After a brilliant start to Delhi Capitals’ innings with the bat, they would have given themselves every chance to win the match where the opposition was chasing a mammoth target of 265 runs in 20 overs. However, it looked to be an easy task for the PBKS openers.
Riding on a brilliant start from Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya, Punjab Kings were on top of the Delhi Capitals bowling deck in the powerplay, scoring almost 20 runs per over. Shreyas Iyer tried to take advantage of this and continued the attack in the middle overs.
Karun Nair ends DC’s hopes of victory over PBKS by taking two wickets of Shreyas Iyer
Delhi Capitals substitute fielder Karun Nair dismissed Shreyas Iyer twice in the space of just three balls. No one would have imagined such a disturbance in that dugout of Delhi Capitals.
Shreyas was already striking with great confidence, but when Vipraj placed one just out of his reach, he struggled to clear the field at long off and Karun Nair, running in, missed a very easy chance as the ball slipped out of his hands.
In the very next over, Shreyas performed brilliantly and hit the first four out of the ground. Kuldeep backed himself off the second ball and Shreyas didn’t get the height he wanted as he gave another easy chance to Karun Nair, who edged it to long-on for the second time.
Brief description of PBKS innings in record run-chase in T20
For Punjab Kings, dynamic left-handed batsman Priyansh Arya and his right-handed batting partner Prabhsimran Singh scored 116 runs in the powerplay. After the powerplay ended, Delhi spinners dismissed both the batsmen in the next two overs.
Shreyas Iyer and Nehal Wadhera helped Punjab in the middle phase as they kept the scoring rate high against the spinners. However, Karun Nair dropped Shreyas Iyer twice between the 15th and 16th overs and that was when Iyer snatched the match.
Punjab Kings sealed their winning streak under Shreyas Iyer as PBKS chased the highest score ever in IPL history, breaking their own former record against KKR where they chased 263 runs. PBKS continued their winning streak in 6 matches while chasing the mammoth target of 265 runs.
Where does PBKS’s record target of 265 stand in chasing the biggest target in IPL?
Punjab Kings chased 265 runs in their 20 overs and completed the chase with seven balls to spare. After an extremely dramatic game, it turned out to be a record-breaking game as the match ended with 529 runs after 38.5 overs were bowled between the two teams.
This is the highest successful chase so far in IPL history, breaking his own previous record against KKR in 2023, when current captain Shreyas Iyer was leading the Knights. Then they chased 263 runs.
The chase of 246 runs is the third highest this time by Sunrisers Hyderabad against Punjab Kings in the last season of 2025. Defending champions RCB are fourth on the list, chasing the target of 228 runs against Lucknow Super Giants.
Finally, the iconic match between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings, where Rahul Tewatia
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