Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings (PBKS) retained the top spot in theIPL2026 points table despite suffering their second consecutive defeat of the season against Gujarat Titans (GT). The Punjab-based franchise has 13 points. PBKS have won 6 games and suffered two defeats. They have an NRR of +0.855. GT added two crucial points to their account and have 12 points after six wins. They continue to sit in the fifth position. GT have the same number of points as the second-placed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) also have 12 points each.
SRH, who were on a five-match winning streak, suffered a defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the first game of the day. A win would have seen them end the day at the top spot.
For the third consecutive day, a team failed to displacePBKSfrom the top. Before SRH, RCB and RR had an opportunity to climb to the top. But both teams lost their previous games.
PBKS couldn't score big against GT. Photo: BCCI
Punjab Kings failed to score big and only managed a total of 163/9 on the board. Priyansh Arya departed early for 2 runs. Cooper Connolly was dismissed on the very next ball for a duck. Shreyas Iyer batted for 21 balls for his 19 runs.
Courtesy of Suryansh Shedge's 57 off 29 and Marcus Stoinis' 40 off 31, PBKS put on a total of 163 on the board. Marco Jansen scored 20 off 11.
After losing Shubman Gill's wicket in the second over, GT recovered well as Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler added 53 runs for the second wicket. Sudharsan continued his purple patch and scored 57 off 41 balls in the win.
Washington Sundar, who hit the winning six for GT, remained unbeaten on 40 off 23 balls. GT have six days' rest and they will travel to Rajasthan to face the hosts on May 9. PBKS will travel to Hyderabad to face Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 6.
"I personally feel it was a great score on a wicket where the ball was doing a bit at the start, especially the new ball. Their bowlers made the best use of the surface - the way they were hitting the lengths and the deck. It was right at the stumps and not giving us much options to open our arms and score runs. We lost four wickets, I assume in the powerplay. To get to 160 from there was a phenomenal effort. With the new ball I thought we would be able to hit our line and length and get early wickets. But that didn't work out. But the way we fought till the end, kudos to the efforts," he said.
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