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IPL 2026 Update: RR vs SRH: SRH thrash RR by 5 wickets

Sat, 25 April 2026

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23:37

Sooryavanshi's blistering ton goes in vain

SRH 229-5 (18.3 ovs) vs RR 228-6 | Scorecard

Aniket Verma is the new man in and Nandre Burger to bowl the penultimate over.

Salil Arora is on strike and he taps the first delivery wide of backward point and gets a single.

A wide down the leg follows before Verma gets off the mark with a single through third man.

6 needed off 10 balls.

Six! Arora finishes it off with a maximum over backward square leg.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's century went in vain as SRH beat the Royals by five wickets.

Sooryavanshi hammered his second hundred in the IPL - a 37-ball 103 - as Rajasthan Royals put on board a strong 228 for six after they were put in to bat first.

Sooryavanshi got plenty of support from Dhruv Jurel, who made a 35-ball 51 and, helped the teenager milk 112 runs for the second wicket. In the death overs,

Donovan Ferreira (33) played some big shots as RR went past the 200-run mark.

But, SRH chased down the target of 229 with nine balls to spare, with Ishan Kishan top-scoring with a 74 off 31 balls.

Abhishek Sharma chipped in with 57 off 29 deliveries as SRH reached 229 for 5 in 18.3 overs.

23:24

RR fight back; SRH need 9 off 12 balls

SRH 220-5 (18 ovs) vs RR 228-6 | Scorecard

Tushar Deshpande is back into the attack and Heinrich Klaasen lofts the full delivery outside off straight down the ground for a six.

Follows it up with a single through long-off.

Reddy then edges one to wide of long-on and gets a couple.

Six! Short ball and Reddy pulls it over the mid-wicket for a maximum.

A single through cover follows.

Four! Klaasen finishes the over with a flourish, flicking one through gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on. 20 runs came off the over.

Brijesh Sharma with his final over and Reddy pulls the shortish delivery over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Reddy is given out, LBW and he straightaway reviews it. All reds and Reddy returns!

Reddy goes for 36 off 18 balls with two boundaries and three sixes. Ripping yorker catches him plumb in front.

Salil Arora comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a push to long-on for a single.

Two dots follow. A wide is given but RR successfully review it.

Out! Klaasen departs, caught by Ravi Bishnoi. Full toss and Klaasen lofts it straight down to the fielder at deep square leg.

Klaasen goes for 29 off 24 balls with four boundaries and a six.

7 runs came off the over.

SRH need 9 off 12 balls.

23:10

SRH need 36 off 24 balls

SRH 193-3 (16 ovs) vs RR 228-6 | Scorecard

Jofra Archer is bowling out and Nitish Kumar Reddy looks to loft the full delivery outside off but ends up top-edging it to third man where Brijseh Sharma makes a meal of it. A single is taken.

Three more singles follow.

A dot later, Reddy works one down to long-off and gets a boundary.

Archer finishes his quota with fine figures of 2/34.

SRH need 41 off 30 balls.

Brijesh Sharma is back into the attack and Klaasen and Reddy pick up a single off the first two deliveries.

Two dots later, Klaasen drives one down to long-on and gets a couple.

A single through deep mid-wicket to end the over. Just 5 runs came off it.

22:59

SRH need 49 off 36 balls

SRH 180-3 (14 ovs) vs RR 228-6 | Scorecard

Jofra Archer is back into the attack and he removes Ishan Kishan. Donnovan Ferreira takes a running catch at long-on after Kishan tries to hit one out of the ground but mistimes it.

Nitish Kumar Reddy comes to the crease. Just a single comes off the over.

Nandre Burger is back into the attack Reddy hoists him for a six over fine-leg.

A couple and a boundary through third man follow.

13 runs came off the over.

SRH need 49 off 36 balls.

22:49

Abhishek departs; SRH 2 down

SRH 166-2 (12 ovs) vs RR 228-6 | Scorecard

Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack and Heinrich Klaasen hits him for a boundary before Ishan Kishan hammers one over deep mid-wicket boundary for a six and follows it up with a boundary through long-on.

16 runs came off Bishnoi's first over.

Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack Klaasen plays out a dot before pushing one to long-off for a single.

Kishan then carves one to the vacant area behind backward point and gets three runs as Bishnoi fumbles.

A dot later, Klaasen guides one square of the wicket and gets a couple.

A wide follows.

Four! Klaasen finishes the over with a boundary through the gap between extra cover and and long-off.

11 runs came off the over.

22:43

Abhishek departs; SRH 2 down

SRH 139-2 (10 ovs) vs RR 228-6 | Scorecard

Brijesh Sharma is back into the attack after an expensive first over and Ishan Kishan drills the first delivery down to long-off for a single.

