Bizarre! PSL under fire as ball in Pakistan turns red again - Watch
The PSL 2026 season saw another bizarre moment as the match ball turned red during a Karachi Kings game due to dye from jerseys, repeating an earlier pink-ball incident. Marnus Labuschagne had said, "What's going on? The ball is red.
" Despite the controversy, David Warner (63*) and Khushdil Shah (44) led Karachi to a five-wicket win over Lahore Qalandars.
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) continues to face unusual controversy this season, with the match ball once again changing colour, this time during a clash involving the Karachi Kings. In a bizarre repeat of an earlier incident, dye from players’ kits reportedly rubbed off onto the white ball, turning it reddish during play. Watch: — Abdullahh_56 (@Abdullahh_56) This marks the second such occurrence in PSL 2026.
Earlier in the opening game between Lahore Qalandars and Hyderabad Kingsmen at Gaddafi Stadium, the ball had turned pink due to colour transfer from jerseys. The incident left players and officials puzzled, drawing widespread attention. Reacting to that episode, Hyderabad Kingsmen skipper Marnus Labuschagne had said, "I did say to the umpires after the second over, 'What's going on?
The ball is red. ' It must be from the clothes or something like that. I haven't seen anything like this before," before adding, "I've seen occasions where something on a bat comes onto the ball, or when it hits the pad and takes a bit of paint off.