Shreyas Iyer's half-century helps Punjab Kings set a target of 207 runs for Delhi Capitals

The 66th match of IPL 2025 between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings is being played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Delhi Capitals won the toss in this match and invited Punjab Kings to bat first. Punjab Kings scored 206 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs and gave Delhi Capitals a target of 207 runs to win.

Punjab Kings, who came out to bat first against Delhi Capitals, had a bad start. Priyansh Arya was dismissed for just 6 runs in the second over. After this, Prabhsimran and Jos Inglis took the responsibility on their shoulders and shared a 47-run partnership in 21 balls for the second wicket. However, Jos Inglis (32 runs), who was playing in a rapid style, was stumped out by Delhi Capitals bowler Vipraaj Nigam in the 5.2nd over, giving Punjab Kings the second blow. Its captain Shreyas Iyer, playing a responsible innings, shared 22 runs in 16 balls for the third wicket with Prabhsimran Singh (28 runs, 18 balls), 41 runs in 28 balls with Nehal Wadhera (16 runs in 16 balls) for the fourth wicket, 26 runs in 19 balls with Shashank Singh (11 runs, 10 balls) for the fifth wicket.

After this, captain Shreyas Iyer took the innings forward with Marcus Stoinis and completed his half-century on the last ball of the 17th over. Shreyas Iyer then scored runs fast and was caught by Mohit Sharma at deep fine leg in the 17.2nd over. Shreyas Iyer scored a brilliant 53 runs with 5 fours and 2 sixes in 34 balls.