KARACHI, Pakistan — Hyderabad Kingsmen beat Islamabad United by six wickets to secure a second straight Pakistan Super League victory as Marnus Labuschagne finished unbeaten on 61 and ended United’s three-match winning streak. Hyderabad set up the chase by holding Islamabad to 153 for 9, with PSL debutant Asif Mehmood taking 4 for 18, April 12, 2026.
Labuschagne anchored the reply after Maaz Sadaqat gave Hyderabad early pace with 30 off 16 balls, and Saim Ayub added 35 as the Kingsmen reached 157 for 4 in 18.1 overs at National Bank Stadium. Islamabad stayed in the game through the middle overs, but Hyderabad never let the asking rate drift once Labuschagne settled.
Marnus Labuschagne steadies Hyderabad after the fast start
For Hyderabad, the innings was less about brute force than control. Labuschagne absorbed the quieter phase after the powerplay and then finished the chase with the calm that carried Hyderabad home with an unbeaten 61. His knock gave the Kingsmen the stable center they had lacked too often during the first half of their debut season.
The result also mattered beyond one night. The official PSL report on Hyderabad’s back-to-back wins framed it as another step in a sudden turnaround, and the victory moved Hyderabad to four points and sixth place after the Kingsmen opened the competition with four straight losses.
Asif Mehmood flips the match at the death
Islamabad had a platform after Devon Conway made 45 and Mark Chapman scored 42, but the innings unraveled in the 20th over. Wisden detailed how Mehmood produced four wickets in an over on PSL debut, turning a potentially dangerous finish into a collapse that left United short of the total they seemed capable of reaching.
That late swing was the difference between a tense chase and a manageable one. United arrived in Karachi with momentum and enough batting depth to stretch Hyderabad, yet they lost control in the final over and then watched Labuschagne dictate the reply.
Marnus Labuschagne and Hyderabad’s turnaround begin to look real
The win felt heavier because it followed their inaugural Sindh derby win over Karachi Kings less than 24 hours earlier. Consecutive victories do not erase Hyderabad’s uneven start, but they do suggest the new franchise is beginning to understand how it wants to play: quick starts, calmer middle overs and bowlers who can finish an innings.
When Hyderabad put together its first squad during the PSL’s inaugural player auction in February, Labuschagne arrived as the direct signing around whom the franchise would build. Two wins do not settle a season, but Hyderabad now has a captain in form, a bowling group with fresh belief and a first PSL campaign that looks far steadier than it did a week ago.
