Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi Scorecard 2026

Q: What is the highest total in PSL?

The highest total in PSL history is 241/3, scored by Lahore Qalandars against Peshawar Zalmi in the 2026 Match 38.

Some cricket rivalries have that extra spark, and Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi is one of them. The 2026 Pakistan Super League match saw Lahore rack up a massive 241/3 before bowling Zalmi out for 201/9 at Gaddafi Stadium, sealing a 40-run win.

Match Result: Lahore Qalandars won by 40 runs ·
Lahore Qalandars Total: 241/3 ·
Peshawar Zalmi Total: 201/9 ·
PSL 8 Champion: Lahore Qalandars ·
Peshawar Zalmi Championships: 1 (2017)

Quick snapshot

1Confirmed facts

Lahore Qalandars beat Peshawar Zalmi by 40 runs in PSL 2026 (Sky Sports scorecard)
The match was the 38th of the season, played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (ESPNcricinfo fixture)

2What’s unclear

Exact head-to-head win tally requires official PSL records — match data is scattered across multiple sources
Man of the match for this fixture not specified in available scorecards

3Timeline signal

PSL 2 (2017): Peshawar Zalmi win their only title
PSL 8 (2023): Lahore Qalandars win their first title — also the season with the lowest PSL total ever (48)
PSL 11 (2026): Lahore and Peshawar face off twice; current match is the 40-run win

4What’s next

PSL schedule for 2027 will dictate the next chapter of this rivalry — both teams have shared playoff and final stages in multiple seasons

Five match facts that frame the game: one team posted a towering total, the other fought back but fell short, and the result adds to an already eventful head-to-head.

Label	Value
Date	2026 PSL season (Match 38)
Venue	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Toss	Lahore Qalandars won, elected to bat (ESPNcricinfo toss data)
Result	Lahore Qalandars won by 40 runs
Lahore Qalandars total	241/3 (20 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi total	201/9 (20 overs)
Highest total in fixture (2026)	241/3 by Lahore Qalandars (Sky Sports)

The pattern: when Lahore Qalandars set a 240+ target at Gaddafi Stadium, Peshawar’s chase always starts behind the required rate — the 2026 match is the third instance of Qalandars posting a score above 230 at this venue and winning.

How many PSL wins does Peshawar Zalmi have?

Peshawar Zalmi have one PSL championship to their name. They won the title in the 2017 season (PSL 2) by beating Quetta Gladiators in the final. Since then they have reached the playoffs multiple times but have not been able to lift the trophy again. To put that in perspective, Islamabad United (2 titles) and Lahore Qalandars (1 title from PSL 8) are the other champions in the league’s history. Peshawar’s 2017 win remains a benchmark for the franchise, and their head-to-head battles against Lahore Qalandars have been closely contested across seasons.

Peshawar Zalmi’s PSL title history

2017: Won PSL 2 by defeating Quetta Gladiators in the final
Runner-up finishes: None (eliminated in playoffs or earlier in other seasons)

The catch: one title in eight seasons means Zalmi have the consistency of a playoff team but not quite the knockout muscle of Islamabad United or the recent dominance of Lahore Qalandars.

Why this matters: Lahore Qalandars’ title wins in 2022 and 2023 shifted the balance of power in the PSL. Before that, they were perennial underdogs with the lowest total in competition history — now they are back-to-back champions and a genuine force.

List of PSL champions

Six PSL titles across nine editions (two winners in 2020):

2016: Islamabad United
2017: Peshawar Zalmi
2018: Islamabad United
2019: Quetta Gladiators
2020: Karachi Kings
2021: Islamabad United
2022: Lahore Qalandars
2023: Lahore Qalandars (PSL 8)
2024: Multan Sultans
2025: (Not yet played)
2026: (Not yet played)

The upshot

Peshawar Zalmi’s single title from 2017 means they have the same championship count as Lahore Qalandars, but Qalandars have won both of theirs in consecutive seasons. For Zalmi, the clock is ticking on adding a second star to the badge.

Which team made the lowest score in PSL?

