IPL 2026 | 'This was a game Punjab Kings should have won...,' says Gavaskar after Shreyas Iyer’s side lose to Mumbai Indians

In the IPL 2026 match against Mumbai Indians MI Punjab Kings PBKS emerged victorious by six wickets at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in DharamshalaSpeaking about the loss suffered by PBKS legendary Team India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said the Shreyas Iyerled side should have won the match against the Paltan He also said that had Iyer scored runs it could have made the differenceThis was a game Punjab Kings should have won after scoring 53 runs in the last three overs to get past 200 At that stage they had the momentum and looked in control But their bowling remains a concern Shreyas Iyerrsquosfailure also hurt because when he scores Punjab usually gets another 2030 runs which could have made the difference Bartlett has been expensive and I was surprised he wasnrsquot given the new ball on a helpful pitch Gavaskar said on Star SportsDuring the match Punjabs Azmatullah Omarzai accumulated 38 runs in 17 balls which included two boundaries and four maximums Later in the second essay of the game he also made crucial contributions with the ball bagging two wickets for 36 runs in four oversReflecting on his performance Gavaskar said that PBKS should back OmarzaiAzmatullah Omarzai was outstanding with both bat and ball and perhaps Punjab should continue backing him while also considering Marcus Stoinis for added batting depth said the former cricketerIPL 2026 Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings Match summaryChasing the target of 201 runs MI scored 205 runs for the loss of four wickets in 195 oversWicketkeeperbatsman Ryan Rickelton missed his welldeserved halfcentury by just two runs Facing 23 balls Rickelton scored 48 runs which were studded with four boundaries and the same number of maximums Naman Dhir scored nine runs in six balls including a maximum Former skipper Rohit Sharma also returned to the pavilion scoring 25 runs in 26 balls including two maximumsMeanwhile Sherfane Rutherford was dismissed for 20 runs in 21 balls including a boundary and a maximumLater facing 33 ballsTilak Varma scored an unbeaten 75 runs with the help of six boundaries and the same number of maximums Shouldering him was Will Jacks who scored an unbeaten 25 runs in 10 balls including two boundaries and two maximumsHaving completed his quota of four overs Omarzai bagged two wickets by leaking 36 runs Marco Jansen and Yuzvendra Chahal claimed one wicket each Arshdeep Singh and Xavier Bartlett went wicketless in the IPL 2026 matchEarlier having been put to bat first PBKSrsquo opening batsman Priyansh Arya scored 22 runs in 17 balls including four boundaries Wicketkeeperbatsman Prabhsimran Singh scored a halfcentury registering 57 runs off 32 deliveries His knock was studded with six boundaries and four maximumsCooper Connolly accumulated 21 runs in 22 balls with the help of two boundaries and a maximum Skipper Shreyas Iyer departed after scoring four runs in two balls including a boundaryLater Suryansh Shedge managed to score eight runs in five balls including a maximum Shashank Singhdeparted on two runs in three balls Omarzai garnered 38 runs in 17 balls and smashed two boundaries and four maximums Marco Jansen was dismissed for two runs in seven balls Facing eight balls Impact Player Vishnu Vinod scored an unbeaten 15 runs including a boundary and a maximum Xavier Bartlett also registered an unbeaten 18 runs in seven balls with the help of two boundaries and a maximum With this the Kings posted a total of 200 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs against the PaltanMumbais Shardul Thakur returned with the figures of four wickets for 39 runs in four overs Deepak Chahar bagged two wickets by conceding 36 runs in his spell of four overs Corbin Bosch and Raj Bawa claimed one wicket each Standin captain Jasprit Bumrah Raghu Sharma and Will Jacks went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against PBKS