Quetta Gladiators take on Karachi Kings in the second match of Pakistan Super League 2026 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Friday, 27 March, starting at 8:00 pm local time.
Quetta, the 2020 PSL champions, have added overseas depth in Brett Hampton, Alzarri Joseph, Sam Harper and Ben McDermott. Hassan Nawaz, Khawaja Nafay, Rilee Rossouw, Saud Shakeel and Bismillah Khan carry the batting, Tom Curran, Ahmed Daniyal and Wasim Akram Jnr share the seam duties, and Usman Tariq and Abrar Ahmed form a dangerous spin pairing.
Karachi have signed Reeza Hendricks, Moeen Ali and Adam Zampa. Their batting is full of experience, with David Warner, Hendricks, Salman Ali Agha, Azam Khan, Moeen and Khushdil Shah, while Abbas Afridi, Mir Hamza, Hasan Ali and Ihsanullah are expected to take wickets. The pitch is slightly slower than for the opening game, so a strong finish will be needed to pass 175. Our preview picks Quetta Gladiators.
