Match Summary
Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Islamabad United — PSL 2026 Eliminator 2 Match Summary
1 May 2026By PSL Score Live Editorial · Match Reports Desk
Hyderabad Kingsmen defended 186 for 5 to beat Islamabad United by two runs in Eliminator 2 at Gaddafi Stadium on 1 May 2026. Hunain Shah's final over (2 for 37) denied United when they needed six off the last over.
Hyderabad Kingsmen and Islamabad United met in PSL 2026 Eliminator 2 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 1 May 2026. Two runs separated Hyderabad Kingsmen and Islamabad United in a classic knockout thriller. Usman Khan's 61 and Kusal Perera's 37 lifted Hyderabad to 186 for 5; United fell to 184 for 7 after Hunain Shah defended six off the final over.
The scorecard figures below are taken from the published match card for this fixture. The recap text is written independently for PSL Score Live.
Related pages: fixtures, schedule, points table, teams, Gaddafi Stadium.
Match snapshot
| Detail | Result |
|---|---|
| Tournament | Pakistan Super League 2026 |
| Match | Eliminator 2 (43 of 44) |
| Venue | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Toss | Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field |
| First innings | Hyderabad Kingsmen 186/5 (20 overs) |
| Second innings | Islamabad United 184/7 (20 overs, target 187) |
| Result | Hyderabad Kingsmen won by 2 runs |
| Player of the match | Hunain Shah (Hyderabad Kingsmen) — 2/37 |
How the game unfolded
Hyderabad slipped to 85 for 4 before Usman and Perera rebuilt. Islamabad's reply featured Mark Chapman's 43 and Haider Ali's 31, yet wickets at key moments kept the target alive.
Faheem Ashraf's 19 from 11 brought United within one boundary of the final. Hunain's yorkers in the 20th over — he later said the plan was six yorkers — sealed Hyderabad's first final appearance.
Takeaway
The published margin for this fixture is Hyderabad Kingsmen won by 2 runs. See the match page for kick-off time, venue and squad context.
Source
Official scores and margins verified against the ESPNcricinfo match card (ID 1527594). Independent analysis only; no ball-by-ball commentary is reproduced here.