{"id":9905,"date":"2026-05-15T06:59:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/brad-haddin-demands-revival-from-punjab-kings-after-fifth-straight-defeat"},"modified":"2026-05-15T06:59:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:59:35","slug":"brad-haddin-demands-revival-from-punjab-kings-after-fifth-straight-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/brad-haddin-demands-revival-from-punjab-kings-after-fifth-straight-defeat","title":{"rendered":"Brad Haddin Demands Revival from Punjab Kings After Fifth Straight Defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab Kings assistant coach Brad Haddin refused to soften the message after his side suffered their fifth straight loss in the 2026 Indian Premier League on Thursday night at Dharamsala, going down to Mumbai Indians. The defeat left PBKS with little room for error, especially as Mumbai had already slipped out of the play-off picture.<\/p>\n<h3>Quick facts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>PBKS recorded their fifth consecutive defeat in IPL 2026<\/li>\n<li>Match venue: Dharamsala<\/li>\n<li>Opponent: Mumbai Indians<\/li>\n<li>PBKS batted first and finished on 200 runs<\/li>\n<li>Shardul Thakur\u2019s middle-overs spell swung the contest<\/li>\n<li>With five losses in 12 matches, PBKS must win their final two games to secure a play-off spot<\/li>\n<li>Next fixtures: Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday; Lucknow Super Kings on May 23 at Ekana Stadium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PBKS were put into bat and never quite got the momentum required to close the gap. They managed 200, but the contest turned in the middle overs when a Shardul Thakur spell disrupted their rhythm and limited any late recovery.<\/p>\n<p>After that burst, PBKS struggled to rebuild and Mumbai Indians ultimately took the match. Haddin framed the loss as a matter of handling pressure, rather than searching for excuses after another defeat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the whole tournament is pressure,\u201d the former Australia World Cup winner said. \u201cAnd this stage where we\u2019re at, this is what IPL cricket\u2019s about. You\u2019ve got to be able to handle the big moments. You\u2019ve got to be able to handle pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also stressed that response matters more than the final result, pointing to what his team can extract from the performance. For Haddin, the dressing room reaction should translate into better preparation and sharper execution in the remaining weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to respond well,\u201d he added. \u201cThere\u2019s good signs out of tonight\u2019s match. The result\u2019s hurting in the change room. We\u2019ve got to take what we did well out of tonight and take that over into our preparation, and have a look at what things we can improve on. We\u2019ve got to find a way to get out of the rut we\u2019re in at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Must-win sprint for PBKS<\/h3>\n<p>With the play-off route narrowing, PBKS now face a high-intensity test against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday. Haddin urged his group to raise the tempo immediately rather than waiting for later in the season, insisting that this is the part of the tournament where teams must peak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want to be playing at this end of the tournament,\u201d he said. \u201cYou want to be playing your best cricket now and we have to find a way. We have to find a way now to play our best cricket in the next couple of games to hopefully get the opportunity to play in the finals, but what we\u2019ve got to do is find a way to play our best cricket in a couple of days\u2019 time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After a five-day rest, PBKS will conclude their campaign against Lucknow Super Kings on May 23 at the Ekana Stadium. Haddin\u2019s warning was clear: leaving things too late could be dangerous in a league where teams outside the top bracket can still derail contenders.<\/p>\n<p>Lucknow are also out of play-off contention, and that makes the final stretch even trickier for PBKS. The assistant coach suggested their match against RCB could well prove decisive, and said the franchise must stay alert to the risk of other teams causing upsets at this stage of the league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab Kings assistant coach Brad Haddin refused to soften the message after his side suffered their fifth straight loss in the 2026 Indian Premier League&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"IPL 2026: Brad Haddin Pushes Punjab Kings Revival","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Brad Haddin fires up Punjab Kings after IPL 2026\u2019s fifth straight defeat at Dharamsala, urging a fast turnaround against Mumbai Indians.","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- 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