{"id":320005,"date":"2026-04-17T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T02:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=320005"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T02:30:13","slug":"ipl-2026-punjab-kings-crush-mumbai-indians-by-7-wickets-in-high-scoring-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/ipl-2026-punjab-kings-crush-mumbai-indians-by-7-wickets-in-high-scoring-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Punjab Kings Crush Mumbai Indians by 7 Wickets in High-Scoring Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">PBKS IPL 2025 Full Player List: Punjab Kings Updated Squad With Complete Details<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Punjab Kings (PBKS)<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> continued their dominant run in IPL 2026 with a clinical <\/span><span class=\"s2\">7-wicket victory<\/span><span class=\"s1\">over the <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Mumbai Indians (MI)<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> on the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. In a high-scoring encounter that showcased each individual brilliance and collective power, PBKS successfully chased down a goal of 196 with <\/span><span class=\"s2\">21 balls to spare<\/span><span class=\"s1\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">This victory propels Punjab to the highest of the points table, while leaving the five-time champions, Mumbai Indians, looking for answers after their fourth consecutive defeat of the season. Sent in to bat first, Mumbai Indians suffered a catastrophic start, reeling at <\/span><span class=\"s2\">12\/2<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> throughout the first few overs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Arshdeep Singh<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> was the architect of this early collapse, producing a historic spell where he became the <\/span><span class=\"s2\">first bowler to achieve 100 IPL wickets for the Punjab Kings<\/span><span class=\"s1\">. He dismissed Ryan Rickelton for just 2 and followed it up by removing the harmful Suryakumar Yadav for a golden duck. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Nonetheless, <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Quinton de Kock<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> single-handedly resurrected the Mumbai innings with an impressive unbeaten <\/span><span class=\"s2\">112 off 60 balls<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, featuring <\/span><span class=\"s2\">8 fours and seven sixes<\/span><span class=\"s1\">. De Kock found a reliable partner in <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Naman Dhir<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, who smashed a quickfire <\/span><span class=\"s2\">50 off 31 balls<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> in a large 132-run partnership. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Their efforts guided MI to a competitive total of <\/span><span class=\"s2\">195\/6<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, with Arshdeep ending because the pick of the bowlers with stellar figures of <\/span><span class=\"s2\">3 for 22<\/span><span class=\"s1\">. PBKS\u2019s response was emphatic from the very first over, where they hammered <\/span><span class=\"s2\">21 runs off Deepak Chahar<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> to signal their intent. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Listed below are some twitter reactions:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">MI vs PBKS: \u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092c \u0915\u093f\u0902\u0917\u094d\u200d\u0938 \u0915\u093e \u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f\u0940 \u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0928 \u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940, \u0921\u093f\u0915\u0949\u0915 \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u0924\u0915 \u092a\u0930 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u092a\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u0938\u093f\u092e\u0930\u0928-\u0905\u092f\u094d\u092f\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u093e\u0930\u0940<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MIvsPBKS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MIvsPBKS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IPL2026?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IPL2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kOD0ZAebtN\">https:\/\/t.co\/kOD0ZAebtN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dainik Jagran (@JagranNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JagranNews\/status\/2044838165366882753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0947\u092f\u0938 \u0905\u092f\u094d\u092f\u0930 \u0928\u0947 \u0938\u091a \u092e\u0947\u0902 IPL 2026 \u0915\u093e\u00a0\u0915\u0948\u091a\u00a0\u0939\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u092a\u0942\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0932 \u091a\u0941\u0930\u093e \u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e!<\/p>\n<p>MI vs PBKS \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0908 \u092e\u0941\u0915\u093e\u092c\u0932\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0915 \u092a\u093e\u0902\u0921\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0927\u092e\u093e\u0915\u0947\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0936\u0949\u091f \u0915\u094b \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0939\u0935\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0930 \u092a\u0915\u0921\u093c \u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e, \u0935\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0909\u0902\u0921\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0932\u093e\u0907\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u0930\u093f\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u092a \u0938\u094d\u091f\u093e\u0907\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u0930\u094b\u0939\u093f\u0924 \u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u0942\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930 \u092f\u093e\u0926\u0935 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u093f\u090f\u0915\u094d\u0936\u0928 \u0939\u0940 \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0915\u093f \u092f\u0947\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7xOLXjAd1L\">pic.twitter.com\/7xOLXjAd1L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raushan (@R126ushn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/R126ushn\/status\/2044834585561948336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prabhsimran in IPL 2026 to date ..