Quetta Gladiators will clash with Islamabad United today in the 9th match of the Pakistan Super League 2026 (PSL 2026) at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The game is set to begin at 2:30 pm, with both teams eager to secure a win and improve their positions on the points table.
Currently, Quetta Gladiators are fifth with two points from one win in two matches, while Islamabad United sit in sixth place with one point from a rain-abandoned match and a loss to Multan Sultans.
Squads:
Quetta Gladiators: Saud Shakeel(c), Shamyl Hussain, Rilee Rossouw, Hasan Nawaz, Khawaja Nafay, Ben McDermott(w), Tom Curran, Ahmed Daniyal, Alzarri Joseph, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Bismillah Khan, Brett Hampton, Sam Harper, Bevon Jacobs, Wasim Akram, Jahanzaib Sultan, Ahsan Ali, Jahandad Khan, Khan Zaib, Saqib Khan
Islamabad United: Devon Conway, Sameer Minhas, Andries Gous(w), Mark Chapman, Shadab Khan(c), Haider Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Imad Wasim, Salman Mirza, Richard Gleeson, Salman Irshad, Mohammad Hasnain, Shamar Joseph, Chris Green, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sameen Gul, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohsin Riaz, Mohammad Faiq, Hamza Sajjad
In recent action, Sahibzada Farhan scored his ninth T20 and second PSL century, leading Multan Sultans to chase 226 successfully against Hyderabad Kingsmen with six wickets remaining and eight balls to spare, marking the fifth-highest successful chase in PSL history. Kingsmen have now lost all three of their matches.
Multan Sultans had also recorded the fourth-highest powerplay score in PSL history, posting 83 runs in the first six overs. Farhan remained unbeaten on 106 off 57 balls, hitting seven fours and eight sixes, and shared a 104-run opening partnership with Steven Smith (46 off 20 balls, 2x4s, 4x6s), giving the Sultans a dominant start in their back-to-back wins
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