The Hyderabad Kingsmen (Sindhi/) are a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad, Sindh, that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The franchise was established in 2026 following the expansion of the league from six to eight teams for the 2026 Pakistan Super League. The franchise rights were sold to FKS consortium for PKR 1.75 billion per year, at an auction held by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Team's home ground is Niaz Stadium.
The Hyderabad Kingsmen will make its debut in PSL 11 (2026 season), scheduled to be played from 26 March to 3 May 2026, marking the first season in league history to feature eight teams.
In December 2025, the PCB formally announced the expansion of the Pakistan Super League by adding two new franchises for the 2026 season. The board initiated a bidding process and carried out a technical evaluation, resulting in ten bidders qualifying for participation in the franchise auction. Six candidate cities were shortlisted for the new franchises: Hyderabad, Sialkot, Gilgit, Muzaffarabad, Faisalabad, and Rawalpindi.
The auction was held on 8 January 2026. Hyderabad and Sialkot were officially confirmed as the two new franchise cities.
FKS consortium secured the Hyderabad franchise with a successful bid of PKR 1.75 billion per year. Fawad Sarwar was the principal figure behind the FKS consortium who is also the owner of Kingsmen Sports and Enterprise and owns Chicago Kingsmen in USA Minor League. The team name and logo were revealed in a public ceremony held at Niaz Stadium on 7 February 2026. Initially the team was named Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen but management faced backlash from team's fan base for including American city 'Houston' in teams name. Team name was changed to Hyderabad Kingsmen removing Houston after public criticism.
This will be the debut season for Hyderabad franchise in Pakistan Super League. They will feature in the opening match of the season against Lahore Qalandars at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne is named captain of the team.
The franchise is owned by FKS, which also owns the Chicago Kingsmen, a team competing in Minor League Cricket in the United States.
Team name and logo were revealed in a public ceremony held at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad on 7th February 2026. Team owner Fawad Sarwar revealed the franchise name as Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen, which was later renamed as 'Hyderabad Kingsmen' removing Houston from the name after public criticism.
Source: ESPNcricinfo