Punjab Kings pacer Arshdeep Singh made a playful jab at Lucknow Super Giants after his side’s 54-run win in their IPL 2026 match in New Chandigarh on Sunday. Under Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy, Punjab Kings stamped authority early and finished the contest with a dominant display, keeping their campaign unbeaten.
Quick facts
- Arshdeep Singh took a humorous dig at Lucknow Super Giants following Punjab Kings’ 54-run victory.
- The match was played in New Chandigarh on Sunday as part of IPL 2026.
- Punjab Kings, led by Shreyas Iyer, remained the only team still unbeaten in IPL 2026.
- Arshdeep shared a reel with Harpreet Brar featuring the line “Ghabraiye, aap Mullanpur mein hain”.
- Head coach Ricky Ponting called the win Punjab Kings’ “biggest victory”.
- Punjab Kings became the first team in IPL history to stay undefeated through the first six games of a season.
The moment was delivered through a social-media reel Arshdeep posted alongside teammate Harpreet Brar. The fast bowler riffed on a well-known Lucknow tagline, turning it into a joke aimed at the opposition—“Ghabraiye, aap Mullanpur mein hain” (“Be worried, you are in Mullanpur”).
Punjab Kings’ momentum wasn’t limited to the dressing room banter. Their head coach Ricky Ponting described the 54-run triumph over Lucknow Super Giants as their biggest success so far, framing it as a statement win in IPL 2026.
Beyond the margin, the victory also carried a historic mark for the franchise. Punjab Kings reached a major milestone by becoming the first outfit in the 19-year history of the league to remain unbeaten through their opening six matches of the season.
Ponting praises “team first” consistency
After the game, Ponting doubled down on the significance of the performance. He said it was “probably the biggest victory” of the team, adding that the result reflected how well they were executing when they were at or near their best.
He also highlighted the “team first” identity he has been building since taking charge. Ponting told the players in the dressing room that their current level of consistency is what makes them so difficult to challenge, stressing that even when outcomes swing at one end, individuals still need to commit to the group’s standards.
“Knowing that if we do things somewhere near our best, you’re going to be a bloody hard team to beat,” Ponting said. He went on to underline that Priyansh “just decided to go ahead and play his own way,” while reinforcing that the top value for the group remains team first, “number one on the top of our list.”
