Punjab Kings are now unstoppable after the DC vs PBKS IPL 2026 game
Following the record-breaking DC vs PBKS result on 25 April 2026, teams need a new plan to stop the Punjab Kings. The key is to shut down their historic powerplay momentum and find ways to rattle Shreyas Iyer in the middle overs. Punjab pulled off a massive chase of 265 today at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, proving that even a huge total like Delhi’s 264 isn’t a safe lead anymore. Hence, future opponents have to rethink their bowling plans to avoid the kind of damage Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya did during their 116-run powerplay burst.
Target the reckless aggression of the openers
Bowlers can break the Punjab Kings’ rhythm by using pacey short balls right away to test Prabhsimran Singh’s patience. He smashed 76 off 26 today, but that high-risk approach creates plenty of chances if bowlers get their pace variations right. It’s also worth using a deep square leg and keeping fine leg inside the circle to bait him into a mistimed pull shot against the new ball. Since Priyansh Arya also goes big from ball one, sticking to a disciplined line outside off-stump might force the kind of sliced shots that Delhi failed to hang onto today.
Shut down Shreyas Iyer’s anchor role
Beating the Punjab Kings requires a heavy dose of spin in the middle overs to stop Shreyas Iyer from dictating the game. Shreyas steered the chase with an unbeaten 71, but he survived two drops that basically gifted the game to Punjab. Captains need to keep attacking fields even when the runs are flowing to make sure those half-chances actually stick. Since the middle order wobbled for a bit once the openers were gone, drying up the runs at this stage is the best way to force mistakes from the less experienced finishers.
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Expose the lack of bowling depth
Opponents have to go after the Punjab Kings’ fifth and sixth bowling options, which were the clear weak link in the 264 runs they gave up to Delhi. Even though the Kings won the DC vs PBKS match, bowlers like Xavier Bartlett and Arshdeep Singh went for a lot of runs at the death. By taking the game deep and keeping wickets in hand, batters can tee off on these expensive spells to set or chase down targets. At the end of the day, clinical execution is the only real way to stop Punjab in IPL 2026.
