Overview
- Punjab Kings, who chased 265 on Saturday in New Delhi, won by six wickets with seven balls left to set the IPL record for the biggest successful chase and stay first in the table.
- Delhi posted 264/2 as KL Rahul hit 152 not out, the highest IPL score by an Indian, during a 220-run stand with Nitish Rana in the Capitals’ biggest total.
- Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya blasted 116 in the six-over powerplay to launch the reply, and captain Shreyas Iyer finished the job with an unbeaten 71.
- Fielding swings shaped the match, with Shashank Singh dropping Rahul early in Delhi’s innings and Karun Nair later putting down Iyer twice in the chase.
- Delhi fast bowler Lungi Ngidi left by ambulance after a head injury while fielding, and organizers said he was stable and due to be discharged, following Friday’s separate RCB chase of 206 led by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal.