Punjab Kings (PBKS) won their last league game against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by seven wickets at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday, May 23.

Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first. While they picked up two quick wickets, Josh Inglis and Ayush Badoni forged an enthraling 49-run stand off 23 balls to bring their team back in the game. After Badoni was dimissed for an 18-ball 43, Inglis took the onus upon himself to accelarate.

Rishabh Pant got a start but failed to convert it into a substantial score. Inglis was eventually dismissed for a 44-ball 72. LSG needed someone to finish strongly and Abdul Samad came as their saviour. The Jammu and Kashmir cricketer smashed 37 not out off just 20 balls to help the hosts finish on 196/6 in 20 overs.

In reply, PBKS got off to a dreadful start as Mohammed Shami dismissed Priyansh Arya first ball. In his next over, he dismissed Cooper Connolly, who made 18 off 10 balls.

Shreyas Iyer and Prabhsimran Singh launched a counter-attack that had the LSG bowlers rattled. They forged a 140-run stand off just 76 balls and when Prabhsimran was dismissed for 69 (39), PBKS needed only 35 runs to win in five overs.

Iyer went berserk in the 16th over, which was bowled by Shami, hitting the veteran seamer for three sixes. On the last ball of the 18th over, Iyer hit a six off Mohsin Khan to register his maiden IPL ton. He remained unbeaten on 101 off 51 balls and it also ensured a seven-wicker win for PBKS, with two overs to spare.

Here are the most important stats and milestones from Match 68:

• 16 runs is the joint-most LSG scored in the first over of an IPL innings.
• Josh Inglis-Arshin Kulkarni is the sixth different opening pair for LSG this season – the most by any side in IPL 2026.
• Prabhsimran Singh became the first uncapped Indian player to aggregate 500-plus runs in multiple IPL seasons.
• Mohammed Shami now has the most wickets (6) off the first ball of an IPL innings.
• Arshdeep Singh conceded 52 runs in three overs on Saturday. He has conceded 50-plus more times (7) than any other PBKS bowler.

Gujarat Titans (GT) continued their dominant run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 with a commanding 89-run victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Match 66 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, May 21.

After being asked to bat first, GT produced a batting masterclass and posted a massive total of 229/4 in their allotted 20 overs. Sai Sudharsan once again starred at the top of the order with a brilliant 84 off 53 deliveries, laced with seven fours and four sixes. Captain Shubman Gill provided an explosive start with 64 off just 37 balls, while Jos Buttler delivered a sensational unbeaten 57 off 27 balls to give the innings a strong finish. Washington Sundar also chipped in with a quick cameo of 7 off three deliveries.

The Titans’ top order dominated the CSK bowling attack throughout the innings, stitching together crucial partnerships and maintaining a high scoring rate. For Chennai, Mukesh Choudhary, Spencer Johnson, and Anshul Kamboj picked up a wicket each, but the visitors struggled to contain GT’s aggressive batting lineup.

In response, CSK endured a disastrous start and were bowled out for 140 in just 13.4 overs. Mohammed Siraj struck early blows, removing Sanju Samson for a golden duck and dismissing skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad soon after to put GT firmly in control. Matthew Short tried to counterattack with 24 off 14 balls, while Shivam Dube provided some resistance with a blistering 47 off 17 deliveries. Anshul Kamboj also contributed with a quick 19, but the chase quickly unravelled under relentless pressure from the Titans’ bowling attack.

GT’s bowlers were clinical from the outset, with Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, and Rashid Khan claiming three wickets each. Rabada wrapped up the innings in style, while Rashid’s double strike in the middle overs crushed any hopes of a CSK comeback.

