PSL 2026: Hyderabad defeated Islamabad and entered the finals, there will be a title battle with Babar Azam’s team.

PSL 2026 Eliminator 2: In the second eliminator match of Pakistan Super League 2026, Hyderabad Kingsmen secured a place in the finals by securing a close win by 2 runs against Islamabad United. Batting first in this match played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Hyderabad team had set a target of 187 runs, in response to which Islamabad team could score only 184 runs after losing 7 wickets. The hero of this victory of Hyderabad was wicketkeeper batsman Usman Khan, who played a stormy innings of unbeaten 61 runs in 30 balls.

Usman Khan played a brilliant half-century innings

In this match, Islamabad United won the toss and invited Hyderabad Kingsmen to bat first. But Hyderabad did not have a good start and opener Maaz Sadaqat was out without opening the account. However, captain Marnus Labuschagne and Sam Ayub took over the innings and made a partnership of 70 runs for the second wicket. Labuschagne scored 39 runs on 32 balls, while Ayub scored 38 runs on 27 balls. At the same time, Glenn Maxwell returned to the pavilion after scoring 3 runs cheaply.

After this, wicketkeeper batsman Usman Khan batted brilliantly and played a stormy innings of unbeaten 61 runs in 30 balls, which included 10 fours. At the same time, Kusal Perera played a quick inning of 37 runs in 21 balls, which included 4 fours and 2 sixes. Thanks to Usman’s innings, Kingsmen were successful in reaching a strong score of 186 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. At the same time, for Islamabad, Imad Wasim took 2 wickets, while Richard Gleeson, Chris Green and Faheem Ashraf got 1 wicket each.

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Islamabad got a close defeat

Chasing the target, Islamabad United had a very bad start and the team lost two wickets at the score of just 15 runs. Sameer Minhas was out early after scoring 6 runs and Mohsin Riaz after scoring only 5 runs. However, Devon Conway scored 30 runs in 25 balls, while captain Shadab Khan was out after scoring 22 runs in 24 balls. After this, Mark Chapman played an inning of 43 runs in 26 balls and Haider Ali also added 31 runs in 16 balls.

In the end, Faheem Ashraf scored 19 runs on 11 balls, while Chris Green played a quick inning of 21 unbeaten runs on 9 balls, but the team could not win even after getting close to the target. Islamabad team could score only 184 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by 2 runs. At the same time, from Hyderabad side, Mohammad Ali and Hunain Shah took 2-2 wickets, while Akif Javed, Hasan Shah and Sam Ayub got 1-1 success.

There will be a title fight with Babar Azam’s team

Now Hyderabad Kingsmen team will face Babar Azam’s team Peshawar Zalmi in the final of PSL 2026. This title match will be played on Sunday, May 3 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from 7.30 pm.

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