IPL 2026: After the fifth consecutive defeat, Shreyas Iyer gave a big statement, told the real reason for the downfall.

On 14 May, the match was played between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians. Punjab Kings had to face defeat in this match. Due to Hardik Pandya’s injury, Jasprit Bumrah got the captaincy of Mumbai Indians in this match. He captained brilliantly and won the match. Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer gave a big statement after the defeat. He has also told the real reason for the defeat.

What did Shreyas Iyer say?

After the defeat, Shreyas Iyer said, “The defeat is very difficult to digest, but I don’t want to point fingers at any one reason here because it was a great match of cricket. It was a great match. Tilak played amazing, he chose his shots very well and also fielded very well, so credit goes to him for that. (About Azmat) Of course, at one time we were thinking of scoring around 170 to 180 runs, and after that he played the match. Turned the ball in our direction. He was brilliant in hitting sixes, and from the 16th or 17th over we regained the momentum and it was commendable for him to reach 200 runs.

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Such was the condition of the match

Batting first, Punjab Kings scored 200 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Prabhsimran Singh scored the most runs for Punjab. He played an inning of 57 runs in 32 balls, while Priyansh Arya returned to the pavilion after scoring 22 runs in 17 balls. Apart from this, captain Shreyas Iyer was out after scoring 4 runs in 2 balls. Mumbai Indians got a good start while chasing the target. Opener Ryan Rickelton contributed 48 runs in 23 balls. Apart from this, Rohit Sharma played an inning of 25 runs in 26 balls. In the end, Tilak Verma won the match by playing a brilliant inning of 75 runs in 33 balls.

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