The 2026 Pakistan Super League final was a Twenty20 cricket match played between Peshawar Zalmi and Hyderabad Kingsmen to determine the champion of the 2026 season of Pakistan Super League (PSL) on 03 May 2026 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan.
Peshawar Zalmi beat Hyderabad Kingsmen by five wickets to win their second title. Aaron Hardie was named Player of the Match for his all-round performance, taking 4 wickets and scoring 56 runs.
Route to the Final
Group Stage Peshawar Zalmi finished at the top of the 2026 Pakistan Super League points table with 17 points, losing only one match to Lahore Qalandars. While, Hyderabad Kingsmen after losing the first four matches, ended the league stage at 4th place on the points table, securing 10 points.
Playoffs In the Qualifier, Peshawar Zalmi beat Islamabad United by 70 runs to reach the final.
Hyderabad Kingsmen defeated Multan Sultans in Eliminator 1 by 8 wickets and Islamabad United in Eliminator 2 by 2 runs to qualify for the final.
Venue The final was played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on 3 May 2026. It also hosted group stage matches along with National Stadium, Karachi as the tournament was restricted to just two cities to cut down on travel and save fuel because of the economic impact of the 2026 Iran war. Tickets for the match were made available on 27 April 2026. as Government of Pakistan allowed spectators in the ground for playoff matches. Previously fans were not allowed in the stadium during the league stage of the tournament.
Venue in Pakistan Lahore Gaddafi Stadium Capacity: 34,000
Match Match officials On-field Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Chris Gaffaney TV umpire: Alexander Wharf Reserve umpire: Asif Yaqoob Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle
Playing XI
Hyderabad Kingsmen: Marnus Labuschagne (c), Maaz Sadaqat, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan (wk), Irfan Khan, Glenn Maxwell, Kusal Perera, Hassan Khan, Hunain Shah, Mohammad Ali, Akif Javed
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris (wk), Kusal Mendis, Aaron Hardie, Michael Bracewell, Abdul Samad, Farhan Yousaf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sufiyan Muqeem, Mohammad Basit, Nahid Rana
Match details
Toss: Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bowl first.
|colspan="4"| Extras 7 (lb 3, nb 1, wd 3) Total 129/10 (18 overs) | 12 | 6 | 7.16 RR
Fall of wickets: 1/16 (Maaz Sadaqat, 1.2 ov) · 2/51 (Marnus Labuschagne, 4.4 ov) · 3/71 (Usman Khan, 6.3 ov) · 4/72 (Irfan Khan, 6.6 ov) · 5/72 (Glenn Maxwell, 7.1 ov) · 6/73 (Kusal Perera, 7.5 ov) · 7/90 (Hassan Khan, 9.5 ov) · 8/108 (Hunain Shah, 13.5 ov) · 9/123 (Saim Ayub, 17.1 ov) · 10/129 (Akif Javed, 17.6 ov)
Target: 130 runs from 20 overs at 6.50 RR
|colspan="4"| Extras 3 (lb 2, wd 1) Total 130/5 (15.2 overs) | 17 | 4 | 8.47 RR
Fall of wickets: 1/6 (Mohammad Haris, 0.3 ov) · 2/7 (Babar Azam, 0.5 ov) · 3/33 (Kusal Mendis, 3.2 ov) · 4/40 (Michael Bracewell, 4.5 ov) · 5/125 (Abdul Samad, 14.5 ov)
Result: Peshawar Zalmi won by 5 wickets
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