Players of Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians after the match at Wankhede Stadium. (Photo courtesy: IPL)

New Delhi: Punjab Kings continue their dominance in the ongoing IPL 2026 season after a disappointing performance Mumbai Indians After winning by seven wickets on Thursday, it reached the top of the points table. The win ensured Punjab remained the only unbeaten team so far in the tournament, extending their strong start to nine points from five matches.Go beyond limits with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The win took PBKS ahead of defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore Rajasthan RoyalsWho are now second and third in the table with eight points each. RCB, led by Rajat PatidarNET hold a slight lead on run rate (+1.503), their best in the season so far, while RR are close behind. The top three are tightly packed, separated by just one point, setting up an intense race for the top spots in the coming fixtures.At the other end of the table, Mumbai Indians’ struggles deepened with their fourth defeat in five matches. The five-time champions are ninth in the ten-team standings with just two points, just above Kolkata Knight Riders, who missed out on a win by one point in a rain-affected match against PBKS earlier in the season.The mid-table contest remains equally hectic between Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Supergiants and. Chennai Super Kings Everyone is stuck at four points each. Sunrisers Hyderabad are currently fourth on net run rate, followed by Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings, underscoring how little difference there is to the middle order of the table at this stage of the competition.With Punjab being in tremendous form and many teams being strongly linked with them, the odds for IPL 2026 remain very good as the tournament is at a crucial stage.

Latest IPL 2026 points table after MI vs PBKS match