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PBKS vs DC Highlights, IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals win by six wickets
Rizvi's maiden half-century included five sixes and three fours, displaying exceptional batting prowess under pressure. Nair's 27-ball innings featured two sixes and five fours, proving crucial in the run chase.
The chase began positively with KL Rahul, serving as impact substitute, scoring 35 off 21 balls, and stand-in captain Faf du Plessis contributing 23 off 15 balls. They established a quick 55-run partnership in under six overs.
Rahul's innings included impressive shots, notably a cover-point boundary off Azmatullah Omarzai and a straight six against Harpreet Brar. However, he fell to Marco Jansen's slow off-cutter, caught by Shashank Singh.
Nair, making his return to the Indian Test squad after eight years, started confidently with a six over fine leg off Jansen. Du Plessis's innings ended with a soft dismissal, caught by Priyansh Arya at backward point.
In the first innings, Punjab Kings posted 206 for eight, powered by Marcus Stoinis's unbeaten 44 off 16 balls and Shreyas Iyer's 53 off 34 deliveries. Stoinis's explosive innings included four sixes and three fours.
Delhi Capitals, bowling first, found early success when Mustafizur Rahman dismissed Priyansh Arya for 6. The Bangladesh seamer finished with figures of 3/33.
Josh Inglis and Prabhsimran Singh provided early momentum for Punjab Kings before leg-spinner Vipraj Nigam claimed two crucial wickets. Nigam, showing promise for future T20 World Cup consideration, maintained good control throughout his spell.
Shreyas Iyer's innings featured aggressive batting, including a six over deep midwicket off Kuldeep Yadav. His stay ended when he hit straight to Mohit Sharma off Kuldeep's bowling.
The match saw momentum shifts, with Mukesh Kumar conceding 25 runs in one over. Stoinis capitalized on a dropped catch to score 22 runs off Mohit Sharma's over, helping Punjab Kings post a challenging total.
Leg-spinner Praveen Dubey contributed by dismissing Sediqullah Atal for 22 off 16 balls, though he later conceded four consecutive boundaries to Nair as Delhi reached 111 for three in the 11th over.
Despite losing Nair at a crucial stage to Brar's bowling, Rizvi's mature batting ensured Delhi Capitals finished their IPL campaign on a winning note. The chase demonstrated Delhi's batting depth and ability to handle pressure situations effectively.
The match featured strong performances from both teams' bowlers, with Mustafizur Rahman's strategic angle bowling and Vipraj Nigam's controlled leg-spin standing out. However, the batsmen dominated the contest, with both sides displaying aggressive intent throughout.
Nehal Wadhera has been a foundation to PBKS' middle order this season, scoring 280 runs in 10 innings. This has been his best season in the IPL in terms of runs.
- Nehal Wadhera 0 (1)
- Shreyas Iyer 8 (9)
Vipraj Nigam to Nehal Wadhera, Full and down the leg side, Nehal Wadhera looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. 6 runs and a wicket from the over, Vipraj Nigam's bowling figures read 2-0-22-2.
Nehal Wadhera walks in next at number 5, replacing Prabhsimran Singh.
Vipraj Nigam to Prabhsimran Singh, OUT! TIMBER! Way too much innovation from Singh and he pays the price for it. Too full, around middle and off. Prabhsimran Singh steps across and looks for the ramp but gets cramped as this was too full. The ball bounces around the popping crease and sneaks past the bat of Prabhsimran Singh before disturbing the timber. Deep Dasgupta, rightly on air, says that Prabhsimran Singh would have been better off hitting this in the straight V, but the innovation gets the better of him. Singh departs on 28 (18). PBKS are 77 for 3.
Vipraj Nigam to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Excellently hit over cover for a boundary. The control from Prabhsimran Singh on this is tremendous. Tossed up around middle and off, Prabhsimran Singh moves a bit to his leg and lofts this over cover for a boundary. This almost cleared the fence but bounced just inside.
Vipraj Nigam to Prabhsimran Singh, Too full, around off, Prabhsimran Singh could only jam this to Faf du Plessis at short cover for no run.
Vipraj Nigam to Shreyas Iyer, Fuller and wide of off, Iyer punches this to sweeper cover for a single.
Vipraj Nigam to Prabhsimran Singh, Wrong'un around off, Prabhsimran Singh dabs this towards the gully region and takes one.
- Prabhsimran Singh 23 (14)
- Shreyas Iyer 7 (8)
Kuldeep Yadav to Prabhsimran Singh, Fuller on off, Prabhsimran Singh presses forward and drives this to sweeper cover for a single.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer, Tossed up on off, Shreyas guides this to short third and steals a quick single.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer, Floated wide of off, Shreyas Iyer cuts this straight at backward point for another dot.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer, Quicker and fuller on off, Shreyas Iyer punches this towards short extra cover for no run.
Kuldeep Yadav to Prabhsimran Singh, Pushed through on the pads, Singh tucks this away for a single.
