IPL 2026 | Wipeout at Wankhede! Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer shine as PBKS crush MI, go top
Punjab Kings secured a commanding seven-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians, chasing down 196 with ease. Shreyas Iyer and Prabhsimran Singh's explosive partnership, despite dropped catches, powered PBKS to the top of the standings. Arshdeep Singh's stellar bowling performance was instrumental in restricting MI's formidable batting lineup.
MUMBAI: Shreyas Iyer whipping Jasprit Bumrah for a six over mid-wicket in the 13th over rubber-stamped an impressive batting display by Punjab Kings as they beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Their fourth victory while chasing a target moved them to the top of the standings with nine points, while MI stay ninth with just two points in their kitty. Chasing 196 for victory, PBKS overhauled the target in just 16.
3 overs, thanks to a 67-ball 139-run partnership for the third wicket between Iyer and Prabhsimran Singh, who was dropped twice in the match, including by Bumrah in the fourth over. Both came together with PBKS at 45/2 after Priyansh Arya (15, 9b; 2x4, 1x6) and Cooper Connolly (17, 12b; 1x4, 2x6) were dismissed by Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (2/31), either side of Bumrah’s missed chance off Hardik Pandya. With MI’s bowling already under pressure this season, they needed to seize every opportunity, but lapses in the field proved costly.
Prabhsimran and Iyer settled into a nice rhythm and didn’t spare the MI bowlers. Iyer scored a 35-ball 66 — his third fifty of the season — at a strike rate of 188, including five fours and four sixes. Prabhsimran remained unbeaten on 80 in his 39-ball knock, which included 11 fours and two sixes.
It was the right-hander’s second halfcentury on the trot, and he made sure to capitalise on the reprieve he got. Their knocks overshadowed Quinton de Kock’s unbeaten 112 off 60 balls, in which he smashed eight fours and seven sixes, and his 68-ball 122run partnership with Naman Dhir (50, 31b; 3x4, 3x6) for the third wicket, which had propelled MI’s innings. Earlier, PBKS bowlers did enough to restrict MI to 195/6, with Arshdeep Singh leading the way with figures of 3/22 from four overs.