IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals sign off with winning note

Jaipur: Delhi Capitals signed off the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign with winning note as they beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets at the Sawai Mansing Stadium here on Saturday night. DC finished the campaign  at 5th position in the points table with 15 points while PBK remained at second position.

Chasing a huge total of 206, DC reached the target in 19.3 overs losing 4 wickets. KL Rahul (35 off 21 balls) and Fef Du Plessis (23) put on 55 runs in 33 balls for the opening wicket. Karun Nair, who has been picked in the Test squad for the England tour, hit 44 runs from 27 balls in the middle overs. Later, Sameer Rizvi took the charge and ensured the victory for DC as they needed 7 runs from the final over. Rizvi remained unbeaten at 58 off 25 balls.

Earlier, on a surface that demanded adaptability and mental steel, Punjab Kings delivered a classic T20 innings, built on a mixture of composure and power-hitting, to post a commanding 206/8.

The foundation was laid by skipper Shreyas Iyer’s calculated fifty in the middle overs, but it was Marcus Stoinis’ late blitz that lifted PBKS past the 200-run mark — the 7th 200-plus total for the Kings in IPL 2025.

After 15 overs, PBKS were 142 for 4. And then came the moment that truly turned the game in Punjab’s favour.

Just when PBKS looked set for a 220+ score, DC struck back in the 18th. Kuldeep Yadav dismissed both Iyer and Omarzai in a miserly over that yielded just three runs. Stoinis had been dropped early in that over too, but the 19th — bowled by Mohit Sharma — saw him go into Hulk mode once again.

Exploiting the field settings, he powered boundaries through square leg and straight down the ground, finishing with a breathtaking 44 off just 16 balls.

Brief scores: Punjab Kings 206/8 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 53, Marcus Stoinis 44; Mustafizur Rahman 3-33, Vipraj Nigam 2-38) lost to Delhi Capitals 208/4 in 19.3 overs (Sameer Rizvi 58no, KL Rahul 35, Fef Du Plessis 23, Harpreet Bra 2/41). Agencies

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