IPL 2026 Points Table: IPL 2026 is still in the early stages, but Delhi Capitals have made a strong claim in the race for the playoffs with their first win. The difference in net run rate is affecting the table a lot right now. Delhi Capitals' 6-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants in the 5th match of IPL 2026 caused a big upset in the points table. Delhi scored 2 points in its first match and captured the third position with a net run rate of +1.397.
With this win, Delhi Capitals left Mumbai Indians (NRR +0.687) and Punjab Kings (NRR +0.509) behind. Earlier, Mumbai and Punjab were at 3rd and 4th position, but after the strong victory of Delhi, Mumbai has come at 4th and Punjab at 5th position. Let us tell you, these three teams have played 1-1 matches, but due to net run rate, Delhi team has gone ahead of these two.
Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore still occupy the top-2. The net run rate of Rajasthan Royals is 4.171, which is much higher than other teams. At the same time, the net run rate of Royal Challengers Bangalore is 2.907. At the same time, after Delhi's victory, the top-5 teams are with 2-2 points, but the ranking has been decided on the basis of net run rate. On the other hand, the defeat of Lucknow Super Giants has pushed them to eighth place.
This match between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants was played at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. In this match, Lucknow Super Giants team, batting first, was limited to 141 runs in 18.4 overs. In response to this, Delhi's start was also nothing special and the team lost 4 wickets for 26 runs. But after this, Sameer Rizvi played a brilliant inning of unbeaten 70 runs on 47 balls, due to which Delhi achieved the target at the loss of 4 wickets in 17.1 overs and gained 2 important points.
