Tata IPL 2026
#TATAIPL-2026-24 : Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh Shine As Punjab Kings Thrash Mumbai Indians By 7 Wickets
Prabhsimran Singh hammered the MI bowling attack all around to stun the Wankhede crowd . A superb innings an unbeaten one 80
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Punjab Kings are emrging as serious title contenders this season of the Tata IPL 2026 . The Shreyas Iyer led side routed five- time winners Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets at Wankhede stadoum , Mumbai . Earlier Punjab won the toss and opted to bowl first .
MI got off to horror start losing Ryan Rickelton early 2 and then were soon 12 for 2 as Suryakumar Yadav continued his poor form out for 0 first ball. Arshdeep Singh bagged both the wickets. BUt MI counter- attacked with Quinton de Kock who carried his bat all through to score a superb unbeaten 112 ( 60 balls, 8 fours , 7 sixes) . Along with Naman Dhir 50 ( dropped an easy one by Chahal off Jansen on 10) stitched a 132 run- partnership to put MI back.
But MI could not carry on the momentum . Skipper Hardik Pandya was struggling to time the ball in his 14 . Tilak Varma 8 run-out , Sherfane Rutherford 1 , Mayank Rawat not out 0. MI finishing at 195/6 in their 20 overs . At one time threatened 200 plus .
Punjab Bowlers put brakes on them . Arshdeep Singh 3/22 ( 4 overs) was superb, Marco Jansen 1/30 ( 4 overs), Xavier Bartlett 0/39 ( 4 overs) bowled better than the figures suggest, Vijaykumar Vyshak 0/36 ( 3 overs), Yuzvendra Chahal 0/45 ( 3 overs) was rusty, Shashank Singh 1/19 ( 2 overs)
The early strikes that laid the foundation for another win 👊Arshdeep Singh is the Player of the Match tonight 🌟WATCH HIS SPELL ▶️ https://t.co/WAlbNiDMkK#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #MIvPBKS | @PunjabKingsIPL | @arshdeepsinghh pic.twitter.com/batRNFCMUQ— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 16, 2026
In reply Punjab Kings made the target easy . They lost opener Priyansh Arya for 15 ( 9 balls , 2 fours 1 six) fellow opener Prabhsimran Singh hammered the MI bowling attack all around to stun the Wankhede crowd . A superb innings an unbeaten one 80 ( 39 balls, 11 fours, 2 sixes), Cooper Connolly fell for 17 .
MI hopes were further dashed as Punjab Skipper Shreyas Iyer in fine form blasted 66 ( 35 balls , 5 fours , 4 sixes). Iyer was out when the target was close. Marcus Stoinis not out 10 along with Prabhsimran took the Kings home in style finishing with 198/3 in 16. 3 overs)
Mr. Consistent Shreyas Iyer 🙌
Another game, another 5️⃣0️⃣ for the #PBKS skipper 👏
Updates ▶️ https://t.co/Fn2dxJ4zYR#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #MIvPBKS pic.twitter.com/lewn6HmhQa— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 16, 2026
MI Bowling : Deepak Chahar 0/45 ( 2.3 overs), Jasprit Bumrah ( wicketless in five matches) 0/41 ( 4 overs) hadded to MI’s woe’s , AM Ghazanfar 2/31 ( 4 overs), Hardik Pandya 0/39 ( 3 overs), Shardul Thakur 1/42 ( 3 overs)
With four consecutive losses for Mumbai Indians the side needs to re- look at their playing eleven, Bumrah’s flop show with the ball, the form of SKY, Hardik Pandya’s captaincy his bowling , batting has come under fire . Time is running out for the five-time winners to get their act together . Othewrise an early exit is very much on the cards like Kolkata Knight Riders ….
Match: IPL 2026, 24th Match
Venue: Mumbai | Date: April 16, 2026