KARACHI, Pakistan — Peshawar Zalmi beat Multan Sultans by 24 runs to stay unbeaten and strengthen their hold on first place in the Pakistan Super League 11 standings, April 13. Kusal Mendis struck 68 off 40 balls and Sufiyan Muqeem returned 3 for 30 as Zalmi turned back Multan after the chase briefly swung in the middle overs.
Zalmi finished on 196 for 6 after a fast start from Mohammad Haris, who made 38 off 17, and steady support from Farhan Yousaf, who added 30 off 22. The official PCB match summary and the full scorecard show how Mendis carried the innings through the middle overs before Multan’s bowlers clawed back late.
Peshawar Zalmi tighten their grip on the PSL 11 race
Multan looked well placed at 85 for 1 with Steve Smith and Josh Philippe settled, but Muqeem removed both in the 10th over and swung the game back. Shan Masood’s 35 off 19 kept the chase alive for a while, yet Cricbuzz’s match analysis framed that double strike as the decisive moment, while an independent ESPNcricinfo report underlined how Mendis’ 40-ball 68 gave Zalmi the cushion they needed.
With the result, the latest PSL 2026 table shows Peshawar Zalmi on 11 points from six matches, with five wins and one no result. Multan remain second on eight points, leaving Zalmi as the league’s only unbeaten side through this stretch of the schedule.
A rivalry with recent swings
This result also fits the recent shape of the matchup. The sides played a four-run thriller in March 2024, Multan then ended Zalmi’s campaign in the PSL qualifier later that month, and Peshawar flipped the rivalry again with a record 120-run win in 2025. The April 13 result feels less like a surprise than another sharp turn in one of the league’s liveliest matchups.
For Zalmi, the bigger takeaway was control. They set a total worth protecting, absorbed Multan’s best counterpunch and still found wickets when the chase grew tense. If that balance between top-order intent and middle-overs discipline holds, Peshawar will keep setting the pace in PSL 11.
