Punjab Kings remains at first positionImage Credit source: PTI
Even though they may not have won the title last season, Punjab Kings under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer are once again presenting their claim strongly. Every team is proving to be a failure in front of Punjab Kings, which has played 6 matches so far in IPL 2026 and it has become difficult to stop them. Its latest victim became Lucknow Super Giants, whom Punjab defeated by a huge margin of 54 runs. With this victory, Punjab further strengthened its position at first place in the points table.
In this match played on Sunday 19th April in New Chandigarh punjab kings Came out to bat first and for that Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly destroyed the bowlers. Together, they had already eliminated Lucknow from the match by making a spectacular partnership of 182 runs. In response, despite all efforts, Lucknow could score only 200 runs and lost the match by 54 runs.
Punjab’s position at number one is strong
With this, Punjab’s winning streak continues. Punjab is currently the only team which has not lost a single match this season. The team has played 6 matches, out of which it has won 5. The only match which the team could not win was canceled due to rain. In this way, Punjab, which is already number-1 in the points table, has further strengthened its lead over the other teams. The team now has 11 points from 6 matches and is currently the only team to cross the 10 mark.
The failure of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals also helped Punjab in achieving this lead. While Bengaluru lost its match on Saturday, Rajasthan also lost its match on Sunday. Riyan Parag’s team was defeated by Kolkata Knight Riders. In this way, Bengaluru and Rajasthan are left at 8-8 points and are at second and third place respectively.
KKR rose from last place
The result of the first match of Sunday’s double header changed the points table. Kolkata, which had lost the first 5 matches of the season, finally got its first win. In its seventh match, Kolkata defeated Rajasthan by 4 wickets. In this way, the team opened the account of victory and also jumped in the points table. Kolkata now has 3 points from 7 matches and has moved up from 10th position to ninth position. Due to this, Mumbai fell to the last position by 2 points.
