Quetta Gladiators captain Saud Shakeel (left) and Lahore Qalandars’ Shaheen Shah Afridi on the toss for his or her PSL 11 match on the Nationwide Financial institution Stadium in Karachi on April 17, 2026. — X/@thePSLt20
Three-time champions Lahore Qalandars received the toss and opted to bat first towards Quetta Gladiators within the twenty sixth match of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) 11 on the Nationwide Financial institution Stadium Karachi on Friday.
Taking part in XIs
Lahore Qalandars: Mohammad Naeem, Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Charith Asalanka, Haseebullah (wk), Sikandar Raza, Daniel Sams, Mohammad Farooq, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Usama Mir and Haris Rauf.
Quetta Gladiators: Shamyl Hussain, Saud Shakeel (c), Rilee Rossouw, Hassan Nawaz, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Bevon Jacobs, Jahandad Khan, Saqib Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Abrar Ahmed and Usman Tariq.
Head-to-head
Qalandars and Gladiators have come face-to-face 21 instances within the historical past of the marquee league, and the holders dominate the head-to-head document with 11 victories, whereas the 2019 champions have 9 triumphs, as one fixture led to no consequence.
Their final assembly got here within the closing of the landmark tenth version, which the Qalandars received by six wickets to clinch their third PSL title.
Matches: 21
Lahore Qalandars: 11
Quetta Gladiators: 9
No End result: 1
Type information
The Qalandars and Gladiators enter the fixture with not all however related momentum as each the earlier version’s finalists have 4 factors every of their arsenal, with the latter having performed a recreation extra.
The Gladiators began their PSL 11 marketing campaign with a slim 14-run defeat by the hands of Karachi Kings earlier than inflicting a thumping 40-run defeat on debutants Hyderabad Kingsmen.
The 2019 champions, nevertheless, didn’t stretch the profitable run and suffered back-to-back losses towards Islamabad United and Multan Sultans, respectively.
They registered their second triumph towards bottom-placed Rawalpindiz earlier than enduring a gruelling defeat by the hands of leaders Peshawar Zalmi.
Qalandars, however, had a spirited begin to their marketing campaign as they received two of the primary three fixtures towards Kingsmen and Sultans however suffered back-to-back defeats towards United and Zalmi, which pushed them right down to the seventh place within the standings.
Quetta Gladiators: L, W, L, L, W (most up-to-date first)
Lahore Qalandars: L, L, W, L, W
