Delhi: The 66th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 was played in Jaipur on Saturday. In this match, Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 wickets and concluded their season with victory. Delhi achieved a big target of 207 runs in 19.3 overs. Although the DC team had already been out of the playoff race, this victory gave the team a good chance to finish the season. However, this has made it difficult for PBKS to reach the top-2. After this defeat, captain Shreyas Iyer spoke openly on the team’s performance and admitted that his team missed his bowling.
What did captain Shreyas Iyer say after the match?
After the match, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer said, “It was a great score. There was some unique and unstable bounce on the pitch. The score was above average. I think we (in bowling) were not disciplined about our length. We used the bouncer more. We could not catch the hard length.”
Shreyas said on further strategies and planning, “You have to be positive and calm. The next day you have to come with a new mindset. You have to pay attention to the present.” We have to go back to the drawing board. We will return with some strong plans. “
He also updated on his injured finger, “The finger is now looking fine. I will be fit for the next match.”
PBKS vs. DC match condition
In this match, the opening pair of KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis from DC gave a fast start. After that Karun Nair Khani played a stormy innings of 44 runs. At the same time, Sameer Rizvi overturned the match by scoring 58 runs off only 25 balls. His innings easily brought the team to the target.
Punjab Kings scored 206 runs while batting first. Captain Shreyas Iyer played a fast innings of 53 runs. Marcus Stoinis played a brilliant innings of 44 runs. However, his bowling was not as impressive and Delhi waged his score easily.
This victory of Delhi did not change the points table, but the hopes of making it to the top-2 of PBKS were definitely shocked. Now it will be interesting to see how the rest of the teams move forward in this race.
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