<br \/>37(24) vs GT<br \/>43(34) vs CSK<br \/>51(25) vs SRH <br \/>80(39)* vs MI <br \/>Total 211 runs in only 4 innings <br \/>Good consistency from prabh \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MIvsPBKS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MIvsPBKS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pbks?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pbks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5koiwzDIE5\">pic.twitter.com\/5koiwzDIE5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bhairav \u1d31\u1d2c\u02e2\u1d40\u1d42\u1d3c\u1d3c\u1d30 (@TomCruise007_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomCruise007_\/status\/2044834381970419720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meet one of the best white ball captain in Indian cricket circuit now Shreyas Iyer, but shamefully he isn&#8217;t captaining Team India&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir should give a likelihood to Shreyas Iyer. MI vs PBKS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VhGapbtCG0\">pic.twitter.com\/VhGapbtCG0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CricPal (@AnupPalAgt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnupPalAgt\/status\/2044832454763254039?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aaj ka \u092e\u0941\u0915\u093e\u092c\u0932\u093e \ud83d\udd25\u2070Punjab vs Mumbai \u2013 full paisa vasool match! \ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n<p> jo fight Punjab ne dikhayi\u2026 respect! \ud83d\udc4f\u2070Aur Mumbai ki batting bhi next level thi \ud83d\udc99<br \/>Cricket fans ke liye perfect thriller \ud83d\ude0d\u2070Aise matches hi IPL ko special banate hain! \ud83c\udfcf\u2728<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PBKS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PBKS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MI?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IPL2026?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IPL2026<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CricketFever?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CricketFever<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DEn3LmcvP2\">pic.twitter.com\/DEn3LmcvP2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mr.Punjab\ud83e\udd1d (@Shankey9491) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shankey9491\/status\/2044834318724526104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 MY REVIEW ON MI VS PBKS MATCH \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Mumbai Indians batting in powerplay may be very poor but an excellent total. <br \/>\u2013 Dropped Rickelton, Surya, Shardul, Deepak in next match. <br \/>\u2013 Hardik Pandya clueless captaincy. <br \/>\u2013 MI bowling isn&#8217;t looking good. <br \/>\u2013 PBKS an entire team. <br \/>\u2013 Top class\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MFHcSpyGKi\">pic.twitter.com\/MFHcSpyGKi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VIKAS (@Vikas662005) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vikas662005\/status\/2044832726684185076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PBKS vs GT won by 3 wickets<br \/>PBKS vs CSK won by 5 wickets<br \/>Match against KKR called off<br \/>PBKS vs SRH won by 6 wickets<br \/>PBKS vs MI won by 7 wickets<\/p>\n<p>Punjab Kings secure their 4th win of the season in IPL, showing complete dominance. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J6b3QtKJ9s\">pic.twitter.com\/J6b3QtKJ9s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MK Sharma \u270d\ufe0f (@EmediaManoj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmediaManoj\/status\/2044833766657708285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Prabhsimran and Iyer Blow Away MI Attack to Clinch Dominant Win<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Despite losing two early wickets to the young Afghan spinner <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Allah Ghazanfar (2\/31)<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, the chase remained firmly on the right track. <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Prabhsimran Singh<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> played a brutal, unbeaten knock of <\/span><span class=\"s2\">80 off 39 balls<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, striking at an outstanding rate of <\/span><span class=\"s2\">205.13<\/span><span class=\"s1\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">He was brilliantly supported by skipper <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Shreyas Iyer<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, who played a blazing innings of <\/span><span class=\"s2\">66 off 35 balls<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, including 4 massive sixes. The duo systematically dismantled the MI attack, even taking <\/span><span class=\"s2\">16 runs off a Jasprit Bumrah over<\/span><span class=\"s1\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Marcus Stoinis<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> eventually sealed the sport with a boundary within the seventeenth over, ending at <\/span><span class=\"s2\">198\/3<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> and securing a dominant win for the visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Get the newest cricket news here, like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/cricfitupdate?wtsid=rdr_0r9TyTtGMzhJUSzAh\">Facebook<\/a>, and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricFit\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/cricfit?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">Instagram <\/a> for more such updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PBKS IPL 2025 Full Player List: Punjab Kings Updated Squad With Complete Details The Punjab Kings (PBKS) continued their dominant run in IPL 2026 with a clinical 7-wicket victoryover the Mumbai Indians (MI) on the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. 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