PBKS vs MI, Tilak Varma: On Thursday, May 14, the storm of Tilak Verma was once again seen in the match played between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings. Mumbai Indians defeated Punjab Kings by 6 wickets and this was the fifth consecutive defeat of Shreyas Iyer’s team in IPL 2026.

Punjab Kings, who had won 6 consecutive wins in the beginning of the season, now seem to be yearning for one point each. This time it lost at the hands of Mumbai Indians, who themselves are already out of the tournament. The special thing about this victory was the attack in the last 3 overs, in which Tilak Verma played a big role.

Punjab Kings scored 200 runs

In this match played on May 14 in Dharamshala, Punjab, under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, scored 200 runs while batting first. In response, Mumbai had made a strong start and the team was continuously looking ahead during this run chase. But the target seemed to be difficult due to the fall of some wickets in between and tight bowling. At one time such a situation arose that 50 runs were required in the last 3 overs, which was not impossible but not easy at all.

Tilak Varma’s storm

It was here that Tilak Verma’s brilliance was seen, who was successful in taking the team to this position by playing a strong innings in the very first innings. Till the end of the 17th over, Tilak (Tilak Varma) was playing after scoring 45 runs in 24 balls. He was accompanied by Will Jacques (1 run, 2 balls), who came out to bat in the last over itself. After this, both these batsmen destroyed the Punjab bowlers in the last 3 overs.

Tilak Varma spat with Will Jacques

Together they scored 54 runs in 17 balls and gave victory to the team. In this too, Tilak Verma looked more dangerous, who scored 30 runs in just 9 balls, while Jacques scored 24 runs in 8 balls. Tilak returned with 75 runs in just 33 balls and Jacques returned with unbeaten innings of 25 runs in 10 balls and led the team to a memorable victory.

Shreyas Iyer got victory after 7 matches

With this match, Shreyas Iyer’s successful streak against Mumbai Indians also ended. In fact, since 2020, Shreyas Iyer had won 7 consecutive matches against Mumbai as captain. Their previous defeat against Mumbai came in the IPL 2020 final. After this, as captain of Kolkata Knight Riders and now Punjab Kings since 2022, Iyer had got consecutive wins against Mumbai.