Four! Short and pace-off delivery and Abhishek Sharma waits and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Four more! Abhishek completes his fifty off 25 balls by guiding a low full toss to deep backward fence.

A dot and a wide outside off follow.

A single and a couple through deep backward point to end the over. 13 runs came off it.

Donovan Ferreira comes into the attack and Abhishek drives one wide-off long-off and gets a couple.

A single through long-off gets Kishan back on strike.

Four! Kishan punches one off his backfoot through deep mid-wicket and gets a boundary.

Six! Kishan smashes one down the ground for a maximum.

A single through long-on follows.

Out! Abhishek goes, caught by Jofra Archer. Outside leg and Abhishek looks to loft but ends up slicing it to Archer at long-off.

Abhishek departs after a 29-ball 57 with eleven boundaries and a six.

Heinrich Klaasen comes to the crease. 14 runs came off the over.

22:33

Abhishek, Kishan take SRH past 100

SRH 112-1 (8 ovs) vs RR 228-6 | Scorecard

Riyan Parag comes into the attack and Ishan Kishan goes deep into his crease and pulls one through deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Three singles off the next three deliveries.

Four! Width on offer and Abhishek Sharma goes on the backfoot and cut it firmly through deep backward point.

A single through backward square leg to end the over. 12 runs came off it.

Tushar Deshpande is back into the attack and starts off with a wide outside off.

Four! Slower off-cutter and Abhishek leans forward and lofts it over extra cover for a boundary.

Follows it up with a single through mid-wicket. 100-run partnership up off 39 balls.

A dot and a single through mid-on follow.

Kishan then hits one straight to the fielder at mid-on. No run on offer.

Four! Slower off-cutter outside off and Kishan cuts it wide of extra-cover for a boundary.

A single to third-man to end the over. 11 runs came off it.

SRH need 117 off 72 balls.

22:22

SRH finish Powerplay with 89-1

SRH 89-1 (6 ovs) vs RR 228-6 | Scorecard

Thushar Deshpande comes into the attack and Ishan Kishan drives the full delivery straight to the fielder at mid-off.

Four! Kishan hits the full delivery straight back to the bowler and Deshpande stretches his hand but fails to stop it.

A single (leg byes) follow.

Four! Abhishek Sharma makes room and carves one through backward point.

Four more, this time through sweeper cover off a low full toss.

Dropped! Ravindra Jadeja puts down a sitter and Abhishek gets a repreive.

A dot to end the 13-run over.

Brijesh Sharma comes into the attack and starts off with a wide down the leg side.

Four! Ishan Kishan hammers one past the bowler and gets a boundary.

Four more! Full delivery straying down the leg and Kishan nudges it through fine leg.

Another wide down the leg follows.

Four! Length delivery and Kishan pulls it across the line through square leg for another boundary.

Low full toss and Kishan slices it to deep point and picks up a single.

Four! Abhishek smashes the slower delivery through mid-wicket.

A dot to end the 19-run over.

SRH finish the Powerplay with 89/1.

22:11

Abhishek counterattacks; SRH on top

SRH 57-1 (4 ovs) vs RR 228-6 | Scorecard

Jofra Archer continues and Ishan Kishan cuts the full delivery outside off through backward point for a boundary.

A dot later, Kishan slaps the slower delivery in front of square for another boundary.

Seaming delivery and Kishan tries to poke at it but misses.

Another dot later, Kishan lofts the fuller delivery over the in-field and gets a boundary.

12 runs came off the over. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has left the field.

Nandre Burger with his second over and Abhishek looks to cut the wide delivery but is beaten.

Abhishek then hits a six and a four through deep backward point.

Six more, this time over sweeper cover.

A dot later, Abhishek charges down and swats the short delivery straight down the ground for a boundary.

SRH successfully review for a wide after Burger bangs one in short.

Four! Abhishek finishes the over with a boundary through the off-side.

19 runs came off the over.

21:58

SRH off to a terrible start

SRH 26-1 (2 ovs) vs RR 228-6 | Scorecard

The chase is on! Sunrisers Hyderabad's openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma are out in the middle.

Jofra Archer with the ball for Rajasthan Royals. Head is on strike and Dhruv Jurel puts down a tough chance!

A dot and a wide follow.

Another dot later, Head opens his account with a huge six over third man.

Out! Head goes, caught by Jurel as Archer squares him with a length ball which he nicks to the keeper.

Head goes for 6 off 5 balls with one six.

Ishan Kishan comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a six over fine leg.

13 runs came off the over.

Nandre Burger to bowl from the other end and bowls one down the leg which Abhishek tries to flick but misses. The ball hits his pads and races away to the boundary. Four leg byes.

Burger then sends one down the leg and the ball beats both the batter and the keeper and flies down to the fence. Five wides.