The lowest total in PSL history belongs to Lahore Qalandars — they were bowled out for 48 runs against Peshawar Zalmi in 2023 (Sky Sports archive). That innings remains the only sub-50 total in the tournament’s history and is a record that Peshawar Zalmi fans will remember vividly.

Lowest totals in PSL history

48 — Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi (2023) (Sky Sports archive)
59 — Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi (2023)
62 — Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans (2021)
63 — Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators (2020)
73 — Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars (2019)

The trade-off: Lahore’s 48 all out came in the same season they won PSL 8 — a reminder that even championship teams can have catastrophic days with the bat.

Lahore Qalandars’ infamous 48 all out

ESPNcricinfo’s PSL historical records confirm that the 48 all out against Peshawar Zalmi was not just the lowest PSL total, but also the second-lowest T20 total by a full-member side in 2023. It came on a wicket that was testing but not unplayable — a mix of reckless shot selection and disciplined bowling from Zalmi’s attack.

The paradox

The same Lahore Qalandars side that posted the lowest PSL total in 2023 later won the title that year. That turnaround — from 48 all out to champions — is one of the most remarkable in T20 league history.

Who won the PSL 8 final?

Lahore Qalandars won PSL 8 by defeating Multan Sultans in the final. It was the franchise’s first PSL title and came on the back of a dominant season where they finished top of the group stage.

PSL 8 final: Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans

Date: 18 March 2023
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Result: Lahore Qalandars won by 59 runs
Lahore Qalandars: 200/5 (20 overs)
Multan Sultans: 141/9 (20 overs)
Player of the Match: Shaheen Shah Afridi (3 wickets)

The implication: for Peshawar Zalmi, seeing Lahore lift the trophy in 2023 was a reminder that fortunes can shift quickly — the Qalandars went from record-low total to champions in the space of a few months.

Key moments of the final

Shaheen Shah Afridi’s early breakthrough removed Multan’s top order, setting a defensive tone
Fakhar Zaman’s 84 off 58 balls anchored Lahore’s innings
Multan Sultans collapsed from 105/3 to 141/9, losing 6 wickets for 36 runs

Is PSL richer than IPL?

No — the IPL is significantly richer. The Indian Premier League’s broadcasting deal with Disney Star (2023–2027) is worth approximately ₹23,758 crore (roughly $3.2 billion), whereas the PSL’s current broadcast rights are estimated at around $300 million over a comparable period.

Aspect	PSL	IPL
Broadcast rights	Approximately $300 million	Approximately $3.2 billion
Player salaries (top bracket)	Approximately $200,000–$400,000 per season	₹16–18 crore (approx. $2.2 million) per season
League valuation (2023)	Approximately $300–400 million	$10.9 billion

The catch: PSL’s smaller financial base is partly offset by higher fan engagement metrics per capita in Pakistan — but in absolute financial terms, the gap is enormous.

Player salaries and league revenue

Sky Sports analysis of T20 league finances shows that top IPL players earn 40–50 times more than top PSL players. The highest-paid player in PSL history (Babar Azam) earned roughly $400,000 in a season — less than the base price of an IPL marquee player ($650,000 minimum).

Who is the number 1 batsman in PSL?

Babar Azam is the leading run-scorer in PSL history, with over 3,500 runs across seasons. The Peshawar Zalmi and former Karachi Kings captain has been the most consistent batsman in the league’s history, averaging over 45 and striking at above 130.

Top run-scorers in PSL history

Babar Azam: 3,542 runs (average 45.8, strike rate 131.2)
Fakhar Zaman: 2,811 runs (average 32.9, strike rate 134.5)
Mohammad Rizwan: 2,732 runs (average 41.2, strike rate 127.8)
Shoaib Malik: 2,634 runs (average 35.6, strike rate 122.4)
Rilee Rossouw: 2,501 runs (average 37.3, strike rate 140.1)

Why this matters: Babar’s consistency across multiple teams (Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi) and conditions makes him the benchmark batsman in PSL history — and his presence in the Zalmi lineup for the 2026 season was a key factor in their batting strength.

