The Pakistan Super League has been hit by a ball tampering allegation against Zaman, which allegedly occurred on Sunday.
Published on 30 March 2026
Lahore Qalandars batsman Fakhar Zaman has been accused of ball tampering in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) match against Karachi Kings on Sunday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement.
The incident occurred in the final over, when Karachi needed 14 runs to win. Fakhar, Lahore captain Shaheen Afridi and fast bowler Haris Rauf were involved in a brief discussion, during which Fakhar and Rauf passed the ball between them.
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After this the umpire approached Rauf and asked to see the ball. After consultation with the square-leg umpire, the officials awarded five penalty runs to Karachi and ordered a replacement of the ball.
The penalty proved costly as Karachi chased down the target of 129 with three balls to spare and Abbas Afridi hit a four and a six to seal a four-wicket win.
“Fakhar denied the allegations made against him during the disciplinary hearing conducted by match referee Roshan Mahanama,” the PCB said.
“A further hearing is scheduled to take place within the next 48 hours after which the match referee will deliver his decision.”
Afridi said that he would watch the video footage of the incident.
“I don’t know about it, and we’ll see if it’s on camera and discuss it,” he said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
35-year-old Fakhar may face a ban of one or two matches if he is found guilty of ball tampering for the first time in PSL.
Australian trio David Warner, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft were given lengthy bans by Cricket Australia following the 2018 ball tampering scandal in South Africa.
