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Pakistan Super League 2026 (PSL 2026) has finally started amid various controversies, and the season opener added one more big controversy. During the tournament opener, where the defending champions Lahore Qalandars faced the tournament debutant Hyderabad Kingsmen, the first innings experienced a bizarre incident. The white ball suddenly turned into a pink ball. Shaheen Shah Afridi-led Lahore Qalandars chose to bat first in the season opener, where they scored 199/6 in 20 overs. In reply, Marnus Labuschagne-led PSL debutant Hyderabad Kingsmen were all out for 130 runs in 20 overs. During the first innings, while Lahore were batting, the ball became pink, which we can clearly see in the video. It has stunned everyone, as hardly anyone experienced it previously, especially in big professional cricket. It adds another shame to the league. The on-field umpires were forced to change the ball immediately after noticing it. Peak Pakistan Super League standards 😭During the very first match of PSL 11, the ball literally turned pink every time Hyderabad Kingsmen players rubbed it on their kit.Did they get knockoff kits instead of authentic ones?International league or gully-level experiment? 🤡 pic.twitter.com/Beq5zhmSkb — Brutal Truth (@sarkarstix) March 26, 2026 See Also: Watch: PSL CEO takes oath from all captains ahead of PSL 2026 opener PSL 2026 starts with chaos PSL 2026, which has started with eight teams for the first time, has already experienced some big negativities, including no crowd, only two venues, foreign players' ditching, unimpressive foreign broadcasting, lack of sponsors, etc. During the season opener, while the white ball became pink early in the game, the broadcasting wasn't really impressive, including the pre-match show. While many failed to digest the fake fans' sound, the overall broadcasting was also unimpressive, with a lack of professionalism. Why does ball's colour suddenly change? According to reports, the ball colour was changed due to the Hyderabad Kingsmen's kit. As the players rubbed the ball on their kit, the kit colour dyed on the ball. It becomes more surprising to understand that the new franchise is paying USD 6.2 million yearly, but starting with the unsettling kits, which anyone hardly experienced in professional cricket. Fans' reactions to ball colour change As PSL 2026 has started with a big controversy, the ball colour change, cricket fans have brutally trolled the league and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Shortly, we can say that it is a very difficult time for Pakistan cricket, as nothing is going right for them; instead, they are facing more trouble with each passing day. 😂 GEMS OF PAKISTAN 😂During the opening match of PSL 2026, the ball turned pink every time a Hyderabad Kingsmen player rubbed it on their kit 😆 That's the level of poor PSL and fans around the world are laughing at them 😅Gully-level PSL going-on 🤡 pic.twitter.com/lkG2BEGt3r — Fan Account Richard Kettlebourogh (@RichKettle07) March 26, 2026 Hyderabad owner paid around 200 crores to bag a team but couldn’t pay some thousands for good fabric. Ball turned pink from the second over itself. Probably due to players rubbing it on their pants and all the color dyed on the ball. Poor Kit quality. pic.twitter.com/DkIZi1jC5l — 𝘚. 𝘏𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘳 (@Hashir_63) March 26, 2026 🚨 PSL is the biggest joke league in the world:- Naseem Shah trolling Lahore CM for attending match- No sponsor banners for advertisers- Ball turned pink during the match- No crowd allowed- Only reach people are watching matches from stadium- Many overseas players have… pic.twitter.com/I5ZU0bmIvA — Tejash (@Tejashyyyyy) March 26, 2026 The white ball turned pink thanks to Hyderabad’s maroon kit! 😲#PSL pic.twitter.com/HE633lxiud — Khan (@ccricket713) March 26, 2026 🚨 PAISA SHORTAGE LEAGUE !😭🇵🇰How bad must a country’s situation be when the jerseys in their country’s number one league are losing color, and within just five overs, the ball changes color from white to pink. 🤣😂 pic.twitter.com/mvqPiiW7FY — lndian Sports Netwrk (@IS_Netwrk29) March 26, 2026 So the ball being used in the Pakistan Super League is so low quality that just rubbing it on players’ T-shirts turned it pink mid-match…Now I’m confused. what’s worse here? The quality of the ball or the quality of the T-shirts? 🤦&zwj;♂️ pic.twitter.com/sCmwKE7C06 — Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952) March 26, 2026 During today’s PSL match, the ball turned pink as early as the second over because players kept rubbing it on their pants, causing the dye to transfer onto the ball.Paisa Shortage League for a reason 🤣 pic.twitter.com/QQf7wlc2qG — Tejash (@Tejashyyyyy) March 26, 2026 🚨 ANOTHER BIG HUMILIATION FOR PAKISTAN & PSL !😭🇵🇰- The condition of the PSL teams is so bad that they’ve made such cheap, lousy jerseys that the color is coming off them, and the ball has turned from white to pink.🤣😂Global Humiliation For Pakistan 😭 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/iVmQxentEa — lndian Sports Netwrk (@IS_Netwrk29) March 26, 2026 KIT DRAMA IN THE NEW ERA! 🎭🏏Hyderabad Kingsmen’s kit color coming off and turning the ball pink — not something you see every day! 😳#PSL11 #LQvHK pic.twitter.com/doS8h5o7ho — Ahmad Says (@Ahm67518) March 26, 2026

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