India, May 15 -- Punjab Kings' 5th straight defeat in IPL 2026 have made the playoffs qualification scenario for them extremely tricky moving forward. Defending 200 for the second straight game in Dharamshala, they failed in their quest as Tilak Varma's unbeaten 75 helped the Mumbai Indians achieve the target of 201 with one ball to spare. Despite their fifth loss, Punjab Kings are now holding on to the spot of fourth game but now face a steep road to the playoffs.

Punjab Kings slip up after Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya start strongly

With Deepak Chahar taking the new ball, Priyansh Arya got the innings with a boundary as he and Prabhsimran Singh raced to a 50-run stand in no time. Prabhsimran notably got a lifeline when he was o...