New Delhi: Prabhsimran Singh stole Quinton de Kock‘s thunder as Punjab Kings crushed Mumbai Indians by seven wickets to soar to the top of IPL 2026 standings on Thursday.
De Kock creamed an unbeaten 112 to lift Mumbai to a fighting 195 for six but Singh’s unbeaten 80 and skipper Shreyas Iyer‘s 66 enabled Punjab to reach their target in 16.3 overs to remain the only team in the tournament.
With their fourth win in five matches and a point earned from a washout, Punjab went to the top spot with nine points and kept Mumbai on ninth with only two points from a win in five games.
In his first match of this edition after sitting out Mumbai’s first four matches, de Kock was at his fluent best, striking eight boundaries and seven sixes for this third century in tournament history.
The South African became the third player after KL Rahul and Sanju Samson to hit three hundreds for three different teams.
De Kock made the most of an opportunity that came his way after Rohit Sharma missed the match with a hamstring injury.
But it didn’t prove to be enough by a ling margin, as Prabhsimran’s 39-ball knock, studded with 11 fours and two sixes, silenced the local crowd at Wankhede stadium.
Brief Score:
Mumbai Indians: 195 for six in 20 overs (Quinton de Kock 112 not out; Arshdeep Singh 3/22).
Punjab Kings: 198 for 3 in 16.3 overs (Prabhsimran 80 not out, skipper Iyer 66; AM Ghazanfar 2/31).