A dot later, Abhishek goes for a big drive but the ball takes an outside edge and flies over the slip cordon for a boundary.

A dot to end the 13-run over.

21:35

Sooryavanshi's 36-ball ton powers RR to huge total

RR 228-6 (20 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Eshan Malinga to bowl the penultimate over and starts off with a yorker which Shimron Hetmyer taps back to the bowler.

Appeal for caught behind and SRH review but nothing on UltraEdge. SRH lose the review.

Another yorker from Malinga and Hetmyer digs it out to long-on for a single.

Out! Donovan Ferreira is out, caught by Heinrich Klaasen. Low full toss and Ferreira moves across to hammers it but fails to get the elevation as the ball goes straight to the fielder at long-on.

Ferreira goes for 33 off 16 balls with three boundaries and sixes each.

Ravindra Jadeja comes to the crease and a dot later, he opens his account with a boundary.

Just five runs off the over.

Praful Hinge to bowl the final over and starts off with a slow bouncer which is called a wide.

Four! Yorker from Hinge and Hetmyer goes deep and opens his bat face to guide it behind the square for a boundary.

A couple through wide of long-off follows.

Out! Hetmyer goes, caught by Nitish Reddy. A juicy full toss and Hetmyer holes out to Reddy in the deep. He is visibly disappointed.

Hetmyer departs for 11 off 10 balls with a lone hit to the fence.

Jofra Archer comes to the crease and digs out a yorker to mid-wicket and gets a couple.

A single (leg byes) follows.

Jadeja to face the final delivery and he is out, caught by Travis Head. Slower delivery outside off and Jadeja upper cuts it but the ball goes straight to Head at deep point.

Umpires have sent it to upstairs as it seems Head has grassed it. And Jadeja remains not out. A dot to end the innings.

10 runs came off the over.

RR finish with 228-6, thanks to a blistering century by teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi who blasted 103 off 37 balls.

21:17

SRH fight back with quick wickets

RR 213-4 (18 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Pat Cummins is back into the attack with his final over and he strikes straightaway. Riyan Parag is bowled with a pinpoint yorker.

Parag goes for seven off nine balls.

Shimron Hetmyer is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a punch to long-on for a single.

A dot later, Donovan Ferreira flicks one to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Hetmyer then clips a low full toss to wide of deep mid-wicket and gets a couple.

A dot to end the 4-run over.

Sakib Hussain is back with his final over and Ferreira lofts the full delivery down the ground for a maximum.

A dot later, Ferreira pulls the slower delivery through square of the wicket for a boundary.

Six! Short of a length delivery and Ferreira pulls it over deep square leg for his third six of the innings.

A single through point gets Hetmyer on strike who drills a low full toss to extra-cover and gets a single.

18 runs came off the over.

Sakib finishes his quota with figures of 1/62.

21:05

Sooryavanshi departs after 36-ball ton

RR 191-3 (16 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Nitish Reddy continues and Donovan Ferreira punches the first delivery square of the wicket and gets a single.

A single through off-side follows before Parag drives a fuller delivery in front of square and gets a couple.

A single through long-on follows.

Ferreira then slashes one through backward point and gets a boundary.

A dot to end the 9-run over.

Praful Hinge is back into the attack and Parag plays out a dot before Reddy drops a tough chance. A single is taken.

Ferreira is on strike and a dot later, he pulls one over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Two dots to end the 7-run over.

20:56

Sooryavanshi departs after 36-ball ton

RR 175-3 (14 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Nitish Kumar Reddy comes into the attack and Dhruv Jurel greets him with a boundary through third man off a full delivery outside off.

A dot and a wide down the leg side follow.

Four! Jurel brings up his fifty off just 34 balls with a boundary straight down the ground off a fullish delivery.

A wide down the leg follows.

Out! Jurel is out, caught by Aniket Verma. Hard length and Jurel goes for a legside hoick but top-edges it to the fielder at short cover.

Jurel goes for 51 off 35 balls with eight fours and a six.

Riyan Parag comes to the crease and plays out a dot before getting off the mark with a single through long-off.

11 runs came off the over.

Sakib Hussain is back into the attack and Parag pushes the full delivery outside off through off-side and gets off the strike.

Six! Slower delivery down the leg and Sooryavanshi whips it over backward square leg for a maximum.

Four! Sooryavanshi punches the full delivery straight down the ground.

Sooryavanshi brings up his hundred off 36 balls with a huge six down the ground and salutes the dugout.

Sooryavanshi is given out, LBW and he reviews it straightaway. Full and straight and Sooryavanshi looks to flick it but misses.

He goes for a magnificent 103 off 36 balls with five boundaries and 12 sixes.

