DC Vs PBKS Karun Nair’s Twice ‘That’ Mistake Didn’t Happen; Iyer’s ‘class’ innings, Delhi’s defeat

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 27, 2026

Punjab got a target of 265 runs
KL Rahul scored an unbeaten half century
Prabhasimran and Priyansh gave Punjab a storming start

Tata IPL 2026 DC Vs PBKS Live Updates: Today, a match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings took place at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium. Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel decided to bat in this match. This decision turned out to be the right one. KL Rahul’s 152 runs and Nitish Rana’s brilliant innings (IPL 2026) Delhi scored 264 runs on Jor. Meanwhile, Punjab Kings have defeated Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets in this match.

Punjab Kings batting
Prabhasimran Singh and Priyansh Arya open for Punjab Kings to chase 265 runs. Both the batsmen shared a partnership of more than 50 runs in 3 overs. Prabhasimran Singh got Punjab off to a good start with a blistering knock of 76 off 26 balls. Prabhasimran was dismissed for 76 runs. Priyansh Arya was dismissed after scoring 43 runs.

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After that, captain Shreyas Iyer and Cooper Connelly played a cautious but aggressive knock to push Punjab’s score. But Cooper Connelly was dismissed for 17 runs in the sound of a big hit. Nehal Vadra and Shreyas Iyer managed the Punjab innings. Vipraj Nigam dismissed Nehal for 25 runs. Karun Nair dropped the catch of skipper Shreyas Iyer twice. Shreyas Iyer scored a brilliant half-century after being given life. He scored 62 runs.

Bowling of Delhi Capitals

Punjab Kings did not allow the Delhi bowlers to get a single wicket in the power play. But Akshar Patel got the first wicket for Delhi. He dismissed Priyansh Arya. While Kuldadep Yadav dismissed Prabhasimran Singh and Cooper Conley. So the Punjab team was in trouble. Vipraj Nigam dismissed Nehal for 25 runs.

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Delhi Capitals batting

Pathum Nisanka to open the innings for Delhi Capitals and K.L. Rahul entered the field. Both started the innings cautiously. But in the third over, Pathum Nisanka was dismissed for 11 runs. Even in today’s match, he couldn’t play properly. Then Nitish Rana, who was struggling for form, came to play. KL Rahul scored a century and a half. He scored 152 runs. KL Rahul and Nitish Rana have washed the Punjab bowlers. KL Rahul has played brilliantly. So Nitish Rana has also played a tremendous innings. His form was not good in the last few matches but he made up for it in today’s match. David Miller scored 3 runs in 3 balls. Therefore, the Delhi team raised a big mountain in front of the Punjab Kings.

Punjab Kings bowling

Arshdeep Singh bowled the first over for Punjab Kings. The batsmen had to work hard to get the first few overs. Finally, in the third over, Arshdeep Singh dismissed Nisanka. Punjab Kings bowlers have been literally made to cry by KL Rahul and Nitish Rana. After Nisanka, they could not get a single wicket. Xavier Bartlett dismissed Nitish Rana in the last over.

Punjab Kings Probable Team: Prabhasimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Vadra, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshardeep Singh.

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Delhi Capitals Probable Team: KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Pathum Nisanka, Sameer Rizvi, Akshar Patel (captain), Tristan Stubbs, Aukib Nabi Dar, Kuldeep Yadav, T. Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Ashutosh Sharma.