Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi, 17th Match, Pakistan Super League 2026 - Player Highlights

Abbas Afridi to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by (sub)Haroon Arshad!! A good catch in the deep to end a fine record partnership - Kusal Mendis falls after a majestic innings - slower ball outside off and Mendis miscued the lofted drive, came off the outside off and carved over cover. Haroon ran in and then dived across to complete a fine catch. Kusal Mendis c (sub)Haroon Arshad b Abbas Afridi 109(52) [4s-14 6s-4]

Abbas Afridi to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, drilled, slower ball at the stumps - Mendis clears his front-leg and then hammers it back past the umpire, runs away to the ropes

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, a chipped drive and Mendis places it wide of long-off - was looking to play with the turn on this leg-break, didn't come off the middle, but he's well placed it well. One bounce and over the ropes

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flatter and quicker from Zampa - Mendis rocks back and is hurried onto the pull, the top-edge lands well in front of long-on

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, a hundred for Kusal Mendis, gets a big round of applause from the Zalmi camp - 1st Sri Lankan to score a hundred in PSL< flighted delivery on middle and it's nudged past square leg

Mohammad Hamza to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slower short ball outside off, pushed in front of square on the off-side for a single

Mohammad Hamza to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of a good length and pushed across the right-hander, Mendis looks to steer and missed. Bounced through to the keeper

Mohammad Hamza to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short of a good length and angling across the right-hander, slapped behind square on the off-side for a single

Abbas Afridi to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - Mendis drives and gets a thick edge towards square third man

Abbas Afridi to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short of a good length and on the hips, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single

Abbas Afridi to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, nicely played, slower ball at the stumps - Mendis reads the slower ball, shuffles across and then paddles it over backward square leg for a boundary

Abbas Afridi to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, beautifully played, short and wide of off - Mendis reaches out and then caresses the steer through point, runs away to the ropes in a hurry

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tossed up on middle, nudged wide of mid-wicket for a single

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, SIX, just over long-off, Mendis comes down the pitch, doesn't get hold of the lofted drive and skews it in the air towards long-off, has enough to clear the man running to his right

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, nicely played, tossed up on middle and leg, was the leg-break and Mendis picked it - went down low, rolled his wrists and swept it past square leg for a boundary

Khushdil Shah to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, flighted delivery outside off - punched off the back-foot and he's back for the second, 15 off the over

Khushdil Shah to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, pushed through by Shah - Mendis rocks back and pulls it wide of long-on, comes back for the second

Khushdil Shah to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, they're bleeding boundaries now, short and wide of off - Mendis reaches out, opens the face of the bat and then beats backward point to his left for a boundary

Khushdil Shah to Kusal Mendis, wide, too short and too wide of off, past the tramlines and has been wided

Khushdil Shah to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tossed up just outside off - driven down to long-off for a single

Khushdil Shah to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, the boundaries keep coming - dropped short and just outside off, Mendis rocks back and hammers the pull wide of mid-wicket, beats the fielder running to his left in the deep

Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tossed up on off, worked into the gap wide of mid-wicket for a single

Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, dropped short and wide of off, chopped to short third for a single

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 100-run stand up. Kusal Mendis drives the full length delivery to long-on for a single

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, driven to long-off as the bowler goes full

Mohammad Hamza to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, another productive over for Peshawar. This was pitched up by the bowler outside off and Kusal Mendis creams it through the off-side for a boundary to end the over

Mohammad Hamza to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Kusal Mendis continues to deal in boundaries. Tad short and Kusal Mendis swipes this towards deep square leg, managing to beat the fielder near the fence

Mohammad Hamza to Kusal Mendis, 3 runs, fifty for Kusal Mendis! Drives this length ball towards wide long-off and takes three runs to bring up the milestone

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fraction short on middle and leg, Kusal Mendis drags it towards deep mid-wicket for one

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, no run, pushed back to the spinner by Kusal Mendis

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, SIX, just clears the boundary! Kusal Mendis slogsweeps this towards deep mid-wicket and just manages to elude the fielder stationed at the edge of the boundary

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, low full toss on off, driven to long-off for a couple of runs

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, another single through mid-wicket

Khushdil Shah to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, nudged into the pocket at mid-wicket by Kusal Mendis

Khushdil Shah to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, clipped with soft hands through mid-wicket

Khushdil Shah to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, quicker through the air on leg, nudged towards mid-wicket by Kusal Mendis

Mir Hamza to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, end of the powerplay. Peshawar are 66/1. This was a widish delivery outside off and Kusal Mendis played it through covers for one

Mir Hamza to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, chopped towards short third man by Kusal Mendis for one

Mir Hamza to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, back of a length outside off, Kusal Mendis opens the bat face and steers this through the gap at short third and backward point

Abbas Afridi to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, in the air, but safe! On a length around middle and leg, Kusal Mendis whips it uppishly towards deep square leg and the ball lands in front of the fielder charging in from the deep. He fails to stop it and that's a boundary to end the over

Abbas Afridi to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, dropped again! Kusal Mendis looks to play the scoop shot and gets a top edge over the keeper. Mohammad Hamza from short fine leg charges across to take it, and he gets his hands to it as well. But fails to latch onto it and eventually it's a boundary

Abbas Afridi to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, short of a length outside off, Kusal Mendis carves it through backward point for a rollicking boundary. Good timing and placement. Babar Azam appreciates it, gives Mendis a pat on his back

Abbas Afridi to Kusal Mendis, no run, dropped! Smashes this back to the bowler and Abbas Afridi hardly had any time to react. Gets his hands to it, but the ball doesn't stick into his mitts. Will go down as a chance

Abbas Afridi to Kusal Mendis, no run, ouch! That was a short ball by Abbas Afridi and Kusal Mendis goes for the pull. Gets hurried up due to the pace and bounce, getting hit on the helmet. The physio is out in the middle to have a check on Mendis. He looks fine..

Mohammad Hamza to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, a boundary to end the over. Full and wide outside off, Kusal Mendis drives it through covers and manages to beat the fielder sprinting across in the deep

Mohammad Hamza to Kusal Mendis, wide, tries to go full and wide once again, misses the tramline this time

Mohammad Hamza to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and wide outside off, Kusal Mendis tries to carve it away, misses

Mohammad Hamza to Kusal Mendis, no run, yorker length delivery outside off, Kusal Mendis tries to squeeze it out, misses

Mohammad Hamza to Kusal Mendis, no run, skids along the deck outside off, Kusal Mendis looks to slice it away, gets beaten on the outside edge

Mohammad Hamza to Kusal Mendis, wide, short and wide outside off, misses the tramline

Mir Hamza to Kusal Mendis, SIX, back-to-back sixes! Another short ball down the leg-side and Kusal Mendis pulls it over fine leg for six more. 17 runs from that over

Mir Hamza to Kusal Mendis, SIX, short and punished! Rocks back in the crease and pulls this short ball over deep backward square leg for half-a-dozen

Mir Hamza to Kusal Mendis, no run, opens the bat face, steering this towards point

Khushdil Shah to Kusal Mendis, no run, quicker through the air on leg, clipped towards mid-wicket with a closed bat face

Khushdil Shah to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, driven to long-off by Kusal Mendis as the bowler tosses it up