Sameer Minhas, Bowlers Dominate as Islamabad United Crush Rawalpindiz in HBL PSL 2026: In the twelfth match of the HBL Pakistan Super League, Islamabad United secured a comfortable victory over Rawalpindiz. This marked the third consecutive defeat for the new Rawalpindiz franchise. Batting first, Rawalpindiz managed to post a total of 156. In response, Islamabad United chased down the target with ease, losing only three wickets.
Islamabad United not only won the match, but they also claimed the Golden Bail. The Golden Bail is a new concept introduced in the Pakistan Super League to add excitement to the Twin Cities derby. Islamabad United will retain the Golden Bail until their next match against Rawalpindiz.
At the toss, Islamabad United chose to bowl first. Batting first, Rawalpindi managed to post only 156 runs. Their skipper, Mohammad Rizwan, suffered yet another failure in this tournament. So far, he has not been able to convert his starts into a big score, managing 41 against Peshawar Zalmi and 21 against Karachi Kings before being dismissed for just 2 in this match.
For Islamabad United, Richard Gleeson, Faheem Ashraf, and Salman Irshad picked up two wickets each. Meanwhile, Imad Wasim was also highly effective with the ball, returning impressive figures of 1 for 15 in his four-over spell.
At the start of the second innings, the game was already done and dusted within the powerplay. Devon Conway and Samir Minhas provided a solid start, putting together an opening partnership of 58 runs in just 5.1 overs. Samir Minhas went on to score a brilliant knock, of 70 off only 36 deliveries, including seven fours and four sixes. Sameer Minhas was named Man of the match too for his blistering knock.
Later in the innings, the chase was comfortably completed by Haider Ali (26 off 16) and Mark Chapman (24 off 7). This defeat makes the tournament even tougher for Rawalpindiz, as they remain at the second-last position on the Pakistan Super League points table. Meanwhile, Islamabad United sit comfortably in second place in the HBL PSL 2026 standings.
