पंजाब vs दिल्ली, मैच 55, हिमाचल प्रदेश क्रिकेट एसोसिएशन स्टेडियम, धर्मशाला, 11 May 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

On a back of a length, on middle and leg. Shreyas Iyer lifts his front foot and swipes it from the inner half of the bat to square leg. Single taken.

Beaten! Fractionally short, skidding through, around the off stump.  Connolly swings across for the pull but is beaten as the ball goes under the blade.

1 run.

Good-length delivery, slanting in, down the leg side. Shreyas Iyer misses his flick and gets thumped high on his front pad, before the ball rolls toward cover.

At the hips, on a back of a length. Iyer glances it down to deep fine leg for a single.

Off the edge! Pitches it up, does Ngidi, on middle and off. Cooper Connolly looks to block it to the leg side, but gets nicked on the outside edge. The ball zips toward deep third, and the batter gets across for a single.

SIX! Whoa, how did that go for a six? An off-cutter, on the fuller side on off. Iyer presses forward but is completely deceived by the slowness of the delivery. One hand comes off the bat's handle but what helped Shreyas was that he went through with the shot. It clears the man at mid off inside the circle and goes over the fence for a flat six.

Angling in, on the off stump, pitching on a good length. Shreyas Iyer hangs back and bunts it wide of cover to get the single.

Not far away from the leg stump. Slips in the yorker, pitching outside the line of the leg stump. Connolly looks to keep it out but his head falls over to the off side and he is also beaten for pace. The ball goes past the inside edge before going through the legs on its way to the keeper.

Tiwari pitches it up, fuller, around the pads of the batter. Cooper Connolly, with no footwork, flicks it to fine leg for a single.

Wide! Madhav Tiwari gets it all wrong. He tries to bang it into the surface but the ball gets stuck in his hand and does not come out right. It almost lands at his feet before it bounces again beside the strip on the leg side. Shreyas Iyer thought about going after it but then bailed out. Since the second bounce was beyond the crease, it has been deemed a wide and not a No Ball.

FOUR! Top shot! Tiwari dishes it out on a length, on off. Iyer hangs in the crease and extends his hands into the lofted hit. Goes over wide mid off and picks up a boundary.

Change of pace this time, on a good length, outside off. Shreyas Iyer gets on his back foot and looks to punch it through cover, but gets a thick outside edge. The ball bounces off toward deep third for a single.

On the pads, Cooper Connolly goes back in the crease and flicks it away through square leg for a single.

Overpitched, on the fourth stump, Shreyas Iyer drives it neatly toward long on and gets another single.

Hits the good length, on middle and leg. Cooper nudges it to mid-wicket.

In the air... but lands safely! Mitchell Starc scoots from over the wicket and bowls fuller, wide outside off. Shreyas Iyer attempts to loft it over the cover region, but fails to get the timing right. It is skied well over wide mid off. The fielder in the region goes after it but the ball drops out of his reach. Two runs taken.

 Yorker outside off. Iyer jams it right under the bat, and the ball rolls towards Porel at first slip. Shreyas calls for a quick run. Porel overruns the ball while collecting it, and Rahul has to move across to collect afterwards. One taken. 100 UP FOR PUNJAB KINGS!

Good-length delivery, angling in, attacking the off pole. Cooper Connolly plants his front foot forward and defends it to cover.

Wide! Very full, down leg, Cooper Connolly misses out on the tickle.

Wide! Wayward down the leg stump line, Cooper misses to flick. KL Rahul dives to his right and gathers it one-handed with his right hand.

 FOUR! That's a glorious stroke! Full from Starc, outside off, Cooper Connolly plays off the front foot, meets the ball right under his eyes and drives it behind point through the gap for a boundary. Gets off the mark, does Cooper.

Much fuller, just behind the yorker length, on middle. Cooper Connolly drives it with the full face of the bat, toward the bowler. The ball hits the shoes of Starc before it deflects off toward cover.

Oh, almost chopped on! Hard length just outside off, nipping in a touch. Connolly wafts at it and chunks one into the leg side past the stumps for a single. At the halfway stage of the first innings, Punjab Kings are 107/2.

FOUR BYES! Free runs for the Punjab Kings! Madhav Tiwari bowls it on a good length, on the fifth stump, not much movement. Shreyas Iyer stays on his back foot and tries to push it toward cover, but gets beaten on the outside edge. The ball drops just in front of the keeper, KL Rahul, and he fails to gather it. The ball nutmegs him and races away to the fence for four byes.

Skids through, in the channel, slightly fuller. Shreyas Iyer deliberately opens the bat face at the point of contact and runs it to the left of deep third for a single.

Well bowled! Bends his back and digs it in short, over middle. Priyansh Arya tries to take on the short ball with the pull but the ball climbs onto him and sails over the blade.

