Babar Azam’s Peshawar Zalmi continued their dominance in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026 and registered their sixth win of the season. Peshawar chased down the target of 155 against Quette Gladiators to become the first team to reach 10 points. With 5 wins from 6 matches, they sit in the top spot. Peshawar have 11 points at an NRR of +2.722. They are yet to lose a game in the season. Peshawar’s game against Islamabad United was washed out due to rain. Quetta Gladiators continue to sit in the fifth position. They have 2 wins and 3 defeats from 5 matches. Quetta has 4 points at an NRR of +0.456.
Multan Sultans, who previously held the top spot, have 4 wins and 2 defeats from six matches. They have 8 points at an NRR of +0.527. Islamabad United are third in the table. They have 3 wins and 2 defeats. Their game against Peshawar was washed out.
Karachi Kings have 3 wins from 5 matches and they are fourth in the table. They have 6 points at an NRR of -1.395. Hyderabad Kingsmen, Lahore Qalandars and Rawalpindiz sit in the sixth, seventh and eighth spots, respectively.
Rawalpindiz, who are playing their maiden PSL season, are yet to win a game. They have suffered 5 defeats from as many matches. Kingsmen have registered both their wins only after Glenn Maxwell joined the franchise last week.
Babar Azam plays match-winning knock
Babar Azam played a match-winning knock of an unbeaten 71 off 51 balls against Quetta. The Peshawar captain hit 10 fours in his knock. He batted with a strike rate of 139.22. He added 75 runs for the first wicket with Mohammad Haris, who scored 35 off 28 balls.
Aaron Hardie remained unbeaten on 18 off 14 balls as Peshawar completed the chase in 18.3 overs. Peshawar will once again face Quette in their next game on April 19. The fixture will be played from 7:30 PM IST.
Quette will face Lahore Qalandars in their next game before taking on Peshawar. The final of PSL 2026 is scheduled to be played on May 3.