Here are the most important stats and milestones from Match 66: 

• Jos Buttler: Completes 1000+ runs for GT
• Jason Holder: Made his 350th T20 appearance
• Shubman Gill: Completed 6000+ runs in T20s
• Shubman Gill: Completed  200 sixes in T20s 
• Most sixes conceded in an IPL edition – Anshul Kamboj – 34 sixes (IPL 2026)
• Most consecutive 50-plus scores in the IPL – 5* by Sai Sudharsan in 2026 (fourth batter)
• Most century stands Men’s T20 cricket (any wicket) – 10* by Gill and Sudharsan 
• Biggest Defeat for CSK in IPL (By Runs) – 89 vs GT, Ahmedabad
  
• Biggest Wins for GT in IPL (By Runs) – 89 vs CSK, Ahmedabad

The Kolkata Knight Riders defeated the Mumbai Indians by four wickets in Match 65 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the iconic Eden Gardens on Wednesday, May 20.

Asked to bat first, Mumbai Indians endured a shaky start as Ryan Rickelton departed cheaply in the second over. Rohit Sharma showed intent with a couple of towering sixes, but Saurabh Dubey struck twice in quick succession, removing Rohit and the dangerous Suryakumar Yadav to leave Mumbai reeling early in the powerplay. Cameron Green then added to MI’s troubles by dismissing Naman Dhir, reducing the visitors to 38/4 inside six overs.

Tilak Varma and skipper Hardik Pandya attempted to rebuild the innings cautiously, stitching together a steady partnership as the Knight Riders’ spinners tightened the screws through the middle overs. Sunil Narine, playing another crucial hand with the ball, dismissed Hardik for 26, while Varma struggled to accelerate on a slow surface.

Will Jacks provided a brief spark with a quickfire cameo before being run out brilliantly by Rinku Singh and Varun Chakaravarthy. Corbin Bosch then played a valuable late-innings knock, smashing an unbeaten 32 off 18 balls to push MI to a respectable 147/8 in their 20 overs. For the Knight Riders, Saurabh Dubey, Cameron Green, and Kartik Tyagi picked up two wickets each, while Narine delivered an economical spell of 1/13 from his four overs.

Chasing 148, Kolkata Knight Riders started positively despite losing Finn Allen early to Deepak Chahar. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane looked fluent during his brisk 21 before Corbin Bosch struck to give Mumbai an opening. Manish Pandey then anchored the chase beautifully, rotating strike smartly and finding boundaries regularly to keep the scoreboard moving.

Cameron Green failed to make an impact with the bat, but Rovman Powell shifted the momentum decisively in Kolkata’s favour with a powerful counterattacking innings. Powell took on the Mumbai spinners and pacers alike, smashing 40 off 30 balls, while Pandey continued to hold one end firmly. The pair added a crucial partnership that brought the equation firmly under control for the hosts.

Mumbai fought back through Bosch, who finished with impressive figures of 3/30, including the wickets of Rahane, Green, and Tejasvi Dahiya. Jasprit Bumrah also bowled with discipline and removed Pandey for a well-crafted 45 off 33 balls, briefly raising hopes for the visitors.

However, Rinku Singh remained calm under pressure and struck important boundaries late in the innings. Alongside Anukul Roy, he guided the three-time champions home in 18.5 overs with four wickets in hand.

Here are the most important stats and milestones from Match 65:

• Rovman Powell: Completes 500 IPL runs
• Fourth time No. 8 or lower top scoring for MI in an IPL innings – Corbin Bosch 32* vs KKR Kolkata, 2026
• 80th time Sunil Narine bowled four overs at an ER of six or lower. 
• Most balls to the first boundary in IPL 2026 – Tilak Varma (25 balls vs KKR)
• Fourth-most Wickets vs MI in IPL – 28* by Sunil Narine
• Third-lowest Team Totals for MI vs KKR in IPL – 147/8, Kolkata, 2026
• Lowest Strike-Rate for an MI Batter in an IPL Innings (Min 30 balls Faced) – Tilak Varma (62.50 – Tilak Varma vs KKR, Kolkata, 2026)
• Second-most Runs vs an Opponent in the IPL – 1176 – Rohit Sharma vs KKR*
• Most innings With at Least One Six in IPL – 144 – Rohit Sharma*
• Joint-most IPL Appearances – 280 – Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma*
• Tejasvi Dahiya makes his IPL debut as concussion replacement