LAHORE: Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Hyderabad Kingsmen in Eliminator 2 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 11, being played at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ⚔️
Winner goes to the final 🏆#HBLPSL11 | #NewEra | #IUvHK pic.twitter.com/KdafPoHYMB
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) May 1, 2026
The two sides have met twice during the current campaign, with each team claiming one victory apiece.
Contrasting form guides
Both teams enter this knockout clash with different momentum levels.
- Islamabad United (most recent first): L, W, W, L, W – three wins in their last five matches, though they arrive after a heavy 70-run defeat against table-toppers Peshawar Zalmi in the Qualifier.
- Hyderabad Kingsmen (most recent first): W, W, L, W, W – on a two-match winning streak, freshly coming off an emphatic eight-wicket victory over former champions Multan Sultans in Eliminator 1. That followed a commanding 108-run win against fellow debutants RawalPindiz, which secured their playoff berth by edging defending champions Lahore Qalandars on net run rate.
Sameer Minhas and Maaz Sadaqat will be in action tonight in the Eliminator 2 of the HBL PSL 11 at the Gaddafi Stadium 🙌🏻#HBLPSL11 | #NewEra | #IUvHK pic.twitter.com/DYHlHyI93t
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) May 1, 2026
The Kingsmen’s only loss in their last five outings came against United, adding an extra layer of intrigue to this rematch.
Squads
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (c), Salman Irshad, Andries Gous, Devon Conway, Faheem Ashraf, Mehran Mumtaz, Mark Chapman, Nisar Ahmed, Mir Hamza Sajjad, Sameen Gul, Sameer Minhas, Imad Wasim, Richard Gleeson, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Dipendra Singh Airee, Mohammad Faiq, Mohsin Riaz, Chris Green, Mohammad Salman Mirza
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐗𝐈𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝟐
Which team will rise to the occasion?#HBLPSL11 | #NewEra | #IUvHK pic.twitter.com/aI8OeSXRsc
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) May 1, 2026
Hyderabad Kingsmen: Marnus Labuschagne (c), Hassan Khan (vc), Usman Khan, Akif Javed, Maaz Sadaqat, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Ali, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Glenn Maxwell, Hammad Azam, Riley Meredith, Sharjeel Khan, Asif Mehmood, Hunain Shah, Rizwan Mehmood, Saad Ali, Tayyab Arif, Maheesh Theekshana, Ahmed Hussain
