Prabhsimran Fires, Arshdeep Strikes as PBKS Crush MI

That’s a brutal way for de Kock’s MI comeback hundred to be forgotten — buried by a PBKS chase that barely broke a sweat. Match wrap: PBKS hunt down 196 in 16.3 overs, stay unbeaten after 5 MI innings: 195/5 in 20 Quinton de Kock 112 (60): Brought in for injured Rohit, became only the 3rd batter with tons for three different IPL teams. Classy knock, but lacked support. Naman Dhir 50 (31): Promoted to No. 4, kept momentum after the powerplay. The problem: Rest of the lineup stalled. 162 came from QDK + Naman; the other 9 overs went at ∼3.66 RPO. MI never launched at the death. PBKS chase: 196/2 in 16.3 overs Prabhsimran Singh & Shreyas Iyer: Made 196 look 160. Continued PBKS’ season theme — no slowing down after wickets, run rate 10.05 for the season and climbing. Iyer especially loves Wankhede, and it showed. Arshdeep Singh: Complete fast-bowling display. New-ball swing, middle-overs control, old-ball reverse. That “quiet over in the middle” is how PBKS strangle sides — 23 dots like the RCB game, pressure transfers to wickets.Result: Chased with 21 balls left. Fourth straight loss for MI, PBKS 5/5.Bigger storylines:PBKS’ identity: Unbeaten, fearless, and balanced. They defend with Arshdeep + dots, they chase with Iyer + Prabhsimran at 10+ RPO. No panic, just tempo.MI’s spiral: Four losses on the bounce, second-bottom, Rohit injured, bowling leaking, batting over-reliant on one or two players. Even a QDK ton wasn’t enough.Tactical note: Wankhede + dew + 35°C heat + chasing trend = PBKS got the perfect setup. But chasing 196 in 16.3 overs isn’t conditions — that’s domination.De Kock’s hundred deserved a win. Instead it goes into the “lost in a losing cause” file, and MI’s season is officially on life support. Allah Ghazanfar briefly threatened to scupper a typically boisterous PBKS chase with two wickets in the powerplay, but Prabhsimran and Iyer never let MI back in. Like Dhir and de Kock before him, Prabhsimran enjoyed a reprieve on 11, and finished unbeaten 80 off 39 to take his sensational IPL 2026 tally to 211 runs in 122 balls. It was the first time he stayed unbeaten in a successful chase in the IPL. Iyer scored an equally important 66 off 35, his third consecutive half-century, starting with a four first ball when MI had taken two quick wickets. By the time de Kock got to fifty, MI looked set for a total in excess of 200. From 97 for 2 in 10 overs, de Kock went up a gear even as Dhir caught up with him. At 125 for 2 in 12 overs, PBKS were looking at a challenging target. Punjab Kings 198 for 3 in 16.3 overs (Prabhsimran 80*, Shreyas 66) beat Mumbai Indians 195 for 6 (De Kock 112*, Dhir 50, Arshdeep 3-22) by seven wickets