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Shreyas Iyer had other ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Punjab Kings captain led his side to a five-wicket victory at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday, chasing down 209 with eight balls to spare and sending PBKS to the top of the IPL 2026 table with back-to-back wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2.png 857w, https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo Credit: Reuters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CSK&#8217;s innings was built on the back of a brilliant 73 off 43 from Ayush Mhatre, the India Under-19 World Cup-winning skipper who looked completely at home on the big stage. 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