DC vs PBKS highlights, IPL 2026: Punjab Kings make history, chase 265 vs Delhi Capitals to script highest IPL run chase

T Natarajan to Nehal Wadhera, SIX! Helped on its way! T Natarajan errs in both line and length. He angles the ball on the pads, and the length is short as well. Nehal Wadhera has enough time to get on the back foot and pull it comfortably over deep fine leg for a massive six.

T Natarajan to Shreyas Iyer, Aimed at the pads, on a good length, skidding through. Iyer tucks it to deep mid-wicket's right and calls for two straightaway, but Sameer Rizvi is quick to get to the ball and keeps it down to a single only.

T Natarajan to Nehal Wadhera, Short into the pitch, angled into the bodyline. Wadhera swivels and mistimes the pull in the air, but lands safely in front of deep mid-wicket for a single.

T Natarajan to Nehal Wadhera, WIDE! Good review by Wadhera! Deceptive pace-off, short and wide outside off. Wadhera hops in the crease and carves it over the in-field, but fails to put his bat on the ball. Fair delivery called, but the Kings have gone upstairs to challenge the decision for wide not given. Was that too high? Or wide? The batter is in his normal position when the ball is released so the guideline stays as it is. The replay shows that there is some part of the ball inside the guideline. Now, the height on the ball is being checked as well. The side-on angle comes up with the Ball Tracking. And it confirms that the ball has passed above his head. The TV umpire also wants to check the UltraEdge in case Wadhera nicked it. But it comes up with a flat line. Wide for height is called and the on-field decision is overturned.

T Natarajan to Nehal Wadhera, FOUR! Just over! Full toss, outside off. Nehal Wadhera slices it flatly over backward point. Dushmantha Chameera there leaps and seemingly gets the fingertips of his right hand on the ball, but it deflects behind to the ropes.

T Natarajan to Nehal Wadhera, WIDE! Reload again! Tries to target the pads, does T Natarajan, but slides one way down the leg stump line, on a fuller length. Nehal gets inside the line to leave. Tristan Stubbs appeals for caught behind, but it wanes down as quickly as the umpire shakes his head.

T Natarajan to Nehal Wadhera, WIDE! A bit too straightish, down leg at 130.3 kph. Nehal misses to whip that away.

Axar Patel is bowled out with figures of 4-0-44-1. T Natarajan comes back into the attack. 

Axar Patel to Shreyas Iyer, Floated nicely, full and outside off. Shreyas Iyer drives it off the front foot, but finds the fielder stationed at cover. Axar's spell is done. Punjab Kings need 88 runs from 42 balls.

Axar Patel to Shreyas Iyer, Round-arm delivery at 93.4 kph, on a length, on leg. Shreyas Iyer backs away and bunts it back at the bowler.

Axar Patel to Nehal Wadhera, Smidge full, on leg, Nehal clips it to long on for a single.

Axar Patel to Shreyas Iyer, Angled on the pads, on a length, whipped off the back foot to deep square leg for a single.

Axar Patel to Nehal Wadhera, A round-arm delivery, full across off. Nehal Wadhera sits down on a knee and sweeps it to the short fine leg fielder. They cross for a hasty single. The fielder, T Natarajan throws it to Stubbs who whips the bails off, but Shreyas slides his bat well in time before that.

Axar Patel to Shreyas Iyer, In-angler, full on off. Shreyas Iyer laces it through cover-point for an easy single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Nehal Wadhera, Fuller, around off, conventional leggie. Nehal Wadhera leans on with a huge stride and drives it straight to cover.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer, Pushed on a length, a googly, on leg. Shreyas Iyer hangs back and nudges it to deep square leg for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer, Touch short, on leg. Iyer hangs deep in the crease and tucks it gently through the square leg gap for a couple of runs. Excellent running between the wickets, especially on this small ground.

Kuldeep Yadav to Nehal Wadhera, Short and around off, Nehal Wadhera punches it to long off for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Nehal Wadhera, WIDE! Flatter, full but way outside off, Nehal Wadhera goes for the reverse but leaves it alone.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer, Tossed up, full and on middle, Shreyas Iyer heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! That's bread and butter for Shreyas Iyer! A half-tracker, on middle. Shreyas Iyer picks up the length early, rocks back and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Vipraj Nigam to Shreyas Iyer, Pushed through quicker, short and on off, Shreyas Iyer winds up for the slog but adjusts and steers it towards backward point for one more.

Vipraj Nigam to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Shreyas Iyer connects well! Tossed up, full and on off, Iyer clears his front leg away and hits it through the line, sending the ball over the long off fence for a biggie.

Vipraj Nigam to Shreyas Iyer, Dragged back and around off, Shreyas Iyer punches it but straight to Axar Patel at short cover on the bounce.

