Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings, 35th Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Player HighlightsDC vs PBKS, 35th Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Player Highlights

Xavier Bartlett to Nitish Rana, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! A wicket, but there's hardly a smile in the Punjab camp. Nitish Rana falls in the 90s and this is a clean catch for sure - full-toss and he was backing away on the inside out drive, chipped it in the air and can't beat Shreyas Iyer - the Punjab captain moving to his right and plucking a one-handed beauty. End of a fine innings from Nitish Rana, end of a record partnership for DC, 220-run 2nd wicket stand. Nitish Rana c Shreyas Iyer b Xavier Bartlett 91(44) [4s-11 6s-4]

Xavier Bartlett to Nitish Rana, FOUR, the back of the hand slower short ball down leg - Nitish waits and waits and then helps it over short fine with the pull, moves into the 90s

Xavier Bartlett to Nitish Rana, SIX, hammered, Bartlett continues to be expensive - goes short and looks to follow Nitish as he backed away, but the left-hander gets on top of the bounce and pulls it over square leg for a maximum

Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, 1 run, short and into the pitch, hacked without any timing, behind square on the on-side for a single

Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, no run, on a good length and angling across the left-hander, Nitish swings across the line and misses

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, SIX, looked like a superb catch in the deep from Stoinis, who made a difficult chance seem simple after running across from deep backward square leg and completing the grab with a slide. Nitish Rana had miscued a full-toss down leg, failing to get the desired power or distance. The third umpire took several replays to check control of the ball and whether Stoinis had touched the boundary cushions while rolling over. In the end, it was ruled that his boot had made contact with the skirtings, so the effort went in vain and it was given as six runs to Rana

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, 1 run, Nitish comes down the pitch, takes the ball on the full and then whips it over mid-wicket for a single

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, 1 run, low full-toss on ther leg-stump line, driven down to long-on for a single

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, wide, Chahal floats one well wide of off, it's past the tramlines and is wided

Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, 1 run, yorker length delivery outside off - Nitish goes hard on the drive and squirts a thick inside edge onto the pad, rolls to the off-side and the single brings up the 150-run stand

Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, FOUR, the boundaries keep flowing, full and at the stumps - Nitish sets up a stable base and then drills it back over the bowler's head for a boundary

Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Rana, 1 run, fuller length delivery and angling across the left-hander - Nitish leans across and then drags the heave wide of mid-wicket, KL wanted a second, but he's sent back

Marcus Stoinis to Nitish Rana, 1 run, 114.7 clicks, Nitish Rana drags the short ball through mid-wicket

Xavier Bartlett to Nitish Rana, SIX, that six is an icing on the cake. 28 runs from that Xavier Bartlett over. 6,4,4,4,4,6. This was pitched up by the bowler outside off, was in the slot and Nitish Rana bludgeoned it over deep extra cover for a flat six. Even his strike rate is more than 200 after that over

Xavier Bartlett to Nitish Rana, FOUR, 4,4,4,4. A full toss outside off, Nitish Rana gets hold of it and thumps it over the infield at covers for the fourth consecutive boundary of the over. He's on a roll

Xavier Bartlett to Nitish Rana, FOUR, make it a hat-trick of boundaries. This wasn't a convincing shot, but the batsman wouldn't mind it. This was on the shorter side, Nitish Rana goes for a pull and the top edge flies right over the keeper's head

Xavier Bartlett to Nitish Rana, FOUR, back-to-back fifties for Nitish Rana! He shuffles across in the crease and scoops the length delivery away to the fine leg fence. Has been a solid knock and has put Delhi Capitals in a strong position

Xavier Bartlett to Nitish Rana, FOUR, more runs for Rana. Nitish Rana shuffles across in the crease and scoops this towards short fine leg. Chahal was in awkward position while stopping that. Gets his hands and tries to push the ball away, but it races away to the boundary eventually

Xavier Bartlett to Nitish Rana, SIX, runs coming thick and fast. This was on the shorter side, Nitish Rana picks the length early and pulls it over deep mid-wicket. There was a fielder in the deep, but this cleared him comfortably

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, 1 run, just a single from the free-hit. Bowls a low full toss as Nitish Rana squeezes it past the bowler. Should have smashed it with more power

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, 1 run, tossed up delivery on leg, Nitish Rana squeezes it towards long-on

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Nitish Rana, 1 run, slapped towards extra cover where the fielder tries to grab it, misfields and allows a single

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Nitish Rana, no run, short and wide outside off, slapped to cover by Nitish Rana

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, 1 run, down the wicket to nudge this away towards the on-side

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, 1 run, flighted delivery on leg, Nitish Rana sweeps it through backward square leg

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, 2 runs, loopy delivery outside off, driven to wide long-off for a couple of runs

Xavier Bartlett to Nitish Rana, 1 run, yorker length ball on off, Nitish Rana squeezes it to long-off for a single

Xavier Bartlett to Nitish Rana, 1 run, on the shorter side, Nitish Rana pulls it through mid-wicket for a single

Xavier Bartlett to Nitish Rana, FOUR, another misfield. Short and wide outside off, Nitish Rana cuts it towards backward point where a fumble by the fielder results in four more. He tried to recover and chase it, however, wasn't able to stop it as the ball dribbled away

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, no run, slower through the air on leg, Nitish Rana nudges it with soft hands to mid-wicket

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, 1 run, drifting on the pads, Nitish Rana flicks it through square leg for a single

Yuzvendra Chahal to Nitish Rana, 1 run, tossed up delivery around middle and leg, driven to long-on for a single

Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, 1 run, nudged towards the leg-side for a single by Nitish Rana

Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, 1 run, clipped towards mid-on by Nitish Rana for a single

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Nitish Rana, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, driven through the off-side for one

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Nitish Rana, FOUR, not a great day in the field for the Punjab Kings. Shashank Singh the culprit again. Nitish Rana plays a square drive and Shashank Singh sprints across to his right, tries to stop it with a dive, misses and gives away a boundary

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Nitish Rana, FOUR, cracking cover drive! Vijaykumar Vyshak goes full outside off, a half-volley in the slot and Nitish Rana drills it through covers for a rollicking boundary. He's dealing in boundaries and looking in sublime touch. Played a rollicking knock in the previous match as well

Vijaykumar Vyshak to Nitish Rana, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, driven to covers by Nitish Rana

Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, no run, on a length around off, Nitish Rana steers it towards short third man

Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, squeezed to mid-off by Nitish Rana

Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, 2 runs, short of a length outside off, steered through point for a couple of runs

Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries. Short and wide outside off, Nitish Rana cuts it towards square third man where the fielder tries to stop it, but he slips in the process, gifting away a boundary. Think Priyansh Arya was the fielder on that occasion

Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, FOUR, flicked away! Easy pickings. This was a full toss on the pads and Nitish Rana flicked it away to the fine leg fence. First boundary of the innings for Rana

Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, no run, slower length delivery around middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket by Nitish Rana

Arshdeep Singh to Nitish Rana, 1 run, full and quick around middle and leg, Nitish Rana flicks it towards fine leg for a single