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Punjab Kings registered a formidable total of 210/5 against Delhi Capitals in the 55th match of IPL 2026 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala on Monday.
After Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel elected to bowl first, Punjab Kings responded with an aggressive batting display to set a challenging 211-run target.
Openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh laid a solid foundation for the innings by adding 78 runs in just 41 deliveries.
Prabhsimran scored 18 runs from 15 balls, striking three boundaries before returning to the pavilion. Priyansh continued the attack and smashed 56 runs from 33 deliveries, including six sixes and two fours.
Punjab Kings lost both openers with the score at 97, but Cooper Connolly and Shreyas Iyer steadied the innings with an important partnership. The pair added 83 runs for the third wicket in 52 balls and pushed the side towards a commanding total.
Connolly contributed 38 runs from 27 deliveries with the help of two sixes and three boundaries before getting dismissed.
Punjab Kings suffered two quick setbacks late in the innings when Mitchell Starc dismissed Marcus Stoinis for one run and Shashank Singh for a duck in consecutive deliveries during the 19th over.
Despite the wickets, Shreyas Iyer and Suryansh Shedge accelerated in the final overs and added an unbeaten 23 runs in just 10 balls.
Iyer remained unbeaten on 59 from 36 deliveries, hitting three sixes and five fours, while Suryansh played a quick cameo of 21 runs from eight balls with two sixes and two boundaries.
For the Delhi Capitals, Mitchell Starc and Madhav Tiwari claimed two wickets each, while Mukesh Kumar picked up one scalp.
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