Kuldeep Yadav to Prabhsimran Singh, SIX! Punished on the free hit. Short of a length, in the line of stumps. Prabhsimran Singh rocks back and slogs this up and over the fielder at long on for a biggie towards the PBKS dugout.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer, CRIMINAL FOR A SPINNER TO OVERSTEP! Kuldeep Yadav starts with a no ball. This was full on leg, Shreyas Iyer slogged this to wide long on for one. The third umpire hits the buzzer and the umpire signals NO BALL.
- Shreyas Iyer 5 (4)
- Prabhsimran Singh 15 (11)
Vipraj Nigam to Shreyas Iyer, Too full on middle and leg, Iyer gets it away off the inside of his bat towards the mid-wicket region for a single. Punjab Kings end the Powerplay at 60 for 2.
Vipraj Nigam to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Iyer is up and running. Tossed up wide outside off, Shreyas Iyer is staying leg side of the ball, so is forced to reach out. Uses his height and gets to the ball, carving it over cover for a boundary.
Vipraj Nigam to Shreyas Iyer, Around off, solidly defended.
Vipraj Nigam to Shreyas Iyer, Landed outside off, punched towards backward point.
Skipper Shreyas Iyer walks in next at number 4, replacing Josh Inglis.
Vipraj Nigam to Josh Inglis, OUT! STUMPED! The wide wouldn't hurt Delhi as this was clever from the bowler, followed by some excellent work behind the stumps by Tristan Stubbs. Pushed through around the pads, Josh Inglis was looking to attack the leggie by stepping outside his crease and Vipraj was clever enough to adjust his line, by bowling a touch wider down the leg side. Josh Inglis gets beaten all ends up and Tristan Stubbs collects this towards his left and breaks the stumps with Inglis outside his crease. The 47-run stand has been broken and Punjab Kings lose their second in the Powerplay. Inglis departs for a quickfire 32 (12) and his side's score reads 55/2 after 5.2 overs.
Vipraj Nigam to Josh Inglis, FOUR! This time towards the off side for a boundary. Leggie around off, Josh Inglis rocks back and away and cuts this right in front of the stumps. Gets it fine and wide, to the left of the short third fielder for four. He puts in a dive but in vain.
Vipraj Nigam to Josh Inglis, SIX! Vipraj is greeted with a biggie. Short of a length around middle and off, Josh Inglis hops back and pulls this over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for a biggie. 50 UP FOR PUNJAB KINGS!
Who will bowl the final over of the Powerplay? A spinner. Here's Vipraj Nigam.
- Prabhsimran Singh 15 (11)
- Josh Inglis 22 (10)
Mohit Sharma to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! A boundary to end the over. On a length, wide outside off, Prabhsimran Singh strides to the pitch of it before casually lofting this over mid off for a boundary.
Mohit Sharma to Prabhsimran Singh, Too full, around middle and off, Prabhsimran Singh looks for the scoop this time but could only manage to get it off the toe of his bat towards short fine for one.
Mohit Sharma to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Innovative from Prabhsimran Singh. Good length wide outside off, Prabhsimran Singh shuffles across and was looking for the ramp initially. The ball was bowled too close to him as the bowler followed him and Singh cleverly just changed the stroke from a ramp to a guide through the gap between short third and backward point for four.
Mohit Sharma to Prabhsimran Singh, Outside off, pushed towards cover now.
Mohit Sharma to Josh Inglis, Fuller, around off, pushed towards mid on for a quick single.
Mohit Sharma to Josh Inglis, On a length, outside off, skidding back in, Josh Inglis is late into his flick and gets hit on the pads.
Will see a bowling change now? Indeed. It will be Mohit Sharma.
- Josh Inglis 21 (8)
- Prabhsimran Singh 7 (7)
Mustafizur Rahman to Josh Inglis, Drop? Or a save? Inglis is finding the middle of his bat almost on every stroke thus far. Good length around middle and off. Josh Inglis presents the full face of his bat and nails the on drive. This was hit uppish though and straight towards the strong arm of Mustafizur In his followthrough. The Fizz stuck out his left hand but could only deflect this towards mid on. Call it a drop or a boundary saved as per the team you are supporting.
A bit of a halt in play. Seems like Josh Inglis has broken his bat. Guys from the PBKS dugout are rushing out to the middle for assistance. Right, the replaced bat goes through the bat gauge and we are ready to resume.
Mustafizur Rahman to Josh Inglis, Mustafizur Rahman drags the length back a bit, around middle and off. Josh tucks this towards the left of deep square leg and runs a comfortable two.
Mustafizur Rahman to Josh Inglis, SIX! Josh Inglis looks in the mood to punish the side from the capital. On a length, around the pads. Josh Inglis leans inside the line of it, picks it up with a flick and deposits this beyond the fence towards the deep square leg fielder for a huge six. Mind you, there was a fielder placed just for that stroke but such is the confidence of the Aussie keeper that he took him on and cleared the fence with ease.
Mustafizur Rahman to Prabhsimran Singh, On a length, outside off, this time Singh gets enough room to open his bat face and guide it behind point for a single.