Donovan Ferreira is the new man in. Sakib bowls a wide down the leg before Ferreira gets off the mark with a boundary through long-off.

22 runs came off the over.

20:37

Sooryavanshi, Jurel on the attack

RR 142-1 (12 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Eshan Malinga is back into the attack with his third and starts off with a full toss on pads which Sooryavanshi flicks to the fielder at deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

A wide down the leg follows.

A dot later, Dhruv Jurel punches one to deep extra-cover and picks up a couple.

Six! Jurel shuffles across and lofts the length ball over square leg and easily clears the fence.

Four! Width on offer and Jurel cuts it firmly through deep backward point.

A single through sweeper cover to end the over. 15 runs came off it.

Shivang Kumar is back into the attack and beats Jurel on the outside edge.

Four! Jurel kneels down and reverse sweeps one through short third for a boundary.

Follows it up with a single through short fine.

Four! Shortish delivery and Sooryavanshi reverse sweeps it through backward point.

Six! Sooryavanshi smashes a full delivery over deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

A dot to end the over. 15 runs came off it.

20:25

Sooryavanshi blasts fifty; RR on top

RR 112-1 (10 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Sakib Hussain with his second over and Dhruv Jurel knocks the first delivery down to long-on and gets a single.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is on strike and he plays out two dots before digging out a yorker to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Jurel then hits one back to the bowler and gets a single. Tough chance dropped.

Six! Sooryavanshi smashes the final delivery straight down the ground.

Nine runs came off the over.

Praful Hinge is back into the attack after an expensive first over. Jurel drives one to extra-cover and gets off the strike.

Two more single follow.

Four! Sooryavanshi drills an overpitched delivery through long-off and gets a boundary.

A dot and a single through covers to end the 8-run over.

RR are 112-1 at the half-way mark.

20:16

Sooryavanshi blasts fifty; RR off to a flier

RR 95-1 (8 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav open the batting for RR while Praful Hinge is with the new ball for SRH.

Jaiswal takes a single off the first ball to bring Sooryavanshi on strike. After a dot, Sooryavanshi smashes four consecutive sixes to plunder 25 runs from the opening over.

Sooryavanshi, who fell to Hinge for a duck in their previous meeting, has had his revenge.

Pat Cummins bowls from the other end and Jaiswal greets him with a boundary before Cummins three dots on the trot.

Jaiwal gets a single off the fifth ball and Sooryavanshi finishes the over with a mighty pull for a six.

Eshan Malinga replaces Hinge and Jaiswal hits a boundary off the first ball before getting out off the next ball, caught at mid-on.

Jaiswal goes for 10 off 8 balls with two boundaries.

Dhruv Jurel comes to the crease. Two dots and two singles to end the 3-run over.

Cummins continues and after a single and a dot, Jurel drives a full delivery through off-side for a boundary. Two dots later, Jurel finishes the over with another fine boundary through backward point. Nine runs came off the over.

Eshan Malinga with his second over and Shivang has put down Sooryavanshi at deep mid-wicket and the ball races away to the fence. Two dots later, Sooryavanshi picks up a couple through sweeper cover. He then pulls Malinga for a huge six over backward square leg. A dot to end the 12-run over.

Sakib Hussain comes into the attack to bowl the final over of the Powerplay. Jurel guides a full toss through mid-on for a boundary and Sooryavanshi hits a six and brings up his half-century off just 15 balls. It was the first maximum conceded by Sakib in IPL. A single and a dot to end the 13-run over.

RR finish the Powerplay with 76-1.

Shivang Kumar comes into the attack and concedes 16 runs as Jurel hits a boundary off the second delivery before Sooryavanshi finishes the over with a four and a six.

Pat Cummins is back into the attack with his third over and concedes just three runs.

20:14

Sooryavanshi blasts fifty; RR off to a flier

Sunrisers Hyderabad have won the toss and have opted to field against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL 2026 match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Pat Cummins, who has missed SRH's previous seven matches, has returned to the Playing XI and has replaced Ishan Kishan as captain.

Let's have a look at the Playing XIs:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (wicketkeeper), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (Captain), Shivang Kumar, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga

Impact subs: Smaran Ravichandran, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Travis Head

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (Wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag (Captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma.

Impact Subs: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Bishnoi, Ravi Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey.

19:50

Shreyas, Prabhsimran hit half-tons; Rahul 152 in vain

PBKS 265-4 (18.5 ovs) vs DC 264-2 | Scorecard

Punjab Kings defeat Delhi Capitals by six wickets in an IPL match at New Delhi.

Shreyas hits 71 off 36 balls to lead Punjab's record successful chase in the IPL.

Prabhsimran gave an explosive start to lead the chase with a 26-ball 76.

Karun Nair drops three catches and that did DC in.

