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Toss Winner - Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and choose to bowl first
Peshawar Zalmi beat Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen by 4 wickets
It's bottom of the table versus fifth in the 2026 PSL!
We are backing Peshawar Zalmi to win!
| Tournament: | Pakistan Super League, 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | National Stadium Karachi, Karachi East, Pakistan |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 29.1°C|Mist |
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Ahead of Match 15, the 2026 Pakistan Super League continues to deliver entertainment and a high quality of cricket which has improved from previous seasons of the competition.
Indeed, with some high profile players choosing the PSL over the Indian Premier League this year, there has been heightened interest, particularly when combined with the new teams also competing.
So far, Karachi Kings are the only team to have a 100% winning record although it is Multan Sultans who top the table with four victories and one defeat in the tournament.
At the opposite end of the table, Hyderabad Kingsmen and Rawalpindiz are both still searching for their first point!
HHK
227/4 in 18.4 12.16
225/5 in 20.0 11.25
174/8 in 20.0 8.7
134/8 in 20.0 6.7
199/6 in 20.0 9.95
130/10 in 20.0 6.5
PSZ
123/8 in 13.0 9.46
149/8 in 13.0 11.46
108/10 in 19.1 5.63
110/3 in 13.0 8.46
Another game, another defeat for Hyderabad Kingsmen was the order of the day when they last took to the field last Wednesday against Multan Sultans in Lahore.
Despite hitting 225 runs for the loss of only five wickets across their 50 overs, Multan Sultans were able to easily knock off the runs, reaching their target with six wickets and eight balls remaining.
Ahead of this match, openers Saim Ayub and Maaz Sadaqat are in strong form while skipper Marnus Labuschagne, batting at number three, needs to find some form.
With the ball, Ayub comes into this game after taking two wickets in the last match while Hassan Khan and Riley Meredith will be key with the new ball.
Total Team Fours Under 15.5 @ 1.85
Hyderabad Houston Kinsmen are averaging 12.6 fours per match this season and they haven't hit over 15 fours in any of the matches this season. Considering the form of their batters and the strong bowling lineup of Peshawar, we predict Hyderabad's total 4's count to be under 16.
Saim Ayub Total Runs Over 21.5 @ 1.85
Saim Ayub has scores of 17, 8 and 27 in the last three matches played in PSL. He hasn't been in the best of form to begin the season with but we back him to come good against Peshawar Zalmi where he has scored 56 runs in 2 matches.
Saim Ayub, Maaz Sadaqat, Marnus Labuschagne, Usman Khan (wk), Sharjeel Khan, Syed Saad Ali, Irfan Khan, Hassan Khan, Maheesh Theekshana, Riley Meredith, Mohammad Ali
Kusal Perera, Marnus Labuschagne, Saim Ayub, Irfan Khan, Mohammad Ali, Usman Khan, Hunain Shah, Maaz Sadaqat, Sharjeel Khan, Hassan Khan, Maheesh Theekshana
After their last game against Islamabad United was abandoned without a ball being bowled, Peshawar Zalmi will be looking to get back to the form from their opening game when they easily beat Rawalpindiz by five wickets with five balls remaining.
Although the bowlers picked up only four wickets in that game, with Ali Raza taking two each and Aaron Hardie chipping in with one alongside Aamer Jamal - Shoriful Islam is an excellent bowler with the new ball!
Batting wise, there is plenty of quality in the top three with Mohammad Haris opening alongside skipper Babar Azam with keeper-batter Kusal Mendis then coming in one wicket down before Australia's Aaron Hardie, New Zealand's Michael Bracewell and local star Abdul Samad.
Peshawar Zalmi look like a very well stocked side with a squad of quality from one to 11.
Babar Azam Total Runs Over 27.5 @ 1.85
Babar Azam scored 39 runs in the last match against the Rawalpindiz. He is in fine touch ahead of this contest and he has a phenomenal record at Karachi averaging 59.1 across 27 T20 matches scoring 1,241 runs. Given his current form and record at the venue , we back Babar Azam to score over 27 runs in today's match.
Mohammad Haris, Babar Azam (c), Kusal Mendis (wk), Aaron Hardie, Michael Bracewell, Aamer Jamal, Farhan Yousaf, Sufiyan Muqeem, Shoriful Islam, Ali Raza
Abdul Samad, Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Michael Bracewell, Aamer Jamal, Kusal Mendis, Mohammad Haris, Nahid Rana, Sufiyan Muqeem, Farhan Yousaf , Shoriful Islam
According to the weather forecast, it will be another very warm afternoon and evening for this game. We expect the temperature to be in the high twenties throughout this match.
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
Minimal Turn
The pitch at the National Stadium, offers plenty of pace, bounce and the batters get excellent value for their shots. Whoever bats first will be looking to get a par score of around 230.
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen to win the coin toss @ 1.90
We back the Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen to win the coin toss in today's match against the Peshawar Zalmi.
Both teams have enjoyed batting in the tournament so far and we expect the players will be keen to post a large total once again. Therefore, we predict the skippers will want to bat first in this game.