Lahore
Gaddafi Stadium
174
39
27
Kingsmen
HYK
225/5 (20.0)
Kingsmen chose to BAT
Sultans
MUL
227/4 (18.4)
Sultans won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Kingsmen vs Sultans PSL T20 Match Preview & Fantasy Cricket Tips

Published on Mar 29, 2026

Kingsmen vs Sultans PSL T20 Match Preview & Fantasy Cricket Tips

The Pakistan Super League action continues as the Kingsmen take on the Sultans in a highly anticipated T20 clash at the iconic Gaddafi Stadium. If you are looking for the perfect Dream11 Prediction and a Fantasy Winning Team, you have come to the right place.

Both teams have had contrasting fortunes recently. The Kingsmen are desperate to bounce back after losing two consecutive games, while the Sultans are riding high on momentum after a solid victory in their previous outing. Use this expert analysis to build your squads, showcase your skills, and climb the leaderboard in your fantasy contests.

Match Details

  • Match: Kingsmen vs Sultans, Pakistan Super League
  • Date: 01 April 2026
  • Time: 19:00 PKT / 19:30 IST
  • Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

Fans can catch all the live PSL action on top broadcast networks.

  • Tamasha
  • Tapmad
  • PTV Sports

Weather Report

Lahore is expected to have clear skies and warm weather during match hours, with temperatures hovering around 28 degrees Celsius. The Dew factor will play a massive role in the second innings, making it easier for the chasing team to bat. A Rain impact is highly unlikely, ensuring a full uninterrupted game.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The surface at Gaddafi Stadium is traditionally a batting friendly pitch, allowing batters to play their shots freely through the line.

  • Pace vs spin dominance: Fast bowlers have taken 38 wickets compared to 26 wickets by spinners in the last 5 matches.
  • Average score: The first innings average is 163 runs.
  • Batting vs bowling trend: Teams chasing have a distinct advantage under the lights.
  • Fantasy takeaway: Stack your team with top order batters and death over pacers who can exploit the conditions.

Team Form & Head to-Head

Kingsmen

  • Last 5 matches: L, L
  • The team is struggling for momentum after suffering two back to-back defeats and will rely heavily on their top order to fire.
  • Head to-head record: 0 wins against Sultans.

Sultans

  • Last 5 matches: W, L, L, L, L
  • They bounced back brilliantly with a win in their last match, finding the right combination at the right time.
  • Head to-head record: 0 wins against Kingsmen.

Injury Updates & Player Availability

  • Ottneil Baartman and Saad Masood are Injured and unavailable for selection.
  • The rest of the core players from both squads are Fully fit and ready to go.

Probable Playing XI (Both Teams)

Kingsmen

Saim Ayub, Sharjeel Khan, Marnus Labuschagne, Usman Khan, Syed Saad Ali, Irfan Khan, Hassan Khan, Hammad Azam, Maheesh Theekshana, Riley Meredith, Mohammad Ali

Sultans

Sahibzada Farhan, Steven Smith, Josh Philippe, Shan Masood, Ashton Turner, Arafat Minhas, Mohammad Nawaz, Peter Siddle, Mohammad Wasim, Momin Qamar, Shehzad Gul

Key Players to Watch

  • Josh Philippe: He is in spectacular form, smashing 55 runs in the last game. He is a must have wicketkeeper batter for this venue.
  • Riley Meredith: The premier pacer for his team, bagging 5 wickets in the series so far. He is lethal in the death overs.
  • Steven Smith: A highly reliable anchor who scored 31 runs recently. His experience makes him a safe captaincy choice.
  • Hassan Khan: Offers massive all round value with 45 runs and 2 wickets in the tournament.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • Saim Ayub
  • Josh Philippe
  • Riley Meredith

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Momin Qamar: He picked up 3 wickets in his last outing and is highly under selected. A massive differential for Mega Leagues.
  • Irfan Khan: Showed great intent with 33 runs recently and can be a game changer in the middle order.

Match Prediction / Outlook

The Sultans are the clear favorites to win this contest given their recent return to winning ways and a more balanced bowling attack. Expect the captain winning the toss to bowl first, as the chasing team has a massive advantage due to the heavy dew in Lahore.

Disclaimer

Always check Final Playing XI and Toss updates before locking your fantasy team. Player availability and pitch conditions can change at the last minute.

