Stats: Sixes, Runs and Records Galore in Delhi

Runs and Boundaries Galore

265 — The target chased by Punjab Kings is the highest ever in all T20 cricket, surpassing their own 262 against KKR at Eden Gardens in IPL 2024.

Highest Successful Chases in T20 Cricket

11 — Most successful 200+ chases by a T20 team (PBKS). Next best is 7 each (Australia & RCB). Only the third successful 200+ chase against DC, all since 2025.

529 — Second highest match aggregate in T20 history (behind 549 in RCB vs SRH, IPL 2024). 82 boundaries — the most ever in a T20 match (42 by DC, 40 by PBKS).

A Bitter-Sweet Day for KL Rahul

152* — Highest individual score by an Indian batter in T20s (surpassing Tilak Varma's 151). Third highest in IPL behind Gayle's 175* and McCullum's 158*.

Highest Individual Scores in IPL

2 — Instances of a 150+ score ending in defeat: Rahul today and Gayle (151* for Somerset, 2015). Previous highest in a losing IPL cause was Pant's 128* (2018). Rahul now has three IPL hundreds in losses — most by any batter.

6 — Rahul's IPL hundreds (2 each for PBKS, LSG, DC). First player with two tons for three different teams. His 47-ball century is his fastest in the IPL.

Punjab Rule the Powerplay

116/0 — Second highest Powerplay score in IPL (behind SRH's 125/0, both vs DC in Delhi). PBKS's previous best was 93/1 vs KKR (2024) and 93/0 vs SRH (2025).

71 — Prabhsimran Singh's runs in the Powerplay, fifth highest in an IPL innings. Only Suresh Raina (87 in 2014) has more by an Indian. Highest by an uncapped Indian in this phase.

Other Major Records

220 — Partnership between Rahul and Nitish Rana, second highest for any wicket in IPL (behind Kohli-de Villiers' 229 in 2016). Highest all-Indian T20 partnership (previous: 213 by Iyer & Suryakumar in 2019).

162 — Runs by DC between overs 11-20, joint second most in an IPL innings (tied with PBKS vs CSK in 2014). RCB hold the record (172 in 2016).

147 — PBKS's runs in the first 10 overs, fourth most in IPL in that phase. Top three all belong to SRH (all in 2024).