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Punjab Kings lost three consecutive IPL matches after trolling RCB with a viral '49' post referencing their lowest team score. This slump also cost them the No. 1 position in the IPL 2026 points table.
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RCB's curse strikes PBKS: Shreyas Iyer's side loses three straight matches after viral '49' troll post originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Punjab Kings have lost three games in the IPL on the trot, and fans believe that trolling Royal Challengers Bengaluru might have come back to haunt them.
During the match against the Rajasthan Royals, their official social media account posted the scorecard update "49/1 (4.3 overs)".
It was a pointed, deliberate dig at RCB, who hold the unwanted record of the lowest total in IPL history, having been bowled out for just 49 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders back in 2017.
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Punjab Kings lost three consecutive matches following a viral '49' troll post aimed at RCB.
The '49' troll post references RCB's infamous record of scoring the lowest team total in IPL history.
PBKS's three straight losses resulted in them losing their No. 1 position in the IPL 2026 points table.
Punjab Kings lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), which was part of their three-match losing streak.
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The post went viral almost instantly, drawing laughter from neutral fans and fury from RCB supporters. At the time, Punjab were flying and sitting comfortably at the top of the points table with six wins from seven matches.
What happened next is what has everyone talking. In the next three matches, PBKS lost all of them. The downfall started with the loss to the Rajasthan Royals, and then it continued with consecutive defeats against the Gujarat Titans and the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Shreyas Iyer insisted that their poor fielding must be improved after the loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad cost them the No. 1 spot in IPL 2026.
Across 10 matches this season, Punjab have put down 16 catches, a figure they share with Chennai Super Kings for the most in the competition. But their catching efficiency of 71.43 per cent is the worst of any side in IPL 2026.
"It's like a virus. We've put a lot of catches down so far this season," head coach Ricky Ponting said after the defeat to SRH.
"We dropped too many catches," skipper Shreyas Iyer said, echoing the same sentiment. "I think it was a bit too much because we dropped many catches at the start, and we could have easily [reduced] their score by 30-40 runs.
"I guess because the wicket kept getting slower and the cutters were holding up a bit. So, we weren't comprehensive enough on the field, nor in bowling, nor in batting. So, I think they played comprehensive cricket and they showed us how to win the match."
There is nothing wrong with a bit of banter in sport, but mocking an opponent's low point, especially when your own season still has miles to run, is a risk with no real upside.
If Punjab goes on to win the title, the post becomes a footnote. If they do not, it becomes the story. Right now, it is becoming the story.
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