PSL 2026: Usman Khan overpowers Smith's century as Hyderabad beat Multan by 4 wickets

Hyderabad Kingsmen pulled off a mammoth chase in the Pakistan Super League 2026 (PSL 2026) to beat Multan Sultans by four wickets in Match 33 on Wednesday, April 22, at National Stadium, Karachi. Batting first, Multan Sultans posted a massive score of 213/7 in their allotted 20 overs as Steve Smith continued his marvellous form to slam a century.

In reply, Hyderabad managed to overhaul the monumental score, with Usman Khan also scoring a breathtaking hundred (101 off 47) while captain Marnus Labuschagne (61 off 41) contributed with a half-century. 

Earlier in the day, Multan got off to a terrific start with Sahibzada Farhan (66 off 43) and Steve Smith adding a massive 132 runs for the first wicket off 75 balls. While Farhan was dismissed by Glenn Maxwell, Smith went on to register his maiden PSL century off 47 balls.

Courtesy of Smith and Farhan’s stand, Multan posted a massive score of 213/7 in their 20 overs. Later in the second innings, Hyderabad were rocked early as Mohammed Ismail removed Maaz Sadaqat (7 off 5), Saim Ayub (5 off 10) and Kusal Perera (0 off 1) cheaply to leave Hyderabad on 48/3 in 5.2 overs.

Seeing their team in desperate need of a partnership, Labuschagne and Usman Khan (101 off 47) got involved in a massive 123-run stand off 64 balls for the fourth wicket. Despite their partnership, things got tricky for Hyderabad, who needed 32 runs off the last 13 balls with four wickets in hand.

A collective effort from Hassan Khan (24* off 6) and Irfan Khan (8* off 5) took Hyderabad over the line in 19.3 overs. Following their win, Hyderabad rose to fourth spot in the PSL 2026 points table with eight points, while Multan maintained second spot with 12 points from nine games.

Top run-scorer of the Match

Top wicket-taker of the Match

Player of the Match

Usman Khan was adjudged Player of the Match for his magnificent century. He smashed five fours and ten sixes during his knock to keep Hyderabad alive in the run chase.

Turning Point

The game was in the balance when Hyderabad needed 26 runs to win off the last 12 balls. As Mohammad Wasim Jr was handed over the responsibility with the ball, Irfan Khan and Hassan Khan took on the right-arm seamer, hitting him for 18 runs. The over almost sealed Hyderbad’s win, as they eventually got over the line in the last over.

What did the captains say:

Winning Captain, Marnus Labuschagne (Hyderabad Kingsmen):

That was brilliant. Yeah, I don't have too many words for that. That whole game was pretty special. Saw two pretty special hundreds, firstly from Steve, that was captain's nightmare there. And, a lot of credit's got to go to our bowlers for that last three overs. I don't know the exact numbers, but I think the last three overs didn't go for many runs. And I think that was probably the difference in the game. And then Usman to come out, especially with the tournament that he's had. He's not [had] the perfect tournament for him. And to come out there with that confidence and clarity to take the game on, and was just special. (Akif Javed being an inspired selection) I think we've been sort of tossing and turning with that position. And Akif came in today and finished off the innings really well. And a lot of credit's got to go to those guys. You know, we've put a lot of faith in Hunain Shah and Mohammad Ali. And Akif came in and delivered today as well. And probably the one we haven't spoke about is Hassan Khan, who bowled beautifully on what a very good surface. And, you know, 24 off seven or six, what he got done to ice the game like that. Yeah, that was smart. (If Usman asked to be dropped) Yeah, he sort of said, I think I need a couple of games off. And I said, give me a couple of games off, mate. I know how good you are. And I think that's just what this team has done. We've just believed in the people that we've got and trusted them. And it's paying off.

Losing Captain, Ashton Turner (Multan Sultans):

 I thought we had a good score on the board. We probably assessed that the par was 190-200. It's a good wicket. And you combine that with a fast, hard outfield and some pretty small boundaries that's a par. (You must have thought you were in the game at 48/3) Yeah, of course we did. We thought we're in a really good position. And that's the challenge of professional cricket. And, what is a really good high-quality competition, the PSL. And there's good players everywhere you look across all of the teams. And, they're no different. They had some quality middle order batters in particular today who put us under pressure and, played some remarkable innings. Yeah, we've had another few really pleasing contributions. We've got some quality cricketers in our side who are going beautifully. We dusted ourselves off pretty quickly. We know that we need to keep playing our best cricket, keep finding ways to learn and improve. But today was probably the first time that we've really been put under pressure in a close game. So it's nice to get a close game out of the way and hopefully we'll be better for that going forward.