Lokesh Rahul’s 152 in vain after Punjab’s record chase against Delhi in IPL

DELHI, India (AP) — Delhi Capitals batter Lokesh Rahul hammered an Indian record 152 not out in 67 balls on Saturday but it proved in vain as the Punjab Kings won by six wickets to register the most successful run chase in IPL history.

Punjab charged to 265-4 in 18.5 overs in reply to Delhi’s 264-2 after opener Prabhsimran Singh had led the chase with 76 off 26 balls, including five sixes and nine fours.

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Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul celebrates his century during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in New Delhi, India, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul, right, celebrates after hits a six with batting partner Nitish Rana during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in New Delhi, India, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul, left, and batting partner Nitish Rana touch gloves during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in New Delhi, India, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul leaves the field at the end of the first inning of the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in New Delhi, India, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul celebrates after scoring one hundred and fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in New Delhi, India, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Skipper Shreyas Iyer also bludgeoned 71 not out in 36 deliveries, with seven sixes, as Punjab surpassed its own record for the previous highest successful run chase, when it made 262-2 against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024. Priyansh Arya chipped in with 43 off 17 balls, including five sixes.

Earlier, opener Rahul notched the highest IPL score by an Indian batter, going past Abhishek Sharma’s 141 for Sunrisers Hyderabad – also against Punjab – in 2025.

Rahul smashed nine sixes and 16 fours in his sixth IPL century, while Nitish Rana hit 91 off 44 balls as Delhi scored its highest-ever total in the competition.

Prabhsimran and Priyansh Arya, who made 43 in 17 balls, then gave Punjab a speedy start.

The game was halted for 14 minutes when Lungi Ngidi suffered a head injury while fielding. The Delhi paceman was taken to hospital.

Punjab now has six wins in seven games this season, with one no-result. Delhi’s loss was its fourth of the campaign as it slipped to sixth in the table.

In the evening game, Rajasthan Royals hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur.

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ISTANBUL (AP) — Officials and visitors from Australia, New Zealand and Turkey gathered in northwest Turkey on Saturday to commemorate the 111th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli.

The solemn ceremony began at 5:30 a.m. local time near a beach where the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, or Anzacs, first landed at Gallipoli at dawn on April 25, 1915.

The hour-long event included mournful hymns, prayers and the laying of wreaths by the participants, which included representatives from many countries around the world.

The Gallipoli campaign, part of a British-led effort to defeat the Ottoman Empire, ultimately failed, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides during the eight-month conflict. It aimed to secure a naval route from the Mediterranean Sea to Istanbul through the Dardanelles, and knock the Ottomans out of the war.

The battle helped forge Australia and New Zealand’s national identities as well as friendship with their former adversary, Turkey.

“From great suffering, understanding can grow. From former enemies, friendships can blossom. The relationship between Turkey, Australia and New Zealand is built on remembrance, respect and recognition of our shared humanity,” said Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Cindy Kiro during the opening address.

Turkish Col. Fatih Cansiz read from the tribute Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk made in 1934 for the fallen: “Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives … you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side in this country of ours.”

Ataturk first rose to prominence as commander of the Turkish forces at Gallipoli, then went on to lead Turkey’s War of Independence and ultimately found the Turkish Republic.