IPL 2026 Points Table Update: Chennai Super Kings were handed a serious blow in their hopes for making it to the playoffs after a comprehensive seven-wicket defeat to Lucknow Super Giants. CSK drop down to sixth with the loss, with Rajasthan Royals nudging above them due to the hit the five-time champions have taken on their net run rate with the defeat. LSG, on the other hand, remain rooted to the bottom of the table. They are well out of the race for the playoffs.
Here’s what the 2026 looks like after ’s win over on Friday.
( updated after LSG vs CSK game)
There was no change to the race after LSG vs CSK. On Wednesday, Kohli moved to third spot. However, Heinrich Klaasen continued to stay at the top of the charts with Sai Sudharsan in the second position. is in fourth spot and Delhi Capitals’ is in fifth spot.
(Orange Cap table is updated after the LSG vs CSK game)
There was no change in the race after vs . Bhuvneshwar Kumar stays at the top with 22 wickets. Gujarat Titans bowler went up to 2nd from the 3rd position after his 3-wicket haul against Hyderabad. His GT teammate also joined him in the top 5, coming in at No.4 which pushed LSG’s Prince Yadav down one place.
(Purple Cap table is updated after LSG vs CSK game)
Two wickets in as many balls ignited hope for . A third too would soon fall, but the havoc that Mitchell Marsh had wreaked with his 90 from 38 balls was so irreversible that , resisting all their self-implosive impulses, sauntered past the finish line. Victory would only do so much to restore their battered pride. But it imperils ’s playoff hopes and dents their run rate.