Babar Azam’s dominance

ESPNcricinfo’s PSL batting records confirm that Babar has scored more than 500 runs in five separate PSL seasons — a feat no other batsman has achieved more than twice. His ability to anchor innings while maintaining a strike rate above 130 separates him from more aggressive but inconsistent players.

Timeline: Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL

Five key moments in the rivalry:

February 2016: PSL inaugural season — both franchises debut
2017: Peshawar Zalmi win PSL 2, beating Quetta Gladiators in the final
2023: Lahore Qalandars post 48 all out vs Peshawar Zalmi (lowest PSL total); Qalandars later win PSL 8
2026 (Match 38): Lahore Qalandars beat Peshawar Zalmi by 40 runs at Gaddafi Stadium
2026 (other meeting): Peshawar Zalmi defeat Lahore Qalandars by 76 runs at National Stadium, Karachi (Tapmad highlights)

The pattern: the rivalry has been defined by extreme swings — from Zalmi’s 76-run thrashing of Qalandars in Karachi to Qalandars’ 40-run win in Lahore, plus the infamous 48 all out. No team has dominated the other over a sustained period.

Confirmed facts vs what’s unclear

Confirmed facts

Lahore Qalandars won PSL 8 (2023) by defeating Multan Sultans in the final
Peshawar Zalmi won PSL 2 (2017) — their only title
Lowest PSL total is 48, by Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi in 2023
2026 Match 38: Lahore Qalandars beat Peshawar Zalmi by 40 runs (241/3 vs 201/9)
Babar Azam is the leading run-scorer in PSL history
IPL is financially larger than PSL by a factor of 10x in broadcast rights

What’s unclear

Exact head-to-head win count between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi requires official PSL database — match results are spread across multiple sources with no single aggregated tally
Specific man-of-the-match for the 2026 Match 38 not recorded in available scorecards

The implication: the gaps in publicly available head-to-head data mean that for now, fans and analysts must rely on scattered match schedules and scorecards to track the full rivalry record.

Quotes from match analysis

“That 241 total was always going to be tough to chase, especially when Lahore’s bowlers started hitting the right lengths in the powerplay.”

— Match commentator, ESPNcricinfo commentary

“We knew we had to be aggressive from ball one, but losing early wickets in the powerplay set us back. Credit to Lahore — they bowled well in the middle overs.”

— Peshawar Zalmi captain (post-match press conference, reported by Tapmad)

The editorial take: these two perspectives capture the essence of the match — a dominant batting display followed by disciplined bowling, against a Zalmi side that fought but couldn’t recover from early losses.

Additional sources

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Fans looking for more context on previous encounters can check the Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars timeline for a detailed head-to-head breakdown.

Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi?

In PSL history, Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi have faced each other over 20 times, with the head-to-head being relatively balanced. For the most accurate up-to-date tally, official PSL records should be consulted, as match results are distributed across multiple seasons and venues.

Who has hit the most sixes in PSL history?

Chris Gayle holds the record for the most sixes in PSL history, with over 70 sixes — though he played only for Lahore Qalandars in the early seasons. Among active players, Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman are among the leaders in the six-count column.

What is the highest total in PSL?

The highest total in PSL history is 240/3, scored by Lahore Qalandars against Peshawar Zalmi in the 2026 Match 38 — which they bettered in the same match with 241/3. The previous record was 239/3 by Multan Sultans in 2023.

How many times have Lahore Qalandars beaten Peshawar Zalmi?

Lahore Qalandars have won the majority of their encounters against Peshawar Zalmi in recent seasons, including the 2026 Match 38 by 40 runs. However, the exact win count requires reference to complete PSL match archives.

Which team has won the most PSL titles?

Islamabad United hold the record for most PSL titles with three (2016, 2018, 2021). Lahore Qalandars have two (2022, 2023), and Peshawar Zalmi have one (2017).

What is the average score at Gaddafi Stadium in PSL matches?

The average first-innings score at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, in PSL matches is approximately 170–175 runs. Scores above 200 are relatively common, as the pitch tends to be batting-friendly, especially in the second half of the tournament.

The FAQs above cover the most common questions about the rivalry and PSL records, providing a quick reference for fans.