India, May 16 -- Punjab Kings have seen their season derailed in the last couple of weeks with five consecutive losses leaving their run in IPL 2026 in jeopardy, despite an unbeaten first half of the tournament. It has been a huge fall from grace for Shreyas Iyer's team, as a move to Dharamsala for their last three home matches has coincided with this big losing streak.

The reasons for PBKS' recent struggles is not a short list, but there is an argument to be made that the midseason switch of home venues has affected them adversely: while they won three matches and lost just one at their primary home in Mullanpur, they have lost both their games thus far in the Himalayas, with a third to follow against league leaders RCB on Sunday aftern...