Lahore, April 22, 2026: Peshawar Zalmi pacer Ali Raza etched his name into Pakistan Super League history on Wednesday, becoming one of the few bowlers to claim a hat-trick as Karachi Kings posted a competitive total in their PSL 11 clash at Gaddafi Stadium.
Raza returned impressive figures of 4 for 41 in his four overs and delivered a sensational hat-trick in the final over of the innings, dismissing Khushdil Shah, Shahid Aziz and Hasan Ali off successive deliveries.
With the feat, Raza became the youngest bowler to take a PSL hat-trick and the first player from Peshawar Zalmi to achieve the milestone. Overall, he is only the seventh bowler in PSL history to register a hat-trick and the fifth fast bowler to do so. He is also the youngest Pakistani bowler, aged 18, to claim a T20 hat-trick.
The milestone was first achieved by Mohammad Amir for Karachi Kings against Lahore Qalandars in the inaugural 2016 season. Other pacers to feature on the list include Junaid Khan, Mohammad Sami and Abbas Afridi, while spinners Imran Tahir and Akeal Hosein have also achieved the feat.
PSL hat-trick list
- Mohammad Amir (Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars, 2016)
- Junaid Khan (Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars, 2018)
- Imran Tahir (Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators, 2018)
- Mohammad Sami (Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings, 2019)
- Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars, 2023)
- Akeal Hosein (Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi, 2024)
- Ali Raza (Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings, 2026)
Earlier, Karachi Kings posted 182 for 9 in their allotted 20 overs, powered by strong contributions from Jason Roy and Azam Khan.
Openers David Warner and Roy provided a steady start, adding 35 runs before Raza struck to dismiss Warner for 11. Salman Ali Agha then joined Roy, but Karachi slipped to 71-2 when Aaron Hardie removed him for 12.
Roy continued to anchor the innings, bringing up his ninth PSL half-century and building another key stand with Reeza Hendricks, who scored 13 before falling to Sufiyan Muqeem.
The momentum surged when Azam Khan joined Roy, with the pair adding a rapid 63-run partnership. Azam struck 35 off 19 balls before being dismissed by Iftikhar Ahmed.
Roy’s brilliant innings of 85 off 51 balls, including 11 fours and two sixes, ended in the closing stages when he was dismissed by Mohammad Basit.
Karachi Kings eventually finished on 182-9, but the night ultimately belonged to Ali Raza, whose historic hat-trick overshadowed an otherwise strong batting display.
