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Punjab Kings crushed Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets in Mumbai on Thursday, April 16, to take No. 1 position in the IPL 2026 points table. The Punjab-based franchise has 9 points to their credit from five
matches played so far in the ongoing season, and they are now one ahead of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals.
Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, remain ninth in the points table. They have won one and suffered defeat in four matches. The Hardik Pandya-led side only has 2 points to their credit.
IPL 2026 points table after MI vs PBKS match on April 16
| POSITION | TEAM | MATCHES | WINS | DEFEATS | NO RESULT | POINTS | NRR |
| 1. | Punjab Kings | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.720 |
| 2. | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.503 |
| 3. | Rajasthan Royals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.889 |
| 4. | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.576 |
| 5. | Delhi Capitals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.322 |
| 6. | Gujarat Titans | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -0.029 |
| 7. | Lucknow Super Giants | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -0.804 |
| 8. | Chennai Super Kings | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.846 |
| 9. | Mumbai Indians | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -0.772 |
| 10. | Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1.383 |