 FOUR! Bread and butter for Priyansh! On a back of a length, slanting outside off. Priyansh Arya gets on top of the bounce and lofts it over extra cover for a cracking boundary. Arya has been really productive in that region this evening.

Back of a length, on the leg stump. Priyansh Arya looks to pull it but gets hit on the thigh pad, before it rolls toward the left of the keeper.

OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND CAUGHT! A big moment for the youngster as he is rewarded with a wicket in the very first over. Madhav lands it fuller and outside off, and this one curves away late from the left-hander. Arya looks to loft it inside out, but slices it high towards deep point due to the movement. Gets no timing at all and Sahil Parakh takes a simple catch in the deep. Tiwari probed the batters and has picked up his maiden wicket in the IPL. PBKS are 97/2 in 9 overs.

Much fuller from Nabi, pitching it just outside off. Priyansh Arya looks to loft it over cover, but gets the connection from the outer half of the bat. The ball flies flat and drops well short of the deep backward point fielder. Single taken.

 FOUR! Helped on its way! Short ball, arriving at shoulder height, on leg. Shreyas Iyer gets inside the line and lifts his front leg to balance himself. Uses his wrists to good effect and guides it fine to the deep fine leg fence for a four. The PBKS skipper is off the mark.

FOUR! Streaky! Nabi bangs it on a hard length, just outside the off stump. Shreyas Iyer rocks back and looks to defend, but gets nicked on the outside edge. Luckily, the ball flies away to the right of the keeper and races away toward the deep third fence.

Back of a length, on top of off. Shreyas Iyer gets right behind the line and bunts it solidly to the bowler.

Hard-length delivery, outside off, Iyer eases it to Abishek Porel in the backward point region.

At 132.9 kph, good length, outside off. Iyer responds with a crisp back foot punch to deep point for a single.

Misfield! Mukesh Kumar bowls fuller, just outside off. Prabhsimran Singh lunges and drills it toward the deep cover-point fielder. Madhav Tiwari is the man who fumbles, and the batter gets the opportunity to run the second.

WIDE! Loses his radar completely, does Mukesh. Goes short, but sprays it far down leg. Singh ignores. KL Rahul collects it to his left. Wide given.

WIDE! And again. A bit too straight, down the leg stump line. Prabhsimran Singh tries to whip it away, but misses. Another extra.

 BEATEN! Hits the hard length, in the channel of off, Prabhsimran Singh stays put in the crease and goes for a square cut on the off side, only to miss out. Good carry there to the keeper.

Angling in, back of a length, on middle and leg. Prabhsimran Singh dabs it toward the right of the bowler and gets a comfortable single.

Full, on leg, Arya presses in front and pings it down to long on for an easy single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Mukesh strikes and breaks the opening partnership. On a back of a length, nipping back in from middle. Prabhsimran Singh looks to play the pick-up shot, but has little room to work with. Ends up shanking it off the higher part of the bat to deep backward square leg. The ball dips on Auqib Nabi at the mentioned position, but he does well to dive forward and cleanly scoop the ball before the ground. Prabhsimran Singh struggled throughout his stay to time the ball, and he now walks back to the dugout. PBKS are 78/1 after 6.5 overs.

JAFFA! Back of a length with extra zip and bounce off the surface, outside off. Shreyas Iyer goes fishing at it, but the ball passes above his angled bat. A successful over for DC and Mukesh. A wicket and just 6 runs from it.

 FIFTY FOR PRIYANSH ARYA! Off just 24 balls, and this is his 5th IPL half century. His 3rd fifty this season as well. A glittering innings so far from the youngster. On a good length, on leg, Arya works it off the back foot to the wide mid on region for a single to complete his milestone. He has been aggressive, but has looked in complete control of his shots.

Spots Singh advance down the pitch to smoke it over the leg side, Auqib bashes the length hard, and it straightens up a bit to beat Singh's angled bat.

On a back of a length, outside off, Prabhsimran Singh taps it to the cover-point region with soft hands and crosses over for a single.

Too full outside off, carved away to cover-point.

Loose from Arya! In-between length, angling wide outside off, and seaming away further off the pitch. Priyansh Arya does not move his feet at all and loosely hangs his bat away from his body. Gets beaten past the outside edge by a kitten-whisker.

 Absolute pearler from Nabi! This one rears up a bit and nips away from a good length, around off. Arya is squared up and the ball whistles past his bat on its way to the keeper. Just 2 runs from the over. PBKS end their Powerplay with 72/0 on the board.

 SIX! Splendid stroke! Mukesh goes fuller, wide outside off. Priyansh Arya with a free-flowing batswing, lofts it elegantly over deep cover for another half a dozen runs. That's Arya's sixth six of the game already.

Swing and a miss! Full, around off, staying low on the bounce. Arya swipes across the line and gets beaten on the inside edge.

Nice and full at 138.7 kph, this is full and straight, on off. Arya watchfully defends it straight back.

