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04/25 10:57 CDT Lokesh Rahul's 152 in vain after Punjab's record chase against
Delhi in IPL
Lokesh Rahul's 152 in vain after Punjab's record chase against Delhi in IPL
DELHI, India (AP) --- Delhi Capitals batter Lokesh Rahul hammered an Indian
record 152 not out in 67 balls on Saturday but it proved in vain as the Punjab
Kings won by six wickets to register the most successful run chase in IPL
history.
Punjab charged to 265-4 in 18.5 overs in reply to Delhi's 264-2 after opener
Prabhsimran Singh had led the chase with 76 off 26 balls, including five sixes
and nine fours.
Skipper Shreyas Iyer also bludgeoned 71 not out in 36 deliveries, with seven
sixes, as Punjab surpassed its own record for the previous highest successful
run chase, when it made 262-2 against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024. Priyansh
Arya chipped in with 43 off 17 balls, including five sixes.
Earlier, opener Rahul notched the highest IPL score by an Indian batter, going
past Abhishek Sharma's 141 for Sunrisers Hyderabad -- also against Punjab -- in
2025.
Rahul smashed nine sixes and 16 fours in his sixth IPL century, while Nitish
Rana hit 91 off 44 balls as Delhi scored its highest-ever total in the
competition.
Prabhsimran and Priyansh Arya, who made 43 in 17 balls, then gave Punjab a
speedy start.
The game was halted for 14 minutes when Lungi Ngidi suffered a head injury
while fielding. The Delhi paceman was taken to hospital.
Punjab now has six wins in seven games this season, with one no-result. Delhi's
loss was its fourth of the campaign as it slipped to sixth in the table.
In the evening game, Rajasthan Royals hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur.
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