Prabhsimran Singh delivered a blazing burst of strokeplay to power Punjab Kings toward a demanding 265-run chase against Delhi Capitals, firing an aggressive 26-ball 76 that featured a remarkable surge of boundaries in a single over. Earlier in the same match, Delhi posted a commanding 264/2 thanks to a huge second-wicket stand between Nitish Rana and KL Rahul at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
Key takeaways
- Punjab Kings chased a target of 265 against Delhi Capitals, with Prabhsimran Singh providing the early momentum.
- Prabhsimran smashed 76 off 26 balls, striking five sixes and nine fours in his innings.
- Six of Prabhsimran’s nine fours came in DC pacer Mukesh Kumar’s sixth over, including six boundaries in the same over.
- KL Rahul’s 152* off 67 powered Delhi to 264/2, and it included the fastest century for DC in IPL history (from 47 balls).
- Rahul’s 152 is the highest individual IPL score by an Indian, surpassing Abhishek Sharma’s 141 from last year versus Punjab Kings.
- Nitish Rana made 91 while Delhi’s second-wicket stand of 220 ranked among the top partnerships in IPL history.
Rahul and Rana set up Delhi’s huge total
In Match 35 of the IPL 2026, Delhi Capitals posted 264/2 against Punjab Kings on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The platform came through Nitish Rana and KL Rahul, who combined for a massive 220-run partnership for the second wicket and dismantled Punjab’s bowling attack.
Rahul produced a standout innings of 152 not out from 67 deliveries. His knock also brought the fastest century for Delhi Capitals in IPL history, with the century reached in just 47 balls. The 152 also became the highest individual score by an Indian in the IPL, eclipsing Abhishek Sharma’s 141 made against Punjab Kings last year.
On top of that, Rahul joined an elite group by becoming only the third player to cross the 150-run mark in IPL history. The others in that bracket were RCB batter Chris Gayle, who struck 175* off 66 balls against Pune Warriors in 2013, and KKR’s Brendon McCullum, who made 158* off 73 balls against RCB in 2008.
Rana falls short of a maiden hundred as Delhi’s partnerships stack up
While Rahul went on to build a match-defining score, Rana was denied a maiden IPL century, finishing with 91 runs. His 91 was also his highest total in the tournament.
The 220-run stand for the second wicket marked the second-best partnership in IPL history. The pair ended up nine runs short of the record 229-run partnership set by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers for RCB against Gujarat Lions in the 2016 season.
Further, the third-highest partnership in IPL history was also credited to Kohli and de Villiers, who put together 215 against Mumbai Indians in 2015.
Prabhsimran’s 26-ball 76 turns the chase explosive
Chasing 265, Punjab Kings received the start they needed from Prabhsimran Singh, who struck from the outset. He raced to 76 off just 26 balls, hitting five sixes and nine fours to put pressure back on Delhi.
His innings included a particularly violent spell during the sixth over bowled by DC pacer Mukesh Kumar. Prabhsimran struck six fours in that over alone. On the first ball of the over, he drove through cover-point to reach an 18-ball half-century. The next three deliveries were dispatched to the boundary, finding the mid-wicket, cover, and third-man areas in quick succession. The final two balls of the over also went the same way, sealing a rare over-wide boundary barrage.
With that burst, Prabhsimran became only the third batter in IPL history—after Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane—to hit six fours in a single over.
