Catching, bowling in PowerPlay need improvement: Venugopal Rao

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Punjab Kings' skipper Shreyas Iyer plays a changeable  during the Indian Premier League 2026 lucifer  against Delhi Capitals astatine  Arun Jaitley Stadium successful  New Delhi, connected  April 26.

Punjab Kings' skipper Shreyas Iyer plays a changeable during the Indian Premier League 2026 lucifer against Delhi Capitals astatine Arun Jaitley Stadium successful New Delhi, connected April 26. | Photo Credit: ANI

Venugopal Rao, Delhi Capitals’ Director of Cricket, lamented his team’s mediocre catching and bowling successful the archetypal six overs aft a demoralising six-wicket decision to Punjab Kings astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium connected Saturday (April 26, 2026). Despite posting its highest-ever full of 264 for two, courtesy K.L. Rahul’s career-best unbeaten effort of 152, DC contrived to spell down with 7 balls to spare.

Among the flaws laid bare, the fielding lapses were peculiarly galling. Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer, who signifier the fulcrum of PBKS’ power-packed batting line-up, were each offered reprieves that they gleefully capitalised on.

Published - April 26, 2026 01:21 p.m. IST

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