Defending champions Lahore Qalandars beat Hyderabad Kingsmen convincingly in the first match of PSL 2026. Here's what the points table looks like after that result.
Defending champions Lahore Qalandars batted first after skipper Shaheen Afridi won the toss. Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Naeem got off to a blinder, putting on 84 in 8.1 overs before the latter hit Hassan Khan to long on to depart for 30. Fakhar top-scored with 53 as wicketkeeper Haseebullah Khan provided late impetus to the innings with an unbeaten 40 off 28 balls. Shaheen also did his part with the bat, coming in with two balls to go and hitting both for six, taking his side to 199.
Match 1, Lahore Qalandars vs Hyderabad Kingsmen
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In reply, the Kingsmen lost openers Usman Khan and Saim Ayub in the Powerplay, with 33 on the board. Kusal Perera and Irfan Khan Niazi were also back in the hut two overs later, and they slipped to 84-6 and 97-7. In the end, they crumbled to 130 all out and a 69-run loss in their first-ever match. Ubaid Shah, Sikandar Raza and Haris Rauf took two wickets apiece for Lahore – Ubaid also effected a run out and took a catch.
PSL 2026: Updated points table after LQ vs HK
The win has put LQ on top of the table, with Hyderabad in second as the only other team to have played a game so far.
| Rank | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Points | NRR |
| 1 | Lahore Qalandars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3.450 |
| 2 | Hyderabad Kingsmen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.450 |
| 3 | Islamabad United | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Karachi Kings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Multan Sultans | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Peshawar Zalmi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Quetta Gladiators | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Rawalpindiz | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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