India, June 5 -- Madhav Tiwari just played three games towards the end of the 2026 IPL for Delhi Capitals, but he left a deep impression on those games.

The Madhya Pradesh allrounder, who made his IPL debut last season, was only brought into the DC Playing XI after the regulars disappointed. His first game of the 2026 season was against Punjab Kings at Dharamsala, and boy, did he shine big time there.

First, he took two wickets, those of the dangerous left-handers Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly. And then later with the bat, he made a crucial 18 not out off 8 balls at No.8 to help DC avenge their earlier defeat to PBKS.

He continued his rich vein of form in the next game. This time, he accounted for the cynosure of all eyes, Vaibhav ...