Yesterday IPL Match Result: Delhi Capitals hunt down 211-run target vs Punjab Kings, keep hopes alive
Delhi Capitals pulled off a stunning three-wicket chase of 211 against Punjab Kings in Dharamshala after slipping to 74/4. Axar Patel and David Miller revived the innings before Ashutosh Sharma, Madhav Tiwari and Auqib Nabi sealed victory. Earlier, Priyansh Arya starred with a blazing 56, but Punjab’s strong start ended in disappointment.
DHARAMSHALA: For 15 overs, Punjab Kings had the game exactly where they wanted it. Delhi Capitals were bruised at 33/3, shaken again at 74/4 and chasing 211 on a challenging Dharamshala surface seemed like a mountain too high to climb. The crowd sensed the kill.
Punjab’s quicks sensed collapse, and the match seemed to be moving only in one direction. Then Delhi started stealing overs. Not the loud, frantic kind of theft T20 cricket often produces, but the calculated kind.
One boundary here, one over flipped there, one partnership dragging their belief back from the dead. By the time Punjab realised, Axar Patel had already smashed open the door and David Miller had the chase in his “arc”. The DC lower order turned into their accomplice.
What followed was one of the most audacious chases of IPL 2026, as DC emerged victorious by three wickets with an over to spare. Axar’s 56 off 30 balls changed the emotional temperature of the game. Punjab had reduced Delhi to survival mode but Axar dragged them back into the fight with pure force.