Hyderabad Kingsmen scored 225-5 in their 20 overs against Multan Sultans in the eighth match of the 2026 Pakistan Super League (PSL season 11.
Left-handed batter Sharjeel Khan top-scored with 51 runs from 26 balls, striking four boundaries and four sixes, while maintaining a strike rate of 196.15 in the innings.
Irfan Khan contributed 22 runs off 13 deliveries, hitting two boundaries and one six, accelerating the Hyderabad innings during the crucial final overs before the innings break.
The last wicket partnership added 54 runs from just 22 deliveries, stabilizing the newly added franchise after losing early wickets in the middle overs of their innings.
Mohammad Wasim Jr took two wickets for 37 runs in four overs for Multan Sultans, while Australian pacer Peter Siddle captured one wicket for 39 runs in his full quota.
Wicket-keeper batter Usman Khan scored 25 runs from 12 balls before being caught by Shehzad Gul off Mohammad Wasim Jr, providing crucial quick runs in the middle overs.
Maaz Sadaqat played an aggressive 62 from 26 balls, striking five boundaries and five sixes before being caught by Shehzad Gul off Mohammad Nawaz’s bowling.
Early wickets fell for Hyderabad Kingsmen as opening batter Saim Ayub was caught and bowled by Peter Siddle for 27 runs off 20 ball, leaving the team in early trouble at 59-1.
Hyderabad accelerated in the last five overs, scoring 61 runs while losing only one wicket, highlighting the aggressive finishing by Sharjeel Khan and Irfan Khan.
The Kingsmen faced consistent bowling from Multan Sultans, including Shehzad Gul, Ashton Turner, and Momin Qamar, but managed to sustain a high run rate throughout the innings.
Mohammad Wasim Jr finished with figures of 3-0-26-2, showing effectiveness in the death overs and providing key breakthroughs in Hyderabad’s innings against Multan Sultans.
