Chahal’s ‘meme-worthy’ reaction to Cooper Connolly’s six:Madhav Tiwari’s maiden wicket, Tristan Stubbs’ bizarre run out

Delhi Capitals defeated Punjab Kings by three wickets in Match 55 of IPL 2026 at the HPCA Stadium on May 11. The victory marked DC’s fifth win of the season and kept their slim playoff chances alive. Meanwhile, Punjab Kings suffered their fourth consecutive defeat and missed the chance to climb to the top of the points table. Chasing a massive 211-run target, Axar Patel and David Miller played crucial half-centuries to guide Delhi Capitals to an important win. From Yuzvendra Chahal’s reaction to Cooper Connolly’s six, Madhav Tiwari’s maiden IPL wicket to Connolly’s bullet throw to dismiss Tristan Stubbs, let’s have a look at some amazing top moments and records from the crucial match between Delhi and Punjab. PBKS vs DC, Match 55, IPL 2026, Top Moments 1. Madhav Tiwari takes maiden IPL wicket in his first over PBKS pacer Madhav Tiwari takes his first IPL wicket in his first over. Madhya Pradesh bowler dismissed Priyansh Arya in the last ball of the 9th over. Arya scored 56 runs in 33 balls at Dharamshala. 2. Shreyas Iyer hits a one-handed six Shreyas Iyer produced a stunning one-handed six against Lungi Ngidi’s slower delivery in the 12th over. Although he failed to fully pick the change of pace, the ball was slightly overpitched, allowing Iyer to complete his shot beautifully. With mid-off positioned inside the circle, the ball sailed effortlessly over the fielder for a spectacular maximum. 3. Yuzvendra Chahal reacts to Cooper Connolly’s maximum PBKS spinner Yuzvendra Chahal reacts to Cooper Connolly’s maximum in the 15th over. Connolly produced a sensational strike as he cleared his front leg and smashed the ball with immense power. Despite his body weight moving away from the delivery, Connolly relied purely on timing and strong hands to send the ball soaring out of the ground for a massive six. 4. Suryansh Shedge hits Mitchell Starc for a 100m six Suryansh Shedge launched a gigantic 100-metre six off Mitchell Starc in the 19th over of the first innings. Delhi pacer bowled it slightly short around off stump, and Shedge quickly rocked back before hammering the ball over deep mid-wicket. It was a clean and powerful strike that left everyone stunned. 5. Yash Thakur uprooted Abhishek Porel’s middle stump In the last ball of the second over, Yash Thakur uprooted Abhishek Porel’s middle stump in the second innings. Porel played a half-hearted drive on the up through mid-wicket, but he missed it, and Yash hit the target like a bull’s eye. 6. Cooper Connolly’s bullet throw to dismiss Tristan Stubbs Brilliant work from Cooper Connolly to dismiss Tristan Stubbs. It was a call from Stubbs; he even went more than halfway down as the ball rolled on, only to be sent back by Axar Patel. Tristan’s full dive couldn’t even save him from Connolly’s bullet throw. Also Read: Tim David fined 30% match fee after ‘insulting gesture’, handed over one demerit point following ‘middle finger’ incident PBKS vs DC, Match 55, IPL 2026, Record 1) Six off the first ball of an IPL match Priyansh Arya started the innings in style by smashing a six off the very first ball bowled by Mitchell Starc. It was a fuller ball that shaped away outside off stump, but it landed perfectly in Arya’s hitting zone. The left-hander leaned into the shot, opened the bat face, and brilliantly carved it over cover-point for a magnificent maximum 2. PBKS scored 200+ seven times in a season Punjab Kings scored 200+ for seven times in this session so far. Gujarat Titans (GT) had earlier scored the most with eight times in the 2025 edition. Also, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) had scored 200+ eight times in this season. 3. Punjab failed to defend a 200+ target for the 9th time Punjab has become the team with the most losses while defending a 200+ score in IPL history. With the loss against Delhi, the team failed to defend a 200+ target for the 9th time. Royal Challengers Bangalore is second on this list with 7 losses. Punjab allowed the opposition team to score 200+ runs for the seventh time in IPL 2026. The team has now joined the list of teams that have conceded the most 200+ scores in a season. In this list, Hyderabad, Rajasthan, and Lucknow have also conceded 200+ scores 7 times each.