Iyer’s maiden IPL ton ends Punjab Kings’ campaign on a high

Led by Shreyas Iyer’s maiden IPL century, Punjab Kings ended their six-match losing streak in IPL 2026. Although by beating Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets they’d kept themselves in contention for a berth in the playoffs, they were not exactly authors of their own fortune. The results of the games on Sunday didn’t go in their favour and they have ended up on the fifth position at the points table.

In the must-win game for Punjab Kings, the captain stood up to the challenge, scoring his maiden IPL century and taking his team over the line. Coming in to bat at the fall of two early wickets, he kept the runners-up of last season in firm control with calculated attack, and sealed the victory with a six over long on.

Brief Scores: Lucknow Super Giants 196/6 in 20 overs (Josh Inglis 72 [44], Ayush Badoni 43 [18]; Yuzvendra Chahal 2-27, Marco Jansen 2-33) lost to Punjab Kings 200/3 in 18 overs (Shreyas Iyer 101* [51], Prabhsimran Singh 69 [39]; Mohammed Shami 2-45, Arjun Tendulkar 1-36) by 7 wickets