Natarajan continues and Shashank starts the over with a scoop over fine leg for a four!

A dot and a single later, Shreyas swings and pulls the ball over mid-wicket for a six!

Shreyas takes a single down the ground. A wide next and Punjab win the match by 6 wickets in a record chase with seven balls to spare. Punjab stay on top of the table as Rahul's ton goes in vain.

Mukesh is back in the attack and Shreyas and Shashank take three singles before Shashank pulls the short ball for a six!

A single and a dot to end the over as 10 come off it.

Natarajan is back in the attack and Shashank starts the over with a single.

Shreyas then whips the ball over square leg for a six!

Shreyas then drills the ball through covers for a four.

A single later, Shashank throws the kitchen sink at it and the ball flies off the outside edge for a four over a leaping short third man fielder. 16 come off the over.

19:33

Need 39 off 24 balls

PBKS 226-4 (16 ovs) vs DC 264-2 | Scorecard

Kuldeep is back in the attack and Shreyas starts the over with a six.

Shreyas is put down again as Karun drops it again at long on.

Shreyas then gets a boundary next ball.

DC lose a review as wide called.

Shreyas then hits back to back sixes on the leg side side and a dot ball to end the over as 23 come off it. Shreyas brings up his 50.

Shashank Singh is the new man in and after a dot, he is off the mark with a single.

A single to end the over Shreyas is put down by Karun Nair in the deep. A wicket and 10 runs come off it.

Nigam is back in the attack and Wadhera reverse sweeps it and it goes past the outstretched Chameera for a four!

Wadhera then backs away, makes room and drives it through covers for a four!

Wadhera is out next ball as he pulls it straight to long on to Katun Nair and he is out for 25 off 15.

19:17

The required run rate brought down to 12

PBKS 193-3 (14 ovs) vs DC 264-2 | Scorecard

Natarajan is back in the attack and he starts with a wide to Wadhera.

Wide down the leg side next.

Wadhera then slashes at the ball and it runs past backward point for a four!

Slower short ball next and Wadhera reviews for wide. Wide given by third umpire.

Wadhera and Shreyas then take a single each before Arya top edges the short ball and it flies over fine leg for a six!

A dot later, Shreyas looks to cut and misses as 16 come off it.

Axar Patel is back in the attack and he gives four singles in the over.

19:04

Punjab lose three quick wickets

PBKS 173-3 (12 ovs) vs DC 264-2 | Scorecard

Kuldeep continues, he bowls short and Shreyas pulls it over backward square leg for a six!

Shreyas then takes a single.

A wide later, Wadhera takes a single to the leg side.

Shreyas then gets a couple to mid-wicket.

Shreyas then turns the ball around the corner for a single.

A dot to end the over as 12 come off it.

Leggie Vipraj Nigam is in the attack now and Shreyas looks to pull but edges it to fine leg for a four!

Shreyas and Wadhera then take a single each off the next two balls.

A wide and a dot later, Shreyas lofts it straight into the sightscreen for a six!

A single to end the over as 14 come off it.

18:57

Connolly out for 17

PBKS 147-3 (10 ovs) vs DC 264-2 | Scorecard

Nehal Wadhera is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Shreyas then takes a single to square leg.

Two dots to end the over as a wicket and 4 runs come off it.

Kuldeep continues and Connolly starts with a couple to deep cover.

Kuldeep then tosses it up and Connolly is beaten by a googly as the ball goes through his defences. He is bowled out for 17 off 10.

Axar continues and Connolly sweeps it to deep mid-wicket, Mukesh takes the catch on the dive but it looks like his foot has hit the ad cushions, the third umpire deems him not out, six given.

Connolly and Shreyas then take three singles off the next five balls as 9 come off it.

18:50

Both openers back in the hut

PBKS 134-2 (8 ovs) vs DC 264-2 | Scorecard

Shreyas Iyer is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

A dot and a single to end the over as a wicket and 7 runs come off it.

Kuldeep Yadav is in the attack now and Connolly starts the over with a four as he creams the ball through covers.

Connolly then takes a single to long-on.

Kuldeep then hits Prabhsimran on the backpad as he moves across the stumps and misses. Big shout for LBW, umpire raises the finger. Prabhsimran reviews and Punjab lose the review as ball tracking shows three reds and he is out for 76 off 26.

Connolly is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single. A wicket and 11 runs come off it.

Axar is back in the attack and Arya starts the over with a four as he tickles it down to fine leg.

A single later, Prabhsimran reverse sweeps the ball over backward point for a four.

A single later, Arya pulls the ball, no timing on the elevation and he holes out to deep mid-wicket for 43.

18:38

2nd highest score in Powerplay in IPL

PBKS 116-0 (6 ovs) vs DC 264-2 | Scorecard

Mukesh is back in the attack and he has been clobbered for six boundaries in the over as 24 come off it.

