Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has set an example as he has always dominated with the bat and has accumulated the most runs for Punjab Kings this season. In addition to the winning goal, he reflected on the confidence and optimism that reigns in the team atmosphere.

Punjab Kings climb to the top of the IPL 2026 points table after their fourth win of the season. The PBKS team is undefeated so far this season against five different opponents and has earned 9 points, only because the match against the Knight Riders ended in a draw due to heavy rain.

Punjab Kings’ all-round excellence leads them to another victory

Punjab Kings bounced back from the contest after their promising start with Arshdeep Singh taking a double strike in the third over of the game, where he removed Ryan Rickelton and Suryakumar Yadav in consecutive deliveries.

This was followed by a mammoth partnership between Quinton de Kock and Naman Dhir, and in no time the match was moving towards a huge goal. However, Punjab Kings did a wonderful job, helping them to a low score.

QDK’s century came at a time when the lower order batsmen struggled to score runs at a rapid pace and could only manage 195 runs in their 20 overs. They seemed to fall behind by a margin of around 20-25 runs.

Punjab Kings batsmen Prabhsimran Singh and captain Shreyas Iyer, in a massive 139-run partnership between them, helped the team cross the line. Prabhsimran racked up an unbeaten 80 while Shreyas Iyer scored 66 runs. Prabhsimran is at no. 5, followed by skipper Iyer at no. 6 on the orange cap list, with 211 and 203 runs, respectively. Shreyas Iyer has scored three consecutive half-centuries in IPL 2026.

New records set by PBKS in clash against Mumbai Indians

Punjab Kings have been dominating the IPL 2026 season and are now the most successful franchise along with Chennai Super Kings against Mumbai Indians. Extending their winning streak against the Mumbai Indians, they now have 18 wins against the franchise.

They have also won the most matches at the Wankhede Stadium, winning 6 of their 11 games. This was also the second highest total chased against Mumbai Indians in the IPL. Furthermore, this was the ninth victory recorded for the Punjab Kings while chasing a goal; They have a winning percentage of 81.8%.

This is the second time that Punjab Kings have started a five-match winning streak for the first time since 2014. Back then, they had reached the final of the competition.

Certainly confident and optimistic- Shreyas Iyer

“Certainly confident and optimistic about the way we have been playing. Also, we have a head on our shoulders. I am glad that today we came out and got that win,” Shreyas Iyer seemed happy with his team’s dominant performance.

Iyer praised the impressive batting performance of Prabhsimran Singh, who he said has been gaining promising form. “He’s certainly raised the bar; even though he was getting runs, he was giving us great starts, this year he’s been more mature; game by game, he’s getting more mature.”

“My catch. We have this tendency to slow things down, even against SRH, the way we bowl. We haven’t decided that until now. I’ve been lucky to win the toss, and there are a lot of positive players in the team to come out and express themselves.”

“Personally I think it is necessary to continue improving in each game; that is the recipe we follow. I have seen the crowd come in large numbers and cheer us on,” he added.

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