IPL 2026: Where did Delhi Capitals lose the won game? Three balls proved to be a game changer

New Delhi. Punjab Kings batsmen created history at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium. In the 35th match of IPL 2026 played against Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings successfully achieved the target of 265 runs. This is the record of the most successful run chase in IPL history. Even before this, this record was in the name of Punjab Kings, which the team has further improved. On the other hand, Delhi team lost even after scoring 264 runs. The openers of Punjab Kings definitely gave a tremendous start, but Delhi made a comeback in the match by taking wickets in the middle overs. However, Delhi found it difficult for Shreyas Iyer to drop two catches in three balls.

This mistake cost Delhi dearly
On the last ball of the 15th over, Viparj Nigam created a chance to dismiss Shreyar Iyer, but Karun Nair missed his catch. At this time Iyer was batting on only 28 runs. Not only this, Iyer hit a six on the first ball of Kuldeep Yadav, who came in the 16th over. On the very next ball, Kuldeep also created a chance to dismiss Iyer, but Nair repeated the mistake and once again dropped the catch. Iyer capitalized on these two life chances within three balls and led Punjab to a historic victory.

Iyer remained unbeaten after scoring 71 runs
In the last 5 overs, Punjab needed 62 runs to win. Punjab Kings ended the match one over early. Iyer played an unbeaten inning of 71 runs in 36 balls at a strike rate of around 200. Iyer hit three fours and 7 sixes in his stormy innings. Shashank Singh remained unbeaten after scoring 19 runs.

Punjab Kings became the first team to chase the target of 265 runs in IPL.

Priyansh-Prabhsimran gave a tremendous start
Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh gave a tremendous start to Punjab. Together they made a partnership of 126 runs in 6.5 overs for the first wicket. Together they added 116 runs in the powerplay. Priyansh scored 43 runs in 17 balls with the help of 2 fours and 5 sixes. At the same time, Prabhasimran played an excellent inning of 76 runs facing only 26 balls. Prabhasimran completed his half-century in 18 balls and hit 9 fours and 5 sixes in this innings.

Earlier, Delhi Capitals had scored 264 runs on the scoreboard after losing 2 wickets in 20 overs, which is the team’s highest score so far in IPL. For DC, KL Rahul batted brilliantly and scored 152 runs in 67 balls. Rahul became the Indian batsman who played the biggest innings in IPL history. He hit 16 fours and 9 sixes in this innings. At the same time, Nitish Rana played a strong inning of 91 runs in 44 balls.