PSL 2026 HYK vs MUL players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

PlayerBattingBowlingSeries PerformanceLineup selectionMatch Performance
Name
T
R
S
M#BatInnNORunsHSAvgSR50+4/6BowlInnWkOvAvgEcoSR4wBestC/St
M
A. Pt
Pts
Run
Wk
DT
P
S%
C
VC
iDt
#
PTS
Bat
Bowl
Field
Maheesh TheekshanaHYKBOWL228RHB8437274155.8269.89023OB2272343.826.157.0922.144/1549268.51372350952.1412.0414380340
Ashton TurnerMULALL257RHB2286542329925.96143.6518470OB80401.623.677.4918.903/201041051510216250560.192.223.6212414330
Saim AyubHYKALL152LHB148635329824.87139.2121524OB,LBG77582.525.367.6619.803/25631257.9695231466.7192.1232.7216.39311447590
Usman KhanHYKWK106RHB10012258712329.39145.3315378OB000-671268.5822364058.3459.631.992.497654908
Riley MeredithHYKBOWL153RHB291774196.1684.0907RF1532083.622.678.5515.954/9312102.52052251001082.244.535.992130-10
Shan MasoodMULBAT220LHB21019510310326.71127.5431642RMF000-881067670338070421.920.981.258635500
Marnus LabuschagneHYKBAT65RHB61415529327.22126.389180RMF,LB46412.221.658.914.515/11451265.2783336158.3384.325.739.07181912-58
Arafat MinhasMULALL33LHB2774434122.15140.18060SLA31273.122.296.342102/5131067.2672118970643.351.151.939625400
Irfan KhanHYKBAT73RHB632010995725.55135.011130RMF421.324.59.81501/4531225.1301127025621.160.60.8510524008
Mohammad AliHYKBOWL49RHB171348111284.2103RMF49743.5198.2113.845/24171177.485111201001111.560.270.3208040
Mohammad NawazMULALL331LHB2486738287221.14125.759461SLA3102803.125.877.5920.455/18149938.434654533.3766.882.214.3616360320
Josh PhilippeMULWK147RHB1411132909925.3134.4521410000-1171058.5585259070387.3510.528.3517211700
Mohammad WasimMULBOWL109RHB54253603412.41119.6048RFM1091273.526.568.818.134/2455933.930537522.2971.631.282.256790750
Steven SmithMULBAT277RHB24751638612532.58131.8336743LBG52542.619.557.6815.224/131611078780334160287.7718.0120.8751008408
Sahibzada FarhanMULBAT169RHB16313522016234.8139.242747000-79963.6572274055.6175.8311.310.46120818800
Hassan KhanHYKALL110RHB842312235720.04140.891142SLA102722.932.438.0124.214/30511246.8562139541.7781.086.789.5713400288
Maaz SadaqatHYKALL38LHB37610939635.25146.317157SLA22172.4216.7318.702/12161145.6502198036.4231.042.192.24213211820
Peter SiddleMULBOWL149RHB4427116126.8289.92012RFM1471733.422.87.7817.555/16241050.8508101240833.320.731.0411510398
Sharjeel KhanHYKBAT167LHB1636393711725.07136.2224625LB200.89.60-3616620018.160.330.3441059300
Shehzad GulMULBOWL11LHB411795.6670.8302LM11143.823.57.831803/215115150001011.540.240.2919180-216
Momin QamarMULBOWL7LHB3186410001LWS7103.620.38.121503/242354.31630433.31151.071.332.244100-40
Syed Saad AliHYKBAT15LHB1523635727.92121.4235RM000-61131370059.690.260.3215373300
Completed matches of Hyderabad Kingsmen
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
26 Mar - 07:30 PMLahoreLahore QalandarsLAHHyderabad KingsmenHYK199/6 (20.0)130/10 (20.0) Qalandars won by 69 runs
29 Mar - 03:00 PMLahoreQuetta GladiatorsQUEHyderabad KingsmenHYK174/8 (20.0)134/8 (20.0) Gladiators won by 40 runs
01 Apr - 07:30 PMLahoreHyderabad KingsmenHYKMultan SultansMUL225/5 (20.0)227/4 (18.4) Sultans won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
08 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiHyderabad KingsmenHYKPeshawar ZalmiPES145/10 (18.2)146/6 (20.0) Zalmi won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
11 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiKarachi KingsKARHyderabad KingsmenHYK188/8 (20.0)189/6 (19.1) Kingsmen won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
12 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiIslamabad UnitedISLHyderabad KingsmenHYK153/9 (20.0)157/4 (18.1) Kingsmen won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
16 Apr - 03:00 PMKarachiRawalpindi PindizRAPHyderabad KingsmenHYK121/9 (20.0)123/5 (16.3) Kingsmen won by 5 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
22 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiMultan SultansMULHyderabad KingsmenHYK213/7 (20.0)214/6 (19.3) Kingsmen won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
24 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiHyderabad KingsmenHYKIslamabad UnitedISL80/10 (15.5)83/2 (6.4) United won by 8 wickets (with 80 balls remaining)
26 Apr - 03:00 PMKarachiHyderabad KingsmenHYKRawalpindi PindizRAP244/6 (20.0)136/10 (17.1) Kingsmen won by 108 runs
29 Apr - 07:30 PMLahoreMultan SultansMULHyderabad KingsmenHYK159/9 (20.0)162/2 (15.2) Kingsmen won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
01 May - 07:30 PMLahoreHyderabad KingsmenHYKIslamabad UnitedISL186/5 (20.0)184/7 (20.0) Kingsmen won by 2 runs
