2026 Hyderabad Kingsmen season
| 2026 season | |||
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| Coach | Jason Gillespie | ||
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Hyderabad Kingsmen is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that will compete in 2026 Pakistan Super League. Team is based in the Hyderabad city of Pakistan. This will be the debut season of the Kingsmen alongside Pindiz, a Rawalpindi based cricket team, who will also play for the first time in the Pakistan Super League.[1]
Kingsmen came into existence after Pakistan Cricket Board successfully conducted an auction for 2 new teams to expand the league from 6 to 8 teams.[1] They currently coached by Jason Gillespie[2]. Captain for the 2026 season is not announced yet.
Squad
Pakistan Super League introduced auction model for the first time in 2026 season, allowing teams to select players by bidding in Pakistani rupees.[3] Teams were also allowed to directly sign one foreign player who was not part of previous season.[3] Hyderabad chose Marnus Labuschagne as their directly signed player. Teams were also allowed to retain upto 4 players who were part of their squads in previous season while new teams were allowed to sign 4 players before auction to match with other franchises.[4] Hyderabad selected Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Maaz Sadaqat and Akif Javed as their retentions.
Player auction for the PSL 11 was held on 11 February 2026.[3] Following is the full squad of Hyderabad Kingsmen after player auction and Retentions.
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| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Salary | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 33 | Marnus Labuschagne | Australia | 22 June 1994 | PKR 5.88 crore | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2026 | |
| 80 | Irfan Khan Niazi | Pakistan | 28 December 2002 | PKR 2.90 crore | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2026 | |
| 11 | Shayan Jahangir | United States | 24 December 1994 | PKR 60 lakh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2026 | |
| 98 | Sharjeel Khan | Pakistan | 14 August 1989 | PKR 60 lakh | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2026 | |
| — | Saad Ali | Pakistan | 5 October 1993 | PKR 60 lakh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2026 | |
| 1 | Tayyab Arif | Pakistan | 11 October 2006 | PKR 60 lakh | Right-handed | — | 2026 | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 55 | Kusal Perera | Sri Lanka | 17 August 1990 | PKR 3.10 crore | Left-handed | — | 2026 | |
| 78 | Usman Khan | Pakistan | 10 May 1995 | PKR 4.62 crore | Right-handed | — | 2026 | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 63 | Saim Ayub | Pakistan | 24 May 2002 | PKR 12.60 crore | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2026 | |
| 16 | Maaz Sadaqat | Pakistan | 15 May 2005 | PKR 3.50 crore | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2026 | |
| 98 | Hassan Khan | United States | 16 October 1998 | PKR 1.85 crore | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2026 | |
| 73 | Hammad Azam | United States | 16 March 1991 | PKR 60 lakh | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2026 | |
| — | Rizwan Mehmood | Pakistan | 15 June 2004 | PKR 60 lakh | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2026 | |
| 55 | Ahmed Hussain | Pakistan | 15 May 2007 | PKR 60 lakh | Left-handed | Left-arm leg break | 2026 | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 88 | Akif Javed | Pakistan | 10 October 2000 | PKR 1.96 crore | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2026 | |
| 11 | Mohammad Ali | Pakistan | 1 November 1992 | PKR 2.15 crore | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2026 | |
| 34 | Riley Meredith | Australia | 21 June 1996 | PKR 4.20 crore | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2026 | |
| 41 | Ottniel Baartman | South Africa | 18 March 1993 | PKR 1.10 crore | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2026 | |
| 73 | Hunain Shah | Pakistan | 4 February 2004 | PKR 60 lakh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2026 | |
| 84 | Asif Mehmood | Pakistan | 3 February 1996 | PKR 60 lakh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2026 | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Coaching and Management Staff
The franchise appointed former Pakistan Test coach and former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie as their head coach.[5]
- Head Coach: Jason Gillespie
- Fielding Coach: Grant Bradburn
- Batting Coach: Hanif Malik
- Assistant Coach: Craig White
Sponsors
Team standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyderabad Kingsmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Islamabad United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Karachi Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Lahore Qalandars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Multan Sultans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Rawalpindiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Peshawar Zalmi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Quetta Gladiators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
After league stage, teams will advance to the Playoffs.
Fixtures
Statistics
References
- ^ a b Baig, Zulfiqar (7 January 2026). "PSL expands as Sialkot, Hyderabad sold for record prices". The Express Tribune.
- ^ "Jason Gillespie named as Hyderabad coach". Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ a b c "Player auction model to replace draft system for PSL XI". Dawn. 19 January 2026.
- ^ "PSL auction to take place on 11 February". Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Jason Gillespie named head coach of Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen". A Sports. 7 February 2026.