Punjab Kings defeat Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets in IPL 2026

Kathmandu. In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match held on Friday, Chennai Super Kings were defeated by Punjab Kings by 5 wickets. This marks Chennai's second consecutive loss in the tournament.

Chasing a high target of 210 runs, Punjab Kings reached the goal in 18.4 overs, losing 5 wickets. For Punjab, Shreyas Iyer played a half-century innings of 50 runs off 29 balls. Similarly, Prabhsimran Singh scored 43 runs, and Priyansh Arya added an explosive 39 runs off just 11 balls.

In bowling, Chennai's Anshul Kamboj and Matt Henry took 2 wickets each, but could not lead the team to victory. Khaleel Ahmed conceded 28 runs in 3 overs but failed to take any wickets.

Earlier, after losing the toss and batting first, Chennai posted a challenging score of 209 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. For Chennai, young batter Ayush Mhatre played an excellent innings of 73 runs off 43 balls. Additionally, Shivam Dube contributed an unbeaten 45 runs off 27 balls, and Sarfaraz Khan added 32 runs off 12 balls.

Punjab bowler Vijaykumar Vyshak took 2 wickets, while Yuzvendra Chahal and Marco Jansen claimed 1 wicket each.

With this loss in their second match, pressure mounts on Chennai in the points table, while Punjab successfully secured a crucial victory with 8 balls to spare.