{"id":15172,"date":"2026-05-12T00:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/12\/virat-kohli-once-priyansh-arya-twice-punjab-kings-opener-enters-ipl-record-books-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T00:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:25:18","slug":"virat-kohli-once-priyansh-arya-twice-punjab-kings-opener-enters-ipl-record-books-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=15172","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli once, Priyansh Arya twice! Punjab Kings opener enters IPL record books | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131016916,imgsize-43706,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/priyansh-arya-1105-ipl.jpg\" alt=\"Virat Kohli once, Priyansh Arya twice! Punjab Kings opener enters IPL record books\" title=\"Priyansh Arya  (BCCI\/IPL Photo) \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Priyansh Arya  (BCCI\/IPL Photo) \">Priyansh Arya  (BCCI\/IPL Photo) <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Mitchell Starc was all set to open the bowling for Delhi Capitals against Punjab Kings in their crucial IPL 2026 clash at Dharamsala. But PBKS opener Priyansh Arya had other plans.<!-- --> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>On the very first ball of the match, Priyansh stepped out and smashed Starc for a stunning six over cover point, immediately putting Delhi Capitals under pressure and lighting up the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium crowd.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Why Suryakumar Yadav is set to lose India T20I captaincy: All you need to know<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The shot also helped Priyansh enter an elite IPL list of batters to hit a six off the very first ball of a match. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Before him, only a handful of players had achieved the rare feat &#8211; Naman Ojha against Brad Hodge in Durban in 2009, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/virat-kohli\/3993\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Virat Kohli<\/a> off Varun Aaron in Bengaluru in 2019, Phil Salt off Nuwan Thushara in Kolkata in 2024, and Priyansh himself against Khaleel Ahmed in Mullanpur in 2025.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Interestingly, earlier this season Yashasvi Jaiswal had also smashed Starc for a six off the opening ball in Jaipur.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>With this latest maximum, Yashasvi continues to lead the chart for most sixes off the first ball of an IPL innings with four, while Priyansh moved to second place with three.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Earlier, Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and opted to field first. Delhi made five changes to their playing XI, bringing in Abishek Porel, Sahil Parekh, David Miller, Madhav Tiwari and Aaquib Nabi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Punjab Kings, meanwhile, handed a debut to Australian left-arm pacer Ben Dwarshuis, who replaced the injured Lockie Ferguson.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Six off the first ball of an IPL match<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Naman Ojha (RR) off Brad Hodge (KKR), Durban, 2009<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Virat Kohli (RCB) off Varun Aaron (RR), Bengaluru, 2019<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Phil Salt (KKR) off Nuwan Thushara (MI), Kolkata, 2024<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Priyansh Arya (PBKS) off Khaleel Ahmed (CSK), Mullanpur, 2025<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) off Mitchell Starc (DC), Jaipur, 2026<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>Priyansh Arya (PBKS) off Mitchell Starc (DC), Dharamsala, 2026*<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Most times, hitting six on the first ball of an IPL innings<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>4 &#8211; Yashasvi Jaiswal<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/>3 &#8211; Priyansh Arya<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">PBKS vs DC<\/span><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">: Playing XIs<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"51\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"52\"\/>Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Suryansh Shedge, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Ben Dwarshuis, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"54\"\/>Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (c), Madhav Tiwari, Mukesh Kumar, Auqib Nabi Dar, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"56\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/virat-kohli-once-priyansh-arya-twice-punjab-kings-opener-enters-ipl-record-books\/articleshow\/131016928.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Priyansh Arya (BCCI\/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Mitchell Starc was all set to open the bowling for Delhi Capitals against Punjab Kings in their crucial IPL 2026 clash at Dharamsala. But PBKS opener Priyansh Arya had other plans. On the very first ball of the match, Priyansh stepped out and smashed Starc for a stunning six&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}