Why KL Rahul Left Wicketkeeping Midway in DC vs PBKS?

The Northern Derby, Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings, is underway at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Both the teams have a history of some of the amazing matches being played between the two. Considering the Head to Head record of these two teams, Punjab Kings lead with 17 wins in the DC vs PBKS H2H Record.

In the 35th match, the toss was won by the Delhi Capitals who chose to bat first and put Mammoth total of 264 runs in 20 overs. KL Rahul played a terrific innings of 152 runs in the first innings. Moreover, it was a day game and weather was quite hot but still came to keep the wickets. But after almost 7 overs, Tristan Stubbs took KL Rahul Wicketkeeping role.

Why KL Rahul Left Wicketkeeping Midway?

The reason behind why KL Rahul left wicketkeeping midway is due to the exertion in the first innings as he scored 152 runs. KL Rahul batted through whole first innings in the DC vs PBKS IPL 2026, on a hot day match in Delhi. He played heck of an innings joining the list of most runs by an individual in IPL innings.

KL Rahul, one of the best batsman in IPL, who also keeps well, came to do wicketkeeping earlier but went out due to fatigue on the ground. The other player who was available to keep wickets in the Playing XI was Tristan Stubbs who took his role after 6.5 over. However, there is no information or signs of KL Rahul injury and he only went out of the ground to avoid more stress on the body and work on cramps after an innings of 152 runs.

KL Rahul Excellent Batting Performance

KL Rahul has shown his intent in the IPL 2026 where he is the new IPL Orange Cap holder, with a terrific innings of 152 runs against his former team Punjab Kings. He became the third overall batter to go past 150+ runs in an IPL innings, also the first Indian to achieve this feat. His innings included 16 boundaries and 9 sixes, which helped him to bat at a strike rate of 226.87. However, DC lost the match after score 264 runs but the team will be hoping that KL Rahul will continue this form in the next upcoming matches.