IPL 2026: Punjab Kings became the first team to achieve this feat against Mumbai Indians

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|17-04-2026

Delhi: In an exciting match played at Wankhede Stadium, Punjab Kings (PBKS) performed brilliantly and defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 7 wickets. Batting first, Mumbai scored 195 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs, but this score also proved to be small in front of Punjab batsmen.

Mumbai Indians’ innings, De Kock’s century

Mumbai Indians had a very bad start.

Ryan Rickelton was out after scoring only 2 runs, while Suryakumar Yadav could not even open the account. After the initial setbacks, Quinton de Kock and Naman Dheer took over the innings. There was a great partnership of 122 runs between the two in 68 balls. De Kock played an explosive inning of 112 not out, while Naman Dheer scored 50 runs in 31 balls, helping the team reach 195 runs.

Stormy start of Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings, chasing the target of 196 runs, adopted an aggressive stance from the very beginning. Priyansh Arya gave a fast start and took the team to a strong position.

The match seemed to be in Punjab’s control in the initial overs itself.

Explosive partnership of Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer

After this, Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer completely dominated the Mumbai bowlers. There was a big partnership of 139 runs between the two in 66 balls. Prabhsimran Singh scored 80 runs in 39 balls, while Shreyas Iyer played a quick inning of 66 runs in 35 balls and scored his third consecutive half-century. Punjab Kings achieved the target in 16.3 overs and won the match by 7 wickets.

Punjab Kings create history, new record in Wankhede

With this victory, Punjab Kings created history.

The team has now become the team to win the most matches against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium. Punjab made a new record by registering 6 wins in 11 matches against Mumbai here.

With this victory, Punjab Kings also reached the top position in the points table, which has further strengthened the confidence of the team.

Teams that have won the most matches against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium (IPL)

team name match Victory Garland
punjab kings 11 6 5
Chennai Super Kings 13 5 8
Royal Challengers Bangalore 13 5 8
Rajasthan Royals 9 4 5
Delhi Capitals 11 3 8
Rising Pune Supergiants 3 3 0
Kolkata Knight Riders 13 2 11
Lucknow Super Giants 3 2 1
Sunrisers Hyderabad 9 2 7
Deccan Chargers 2 1 1
Gujarat Lions 2 1 1
Gujarat Titans 2 1 1
Kochi Tuskers Kerala 1 1 0
Pune Warriors India 3 1 2
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