Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat first
KL Rahul's unbeaten 152 powered DC to 264-run total
Punjab Kings completed record chase in 18.5 overs
DC Vs PBKS, IPL 2026: Prabhismran-Arya, Iyer Script Kings' League Record Chase Of 265-Run Target
DC Vs PBKS: Here is all you need to know about game 36 of Indian Premier League 2026 - match report, toss update, playing XIs and more
Summary
Blazing knocks from Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya and skipper Shreyas Iyer overshadowed KL Rahul's record unbeaten hundred on Saturday (April 25, 2026) as the Punjab Kings outbatted the Delhi Capitals by six wickets to register the most successful run chase in Indian Premier League (IPL) history.
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Rahul smashed an Indian record 152 not out in 67 balls at the Arun Jaitley Stadium but it proved in vain as Punjab charged to 265 for 4 in 18.5 overs, in reply to Delhi’s 264 for 2 after opener Prabhsimran had led the chase with 76 off 26 balls, including five sixes and nine fours.
Iyer also bludgeoned 71 not out in 36 deliveries, with seven sixes, as the Kings bettered their own record for the highest successful run chase, a 262-run one against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024. Arya chipped in with 43 off 17 balls, including five sixes.
Earlier, opener Rahul notched up the highest IPL score by an Indian batter, going past Abhishek Sharma’s 141 for Sunrisers Hyderabad – also against Punjab – in 2025. Rahul hit nine sixes and 16 fours in his sixth IPL century, while Nitish Rana cracked 91 off 44 balls as Delhi scored their highest-ever total in the league.
Prabhsimran and Arya then gave Punjab a speedy start.
The game was halted for 14 minutes when Lungi Ngidi suffered a head injury while fielding. The Delhi paceman was taken to hospital.
Punjab now have six wins in seven games this season, with one no-result. On the other hand, Delhi's loss was their fourth of the campaign as they slipped to sixth in the table.
DC Vs PBKS, IPL 2026: Toss Update
Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat first.
DC Vs PBKS, IPL 2026: Playing XIs
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
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Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
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