India, March 30 -- Lahore Qalandars Shaheen Shah Afridi refrained from issuing an emotional reaction after his team was handed a five-run penalty in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026 encounter against the Karachi Sings on Sunday. The match, which turned out to be a final over nail-biter, was rocked by the ball tampering scandal after the Qalandars were accused of changing the condition of the ball before the final over of the game, eventually bowled by Haris Rauf. Heading into the final six balls, Karachi Kings, led by David Warner, needed 14 runs; however, the five-run penalty brought the target down to 9 runs.

Before Rauf was about to bowl the first ball of the final over of the game, the cameras picked up the pacer in a brief chat ...