This is now the 2nd highest score ever in Powerplay in IPL.

Vipraj Nigam is the concussion sub for Ngidi.

Natarajan in the attack now and he gives away 9 runs off 2 wides and a boundary.

18:25

Prabhsimran-Arya on the attack; Ngidi hospitalised due to injury

PBKS 83-0 (4 ovs) vs DC 264-2 | Scorecard

Nabi continues and the overpitched ball is hammered over backward square leg for a six. No ball called.

Free-hit ball next and Prabhsimran latches on to the short ball and pulls it to mid-wicket for a six!

A dot later, Prabhsimran sees the slower ball, comes down the track and clubs it over long off for a six!

Wide called for height next.

Yorker length next and Prabhsimran digs it out to the leg side for a single.

Short ball and Arya just casually swings it over deep square leg for a six!

Play resumes after the hold up in play and Prabhsimran starts the over with a single.

Arya then slams the ball over long off for a six!

Dot to end the over as 27 big come off it.

Length ball again and Arya slog sweeps it over backward square leg for a six! 20 come off the over.

There has been a forced stoppage in play as doctors check on Lungi Ngidi who is still on the ground. The doctors are strapping him on to the stretcher and a neck brace is in place to ensure he is ok. An ambulance has made it's way to the ground to take Ngidi to the hospital.

Axar Patel brings himself on and Prabhsimran starts the over with a single to the leg side.

Arya then gets low, goes across the line and swipes it over square leg for a four.

A wide later, Arya hits it high and takes a single. Ngidi backtracks to take the catch, can't get to it but lands badly as he tumbles and seems to have injured his head or neck.

The physio and doctor is out there checking on Ngidi who looks in bad shape.

17:51

Prabhsimran on the attack

PBKS 36-0 (2 ovs) vs DC 264-2 | Scorecard

Mukesh Kumar opens at the other end and Arya starts the over with a single to the leg side.

Mukesh then pitches it up, it's in the slot and Prabhsiman swings it over deep mid-wicket for a six!

A wide later, Nabi puts the catch down at backward point as he dives full length but cannot get to it, Prabhsimran gets a couple.

Prabhsimran then comes down, makes room and clobbers the ball through the covers for a four!

Prabhsimran then flicks the ball to mid-wicket but the ball falls short of the fielder and he gets a single.

Arya then pulls the ball to mid-wicket for a six as 21 runs come off it.

Auqib Nabi is the impact sub for Nissanka and he will open the attack for DC as Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh come out to chase 265.

Nabi bowls in the slot and Arya pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a six!

A dot later, length ball and Arya misses the pull and is hit in the mid-riff. Arya pinches a single.

Prabhsimran gets off the mark with a single off an inside edge to the leg side.

Full ball next and Arya plays it past mid-off for a single.

Short ball next and Prabhsimran pulls it over mid-wicket for a six as 15 come off the over.

17:34

Rana makes 91 as Punjab made to chase leather

DC 264-2 (20 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

KL Rahul smashed a career best unbeaten 152, the highest score by an Indian in the IPL, while Nitish Rana also feasted on a hapless Punjab Kings attack (91) as Delhi Capitals piled up a daunting 264 for 2, in New Delhi on Saturday.

Defying the sweltering afternoon heat, the duo went on a rampage, stitching together a record 220-run stand for DC off just 96 balls after they opted to bat.

Rahul led the charge with 14 fours and nine sixes en route to his sixth IPL hundred, while Rana provided the perfect support with 11 boundaries and four hits over the fence.

Rahul's 152 was the third highest score overall in the IPL.

Arshdeep is back in the attack to bowl the final ball and Rahul and Miller take three singles off the first three balls.

Arshdeep now comes over the wicket to Miller who plays the yorker to the leg side for a single.

Rahul then gets to 150 with a cheeky shot, upper cutting it over the keeper for a four and he celebrates with a whistle.

Rahul plays the ball to square leg for single as 9 come off it. Rahul makes 152, the 3rd highest score in the IPL and the highest by an Indian.

Miller is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Rahul then scoops the ball over square leg for a four - the score is 254, the highest score by any team this season.

A single to end the over as 17 come off it.

Bartlett is back in the attack and Rana welcomes him with a six and a four as the 250 comes up for DC.

Rana then chips it to Shreyas as mid-off and he is out for 91 off 44.

17:13

Rana gets a life

DC 238-1 (18 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Jansen is back in the attack and Rahul welcomes him with a six over long-off.

A dot next. as Rahul then spots the pace-off ball and is hit on the arm and then on the helmet and takes a single. Leg bye given.

A dot later, Rana takes a single to the leg side before Rahul latches on to the short ball and pulls it over mid-wicket for a four as 12 runs come off it.

