Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians players after the match at Wankhede Stadium. (Image credit: IPL)
New Delhi: Punjab Kings continued their dominant run in the ongoing IPL 2026 season, dismantling Mumbai Indians by seven wickets to go top of the points table on Thursday. The win ensured that Punjab remained the only unbeaten team in the tournament so far, extending their hot start to nine points from five matches.Go beyond boundaries with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The win moved PBKS above defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals, who now sit second and third on the table with eight points each. RCB, led by Rajat Patidar, have a slight advantage in net run rate (+1.503), the best of the season so far, while RR trails closely behind. The top three remain close, with only one point separating them, which constitutes a sharp race for the first places in the upcoming matches.At the other end of the table, Mumbai Indians’ suffering deepened with their fourth defeat in five matches. The five-time champions are ninth in the 10-team standings with just two points, sitting just above Kolkata Knight Riders, who remain winless by one point from a rain-affected match against PBKS earlier in the season.The competition for the middle of the table remains equally tight with Sunrise Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants and.
Chennai Super Kings
They are all locked to four points each. Sunrisers Hyderabad are currently ranked fourth in terms of net run rate, followed by Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings respectively, underscoring how little the gaps between the middle order of the table are at this stage of the competition.With Punjab in strong form and several teams firmly behind them, the IPL 2026 standings remain in good stead as the tournament enters a crucial phase.
Latest IPL 2026 points table after MI vs PBKS match
| position | difference | M | W | to | N.R | points | NRR |
| 1 | PBKS | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +1.067 |
| 2 | RCB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +1.503 |
| 3 | R.R | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +0.889 |
| 4 | Sexual and reproductive health | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +0.576 |
| 5 | DC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +0.322 |
| 6 | GT | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -0.029 |
| 7 | LSG | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.804 |
| 8 | CSK | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.846 |
| 9 | Mi | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -1.076 |
| 10 | KKR | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1.383 |