03 May - 08:30 PMLahoreHyderabad KingsmenHYKPeshawar ZalmiPES129/10 (18.0)130/5 (15.2) Zalmi won by 5 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
Completed matches of Multan Sultans
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
28 Mar - 07:30 PMLahoreIslamabad UnitedISLMultan SultansMUL171/8 (20.0)175/5 (18.4) Sultans won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
01 Apr - 07:30 PMLahoreHyderabad KingsmenHYKMultan SultansMUL225/5 (20.0)227/4 (18.4) Sultans won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
03 Apr - 07:30 PMLahoreLahore QalandarsLAHMultan SultansMUL185/5 (13.0)165/5 (13.0) Qalandars won by 20 runs
05 Apr - 07:30 PMLahoreQuetta GladiatorsQUEMultan SultansMUL166/7 (20.0)167/4 (17.3) Sultans won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
06 Apr - 07:30 PMLahoreRawalpindi PindizRAPMultan SultansMUL182/8 (20.0)186/3 (16.2) Sultans won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
13 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiPeshawar ZalmiPESMultan SultansMUL196/6 (20.0)172/8 (20.0) Zalmi won by 24 runs
19 Apr - 03:00 PMKarachiMultan SultansMULKarachi KingsKAR207/7 (20.0)196/10 (19.4) Sultans won by 11 runs
21 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiRawalpindi PindizRAPMultan SultansMUL166/4 (20.0)167/4 (18.4) Sultans won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
22 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiMultan SultansMULHyderabad KingsmenHYK213/7 (20.0)214/6 (19.3) Kingsmen won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
26 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiMultan SultansMULIslamabad UnitedISL192/7 (20.0)193/6 (18.4) United won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
29 Apr - 07:30 PMLahoreMultan SultansMULHyderabad KingsmenHYK159/9 (20.0)162/2 (15.2) Kingsmen won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
Completed matches at Gaddafi Stadium
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
26 Mar - 07:30 PMLahore QalandarsLAHHyderabad KingsmenHYK199/6 (20.0)130/10 (20.0) Qalandars won by 69 runs
27 Mar - 07:30 PMKarachi KingsKARQuetta GladiatorsQUE181/7 (20.0)167/7 (20.0) Kings won by 14 runs
28 Mar - 03:00 PMRawalpindi PindizRAPPeshawar ZalmiPES214/4 (20.0)218/5 (19.1) Zalmi won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
28 Mar - 07:30 PMIslamabad UnitedISLMultan SultansMUL171/8 (20.0)175/5 (18.4) Sultans won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
29 Mar - 03:00 PMQuetta GladiatorsQUEHyderabad KingsmenHYK174/8 (20.0)134/8 (20.0) Gladiators won by 40 runs
29 Mar - 07:30 PMLahore QalandarsLAHKarachi KingsKAR128/9 (20.0)131/6 (19.3) Kings won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
31 Mar - 07:30 PMIslamabad UnitedISLPeshawar ZalmiPES Match abandoned without a ball bowled
01 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabad KingsmenHYKMultan SultansMUL225/5 (20.0)227/4 (18.4) Sultans won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
02 Apr - 03:00 PMQuetta GladiatorsQUEIslamabad UnitedISL183/5 (20.0)189/2 (18.2) United won by 8 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
02 Apr - 07:30 PMRawalpindi PindizRAPKarachi KingsKAR197/6 (20.0)199/5 (19.2) Kings won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
03 Apr - 07:30 PMLahore QalandarsLAHMultan SultansMUL185/5 (13.0)165/5 (13.0) Qalandars won by 20 runs
04 Apr - 07:30 PMRawalpindi PindizRAPIslamabad UnitedISL156/7 (20.0)157/3 (14.2) United won by 7 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
05 Apr - 07:30 PMQuetta GladiatorsQUEMultan SultansMUL166/7 (20.0)167/4 (17.3) Sultans won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
06 Apr - 07:30 PMRawalpindi PindizRAPMultan SultansMUL182/8 (20.0)186/3 (16.2) Sultans won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
21 Apr - 03:00 PMLahore QalandarsLAHQuetta GladiatorsQUE197/6 (20.0)188/7 (20.0) Qalandars won by 9 runs
22 Apr - 03:00 PMKarachi KingsKARPeshawar ZalmiPES182/9 (20.0)186/3 (18.5) Zalmi won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
23 Apr - 07:30 PMLahore QalandarsLAHKarachi KingsKAR199/6 (20.0)203/5 (18.4) Kings won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
25 Apr - 03:00 PMQuetta GladiatorsQUEKarachi KingsKAR195/6 (20.0)199/1 (18.3) Kings won by 9 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
25 Apr - 07:30 PMPeshawar ZalmiPESLahore QalandarsLAH199/4 (20.0)200/4 (19.3) Qalandars won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
29 Apr - 07:30 PMMultan SultansMULHyderabad KingsmenHYK159/9 (20.0)162/2 (15.2) Kingsmen won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
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