Chahal is back in the attack and Rahul starts the over with a single.

A wide later, Rana takes a single to long-on.

A wide later, Rahul takes a single to long-on.

Rana then comes down the track and miscues it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Rahul then takes a single to covers to bring up the 192-run stand, the biggest partnership for any wicket by DC in the IPL.

Rana then slogs the ball and Stoinis takes the catch at deep midwicket. Umpire reviews for clean catch and after several replays from varied angles it's deemed an incomplete catch as Stoinis foot is seen to kiss the boundary ad toblerone and six signalled as Rana runs back on to the field. 7 runs come off the over.

16:57

Delhi smash Punjab bowlers all around the park

DC 213-1 (16 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Vyshak is back in the attack and after a dot, Rahul smacks the full ball over long off for a six!

A wide later, full toss and Rahul slog sweeps it over backward square leg for a six!

Another full toss and Rahul smashes it over long off for another six.

Third full toss on the trot and Rahul lofts it over the bowler for a four!

A single to end the over as 24 come off it.

Jansen is back in the attack and Rana drives the ball down the ground for a four!

A single later, Rahul cuts the ball past point for a four.

Rahul then chips the ball over covers for a couple.

He brings up his century with a drill down the ground! His 6th IPL ton.

A single to end the over as 16 come off it.

16:46

No respite for Punjab bowlers

DC 173-1 (14 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Arshdeep is back in the attack and it's a full ball, Rahul reverse scoops it over the keeper for a four.

Rahul then lofts the ball over long off for a six!

Rahul on a roll as he hammers it over the bowler's head for a four.

Two singles next before Rahul ends the over with a four past backward point as 20 runs come off it.

Stonis is in the attack now and he starts with a wide.

Two singles later, Rahul smacks the ball over deep extra cover for a six to bring up the 150 for DC.

A wide later, two dots and a single to end the over as 11 come off it.

16:36

Bartlett smashed for 28 runs in the 12th over

DC 142-1 (12 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Bartlett is back in the attack now and Rana picks the short ball and pulls it for a six over deep mid-wicket.

Rana then comes across the stumps and scoops it over short fine leg for a four.

He repeats the shot and gets the same result as he brings up his half-century, back-to-back 50s for the local boy.

Rana then pulls the next ball but it flies off the top edge to third man for a four.

Another boundary next ball as he slaps the ball through covers for a four.

Slot ball next and Rana smashes a flat six over extra cover as 28 runs come off the over.

Chahal continues and Rahul takes him on for two fours in the over as he concedes 12 runs, including a no ball.

16:29

100 up for DC

DC 102-1 (10 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Vyshak is back in the attack and Rahul takes a couple to bring up his 50, his 3rd half-century this season and 43rd in the IPL.

A dot later, Rahul and Rana take two singles off the next three balls before Rahul slaps the ball over the bowler's head for a four as 8 come off it.

Chahal continues and the batters rotate the strike to take 7 runs off the over.

16:13

DC in top gear

DC 87-1 (8 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Bartlett is back in the attack and Rahul starts the over with a single to the leg side.

Another misfield as Rana cuts it to backward point and the ball races the fielder to the boundary.

Rana and Rahul then takes three singles next before Rahul flicks the full ball to mid-wicket for another single as 9 come off it.

Leggie Yuzvendra Chahal in the attack now and Rana starts the over with a single to long on.

Tossed up ball next and Rahul just stands and delivers as he launches the ball straight down the ground for a six!

Rahul and Rana then take three singles to bring up their 50-run stand.

A dot to end the over as 10 come off it.

16:03

Sloppy fielding by Punjab Kings

DC 68-1 (6 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

DC make most of the Powerplay overs. They have lost one wicket but Rahul and Rana have consolidated. Shashank Singh's misfields have done no favours for Punjab in the early part of the innings.

Jansen continues and Rana starts the over with a single to mid-on.

A dot later, Rahul takes a single to the leg side.

Rana then turns the ball to mid-wicket and takes a quick single.

Rahul then makes room, but mistimes the pull, lucky for him the ball falls in no man's land and he gets a boundary over mid-wicket.

A dot to end the over as 7 come off it.

Vijaykumar Vyshak is in the attack now and Rahul starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Rana drills the hal-volley through covers for a four!

More sloppy fielding from Shashank in the deep as he lets the ball go through him to the boundary for another four.

A single later, Rahul meets the full toss and flicks it over fine-leg for a six! 16 runs come off the over.

15:55

Nissanka out for 11; Rahul gets an early reprieve

DC 45-1 (4 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Marco Jansen is in the attack now and after a dot, he bowls full and on the leg and Rana flicks it to fine leg for a four.

