Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Karachi Kings — PSL 2026 Match 10 Match Summary

Karachi Kings beat Rawalpindi Pindiz by five wickets with four balls still in hand in PSL 2026 Match 10 on 2 April 2026 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium (listed 20:00 PKT on our schedule). Karachi won the toss and bowled first. Rawalpindi Pindiz made 197 for 6 in 20 overs (9.85 per over). Karachi chased 198 and ended 199 for 5 in 19.2 overs at roughly 10.29 per over, so the result stayed open until the late overs.

We did not lift wording from ball-by-ball logs, TV captions, or syndicated match reports. Batting, bowling, dismissals, extras, and milestone times are taken from the ESPNcricinfo full scorecard for this game only.

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On the sheet, a Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Karachi Kings match summary should name Mitchell (65) and Billings (58) for the Pindiz recovery from 55 for 3, then Hasan Ali (3 for 24) for keeping the total near 200. Warner (50) and Azam (74) then drove most of the reply until Mitchell (3 for 32 in 3.2) and Amir’s wicket for Azam tightened the finish.

Karachi had already posted wins earlier on this site’s PSL 2026 fixture list, so another two points reinforced their early ladder push. Rawalpindi Pindiz, as a newer franchise in this project’s eight-team set-up, needed to show they could post a number when Rizwan, Yasir, and Kamran fell inside the powerplay.

Both innings sit above nine an over on the printed team rates, so the night reads as a hitting contest where wickets changed the shape more than dot balls did.

Powerplay damage and early wickets

Scorebook powerplay 0.1–6.0 for Pindiz reads 55 runs for 2 wickets. Mohammad Rizwan made 21 from 13 (4 fours, strike rate 161.53) before Hasan Ali had him caught by Azam Khan at 28 for 1 in 2.6 overs.

Yasir Khan scored 8 from 8 when Khushdil Shah bowled him at 33 for 2 in 3.5 overs. Kamran Ghulam added 10 from 11 (2 fours) before Khushdil bowled him at 55 for 3 in 6.1 overs. Mitchell and Billings were still to come, but Pindiz had already used three wickets before the end of the seventh over.

Mitchell and Billings repair the innings

Daryl Mitchell top-scored with 65 from 41 (5 fours, 3 sixes, strike rate 158.53) before Mir Hamza had him caught by Muhammad Waseem at 175 for 4 in 17.4 overs. Sam Billings made 58 from 35 (8 fours, 1 six, strike rate 165.71) until Hasan Ali bowled him at 181 for 5 in 18.1 overs.

The feed prints a fourth-wicket stand of 100 runs in 59 balls (Mitchell 51, Billings 41, extras 8). That block is what lifts 55 for 3 toward a total Karachi had to respect.

Abdullah Fazal stayed 18 not out from 7 (1 four, 2 sixes, strike rate 257.14). Cole McConchie made 2 from 5 before Hasan bowled him at 192 for 6 in 19.4 overs. Rishad Hossain was 0 not out from 1. Extras 15 (1 bye, 8 leg-byes, 1 no-ball, 5 wides).

Rawalpindi Pindiz batting lines (scorecard)

• Daryl Mitchell: 65 (41)
• Sam Billings: 58 (35)
• Mohammad Rizwan (c) †: 21 (13)
• Kamran Ghulam: 10 (11)
• Abdullah Fazal: 18* (7)
• Yasir Khan: 8 (8)
• Cole McConchie: 2 (5)
• Rishad Hossain: 0* (1)

Moeen Ali opened with 1 over for 13 (13.00) and did not take a wicket on the sheet. Mir Hamza went 1 for 49 in 4 (12.25) with 1 no-ball logged, his wicket Mitchell at long off.

Hasan Ali finished 3 for 24 in 4 (6.00), removing Rizwan, Billings, and McConchie. Khushdil Shah took 2 for 37 in 4 (9.25) with Yasir and Kamran both bowled. Adam Zampa sent down 4 overs for 28 (7.00) without a wicket. Abbas Afridi bowled 3 overs for 37 (12.33) and also went wicketless on the card.

Karachi bowling figures (as recorded)

• Moeen Ali: 0/13 (1)
• Mir Hamza: 1/49 (4)
• Hasan Ali: 3/24 (4)
• Khushdil Shah: 2/37 (4)
• Adam Zampa: 0/28 (4)
• Abbas Afridi: 0/37 (3)

Powerplay intent and Waseem’s exit

Karachi’s mandatory powerplay is listed at 52 for 1. Muhammad Waseem made 23 from 11 (2 fours, 2 sixes, strike rate 209.09) before Naseem Shah bowled him at 27 for 1 in 2.5 overs, inside edge on the card.

David Warner and Salman Agha then tried to build. Agha made 29 from 24 (3 fours, 1 six) when Daryl Mitchell had him caught by Rizwan at 70 for 2 in 8.3 overs.

Warner and Azam take the chase deep

Warner reached 50 from 36 balls on the milestones (6 fours, 1 six, strike rate 138.88) before Mitchell had him caught by Rishad Hossain in the deep at 146 for 3 in 15.2 overs.

Azam Khan scored 74 from 34 (6 fours, 6 sixes, strike rate 217.64), with 50 coming in 28 balls on the milestones. Mohammad Amir had him caught by Rishad at 188 for 4 in 18.2 overs, Karachi still 11 short of the target on the sheet.

