Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer smashed a shocking one-handed six off Delhi Capitals pacer Lungi Ngidi on Monday, May 11. DC skipper Axar Patel won the toss and selected to bowl first on the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.
Iyer got here in to bat at No. 3 when PBKS were 78/1 after 6.5 overs. The best-hander looked in great touch and played some classy shots during his innings, including a superb one-handed six straight down the bottom.
On the fourth ball of the twelfth over, Ngidi fooled Iyer with a cleverly disguised slower cutter. Regardless that the PBKS skipper was early into the shot and lost his bottom hand from the bat handle, he still connected sweetly and sent the ball over the long-off boundary for a six.
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Deceived but over the ropes 😲
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Shreyas Iyer brought up his fifth fifty of the season in impressive fashion. He reached the milestone by smashing a brief ball from Madhav Tiwari over the deep extra cover boundary for a six.
Priyansh Arya and Shreyas Iyer shine with fifties as Punjab Kings reach 210/5
Punjab Kings got off to a superb start with the bat. Opener Priyansh Arya attacked right from the start, smashing two sixes and a 4 off Mitchell Starc within the very first over. PBKS raced to 51/0 in only three overs before their scoring rate slowed down a bit.
Priyansh played a superb knock of 56 runs from 33 balls. Shreyas Iyer and Cooper Connolly then added a vital 83-run partnership for the third wicket in 52 balls. Iyer was the very best scorer for Punjab, staying unbeaten on 59 off 36 deliveries.
Suryansh Shedge gave the innings a powerful finish with a fast unbeaten 21 off just eight balls, helping Punjab go past the 200-run mark. PBKS ended with 210/5 of their 20 overs. Starc and Madhav Tiwaritook two wickets each, while Mukesh Kumar picked up one wicket.
Punjab are currently fourth on the Indian Premier League 2026 points table with 13 points from 10 matches. After losing their last three games, they shall be hoping to bounce back with a powerful performance against Delhi Capitals.
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