IPL 2026: In the 58th match of IPL 2026, Punjab Kings (PBKS) lost against Mumbai Indians (MI) by 6 wickets. This is the fifth consecutive defeat for PBKS. With this defeat, a shameful record has also been registered in the name of captain Shreyas Iyer. In fact, Shreyas Iyer has got the unwanted record of losing the most number of matches while defending the target of more than 200 runs as a captain in IPL. Iyer has faced defeat in the seventh match while defending a target of more than 200 runs. In IPL history, apart from Iyer, no captain has lost more than five matches while defending the target of 200 plus.
Shreyas Iyer has captained 20 such matches in IPL, in which his team had to defend a target of more than 200 runs. During this period, Shreyas has won 12 matches, while he has faced defeat in 7 matches. At the same time, Punjab Kings have faced defeat for the 10th time in T20 cricket while defending a target of more than 200 runs.
Shreyas Iyer had not faced defeat against Mumbai Indians as captain since 2022, but his wonderful record was broken on Thursday. As captain, Iyer won 7 matches against MI. The record of winning most consecutive matches against one team in IPL is in the name of Gautam Gambhir, who has won 8 matches against Punjab Kings while captaining Kolkata Knight Riders.
Batting first at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Punjab Kings scored 200 runs on the scoreboard after losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. For PBKS, Prabhasimran Singh batted brilliantly and played a strong inning of 57 runs in 32 balls, while Azmatullah Umarzai scored 38 runs in 17 balls with the help of 2 fours and 4 sixes.
However, Mumbai Indians achieved the target of 201 runs in 19.5 overs by losing 4 wickets. For MI, Tilak Verma batted brilliantly and played a strong inning of 75 runs in 33 balls, while Ryan Rickelton scored 48 runs in 23 balls. Tilak hit 6 fours and six sixes in his innings. Whereas, Will Jacques remained unbeaten after scoring 25 runs in 10 balls and returned after leading the team to victory.
