Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, 55th Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Player HighlightsPBKS vs DC, 55th Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Player Highlights

Marcus Stoinis to Axar Patel, out Caught by Ben Dwarshuis!! Stoinis does the job for his team. He breaks the partnership and sends back a well-set Axar. A fine knock from the Delhi Capitals captain. But he would be disappointed that he couldn't take them over the line. This was full and in slot, Axar clears his front leg and swings hard, does not time it and the ball skies towards long-on. Dwarshuis settles under and makes no mistake. Just when they were getting the impetus into the innings, Punjab Kings have struck. Game back in the balance! Axar Patel c Ben Dwarshuis b Marcus Stoinis 56(30) [4s-8 6s-2]

Marcus Stoinis to Axar Patel, FOUR, hat-trick of fours. Cross-seam delivery, angled across and Axar saw the width, he throws his bat and slashes it off the outside-edge over short third. Axar and Delhi Capitals on the move..

Marcus Stoinis to Axar Patel, FOUR, fifty for Axar. Finally the Delhi Capitals captain has come to the party. It might be a touch late in the tournament but they still have a game to win. He raises his bat and acknowledges the applause. Fullish delivery, right at the stumps and Axar heaves it towards cow corner. Not off the middle but right in the gap

Marcus Stoinis to Axar Patel, FOUR, much needed boundary. Just the two wides from the first two deliveries. But Axar gets hold of the short of length delivery, nails the pull in front of square and splits the two fielders in the deep

Marcus Stoinis to Axar Patel, wide, slower short ball outside off, Axar can't reach it and an easy call for the umpire

Marcus Stoinis to Axar Patel, no run, good length ball, no room on offer and Axar defends to the right of Stoinis

Marcus Stoinis to Axar Patel, wide, yorker around leg, Axar moves inside the line and does not make contact with the glance

Marcus Stoinis to Axar Patel, no run, short of length angled across, Axar bends down and does not connect with the ramp

Yash Thakur to Axar Patel, 1 run, 110.6ks slower off-cutter, Axar nudges it with soft hands to mid-wicket and Yash chases it down himself

Yash Thakur to Axar Patel, 1 run, full and at the stumps, Axar flicks it to deep mid-wicket

Yash Thakur to Axar Patel, 5 wides, the runs are coming at a good clip for Delhi Capitals. Axar shimmies down and Yash went short, but it is too short and sails over Axar, no chance for Prabhsimran as well. Some bonus runs added to the tally..

Yash Thakur to Axar Patel, 2 runs, excellent stop by Dwarshuis. 139ks Good length around off, Axar plays it late and steers it behind square. Dwarshuis is fine at third man and he manages to get around, dive and save a couple

Yash Thakur to Axar Patel, no run, premeditated the scoop and Yash saw that, he went short and followed Axar, who shuffled across and cramped him for room. No contact made and the ball carries nicely to Prabhsimran

Ben Dwarshuis to Axar Patel, SIX, fabulous shot! This is Axar at his best - when he is hitting towards long-on and deep mid-wicket. This was a back of a length delivery and Axar picked the bones out of that, transferred his weight back and thumped it into the wide long-on stand

Ben Dwarshuis to Axar Patel, 1 run, 112.7ks off-pace delivery, Axar cracks it square and picks out Shedge in the deep

Marcus Stoinis to Axar Patel, 1 run, 127.9ks leg-lined delivery, Axar tucks it to deep square leg

Marcus Stoinis to Axar Patel, 1 run, too straight - on middle and leg, Axar works it gently to mid-wicket and crosses over

Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, 1 run, 132.7ks good length ball, no room but Axar manages to dab it in front of third man

Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, FOUR, another gimme from Jansen and Axar helps himself to a boundary. Slips it down leg, Axar just needed to get some bat which he does and the ball races away to fine leg

Ben Dwarshuis to Axar Patel, 1 run, dropped! There goes another. This was a bit tougher than the one Arshdeep put down. Axar picks the fullish delivery off the pads and flicks it to deep square leg. Shedge comes in, bends low and gets both hands but he's not able to hang on. The camera pans to Ponting after each drop and he is not a happy coach

Ben Dwarshuis to Axar Patel, out Tristan Stubbs Run Out!! Brilliant work from Connolly. What was Axar doing? It was Stubbs' call as the ball rolled behind square on the off-side. He was more than halfway down when he was sent back and even a full stretch dive can't save him. Good length ball, nips in a touch and catches Axar to the crease, he ekes out an inside-edge onto the pad and the ball rolls towards backward point. Stubbs was off but got no response from his skipper. Connolly swoops down, collects it cleanly and hits the stumps at the non-striker's end. Tristan Stubbs run out (Cooper Connolly) 12(17) [4s-1]

Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, FOUR, third time is the charm. Axar shimmies out and Jansen goes short, banged into the wicket and Axar had the space to play the ramp, not quite off the middle but fine enough to beat third man

Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, no run, repeat of the previous delivery. Jansen hits the hard length and gets it to climb, the line was outside off but Axar is beaten by the extra bounce. Not far from nicking it to Prabhsimran

Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, no run, 132.6ks short of length close to off, Axar aims to steer it to third man but the line was close and Jansen got a bit of extra bounce, the ball goes over the top-edge

Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, 1 run, 134.8ks short of length around the hips, Axar tucks it backward of square leg

Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, FOUR, nicely done! 137.1ks on a length and around off, Axar uses the pace and dabs it behind the square. The ball travels quickly and beats a diving Chahal getting across from third man

Ben Dwarshuis to Axar Patel, 2 wides, there he goes again.. Drifting down leg, Axar can't meet with the glance and Prabhsimran dives across, parries it to fine leg

Ben Dwarshuis to Axar Patel, FOUR, back to back fours. Good intent from Axar. He sees a full and wide delivery, mid-off is also inside the ring and Axar lofts through the line, clears the infield and picks up the boundary

Ben Dwarshuis to Axar Patel, FOUR, Dwarshuis is struggling against the left-hander, another stray down leg and Axar tickles it fine. The length was short and Axar played it with soft hands, got it fine and beat Prabhsimran behind the wicket

Ben Dwarshuis to Axar Patel, 1 run, 131.3ks full pitcher at the stumps, Axar drives to long-on

Ben Dwarshuis to Axar Patel, 3 wides, strays down leg, Axar misses the glance and Prabhsimran does not glove it cleanly as the ball bounced in front of him, concedes couple more extras

Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, no run, dug in short on middle, Axar Patel ducks under the bouncer, didn't get his bat down, lucky it didn't just clip it on the way

Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, Axar Patel gets a thick inside-edge that goes down to fine-leg

Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, SIX, now that's a statement from Axar Patel! Length delivery on off-stump, Axar Patel skips down the track and thumps it straight back down the ground

Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, wide, short and heading down leg, will be wide

Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, no run, good length delivery outside off, Axar Patel fishes for it away from his body and it zips past the outside-edge, very tentative and no footwork at all

Arshdeep Singh to Axar Patel, 2 wides, full and well down leg this time, Prabhsimran Singh puts in a dive and parries towards fine-leg, couple more extras

Arshdeep Singh to Axar Patel, 2 wides, good length delivery that just slides down leg, slight fumble from Prabhsimran Singh and they pinch an extra run