{"id":171389,"date":"2026-05-23T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T21:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171389"},"modified":"2026-05-23T16:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T21:43:00","slug":"ipl-2026-points-table-updated-after-lsg-vs-pbks-punjab-kings-moves-to-fourth-stays-in-the-hunt-for-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171389","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 Points Table \u2014 updated after LSG vs PBKS: Punjab Kings moves to fourth, stays in the hunt for Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70993906\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Punjab Kings secured a seven wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday night to move to fourth in the IPL 2026 points table and stay in the hunt for the Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>PBKS, after enduring a six match losing streak, finally returned to winning ways and now has 15 points from 14 matches, one point ahead of Rajasthan Royals who play Mumbai Indians tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>PBKS need RR and KKR to lose their respective matches tomorrow in order to seal the final spot in the top four.<\/p>\n<p>Lucknow Super Giants on the other hand, crashed to its tenth defeat of the season and unless MI lose by a massive margin against RR tomorrow, will take the wooden spoon for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans, first and second respectively, will lock horns in Qualifier 1 while one of PBKS, RR, or KKR will face third placed SRH in the Eliminator on May 27.<\/p>\n<p>After today\u2019s result, Delhi Capitals became the fourth team to be eliminated from the competition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-table my-3\">\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tr>\n<td>  Team<\/td>\n<td>  P<\/td>\n<td>  W<\/td>\n<td>  L<\/td>\n<td>  NR<\/td>\n<td>  Points<\/td>\n<td>  NRR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  1. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Q)<\/td>\n<td>  14<\/td>\n<td>  9<\/td>\n<td>  5<\/td>\n<td>  0<\/td>\n<td>  18<\/td>\n<td>  +0.783<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  2. Gujarat Titans (Q)<\/td>\n<td>  14<\/td>\n<td>  9<\/td>\n<td>  5<\/td>\n<td>  0<\/td>\n<td>  18<\/td>\n<td>  +0.695<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  3. Sunrisers Hyderabad (Q)<\/td>\n<td>  14<\/td>\n<td>  9<\/td>\n<td>  5<\/td>\n<td>  0<\/td>\n<td>  18<\/td>\n<td>  +0.524<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  4. Punjab Kings<\/td>\n<td>  14<\/td>\n<td>  7<\/td>\n<td>  6<\/td>\n<td>  1<\/td>\n<td>  15<\/td>\n<td>  +0.309<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  5. Rajasthan Royals <\/td>\n<td>  13<\/td>\n<td>  7<\/td>\n<td>  6<\/td>\n<td>  0<\/td>\n<td>  14<\/td>\n<td>  +0.083<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  6. Kolkata Knight Riders<\/td>\n<td>  13<\/td>\n<td>  6<\/td>\n<td>  6<\/td>\n<td>  1<\/td>\n<td>  13<\/td>\n<td>  +0.011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  7. Chennai Super Kings<\/td>\n<td>  14<\/td>\n<td>  6<\/td>\n<td>  8<\/td>\n<td>  0<\/td>\n<td>  12<\/td>\n<td>  -0.0.345<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  8. Delhi Capitals<\/td>\n<td>  13<\/td>\n<td>  6<\/td>\n<td>  7<\/td>\n<td>  0<\/td>\n<td>  12<\/td>\n<td>  -0.871<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  9. Mumbai Indians<\/td>\n<td>  13<\/td>\n<td>  4<\/td>\n<td>  9<\/td>\n<td>  0<\/td>\n<td>  8<\/td>\n<td>  -0.510<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  10. Lucknow Super Giants <\/td>\n<td>  14<\/td>\n<td>  4<\/td>\n<td>  10<\/td>\n<td>  0<\/td>\n<td>  8<\/td>\n<td>  -0.740<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>(updated after LSG vs PBKS on May 23)<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 18, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-points-table-latest-standings-updated-playoffs-qualified-match-win-loss-net-run-rate\/article70993906.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab Kings secured a seven wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday night to move to fourth in the IPL 2026 points table and stay in the hunt for the Playoffs. PBKS, after enduring a six match losing streak, finally returned to winning ways and now has 15 points from 14 matches, one point &#8230; <a title=\"IPL 2026 Points Table \u2014 updated after LSG vs PBKS: Punjab Kings moves to fourth, stays in the hunt for Playoffs\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171389\" aria-label=\"Read more about IPL 2026 Points Table \u2014 updated after LSG vs PBKS: Punjab Kings moves to fourth, stays in the hunt for Playoffs\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":171390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IPL20202620LSG20VS20PBKS2084.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":171616,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171616","url_meta":{"origin":171389,"position":0},"title":"IPL 2026 qualification scenario: How can Kolkata Knight Riders qualify for the Playoffs after PBKS\u2019 win over LSG?","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Punjab Kings moved into fourth spot in the IPL 2026 points table after defeating Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets, taking a lead in the race to the Playoffs. 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