Punjab defeated Delhi. (Photo- PTI)
IPL 2026, DC vs PBKS: The most memorable match in the history of IPL was seen in Arun Jaitley Stadium. In the 35th match of IPL 2026, Punjab Kings achieved the huge target of 265 runs given by Delhi Capitals by losing 4 wickets in 18.5 overs. Punjab won by 6 wickets and won the match with 7 balls remaining. This is the biggest successful run chase so far in IPL history. Before this, the biggest run chase was 262 runs, which was also chased by Punjab.
KL Rahul's century went in vain
In this match, Delhi Capitals won the toss and decided to bat first and made a huge score of 264 runs for 2 wickets in 20 overs. KL Rahul played a stormy inning of unbeaten 152 runs on 67 balls, which included 16 fours and 9 sixes. Nitish Rana scored 91 runs on 44 balls. The partnership of 220 runs between the two for the second wicket proved to be the most important turning point of the match. But Punjab's batting spoiled this hard work.
Punjab Kings' historic run chase
In reply, Punjab Kings had a very explosive start. The team scored 116 runs in the powerplay itself. Priyansh Arya scored 43 runs in 17 balls, which included 5 sixes. At the same time, Prabhsimran Singh played a brilliant inning of 76 runs in just 26 balls, in which 9 fours and 5 sixes were seen. Both added 126 runs for the first wicket. After Arya and Prabhasimran were out, captain Shreyas Iyer won the match by scoring unbeaten 71 runs in 36 balls. 7 stormy sixes were seen in Iyer's innings. At the same time, Nehal Vadhera scored 25 runs on 15 balls and Shashank Singh secured the victory by scoring 19 not out on 10 balls.
Punjab's dominance in IPL 2026
With this victory, Punjab Kings maintained their dominance in IPL 2026. Punjab has played 7 matches so far and has not faced defeat in even a single match. Punjab has won 6 matches and 1 match was washed out due to rain. Due to which he is on top in the points table with 13 points. At the same time, Delhi team has faced fourth defeat in 7 matches.
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