Match Summary
Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings — PSL 2026 Match 35 Match Summary
23 April 2026By PSL Score Live Editorial · Match Reports Desk
Karachi Kings chased 200 with five wickets down and beat Lahore Qalandars by five wickets at Gaddafi Stadium on 23 April 2026. Khushdil Shah's unbeaten 44 from 14 sealed a streak-breaking win.
Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings met in PSL 2026 Match 35 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 23 April 2026. Karachi Kings ended a rough patch with a chase shaped by David Warner and a brutal Khushdil Shah cameo. Lahore made 199 for 6 — Abdullah Shafique 62 and Fakhar Zaman 61 — but could not defend a 200 target.
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 | Match 35 (35 of 44) |
| Venue | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Toss | Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field |
| First innings | Lahore Qalandars 199/6 (20 overs) |
| Second innings | Karachi Kings 203/5 (18.4 overs, target 200) |
| Result | Karachi Kings won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) |
| Player of the match | Khushdil Shah (Karachi Kings) — 44* (14) |
How the game unfolded
Lahore's top order fired in tandem, yet Karachi's reply never stalled for long. Warner's 63 anchored the innings before Moeen Ali and Azam Khan kept the rate climbing ahead of Khushdil's death assault.
Khushdil's 44 from 14 balls, including five sixes, turned a tight game into a Karachi win with eight balls left. Lahore's bowlers had periods of control, but the final over math favoured the visitors.
Takeaway
The published margin for this fixture is Karachi Kings won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining). See the match page for kick-off time, venue and squad context.
Source
Official scores and margins verified against the ESPNcricinfo match card (ID 1527586). Independent analysis only; no ball-by-ball commentary is reproduced here.