Mustafizur Rahman to Prabhsimran Singh, Around middle and off, this time Prabhsimran looks to get across and dab it behind the wickets but gets cramped for room and is hit on the pads. Not sure whether there was an inside edge or not. But the impact seemed to be outside off.
Mustafizur Rahman to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! CRISP! That is sheer timing. On a length, around middle, angling away, Prabhsimran Singh just looks to push it back down the ground. Nice high bat lift, not trying to hit the ball hard. But still, the ball races away. Faf du Plessis tries to get around to his right from mid off with a dive but gets beaten.
- Josh Inglis 12 (5)
- Prabhsimran Singh 2 (4)
Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, FOUR! DROPPED! We usually see Faf du Plessis at mid on in the Powerplay for Delhi but this time it was Mohit Sharma and he has dropped Josh Inglis. This was pitched up around middle and off, Josh Inglis jumps outside his crease and hammers this uppishly, towards the left of Mohit Sharma at mid on. Sharma dives full stretch to his left but could only manage to get a bit of hand to it. This goes past the fielder and clatters into the boundary fence.
Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, Good length, drifting down leg. Josh Inglis moves inside the line of it and flicks this through mid-wicket, scampering back for two.
Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, Back of a length, around off. Josh Inglis steps across and punches this crisply but straight towards Mukesh in his followthrough.
Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, FOUR! That's the way to pull, says Inglis! A short ball again, but this one does not quite rise that high. It is just about the waist level and Josh Inglis pulls it effortlessly through square leg for his first boundary of the night.
Mukesh Kumar to Prabhsimran Singh, TOP EDGE NOW, SAFE AGAIN! A quick short ball, around off, skidding through with extra bounce, Prabhsimran goes for the pull but is hurried into the shot. Gets a top edge which just about clears the man running back from short mid-wicket. A single taken.
Mukesh Kumar to Prabhsimran Singh, EDGED, JUST SHORT! Brilliant work by Karun Nair. On a length, just outside off, Prabhsimran Singh looks to defend but then, there is some late movement, away from the batter. He is squared up and looks to open the face of the bat in response, but is late. Gets an outside edge which lands just short of first slip where Nair dives to his right and makes a terrific stop. Not only that, gets up quickly and has a shy at the striker's end too, to keep the batter in check.
- Josh Inglis 2 (1)
- Prabhsimran Singh 1 (2)
Mustafizur Rahman to Josh Inglis, Good length on the pads, Josh Inglis gets inside the line of it and flicks this towards deep square for a couple to get off the mark. A successful over for Delhi as Mustafizur Rahman gets a wicket and gives away just 5 off it.
Josh Inglis walks in next at number 3, replacing Priyansh Arya.
Mustafizur Rahman to Priyansh Arya, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A well-directed short-pitched delivery into the batter. Priyansh Arya gets hurried on as this was pace on from the Fizz. Arys goes for the pull but gets late and manages to lob this just behind Tristan Stubbs, donning the gloves behind the stumps. Stubbs backpedals and takes a good catch to break the opening pair of Punjab. Arya departs for 6 (9).
Mustafizur Rahman to Priyansh Arya, Swing and a miss. Arya isn't having the best of an outing this evening, so far. Good length, wide outside off, Priyansh Arya stands and throws his bat at it looking to loft this over cover but gets beaten.
Mustafizur Rahman to Priyansh Arya, A bit of a misfield early on. Think it is Sameer Rizvi. Nope, Ashutosh Sharma. On a length, around off, Priyansh Arya opens the face of his bat and guides it behind point. Ashutosh gets across to his right and reaches the ball, but fumbles, allowing the single.
Mustafizur Rahman to Prabhsimran Singh, A touch short, around middle, Prabhsimran nudges it through square leg for a single, to get off the mark.
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With 17 points from 12 matches, Punjab has already secured a playoff spot with two games to spare, while Delhi was eliminated following their recent defeat to Mumbai Indians.
The overseas players—Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, and Kyle Jamieson—have rejoined Punjab after a week-long suspension due to the India-Pakistan military conflict. All four are available for selection.
This conflict caused the May 8 match between these teams in Dharamsala to be abandoned after 10.1 overs due to a blackout.
Punjab has only made two playoff appearances in the league’s 18-year history, with their best showing in 2014 when they topped the table and finished as runners-up.
Captain Shreyas Iyer has made history as the first to lead three different franchises to the IPL playoffs. He previously guided Delhi Capitals to the postseason in 2019 and 2020, including their only final, and led Kolkata Knight Riders last year.
Iyer is the season's second-highest run-scorer with 435 runs in 12 matches. The team's strong performances have also come from Prabhsimran Singh (458 runs), Priyansh Arya (356 runs), Arshdeep Singh (11 wickets), and Yuzvendra Chahal (13 wickets).
Delhi Capitals' season has struggled due to a lack of big early runs and the absence of key pacer Mitchell Starc in the final stages. They aim to finish on a positive note against the in-form Punjab Kings.