Almost a yorker at the toes, Priyansh's head falls over as he drills it to mid on and they hustle for a single.

In front of the sticks, full on middle. Prabhsimran Singh knocks it back to Mukesh. This has been a fine over from Mukesh so far.

 FOUR! Off the edge! Pitched fuller, outside off, Prabhsimran Singh dances down the track to whack it over covers, but gets a fat outside edge and the ball squirts between the keeper and the short third fielder for a boundary. Somewhat spoils the over for Mukesh.

Hard length ball at 135 kph, on top of middle. Arya plays close to the body and dabs it to the right of the point fielder for a quick run.

 FOUR! Deft touch! And oh, dear! Auqib has overstepped yet again. Full and outside off. Prabhsimran Singh gets on the front foot and slices it wide of backward point for a boundary. It's a No Ball and another Free Hit is coming up...

Misses out! Fractionally fuller, slightly outside off. Prabhsimran Singh clears the front leg away and tries to smoke it into the stands on the leg side, but gets beaten.

Fuller, on the fourth stump, Singh stretches forward and eases it back to Nabi with soft hands.

Serves it up, full, outside off, knocked off the front foot to the left of Madhav Tiwari at point. Madhav slides and stops it. Keeps it down to a single.

 Whisker! Much fuller and straightening off the pitch, angling from middle to off. Priyansh Arya tries to loft it over the bowler but the ball zips past his outside edge.

Slightly fuller, around middle and leg, Arya flicks it wide of mid-wicket for a single. Despite bowling an extra delivery, Nabi finishes well. 8 runs from Nabi's second over. 

 SIX! It was six the moment it left the bat! Ngidi bashes hard into the pitch, around off. Priyansh Arya sets himself up nicely and pulls it comfortably behind deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

 SIX! The ball is just sailing over the fence! Fuller delivery now, just outside off. Easy pickings for Arya. He leans on, plays off the middle of the bat and launches it over deep extra cover, dumping it into the stands.

There's the dipping yorker from around the wicket. Priyansh Arya does well to dig it back to the bowler.

 FOUR! Excellent control on that shot! Way too full, outside off. Arya bends low, opens the bat face and carves it over backward point for a boundary. 50 UP FOR PBKS. In just 2.4 overs.

Full toss at pace, on off, Arya drives it to extra cover for a quick single.

Fuller one, around off, with pace taken off. Prabhsimran Singh spots the slower one and neatly drives it to mid off. 17 runs from Ngidi's first.

 Beauty! A little bit of away shape, on a length, outside off. Arya loosely pokes at it and is beaten on the outside edge.

 SIX! STAND AND DELIVER! Too short, on middle, does not rise much but Arya does not care. Positions himself nicely with a stable base and nails the pull shot over deep square leg for a mammoth six. PBKS are flying high already.

 Beaten! At 131.4 kph, full and outside off, nipping away off the surface sharply. Priyansh Arya gets forward to negate the movement, pushes at it, and gets beaten by a whisker. Oh, no! The siren goes off as Nabi has overstepped. No Ball signaled. Free Hit coming up...

Pitched fuller, on middle and leg. Priyansh Arya plays with a straight bat and lofts it miles up over mid on. Axar Patel from the inner ring backtracks it and with it being the Free Hit ball, he does not attempt the catch. The ball drops beside him and the batters run two.

Straighter line, fuller on middle. Arya presses forward and blocks it out to the off side.

Back of a length, at 131.7 kph, outside off. Prabhsimran Singh slices it to the left of cover-point, where the ball beats the fielder and is backed up by the deep point fielder to his right. One taken.

Goes fuller and on the stumps, Arya tries to flick it across, but gets a thick leading edge between mid off and extra cover for a single.

 SIX! Arya starts off in fine fashion! Full from Starc, with a little bit of outswing, outside off. Priyansh gets on the front foot and handsomely creams it over the deep cover fence for a beautiful six.

Shortens the length, does Starc and the line of attack is at the body of the batter. Arya blocks off the back foot.

Pitched quite fuller, on the leg stump, Priyansh Arya flicks it straight to mid-wicket.

FIVE WIDES! Goodness me, that has flown over everyone. Starc bangs it short and over middle. Arya swings across but misses as the ball flies over his head. It also sails over the leaping KL Rahul and races away to the fence behind.

 SIX! Goes over! Sliding onto the pads, on a length. Arya just checks his shot as he plays the pick-up shot off the pads. It goes miles up in the air towards deep square leg, where Tristan Stubbs stays side on and attempts to palm the ball back in the field of play. He leaps but fails to lay a hand on the ball, and it drops beyond the fence.

Full and swinging away outside off. 142.9 kph. Arya reaches for it and opens the bat face to slice a drive to deep backward point for a single.

 FOUR! Into the gap! Too full, around the off stump line. Prabhsimran Singh leans on it and drives it through the cover-point gap for a boundary. A very expensive start from Starc as he goes for 22 runs.