Delhi: In the 66th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Punjab Kings (PBKS), batting first, scored a big score of 206 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs against Delhi Capitals (DC). However, in response, the Delhi team batted brilliantly and took the match by 6 wickets. With this defeat, Punjab’s hopes of reaching the top 2 have suffered a setback.
Punjab Kings’s innings
Punjab started fast, but soon the first wicket fell when Priyansh Arya (6 runs) was run by Mustafizur Rahman. After this, Prabhasimran Singh (28 runs) and Josh England (32 runs) maintained speed. Captain Shreyas Iyer scored 53 runs in 34 balls, scoring a brilliant half -century.
Marcus Stoinis finally came and batted in a stormy way and scored an unbeaten 44 in just 16 balls. His innings included 3 fours and 4 sixes. At the same time, in the lower order, Harpreet Brar added 7 runs to bring the team to 200.
Delhi Capitals bowling
Mustafizur Rahman was the most successful bowler from Delhi, who took 3 wickets. Kuldeep Yadav and Vipraj Nigam took 2-2 wickets, while Mukesh Kumar got 1 success. The line-length of Delhi bowlers looked a bit stray, especially in the death overs.
207 got target
Delhi Capitals will now have to achieve a huge target of 207 runs to win. This will not be easy, but they have explosive batsmen like Faf du Plessis, Rishabh Pant, David Warner.
Playing XI of both teams
| Punjab Kings (Playing XI) | Delhi Capitals (Playing XI) |
|---|---|
| Prabhasimran Singh | Faf du Plessis (Captain) |
| Priyam Arya | Sadikullah Atal |
| Josh english (wicket keeper) | Karun Nair |
| Shreyas Iyer (Captain) | Sameer Rizvi |
| Nehal Vadhera | Triston Stabs (wicket keeper) |
| Shashank Singh | Ashutosh Sharma |
| Marcus Stoinis | Vipraj corporation |
| Marco jansan | Kuldeep Yadav |
| Ajmatullah Umarjai | Mohit Sharma |
| Harpreet Brar | Mustafizur Rahman |
| Arshdeep Singh | Mukesh Kumar |
The news is being updated.
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