IPL 2026 | MI vs PBKS: Tilak Varma Slams Heroic 75 Not Out, MI Win; Punjab Lose 5th Game In A Row

Tilak Varma smashed an extraordinary 75* off 33 to guide Mumbai Indians (MI) to a dramatic victory over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their IPL 2026 clash in Dharamsala on Thursday. Chasing 201, MI pulled off victory with one ball to spare. Ryan Rickelton slammed 48 to provide a quickfire start, before Tilak and Will Jacks (25* off 10) sealed the win. Earlier, PBKS posted 200/8 in 20 overs after being put into bat by MI stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah. Prabhsimran Singh top-scored with 57, having been dropped twice. Shardul Thakur picked up four wickets, but Azmatullah Omarzai, Vishnu Vinod and Xavier Bartlett hammered fiery cameos to rescue PBKS late on. It is a fifth consecutive loss for PBKS