Highest Ever: PBKS Chase 262 as Rahul’s 152_ Goes in Vain

DC’s Carnage: 264/2 in 20 overs KL Rahul 152_ off 67: 16 fours, 9 sixes. Highest score by an Indian in IPL/men’s T20s, 3rd highest overall after Gayle 175_ and McCullum 158. Nitish Rana 91 off 44: 11 fours, 4 sixes. 220-run stand off 95 balls for 2nd wicket — DC record partnership. 264/2: Highest total of IPL 2026, DC’s highest-ever IPL score PBKS’ Record Chase: 265/4 in 18.5 oversTarget 265: Chased with 7 balls to spare. Highest successful chase in T20 history, beating PBKS’ own 262 vs KKR in 2024Powerplay blitz: 116/0 in 6 overs, 2nd-highest in IPL history Prabhsimran Singh 76 off 26: 9 fours, 5 sixes. 18-ball fifty Priyansh Arya 43 off 17: 2 fours, 5 sixes. First-ball six Shreyas Iyer 71_ off 36: 3 fours, 6 sixes. Anchored finish after Kuldeep Yadav took 2 quick wickets Shashank Singh 19_: Unbeaten stand with Iyer to close it. In the past, Rahul often slowed down after the powerplay, but on Saturday, he didn't allow the momentum to let up. He step-hit Yuzvendra Chahal for six over long-on in the seventh over and proceeded to step out of his crease and pick the legspinner away for back-to-back fours in the 11th over. By then, Rahul had already raised his half-century off 26 balls. He got another life on 51 when he popped up a return catch, but Vijaykumar Vyshak couldn't hold onto it. Prabhsimran and Delhi boy, Arya, then left the crowd breathless in the chase with their unfettered assault in the powerplay. It began with Arya pumping a fairly blameless length delivery on off from Auqib Nabi over midwidcket for six and ended with four by Prabhsimran, which propelled PBKS to 116 for 0 in six overs. It was the second-highest powerplay score in the history of the IPL, falling nine short of levelling the record set by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) against DC at this very venue in 2024. 41°C Delhi heat, 529 runs in 38.5 overs — run-fest defined modern T20 scoring Drops cost DC: Shashank Singh dropped Rahul on 12; Karun Nair dropped Iyer twice late Lungi Ngidi injury: Stretchered off with head injury in 3rd over while fielding Mukesh Kumar over: Prabhsimran took 28 runs in one over Bottom line: Rahul’s historic 152_ looked match-winning until PBKS openers destroyed the powerplay. Iyer’s calm 71_ finished it, making 152* a footnote as Punjab Kings proved “no target is safe” and stayed unbeaten atop IPL 2026. Punjab Kings 265 for 4 (Prabhsimran 76, Shreyas 71*, Arya 43, Kuldeep 2-46) beat Delhi Capitals 264 for 2 (Rahul 152*, Rana, 91, Arshdeep 1-49) by six wickets