- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.4 Rahul dropped, Nissanka not. Outswinger on a slight back of length, pace on. Finished around off stump, Nissanka looked to pull it again. He did that to similar balls to get a couple of boundaries earlier but this time, the bat face opened up and the ball went right up. Prabhsimran runs in a couple of steps and takes it 28/118.3 got him!! Rana misses out on a hundred. Iyer, at mid-off, does well to move and reach out to his right. He takes it high, and ends a massive stand. Bartlett angled one in, and bowled a low full toss outside leg. Rana backed away and looked to loft, but couldn't break through the in field 248/2Extras7 (nb 1, w 6)TOTAL264/2 (20 Overs, RR: 13.2)Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Pathum Nissanka, 2.4 ov), 2-248 (Nitish Rana, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Arshdeep Singh 4 0 49 1 12.25 3 6 2 0 0 XC Bartlett 4 0 69 1 17.25 1 10 3 1 0 M Jansen 4 0 45 0 11.25 7 7 1 0 0 V Vyshak 3 0 48 0 16 4 4 4 1 0 YS Chahal 4 0 42 0 10.5 3 2 2 2 1 MP Stoinis 1 0 11 0 11 2 0 1 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.5 Straight to deep midwicket! Very much defensive bowling from Axar. 92ks length ball on middle and leg with three deep fielders stationed leg side. Priyansh pulled it from the crease, got it off the bottom and it was a bread-basket catch for Rizvi 126/17.3 Low bounce and that looked out. Did it pitch in line? Seemed like it. Prabh and Connolly chat, review taken. 86ks shortish ball at middle. Prabhsimran's back leg was just outside off and front leg just outside leg as the ball went under the pull shot and hit him just over the front pad. The short ball landed in line with middle stump and would go on to hit top of middle and leg. Three reds, Prabhsimran grimaces as high-fives take over 132/29.2 Googly to wave Connolly goodbye!. 89ks length ball lands just outside off and rips back in, Connolly took a stride across and went for the flowing cover drive. Missed it completely and ball knocked top of middle 145/314.3 Nair, a sub fielder, tip-toes on the long-on boundary, and takes the catch. He eventually ended a good step inside the field of play. Nigam tossed one up at Wadhera, who saw the ball dipping on a stump-to-stump, and went heaving. The boundary at long-on isn't the biggest, but Wadhera's placement wasn't the best either 201/4Extras14 (lb 1, nb 1, w 12)TOTAL265/4 (18.5 Overs, RR: 14.07)Fall of wickets: 1-126 (Priyansh Arya, 6.5 ov), 2-132 (Prabhsimran Singh, 7.3 ov), 3-145 (Cooper Connolly, 9.2 ov), 4-201 (Nehal Wadhera, 14.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Auqib Nabi 2 0 41 0 20.5 4 0 6 1 1 Mukesh Kumar 3 0 55 0 18.33 1 7 3 1 0 AR Patel 4 0 44 1 11 5 3 3 1 0 T Natarajan 3.5 0 54 0 14.08 5 5 3 6 0 Kuldeep Yadav 4 0 46 2 11.5 8 2 4 2 0 V Nigam 2 0 24 1 12 3 3 1 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Delhi Capitals , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.15, Second Session 21.15-22.45
Match days
25 April 2026 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Punjab Kings 2, Delhi Capitals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 68 runs, 1 wicket)
- Delhi Capitals Impact Player Subs: Vipraj Nigam, Auqib Nabi, Ashutosh Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera and Karun Nair
- Punjab Kings Impact Player Subs: Nehal Wadhera, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar and Yash Thakur
- Delhi Capitals: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (KL Rahul 26, N Rana 24, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals - 78/1 in 7.0 overs (KL Rahul 43, N Rana 24)
- KL Rahul: 50 off 26 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Delhi Capitals: 100 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 0
- N Rana: 50 off 29 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 54 balls (KL Rahul 48, N Rana 51, Ex 1)
- Delhi Capitals: 150 runs in 12.3 overs (76 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 71 balls (KL Rahul 75, N Rana 72, Ex 3)
- KL Rahul: 100 off 47 balls (12 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Delhi Capitals: 200 runs in 15.3 overs (94 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals - 213/1 in 16.0 overs (KL Rahul 126, N Rana 72)
- 2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 88 balls (KL Rahul 118, N Rana 80, Ex 6)
- Punjab Kings Impact Player Sub: Nehal Wadhera in for Yuzvendra Chahal (Delhi Capitals innings, 16.6 ov)
- Delhi Capitals: 250 runs in 18.4 overs (113 balls), Extras 7
- KL Rahul: 150 off 66 balls (16 x 4, 9 x 6)
- Innings Break: Delhi Capitals - 264/2 in 20.0 overs (KL Rahul 152, DA Miller 3)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 116 runs, 0 wicket)
- Delhi Capitals Impact Player Sub: Auqib Nabi in for Pathum Nissanka (Delhi Capitals innings, 19.6 ov)
- Punjab Kings: 50 runs in 2.5 overs (17 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 17 balls (P Arya 25, Prabhsimran Singh 22, Ex 3)
- Delhi Capitals Concussion Sub: Vipraj Nigam in for Lungi Ngidi (Punjab Kings innings, 4.2 ov)
- Prabhsimran Singh: 50 off 18 balls (3 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Punjab Kings: 100 runs in 5.2 overs (33 balls), Extras 7
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 33 balls (P Arya 38, Prabhsimran Singh 55, Ex 7)
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 116/0 in 6.0 overs (P Arya 38, Prabhsimran Singh 71)
- T Stubbs kept wickets in place of KL Rahul from 6.5 overs.
- Over 7.3: Review by Punjab Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - Prabhsimran Singh (Struck down)
- Punjab Kings: 150 runs in 10.1 overs (62 balls), Extras 7
- Over 13.1: Review by Punjab Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - N Wadhera (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 193/3 in 14.0 overs (SS Iyer 28, N Wadhera 17)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (SS Iyer 26, N Wadhera 21, Ex 5)
- Punjab Kings: 200 runs in 14.2 overs (87 balls), Extras 12
- Over 15.3: Review by Delhi Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - SS Iyer (Struck down)
- SS Iyer: 50 off 26 balls (2 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Over 16.2: Review by Punjab Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - AK Argal, Batter - SS Iyer (Struck down)
- Punjab Kings: 250 runs in 17.4 overs (107 balls), Extras 13
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (SS Iyer 36, Shashank Singh 13, Ex 1)
Match Coverage
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DC fast bowler hit his head hard on the ground while attempting to take a catch
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Stats - Punjab Kings script the highest successful chase in T20s
All the records that were broken during the run-fest between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings



