Hyderabad Kingsmen captain Marnus Labuschagne (right) flips the coin as Rawalpindi captain Mohammad Rizwan (centre) calls in the toss ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 match at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on April 26, 2026. — PSL

KARACHI: Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to bowl first against Hyderabad Kingsmen in match 39 of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 at the National Bank Stadium on Sunday.

Playing XIs

Hyderabad Kingsmen: Mas Sadaq, Marnus Labuschagne (catch), Saim Ayub, Usman Khan (VK), Gusal Perera, Glenn Maxwell, Irfan Niazi, Hasan Khan, Hunain Shah, Mohammad Ali and Akif Javed.

Rawalpindi’s: Mohammad Rizwan (c/wk), Shahzaib Khan, Usman Khawaja, Kamran Ghulam, Sam Billings, Dian Forrester, Saad Masood, Amat Butt, Asif Afridi, Ben Sears and Mohammad Amir.

head-to-head

This will be only the second time in league history that the two teams have faced each other. The Kingsmen beat the Bindis in a low-scoring PSL 11 to take a 1-0 lead.

  • Matches played: 01
  • Hyderabad Kingsmen Win: 01
  • Rawalpindi’s Won: 00

Form Guide

Hyderabad Kingsmen are riding high as they need a big win in their last league-level game to boost their chances and improve their net run rate for playoff qualification.

For the Rawalpindis, this is the end of their season and they will aim to end their campaign by winning their second match of the tournament, having managed just one win in nine matches so far.

Hyderabad Kingsmen: L,W,W,W,W (Most recent first)

Rawalpindis: W, L, L, L, L

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