PBKS chased down the target of 265 with seven balls to spare.
Opting to bat first, DC racked up a mammoth 264/2 on the board, thanks to KL Rahul’s mind-boggling 152* off 67 balls and Nitish Rana’s 91 off 44 balls.
Chasing the target, PBKS reached home in 18.5 overs. Prabhsimran Singh (76 off 26) and Priyansh Arya (43 off 17) laid the foundation with a 126-run partnership for the opening wicket in just 6.5 overs before Shreyas Iyer (71* off 36) finished the game for the side.
Speaking during the post-match presentation, skipper Shreyas said his team's mindset during the chase was simple - to score 'one more run' than the Capitals and get a victory.
"In my mind, I was just saying that whatever they get from here on, I think we just have to score one more run and ensure we become victorious. And that was the mindset, nothing more, honestly speaking, because whatever balls the bowlers were bowling at that particular time, I think he was improvising and he (Rahul) was playing beautiful shots. So it didn't look like he was trying really hard. I just said to myself that if they can, we can too," Iyer said.
Sharing his thoughts on Rahul's knock, the PBKS captain said, "I'm running out of words, honestly speaking, because first of all, it was scorching hot to come out there and see bowlers getting hit for fours and sixes, you kind of lose your mindset. You don't know what to do in such a situation, but I know how the wicket was.
"We were actually presuming the wicket would turn, but there wasn't much turn to offer. Probably after the powerplay, when Yuzi (Chahal) came in to bowl, the ball was holding a bit, but wasn't creating much of an impact. Kudos to KL (Rahul). The way he played was fabulous and pleasing to the eye," he added.
Shreyas Iyer mentioned that because they had chased high totals in previous games, the mindset was to "get as many runs as possible in the powerplay."
“We discussed that in the previous games, we chased around 220–225 with two overs left. So the mindset was very much similar. Get as many runs as possible in the powerplay and they just went bonkers from ball one and steadied the ship for us. And the rest of us, we just wanted to capitalise on the start,” he remarked.
Talking about PBKS being abysmal in the bowling and fielding departments, Iyer said, "Right now, we just want to have as much fun as possible and relax because we had three days of hard work, practicing in the heat and playing in the heat.
"So, relax a bit and then the day after, we'll rejuvenate and probably go back to the drawing board to see how we can come back stronger and plan successfully regarding the opponents we'll be playing in the future," he concluded.