Khushdil Shah stayed 5 not out from 7. Moeen Ali was lbw to Mitchell for 5 from 5 at 193 for 5 in 19.1 overs; he reviewed, and the decision stayed out on the broadcast feed. Abbas Afridi hit 6 not out from 1 (1 six) to end the chase. Extras 7 (1 leg-bye, 2 no-balls, 4 wides).

Karachi Kings batting lines (scorecard)

• Azam Khan †: 74 (34)
• David Warner (c): 50 (36)
• Salman Agha: 29 (24)
• Muhammad Waseem: 23 (11)
• Moeen Ali: 5 (5)
• Khushdil Shah: 5* (7)
• Abbas Afridi: 6* (1)

Mohammad Amir bowled 4 overs for 38 (9.50) and removed Azam late. Mohammad Amir Khan sent down 1.4 overs for 20 (12.00) with no wicket. Naseem Shah took 1 for 26 in 2.2 overs (11.14 economy on the card, with 2 no-balls).

Cole McConchie conceded 44 in 4 (11.00) without a wicket. Daryl Mitchell returned 3 for 32 in 3.2 (9.60), dismissing Agha, Warner, and Moeen. Rishad Hossain bowled 4 overs for 38 (9.50) and did not take a wicket on the sheet.

Rawalpindi Pindiz bowling figures (as recorded)

• Mohammad Amir: 1/38 (4)
• Mohammad Amir Khan: 0/20 (1.4)
• Naseem Shah: 1/26 (2.2)
• Cole McConchie: 0/44 (4)
• Daryl Mitchell: 3/32 (3.2)
• Rishad Hossain: 0/38 (4)

The asking rate for 198 in 20 overs is 9.90 per over. Karachi averaged about 10.29 through 19.2 overs, which means they stayed slightly ahead of par even after Waseem fell early.

Published chase milestones include Karachi at 50 in 5.4 overs, 100 in 11.5 overs, and 150 in 15.4 overs, plus a timeout at 128 for 2 after 14 overs. Those ticks line up with Warner and Azam trading strike rather than one batter blocking while the other swung.

Rishad Hossain held two chase catches on the card (Warner and Azam). Rizwan caught Agha behind the stumps off Mitchell at 70 for 2. Those moments show Pindiz still had hands in the game even while Karachi kept the rate high.

This Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Karachi Kings match summary keeps the margin honest: four balls spare is a win, yet Mitchell’s late wickets and Amir’s breakthrough meant Abbas still had to end it from one ball.

Hasan Ali’s 3 for 24 in the first innings

Hasan took Rizwan in the third over, then returned for Billings and McConchie when Pindiz were trying to sprint. His 6.00 economy sits next to Mir Hamza at 12.25 and Abbas at 12.33 on the printed lines, which frames how Karachi stayed in the chase.

The Mitchell–Billings fourth-wicket stand

120 team runs sit between 55 for 3 and 175 for 4 on the card. That stand is the core of Pindiz’s score. Karachi still faced almost ten an over from the first ball of the reply.

Warner and Azam’s third-wicket work

From 70 for 2 to 146 for 3, Warner and Azam added 76 runs in 41 balls of team progression on the sheet. That stretch shrank the target before Amir and Mitchell stirred the end overs.

Moeen’s lbw review

At 193 for 5, Karachi needed 6 from 5 balls with Khushdil and Abbas at the crease. The review did not save Moeen; Abbas cleared the rope on the next legal delivery on the sheet.

The match info awards two points to Karachi and none to Pindiz for this fixture. Follow our points table for the live ladder as more games complete.

Net run rate will move as the group stage rolls on. This result adds another data point for both sides without settling either squad’s full story for the rest of the round.

One chase does not mean Karachi will always paper over late wickets, and one loss does not remove Mitchell’s batting value for Pindiz. The card is simply a high-run night where middle partnerships and a few tight overs decided the gap.

Karachi Kings

Azam’s 74 earned the player-of-the-match tag on the sheet after Warner had settled the chase from 70 for 2. Hasan’s 3 for 24 earlier kept Pindiz closer to 200 than 220. Mir Hamza and Abbas still show costly overs on the figures here, worth a bowl-plan chat before the next short boundary.

Rawalpindi Pindiz

Mitchell and Billings rebuilt the innings, Abdullah Fazal added late impetus, and Mitchell later took three wickets with the ball. Naseem removed Waseem early in the chase, yet McConchie and Rishad sit near 11 and 9.50 economy on the card, which leaves less room when the opposition already scores quickly.

197 asks a lot of a bowling side. Karachi still passed 198 because Warner and Azam owned most of the middle overs and Abbas ended it in one hit. This Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Karachi Kings match summary stops there: Pindiz posted a full score, Karachi found the late hit and the two points.

Numbers were checked against the ESPNcricinfo full scorecard for Match 10. Interpretation and sentence-level writing are original to PSL Score Live.

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Which side won PSL 2026 Match 10 between Rawalpindi Pindiz and Karachi Kings?

Karachi Kings won by five wickets with four balls remaining.

What were the team totals?

Rawalpindi Pindiz scored 197/6 in 20 overs. Karachi Kings scored 199/5 in 19.2 overs chasing 198.

Who won the toss?

Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field first.

Who was player of the match?

Azam Khan was named player of the match (74 from 34 balls).

Who top-scored for Rawalpindi Pindiz?

Daryl Mitchell scored 65 runs from 41 balls.

Who took the most wickets for Karachi Kings in the first innings?

Hasan Ali took 3 wickets for 24 runs from 4 overs.