Punjab Kings’ opening pair Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya delivered a blistering start against Delhi Capitals in Delhi, producing the second-highest powerplay score ever in IPL history. Their 2026 assault also marked the second time in IPL 2026 that a side crossed the 100-run mark within the first six overs. The feat joins a short list of elite powerplay performances that have set the tone for chases and defences alike.
Key takeaways
- PBKS’ openers Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya smashed 116/0 against Delhi Capitals in Delhi in IPL 2026.
- The PBKS powerplay was the second-best total by any team in the IPL’s history for the first six overs.
- It was the second occurrence in IPL 2026 of a team posting 100+ runs in the powerplay.
- The article lists the top six IPL instances of teams reaching over 100 in powerplays.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 125/0 vs Delhi Capitals in Delhi (2024) stands as the highest powerplay total in IPL history.
The record powerplays: the top six over-100 starts
125 for 0 — Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals, Delhi, 2024
In SRH’s first season under Travishek, they had plenty to celebrate. After Delhi Capitals chose to bowl, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma left DC scrambling, blasting 125 runs in the powerplay—the highest total ever recorded in the IPL for the opening six overs. Each of the first six overs yielded at least 19 runs, even as DC rotated through five different bowling options. Head and Abhishek combined for 13 fours and 11 sixes during the powerplay, with Head finishing unbeaten on 84 from just 26 balls. Abhishek struck at a staggering rate of 400, smashing 40 off 10 deliveries.
116 for 0 — Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Delhi, 2026
Chasing a massive 265, PBKS launched immediately, leaning heavily on sixes early. Priyansh Arya began the chase by clearing the ropes over midwicket off Auqib Nabi, while Prabhsimran added another maximum to cap off the first over. More sixes followed in the second and third overs, and PBKS reached their fifty within that stretch. Nabi was then punished again in the fourth over, going for four more sixes as PBKS raced through 10 maximums already. The most damaging spell arrived in the sixth over, when Prabhsimran punished Mukesh Kumar with a sequence of six fours in a row. In the powerplay, Prabhsimran raced to 71 off 23, with Arya on 38 as PBKS posted 116/0.
107 for 0 — Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants, Hyderabad, 2024
Travishek’s momentum continued as SRH tore through the early stages again. Lucknow Super Giants set SRH 166 to win, and the chase ended inside ten overs. Abhishek started the blitz in the second over, hitting 4, 4, 4, 4 off Yash Thakur on successive legal deliveries. Head then took the attack further: after two dot balls, he struck K Gowtham for 22 runs, including three sixes and a four. The next three overs cost 60, with the standout moment coming in the fifth over when Head hit Naveen-ul-Haq for 4, 4, 6, 4, 4. SRH closed the powerplay on 107 without loss.
105 for 0 — Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Bengaluru, 2017
Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn set the tone for KKR’s chase of 159. Lynn started with authority, sending Aniket Choudhary for two fours and a six in the opening over. Samuel Badree then conceded only six runs in the second. But once KKR moved from 20 without loss after two overs, the acceleration arrived: they surged to 105/0 in six overs. Lynn punished Yuzvendra Chahal for 14 runs, while Narine smashed Badree for 6, 6, 6, 4 to collect 25 in the over. Narine then struck Sreenath Aravind for four fours and a six. During the onslaught, he reached a fifty off just 15 balls—the joint-fastest in IPL cricket at the time. Lynn finished the powerplay with a 20-run over, including two sixes and a four, off Chahal.
105 for 0 — Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, New Chandigarh, 2026
Take three from Head and Abhishek—because they dominated the early overs. They piled up 105 runs in the powerplay, although only 20 came off the first two overs. Until that point, every boundary had been delivered by Abhishek. He then launched two fours and two sixes in a 24-run over off Arshdeep Singh. Head entered the party in the fourth over, taking Marco Jansen for two fours and a six. Abhishek then struck again, dispatching Vijaykumar Vyshak to a sequence of 6, 0, 6, 6, 0, 6. In the final powerplay over, Head opened with 4, 4, 4 off Xavier Bartlett, and Abhishek also took Bartlett for a six.
100 for 2 — Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai, 2014
Chennai Super Kings had to chase 227 for victory in Qualifier 2 against Kings XI Punjab, with the match later becoming part of PBKS’ history. CSK were in trouble early, slipping to 9/1 after the first over. However, Suresh Raina swung momentum in a hurry, striking Sandeep Sharma for 4, 4, 0, 6, 4, 0 in the second over to take 18 runs, before adding two boundaries off Parwinder Awana in the third. Raina then punished Mitchell Johnson with a four and two sixes in a 20-run fourth over. Sandeep limited the damage in his next over, conceding only 11, but Raina responded again against Awana in the fifth, hitting 6, 6, 4, 4, 4 (no-ball), 4, 4 to reach 33 and move CSK to 100/2 in six overs. Even so, CSK still ended up losing the match.
