Romario Shepherd (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League 2026 points table after the 27th match reflects a busy season. Punjab Kings lead with 9 points from five matches and remain unbeaten. Royal challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals closely follow with 8 points each. Sunrisers Hyderabad have climbed to the fourth spot with 6 points, joining Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans in the mid-table huddle. Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings are languishing in seventh place with just 4 points and Kolkata Knight Riders remain winless at the bottom.
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Ajinkya Rahane press conference: On another defeat, Cameron Green and moreIn the Hyderabad match, Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs in a high-scoring encounter. Powered by explosive knocks from Abhishek Sharma (59 off 22) and Heinrich Klaasen (59 off 39), SRH posted an impressive 194/9. Their aggressive start, especially on the power play, set the tone despite the later regular goals.CSK’s chase got off to a brisk start, with contributions from Ayush Mhatre and Matthew Short keeping them in contention. However, frequent goals stopped the momentum. Eshan Malinga played with three crucial wickets while Nitish Kumar Reddy chipped in with two.Despite late pressure from the lower order batsmen, CSK slumped to 184/8. The SRH bowlers held their nerve in the death overs, sealing a crucial win that took them into the top four and further disrupted CSK’s campaign.Here is the updated points table after match 27 of Indian Premier League 2026:PosTeamPWLNRPtsNRR1Punjab Kings54019+1.0672Royal Challengers Bengaluru64208+1.1713Rajasthan Royals54108+0.8894Sunrisers Hyderabad63306+0.5665Delhi Capitals53106Delhi Capitals5312 Titans53206+0.0187Chennai Super Kings62404-0.7808Lucknow Super Giants52304-0.8049Mumbai Indians51402-1.07610Kolkata Knight Riders60511-1.149
