IPL 2026: Updated points table after CSK vs LSG and RCB vs MI

CSK moved up to the mid-table 12-point cluster, while RCB jumped to the top of the points table. MI and LSG, with six points apiece from 11 games, are out of the race.

What were the talking points in CSK vs LSG, Match 53 and RCB vs MI, Match 54?

At Chepauk, Josh Inglis’ belligerent 33-ball 85 took LSG to 77-0 after five overs before they collapsed dramatically to 147-6. Shahbaz Ahmed(43* in 25) then took them to 203-8 as Jamie Overton returned 3-36. In response, Urvil Patel(65 in 23) equalled the record for the fastest fifty in IPL history, but despite that, CSK slipped to 169-5. They eventually won with five wickets and four balls to spare.

At Raipur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar(4-23) rocked MI, reducing them to 28-3 with a triple strike. Naman Dhir(47 in 32) and Tilak Varma(57 in 42) then helped MI reach 166-7. RCB, too, became 39-3 in response. Krunal Pandya (73 in 46) pushed RCB closer to the target, but Corbin Bosch’s (4-26) strikes and Jasprit Bumrah’s excellent death bowling pulled them back. With nine to score in three balls, Bhuvneshwar hit a six and ran a single before Rasikh Salam Dar ran the couple that sealed RCB’s win.

Who were the top performers in CSK vs LSG and RCB vs MI?

Overton was the best bowler of the first game before Urvil stole the show with his record-equalling fifty. The stars of the second game were the seamers, Bhuvneshwar, Bosch, and Bumrah.