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Pakistan Super League 2026: Fakhar Zaman Accused of Ball Tampering as Karachi Kings Seal Dramatic Win Over Lahore Qalandars
Fakhar Zaman, PSL Ball Tampering: Lahore captain Shaheen Shah Afridi and Fakhar Zaman approached him and gathered near the run-up. All three players took turns handling the ball. Then Zaman tampered with the seam of the ball. The entire incident was captured on camera.
The sixth match of PSL took place between Lahore Qalandars (LHQ) and Karachi Kings (KRK) at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. There is an issue of ball tampering in this match. One of the strong batsmen of Lahore Qalandars is Fakhar Zaman.
In the last over of the match, 14 runs were required by Karachi Kings to win. Haris Rauf was to ball in this over. After this, Lahore captain Shaheen Shah Afridi and Fakhar Zaman proceeded to the run-up area of the bowler and stood nearby. All of them took turns to touch the ball. It is said that Zaman tampered with the seam of the ball. All of this is recorded in the camera.
Umpire Faisal Afridi was also watching the incident. He immediately asked for the ball and examined it. After discussing with square leg umpire Sharfud-ud-Daula, the umpires confirmed ball tampering and penalized Lahore five runs. The umpires then changed the ball. Karachi needed only nine runs to win, and the team won the match by four wickets with three balls to spare.
