Beat King Kohli! Priyansh Arya made this big blast for the second time, his name got registered in the record books.

DC vs PBKS: A very important match was being played between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in the beautiful Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. Mitchell Starc was ready to open the bowling for Delhi, but Punjab opener Priyansh Arya had different intentions. On the very first ball of the match, Priyansh came forward and hit a brilliant six to Starc over cover point. This shot not only put Delhi Capitals under pressure, but also forced the fans present in the stadium to dance.

Priyansh’s entry into the ‘elite’ club

With this six, Priyansh has joined the list of select batsmen who have achieved the feat of hitting a six on the very first ball of an IPL match. Before Priyansh, only a few players have been able to do this.

• Naman Ojha: vs Brad Hodge (Durban, 2009)
• Virat Kohli: vs Varun Aaron (Bengaluru, 2019)
• Phil Salt: vs Nuwan Thushara (Kolkata, 2024)
• Priyansh Arya: vs Khalil Ahmed (Mullanpur, 2025)
• Yashasvi Jaiswal: vs Mitchell Starc (Jaipur, 2026)
• Priyansh Arya: vs Mitchell Starc (Dharamshala, 2026)

Interestingly, this is the second time this season that Mitchell Starc has hit a six on his first ball. Earlier in Jaipur, Yashasvi Jaiswal had also taken his first ball across the boundary line.

data race

In terms of hitting most sixes on the first ball of any innings of IPL, Yashasvi Jaiswal remains on top with 4 sixes. At the same time, Priyansh Arya has now come second in this list with 3 sixes.

Toss and playing eleven

Earlier, Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel won the toss and decided to bowl first. Delhi team has made five major changes in its playing eleven, in which Abhishek Porel, Sahil Parekh, David Miller, Madhav Tiwari and Aaqib Nabi have got place. At the same time, Punjab Kings have given a debut opportunity to Australian left arm fast bowler Ben Dwarshuis, who has been included in the team in place of injured Lockie Ferguson.

Playing eleven of both the teams

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Suryansh Shedge, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Janssen, Ben Dwarshuis, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Abhishek Porel, Sahil Parekh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (c), Madhav Tiwari, Mukesh Kumar, Aaqib Nabi Dar, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi.

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