Lahore Qalandars and Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen get Pakistan Super League 2026 under way at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Thursday, 26 March. The opener begins at 7:30 pm local time.
Lahore, captained by Shaheen Afridi, have added some quality T20 players. Abdullah Shafique has been in good form and heads a batting group that also has Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali, Mohammad Naeem, Tayyab Tahir and Mohammad Farooq. Hussain Talat and Sikandar Raza provide all-round depth, Haseebullah Khan and Parvez Hossain Emon are the wicketkeeping options, and Haris Rauf, Mustafizur Rahman, Usama Mir, Ubaid Shah and Dunith Wellalage make up the bowling.
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen are captained by Saim Ayub. Hammad Azam leads a batting unit that includes Marnus Labuschagne, Sharjeel Khan, Syed Saad Ali, Rizwan Mehmood and Mohammad Tayyab Arif. Irfan Khan and Maaz Sadaqat are the all-rounders, Kusal Perera, Shayan Jahangir and Usman Khan the keepers, and Akif Javed spearheads an attack with Asif Mehmood, Ottneil Baartman, Riley Meredith and Mohammad Ali, plus Hassan Khan and Hunain Shah. On a flat track with possible dew, we back Lahore.
