The 33rd match of IPL 2026 was played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on Thursday at Wankhede Stadium, in which CSK defeated MI by a huge margin of 103 runs. This is the first time in history that Mumbai lost by a margin of more than 100 runs, this is also the biggest victory for Chennai. With this victory, Ruturaj Gaikwad and team have taken a huge leap in the points table while Mumbai’s hopes of going to the playoffs have suffered a setback.
Talking about the match, Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first. With the help of Sanju Samson’s century, Chennai Super Kings had scored a big score of 207 runs. Mumbai Indians collapsed in front of spin and collapsed for 104 runs, Akeal Hosein took 4 wickets and Noor Ahmed took 2 wickets. For the first time in Wankhede, a spinner has taken 9 wickets in a single match.
Where did CSK reach in the points table?
Chennai Super Kings made a huge jump in the points table by defeating Mumbai Indians by a huge margin of 103 runs, CSK has moved from eighth to fifth place. Chennai has now won 3 out of 7 matches, lost 4. Chennai’s net run rate (+0.118) has also changed from minus to plus.
Also read- Sanju Samson became the first batsman to score a century against MI, created history by scoring a century in Wankhede.
mumbai indians status
Before the match, Mumbai Indians was at 7th position above Chennai Super Kings, now the team has fallen to eighth position. Mumbai has won 2 out of 7 matches and lost 5. The team’s 4 points and net run rate has changed from plus to minus (-0.736), which is a big setback in the path of playoffs.
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IPL 2026 POINTS TABLE. ЁЯУИ
– CSK moves to No.5 now. pic.twitter.com/WH3TxdfFyG
тАФ Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 23, 2026
Position of other teams
Punjab Kings is in first place with 11 points. Rajasthan Royals are in second place, they have 10 points. RCB and SRH are at third and fourth position respectively, both have 8-8 points but the net run rate of Bengaluru (+1.171) is better than Hyderabad (+0.820).
Chennai Super Kings (+0.118) are at fifth place, Delhi Capitals (-0.131) are at sixth and Gujarat Titans (-0.821) are at seventh place, all three have 6-6 points. Mumbai is at eighth place and Lucknow Super Giants at ninth place, Lucknow also has 4 points like Mumbai but their net run rate (-1.277) is less than Mumbai’s net run rate (-0.736). Kolkata Knight Riders is at number 10, having won only 1 out of 7 matches.
Who has the Orange Cap now in IPL 2026?
Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Abhishek Sharma has an orange cap. He has scored 323 runs in 7 matches.
Who currently has the purple cap in IPL 2026?
Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings has the Purple Cap, he has taken 14 wickets in 7 matches.
