LAH vs HYK Dream11 Prediction, Match 1, PSL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

Lahore Qalandars are set to play Hyderabad Kingsmen in the opening match of the Pakistan Super League 2026 (PSL) at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Thursday, March 26

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LAH vs HYK Dream11 Prediction
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LAH vs HYK Dream11 Prediction (Source: @thepsl/Instagram)

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Preview

The defending champions, Lahore Qalandars, face newcomers Hyderabad Kingsmen in the season opener at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Thursday. The PSL 2026, which will feature eight teams, will be played behind closed doors to save resources amid the ongoing West Asia Conflict.

Lahore Qalandars, led by pacer Shaheen Afridi, boast a powerful combination of pace and agility. Last season they defeated Quetta Gladiators in a thrilling final by six wickets to clinch the trophy for the third time. Meanwhile, Hyderabad Kingsmen are a new team in the tournament and feature players such as Marnus Labuschagne, Saim Ayub and Riley Meredith

Match Information

Lahore Qalandars vs Hyderabad Kingsmen, Match 1

Pakistan Super League, 26 Mar 2026, Thur, 7:30 PM IST, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Match Starts In

00:08:03:08

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Broadcast

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Weather Report

stadiumGaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Clouds

25.0°C

humidity53% (Humidity)

Probable Playing XI

Lahore Qalandars

FK Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Asif Ali, Sikandar Raza, Hussain Talat, Dunith Wellalage, S Afridi (C), Haris Rauf, Mustafizur Rahman, Usama Mir

Bench : M Naeem, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Parvez Hossain, Mohammad Farooq, U Shah, DR Sams, Shahab Khan, Maaz Khan, RA Herman

Hyderabad Kingsmen

Sharjeel Khan, Saim Ayub, Maaz Sadaqat, Marnus Labuschagne (C), Usman Khan (wk), Hassan Khan, Irfan Khan, Riley Meredith, M Theekshana, Mohammad Ali, Akif Javed

Bench : Hammad Azam, Hunain Shah, K Perera, Shayan Jahangir, Syed Saad, Rizwan Mehmood, Mohammad Tayyab Arif, Asif Mehmood, Ahmed Hussain, GJ Maxwell

Injury and availability news

(will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore will have good pace and carry and we expect the batters to have an upper hand on this surface once the ball loses the shine. We expect the average scores to be around 180 runs in this match

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Batting Pitch

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180

Average Score

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Player Picks

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Saim Ayub HK | BAT

Saim Ayub has been in good form at the top of the order for Pakistan. He can also bowl a few overs of spin which makes him a good captaincy pick.

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Sikandar Raza LAH | ALL

Sikandar Raza is a quality all-rounder and has scored 3160 runs while also picking up more than 100 wickets in T20Is. Back him to do well.

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Mohammad Farooq

LAH | BAT

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Kusal Perera

HK | BAT

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Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Mar 26 2026 9:18 AM

Players
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Team 1

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7 : 4

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Head To Head
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Usman Khan

7.5

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Abdullah Shafique

8

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Fakhar Zaman
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9

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Sikandar Raza

9

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Hussain Talat

7

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Saim Ayub
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7

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Maaz Sadaqat

9

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Daniel Sams

8.5

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Haris Rauf

8.5

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Shaheen Afridi

9

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Riley Meredith

8.5

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