Rana then cuts the next ball to deep backward point and another mis field allows the ball to go to the boundary.

Rana then gets a couple through to point.

Two dots to end the over as 10 runs come off it.

Nitish Rana is the new man in and he starts with a single as he digs out the yorker and flicks it to fine leg.

Short ball next and Rahul pulls it to deep square leg for a six! 12 runs and a wicket come off it.

Arshdeep continues and after a dot, Rahul pulls it straight to Shashank Singh at backward square but the ball pops out of his hand and rolls onto the boundary, Rahul gets a boundary and a life!

Rahul then takes a single to backward square leg.

Short bouncer, angled away, Nissan looks to flick, miscues, the ball flies in the air, keeper Prabhsimran stays under the ball and takes the catch and Nissanka is out for 11.

15:40

Bartlett gets a tonking

DC 23-0 (2 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Xavier Bartlett opens at the other end and it's wide ball on length and Rahul slices it past vacant point region for a four.

Rahul then flicks the length ball over wide mid-on for another four.

Slower ball next and Rahul then steers it to covers for a single.

Nissanka then plays the ball to mid-off for a single.

Rahul then turns the ball around the corner and pinches a quick single.

Short ball and Nissanka pulls it over deep square leg for a four as 15 come off it.

KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka come out to bat for Delhi Capitals while Arshdeep Singh will open the attack for Punjab Kings on a hot afternoon.

And Arshdeep starts with one that shapes back in and holds it's line as Nissanka cuts and is beaten.

Nissanka then plays the ball to the line side off a flick to get off the mark for a single.

Rahul then digs out the yorker and takes a single.

The next one is into the pads and Nissanka flicks it over deep square leg for the first boundary of the day.

Nissanka then plays the ball to third man for a single.

Rahul then cuts the ball to backward point for a single as 8 runs come off it.

15:09

Punjab on a roll

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel has won the toss and elected to bat against Punjab Kings in New Delhi on Saturday.

Both teams go unchanged as Delhi will look to bounce back from their defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad a few days ago.

Top-of-the-table Punjab will look to ride the momentum and log another win.

Playing XIs:

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul(w), Pathum Nissanka, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar

Delhi Capitals will have to play out of their skins to get their stuttering campaign back on track when they face high-flying Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League in New Delhi on Saturday.

It will be a daunting task for the struggling Delhi outfit -- smarting from a comprehensive 47-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad -- to stand up to a Punjab side that has been firing on all cylinders this season.

With three wins and as many losses from six matches, the Capitals find themselves pushed down the bottom half of the table in sixth place.

In contrast, Punjab Kings remain the only unbeaten team in the competition so far, sitting pretty at the top of the standings with 11 points from six outings. The sole point they lost was due to their game being washed out against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens.

Delhi's biggest concern has been their inconsistent batting. While the likes of KL Rahul, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs and Sameer Rizvi have all contributed in patches, the unit has failed to click collectively.

Opener Pathum Nissanka, despite getting starts, has been unable to convert them into substantial scores, leaving the middle order with too much to do.

Captain Axar Patel, too, would want to shoulder greater responsibility with the bat. The all-rounder is also under scrutiny for some questionable tactical calls in the previous game.

Against a rampaging Abhishek Sharma, Axar persisted with part-time off-spinner Nitish Rana, who proved ineffective, while frontline options such as himself and Kuldeep Yadav were not utilised enough.

The absence of a clear Plan B highlighted Delhi's lack of adaptability under pressure.

Fielding lapses have further compounded their struggles. Missed stumpings, botched run-out opportunities, and a few dropped catches have cost them dear in crucial moments, preventing them from seizing control of games.

Although the bowling unit has performed better than the batting, it has lacked the aggression and incisiveness needed to dominate opposition line-ups.

Against a formidable Punjab batting order, the Capitals' bowlers will need to be far more disciplined and proactive.

Punjab Kings, on the other hand, have looked like a well-oiled machine. They have displayed both consistency and confidence, underlined by their recent 254 for 7 against Lucknow Super Giants -- the highest total of the season.

Opener Prabhsimran Singh has been in outstanding form, accumulating 211 runs and providing explosive starts, while skipper Shreyas Iyer has been equally impressive with 208 runs scored at a brisk strike rate of 182.45.

The duo has been complemented effectively by Priyansh Arya (211) and Cooper Connolly (223), adding depth and firepower to the batting line-up.

Punjab's bowlers too have performed as a cohesive unit. Despite the absence of a single dominant wicket-taker at the top of the charts, the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marco Jansen, Vijaykumar Vyshak and Xavier Bartlett have delivered consistently.

With momentum firmly on their side, Punjab will start as favourites, while Delhi will need a near-perfect performance to halt the table-toppers' march and get their own campaign back on track.

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