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Prabhsimran Singh and PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer. (Pic credit: IPL)
NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings surged to the apical of the IPL 2026 standings with a commanding seven-wicket triumph implicit Mumbai Indians, extending their winning streak portion handing the hosts a 4th consecutive decision astatine the Wankhede Stadium connected Thursday. Despite a superb period from Quinton de Kock, MI’s full of 195/6 proved inadequate against a rampant PBKS pursuit led by Prabhsimran Singh and skipper Shreyas Iyer.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Put successful to bat, MI were rocked aboriginal and slumped to 15/2 wrong 3 overs, but de Kock produced a masterclass successful his archetypal quality of the play aft replacing injured erstwhile skipper Rohit Sharma. The South African left-hander struck an unbeaten 112 disconnected 60 balls, registering his 3rd IPL period for a 3rd antithetic franchise.He shared a defining 132-run basal with Naman Dhir, who made a gritty 50 aft being promoted up the order.
The brace revived MI from collapse, with de Kock dominating done crisp drives and almighty leg-side hitting. However, the innings slowed successful the decease overs, preventing MI from crossing the 200 mark.Arshdeep Singh
starred with the ball, picking up 3/22, portion MI besides suffered from missed chances successful the field.
PBKS’ explosive reply overwhelms MI attack
Punjab Kings’ pursuit began successful explosive fashion, taking 21 runs disconnected the archetypal implicit from Deepak Chahar. Although MI concisely struck backmost done Afghanistan’s Allah Ghazanfar, removing Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly, the momentum rapidly shifted.
Prabhsimran Singh played a blistering unbeaten sound of 80 disconnected conscionable 39 balls, punishing thing escaped and continuing his affluent form. At the different end, Shreyas Iyer produced a captain’s innings of 66 disconnected 35 balls, his 3rd consecutive half-century of the season.The duo stitched a devastating 139-run concern for the 3rd wicket, efficaciously ending Mumbai’s hopes. Iyer was peculiarly dominant, repeatedly uncovering the bound and adjacent launching a towering six disconnected Shardul Thakur.
MI bowlers conflict arsenic PBKS seal apical spot
Jasprit Bumrah endured different hard outing, finishing wicketless and leaking 41 runs, arsenic Mumbai’s bowling onslaught failed to incorporate Punjab’s assertive approach.Punjab yet finished astatine 198/3 with 21 balls to spare, underlining their dominance.Marcus Stoinis provided the finishing touches arsenic Punjab sealed a broad win, reinforcing their presumption astatine the apical of the array arsenic the lone unbeaten broadside successful the tournament.
