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New Delhi: The Indian Premier League 2026 post-match 27 points table reflects a highly competitive season. The Punjab Kings team leads the standings with 9 points from five matches and is unbeaten. Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals follow closely behind with 8 points each.
Sunrisers Hyderabad moved up to fourth place with 6 points, joining Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans in the mid-table group.
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings are in seventh place with just 4 points, while Kolkata Knight Riders remain winless at the bottom.
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In the match played in Hyderabad, Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs in a high-scoring encounter. Buoyed by the explosive batting of Abhishek Sharma (59 off 22) and Heinrich Klaassen (59 off 39), SRH posted a massive 194/9.
Their aggressive start, especially during the power play, set the tone despite regular wickets later on.CSK’s chase started briskly, with contributions from Aayush Mhatre and Matthew Short keeping them in contention. However, repeated wickets halted the momentum. Ishan Malinga impressed with three key wickets, while Nitish Kumar Reddy scored twice.Despite a late push from the lower-order batsmen, CSK failed at 184/8. SRH held their nerve in the death overs, registering a crucial win that lifted them into the top four and dampened CSK’s campaign.Here is the updated points table after Match 27 of the 2026 Indian Premier League:
| Points of sale | a team | p | W | to | N.R | points | NRR |
| 1 | Kings of Punjab | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +1.067 |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +1.171 |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +0.889 |
| 4 | sunrise hyderabad | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +0.566 |
| 5 | Capitals of Delhi | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +0.310 |
| 6 | Gujarat Titans | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +0.018 |
| 7 | Chennai Super Kings | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -0.780 |
| 8 | Lucknow Super Giants | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.804 |
| 9 | Mumbai Indians | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -1.076 |
| 10 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -1.149 |