Punjab Kings produced a surprising victory towards Delhi Capitals within the Indian Premier League by looking down a goal of 265 to document the best profitable run-chase within the historical past of T20 cricket.
Punjab crossed the road with seven balls to spare on the Arun Jaitley Stadium, surpassing their own previous best chase of 262 towards Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024.
KL Rahul had struck an unbeaten 152 – the best rating by an Indian in IPL – as Delhi reached 264-2 batting first, however Punjab attacked from the outset and reached 116-0 – the second-highest powerplay rating within the event.
Punjab openers Prabhsimran Singh, who hit a blistering 76 from simply 26 balls, and Priyansh Arya, who scored 43 off 17 balls, set the tone for the guests with a 126-run opening stand within the sweltering Delhi warmth.
Captain Shreyas Iyer then capitalised on two dropped catches by Karun Nair to achieve an unbeaten 71 from 36 balls and take Punjab house with relative ease.
Nonetheless, the record-breaking win was interrupted by an harm to Lungi Ngidi, who needed to be rushed out of the stadium in an ambulance although Delhi later confirmed by way of social media that the quick bowler was secure and set to be discharged from hospital.
With Punjab racing to 43-0 within the third over of the chase, the South African back-pedalled from mid-off to aim a catch off Arya however fell backwards, hitting his head on the turf.
The match was stopped for quarter-hour because the 30-year-old acquired medical consideration, with Vipraj Nigam approaching as a concussion substitute earlier than the match resumed.
Unbeaten Punjab stay prime of the desk with 13 factors from seven matches – three forward of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals. In the meantime, Delhi are sixth with six factors.
