New Delhi: Captain of Kings XI Punjab Shreyas Iyer The brilliant display of athleticism on the boundary rope left everyone stunned, eliciting a surprised reaction not only from the fans but also from the Mumbai Indians dugout, where both Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav looked on in disbelief.The moment came during the 18th over of the IPL 2026 match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, when Hardik Pandya Hitting Marco Jansen wide.What follows is pure athletic brilliance. Iyer quickly sprints to his left and tracks the ball perfectly near the boundary rope. Realizing he was about to lose his balance and step over, he improvised in mid-air, catching the ball with a reverse cup and bouncing the ball in the air back into play.Xavier Bartlett, who was stationed nearby, made the catch safely. While Bartlett’s name was in the scorebook, the effort was entirely Iyer’s creation.Iyer celebrated in style after his stunning effort.After Kings XI Punjab won seven games, Ian Bishop asked Iyer, “Mumbai were hoping for a 200-plus goal tally, but what is the key to turning things around”.Iyer said without hesitation: “I think I gained (laughs)”.Prabhsimran Singh and Iyer put on smooth 50s as Punjab Kings continued their winning streak with a seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians, who suffered their fourth consecutive defeat in IPL 2026.Chasing 196 balls, Kings XI Punjab reached 198/3 with 21 balls remaining and the Mumbai Indians bowlers collectively struggled, with AM Ghazanfar’s 2/31 being the only noteworthy effort.“Confident and optimistic about the future. We have been performing well. We know every game is important, it’s a collective effort and it’s great to get a comprehensive win. Considering last season, Prabhsimran raised his standards, swinging like crazy, making runs and getting off to a great start. Now he has matured and can finish games. He is maturing with every game,” Iyer said after the game.“My catch was the key to the equalizer (laughs) but we have a tendency to do that. Even against SRH. We have to be there and enjoy the moment. We haven’t decided how to set the total yet and luckily have won the toss so far. We have a lot of positive players who are ready to go out and express themselves. You need to keep improving in every game and focus on yourself and that’s the recipe we have been following. I saw a huge number of spectators and the fans following were going high. It’s great to see fans showing their love,” he said.Kings XI Punjab will next face Lucknow Supergiants on April 19.
