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Sunrisers Hyderabad reached the top after defeating Punjab, the entire equation of the points table changed, RCB also got a shock.

Samira Vishwas | May 7, 2026 1:24 PM CST

IPL 2026 Points Table: The 49th match of IPL 2026 was played on Wednesday between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. This was the second match between the two this season. Which SRH won by 33 runs. With this win, Sunrisers came on top in the points table with 14 points.

SRH, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored 235 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. For Hyderabad, Heinrich Klaasen played a brilliant inning of 69 runs in 43 balls. Apart from Klaasen, Abhishek Sharma 35, Travis Head 38, Ishan Kishan 55 and Nitish Kumar Reddy played a quick inning of 29 runs in 13 balls. In reply, Punjab Kings could score 202 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by 33 runs.

Sunrisers Hyderabad reached the top

Sunrisers Hyderabad is in first place with 14 points with 7 wins in 11 matches. Punjab Kings are at second position with 13 points from 10 matches, RCB is at third position with 12 points from 9 matches, Rajasthan Royals are at fourth position with 12 points from 10 matches and Gujarat Titans are at fifth position with 12 points from 10 matches.

Chennai Super Kings is sixth with 10 points from 10 matches, Delhi Capitals is seventh with 8 points from 10 matches, Kolkata Knight Riders is eighth with 7 points from 9 matches, MI is ninth with 6 points from 10 matches and LSG is tenth with 4 points from 9 matches. Despite the same number of points, the difference in ranking of the teams is due to run rate.

Heinrich Klaasen gets orange cap

After the SRH-Punjab Kings match, the Orange Cap has once again come to SRH batsman Heinrich Klaasen. Klaasen played an inning of 69 runs in 43 balls. Klaasen has scored 494 runs in 11 innings of 11 matches of the season. Abhishek Sharma of SRH is at second place. Abhishek has 475 runs in 11 innings of 11 matches.

At the same time, the Purple Cap is with RCB fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bhuvneshwar has taken 17 wickets in 9 matches. Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Anshul Kamboj is at number two. Kamboj has taken 17 wickets in 10 matches.