Vipraj Nigam to Shreyas Iyer, WIDE! Quicker, shortish but down the leg side, Shreyas Iyer fails to glance it away. Wided.

Vipraj Nigam to Nehal Wadhera, Floated, full and on middle, Nehal Wadhera turns it to the leg side for a run.

Vipraj Nigam to Shreyas Iyer, Short again and on midlde, Shreyas Iyer nudges it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Vipraj Nigam to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Poor delivery and gets punished! Short and down the leg side, there to be hit. Shreyas Iyer opens up his stance and looks to pull it away, but gets a bottom edge as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary. That brings up the 150 for PBKS.

Halfway reached. PBKS need 118 from 60 balls. They are still way ahead of where DC were after 10 overs. But the spinners have done well to somewhat slow things down. Vipraj Nigam is into the attack as he replaces Axar Patel.

Kuldeep Yadav to Nehal Wadhera, Big swing and a miss! Kuldeep Yadav gives this one some more air, pushes the line outside off, turning it further away. Nehal Wadhera goes down for the big slog sweep but gets nowhere near the ball.

Kuldeep Yadav to Nehal Wadhera, Flighted, full and on middle, turns away a bit, Nehal Wadhera stays deep in his crease and looks to work it away. Gets a leading edge as the ball rolls to the right of the bowler.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter and shorter, on leg, Shreyas Iyer clips it through square leg for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Nehal Wadhera, Floated, full and on middle, Nehal Wadhera tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Kuldeep is turning the screws on PBKS now. The pitch has gotten sluggish, evidently. Relatively two new batters in the middle now as Nehal Wadhera is in at number 5, as Punjab's impact sub.

Kuldeep Yadav to Cooper Connolly, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Kuldeep Yadav strikes again and the destructive top three for PBKS are gone now. He dishes out a deceptive wrong'un, full and on middle, turns in sharply. Cooper Connolly backs away and looks to push it away but fails to read the googly, leaving a massive gap between bat and pad. The ball sneaks through and rattles the stumps behind. Punjab Kings have slipped from 126/0 to 145/3.

Kuldeep Yadav to Cooper Connolly, Pitched full and around off, nicely driven off the front foot through point for a couple of runs.

Axar Patel to Shreyas Iyer, Holds on the pitch slightly, full and around middle. Shreyas Iyer chips it on the bounce to the bowler.

Axar Patel to Cooper Connolly, Full and on leg, Cooper flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Axar Patel to Shreyas Iyer, Drags the length back, on leg, Iyer knocks it down to long on for a single.

Axar Patel to Shreyas Iyer, Tossed up, full and on middle, Shreyas Iyer knocks it to the right of the bowler.

Axar Patel to Cooper Connolly, Flighted, full and on leg, Cooper Connolly drills it to long on for a single.

Taken! Or is it? Mukesh Kumar pouches it but loses his balance as his back leg slips in the outfield and he tumbles over. The question is whether he touched the ropes on the way down. The TV umpire confirms it. The boundary cushion moved because of Mukesh's leg while he was in possession of the ball. That is a six, not a wicket.

PBKS need 131 from 72 balls. Axar to continue.

Axar Patel to Cooper Connolly, DROPPED AND SIX! Much like the Marcus Stoinis one in the first innings. This is floated, full and around leg, Cooper Connolly gets down on one and slog sweeps it towards the deep square leg fence. He does not time it that well, and Mukesh Kumar in the deep runs to his left and grabs it well. However, as soon as he takes the catch, his back foot gives away, resulting in him slipping on the ground. He tries his best to keep his foot inside, but it just touches the top of the toblerone. Axar straightaway signalled six, but the third umpire saw a few replays before confirming the same. 

Kuldeep Yadav to Cooper Connolly, Slows it up, full and on off, Cooper Connolly drives it to long off for one more.

Kuldeep Yadav to Cooper Connolly, Tossed up, full and on middle, Cooper Connolly knocks it back to the bowler.

Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer, Floated, short and on middle, Shreyas Iyer stays back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

Punjab Kings lose both the openers in successive overs. Skipper Shreyas Iyer is in at number 4.

Kuldeep Yadav to Prabhsimran Singh, OUT! LBW! Prabhsimran Singh has missed a dragged-on delivery and he would be gutted to be dismissed in this manner. Really short on middle and leg, Prabhsimran Singh steps a long way across and looks to hit this behind backward square leg but misses out completely as the ball comes really slow at him. Singh gets hit on the front pad and in front of the stumps. A gentle appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Prabhsimran Singh opts for DRS but three reds with the ball clattering into the middle and leg stumps on the Ball Tracking confirm the decision of OUT. 

Kuldeep Yadav to Cooper Connolly, Pushed through on middle and leg, Cooper Connolly tucks this through mid-wicket for one run.