Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Quetta Gladiators – 5th Match
The 5th Match of the Pakistan Super League 2026 will see Hyderabad Kingsmen take on Quetta Gladiators on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The match is scheduled to begin at 2:30 PM local time (9:30 AM GMT).
Hyderabad Kingsmen enter this match with a strong and experienced squad. Their batting lineup is led by Sharjeel Khan, Saim Ayub, Marnus Labuschagne, Kusal Perera, Irfan Khan, Usman Khan, providing solid top-order stability and explosive middle-order firepower. Hammad Azam, Syed Saad Ali, Shayan Jahangir, and Maaz Sadaqat add depth and aggression.
In the bowling department, Hyderabad Kingsmen boast a varied attack featuring Akif Javed, Ottneil Baartman, Riley Meredith, Asif Mehmood, Hassan Khan, Hunain Shah, Mohammad Ali, offering pace, seam movement, and quality spin options well-suited to Lahore conditions.
Quetta Gladiators come into this match with a dangerous and all-round heavy unit. Their batting unit includes Rilee Rossouw, Saud Shakeel, Ben McDermott, Khawaja Nafay, Bevon Jacobs, Hasan Nawaz, providing experienced top-order starts and powerful middle-order acceleration. Sam Harper, Bismillah Khan, and Tom Curran add explosive finishing and all-round utility.
Quetta Gladiators’ bowling attack is led by Abrar Ahmed, Alzarri Joseph, Tom Curran, Jahandad Khan, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, offering express pace, spin variations, and death-over experience.
The Gaddafi Stadium pitch in Lahore generally offers good pace and bounce early on with short boundaries, assisting batters throughout, while spinners can extract turn as the match progresses. In afternoon T20 matches, dew can play a role in the second innings. A first-innings total of around 170–190 is typically competitive here.
Expert Prediction: Quetta Gladiators have 52% chance and Hyderabad Kingsmen have 48% winning chance.
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