabad Kingsmen advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
1 May 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 1 wicket)
- Hyderabad Kingsmen: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (M Labuschagne 20, Saim Ayub 31, Ex 2)
- Hyderabad Kingsmen: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Hyderabad Kingsmen - 121/4 in 15.0 overs (Usman Khan 28, MDKJ Perera 6)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (Usman Khan 37, MDKJ Perera 13, Ex 3)
- Hyderabad Kingsmen: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 7
- Usman Khan: 50 off 24 balls (8 x 4)
- Over 19.4: Review by Islamabad United (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Usman Khan (Struck down)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 49 balls (Usman Khan 60, MDKJ Perera 37, Ex 4)
- Innings Break: Hyderabad Kingsmen - 186/5 in 20.0 overs (Usman Khan 61)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 2 wickets)
- Islamabad United: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 0
- Over 7.6: Review by Islamabad United (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - DP Conway (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Islamabad United - 75/4 in 11.0 overs (MS Chapman 9, Haider Ali 2)
- Islamabad United: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 2
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (MS Chapman 27, Haider Ali 25, Ex 3)
- Islamabad United: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 5
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 19.1 - 20.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
Match Coverage
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'Win the first ball of an over' - Hunain Shah on his secrets to PSL domination
Playing for Hyderabad Kingsmen this year, Hunain talks about his strategy for yorkers, his learnings from Jason Gillespie, and what it means to come from a family of fast bowlers



