IPL 2026: Rahul’s record century went in vain, Delhi suffered a shameful defeat due to the mistake of substitute fielder Karun Nair.

Karun Nair Dropped Catches: A match of IPL 2026 was played in the Arun Jaitley Stadium, which left its own mark in the history of cricket. Punjab Kings created a new world record by achieving the huge target of 265 runs. However, this defeat left both the players and fans of Delhi Capitals in deep shock. More than the batting in the match, there was more discussion about the poor fielding of Delhi Capitals, which changed the entire course of the match.

Karun Nair’s two big mistakes became turning points

The most important turning point of the match came when Delhi Capitals fielder Karun Nair twice missed easy catches of Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer. The first chance came in the 16th over, when Iyer (28 runs) was caught at long-off by Vipraj Nigam. After this, in the very next over, Nair missed another easy chance at long-on off the ball of Kuldeep Yadav. Iyer took full advantage of these two gifts of life and attacked the bowlers fiercely. He completed his half-century in just 26 balls and played an unbeaten inning of 71 runs to help his team win in just 18.5 overs.

Karun nair dropped two easy catches back to back of Shreyas Iyer 🙃. pic.twitter.com/IEUfnND2a0

— Jeet (@JeetN25) April 25, 2026

KL Rahul’s historic innings went in vain

captain of delhi capitals KL Rahul Performed brilliantly in this match and played an unbeaten inning of 152 runs. This innings is considered to be one of the biggest individual scores in IPL history. But his excellent innings could not lead the team to victory, because poor fielding turned the entire match upside down.

On behalf of Punjab Kings, Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh made a bang and put pressure on Delhi by adding 116 runs in the powerplay itself. After this, Shreyas Iyer took over the innings in the middle order and ensured victory by staying till the end.

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Anger about Nair on social media

On social media after the match Karun Nair There was anger among the fans regarding this. Many users said that if Shreyas Iyer had been caught, the outcome of the match could have completely changed. This is Delhi Capitals’ fourth defeat of the season, while Punjab Kings, continuing their unbeaten streak, have almost secured a place in the playoffs.