PBKS Vs DC, IPL 2026: Axar Patel, David Miller Guide Delhi Capitals To Thrilling Win
Fifties from captain Axar Patel and David Miller powered Delhi Capitals to a thrilling three-wicket win over Punjab Kings and kept their slim playoff hopes alive in Indian Premier League 2026 on Monday (May 11). Sent in to bat at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala, Priyansh Arya (56 off 33) and Prabhsimran Singh (18) shared 78 runs off 41 balls for the opening wicket for PBKS. After their departure, Shreyas Iyer (59 not out off 36 balls) and Cooper Connolly (38 off 27) took responsibility to carry the innings forward as PBKS posted 210 for five. In reply, DC slipped to 74 for four but Axar (56) and Miller (51) resurrected the chase, while Ashutosh Sharma and Madhav Tiwari completed the task, scoring 216 for seven in 19 overs.
Punjab Kings' coach Ricky Ponting, squatting left, speaks to Punjab Kings' openers Prabhsimran Singh, center, and Priyansh Arya before the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Priyansh Arya, left, and Punjab Kings' Prabhsimran Singh walk out to bat during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Priyansh Arya plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Delhi Capitals' Tristan Stubbs attempts unsuccessfully to take a catch during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Prabhsimran Singh plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Punjab Kings' Priyansh Arya celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Priyansh Arya and Punjab Kings' Prabhsimran Singh run between the wickets during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Delhi Capitals' Auqib Nabi reacts after successfully taking a catch to dismiss Punjab Kings' Prabhsimran Singh during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Delhi Capitals' Madhav Tiwari, center, celebrates the wicket of Punjab Kings' Priyansh Arya with teammates during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' co-owner Preity Zinta, second right, during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Punjab Kings' Cooper Connolly plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer looks at his bat after playing a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Suryansh Shedge plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
A laser show lights up the sky during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Marco Jansen takes the catch of Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Sahil Parakh plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Punjab Kings' Yuzvendra Chahal, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the catch Delhi Capitals' Sahil Parakh of during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Punjab Kings' Yash Thakur celebrates the wicket of Delhi Capitals' Abhishek Porel during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Delhi Capitals' captain Axar Patel talks to teammate David Miller as later comes out to play during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Delhi Capitals' captain Axar Patel plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Delhi Capitals' David Miller plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
Delhi Capitals' Ashutosh Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, India. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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