DC have won the toss and elected to bowl first
PBKS have lost their last three consecutive matches of the season
PBKS chased down 265 runs against DC in their last match.
Delhi Capitals (DC) pipped Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 3 wickets with an over to spare in match 55 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the serene Dharamshala Cricket Stadium, Himachal Pradesh, on Monday, May 11.
This was PBKS' fourth consecutive loss of the season after winning six straight matches, and now they have slid to the fourth spot in the standings with 13 points in 11 matches.
After being put into bat first, PBKS got off to a flying start with 50 runs on the board after 3 overs on the back of Priyansh Arya's blistering half-century. Once Arya got out, DC bowlers pulled back things, but Shreyas Iyer (59 not out) and Suryansh Hegde (21 not out off 8 balls) exploded at the death to take Punjab to a solid 210/8 in 20 overs.
In reply, DC were rattled by Arshdeep Singh's precise bowling, who dismissed in-form KL Rahul and youngster Sahil Parekh. Delhi were 47/3 in the powerplay, and the chase looked like a distant dream at that point but Axar Patel (57) and David Miller (51) took matters into their own hands and slammed brisk half-centuries to bring DC back in the game.
At the end, Ashutosh Sharma (24 off 10 balls) and Madhav Tiwari (18 not out off 8 balls) gave the finishing touch to DC's chase with their fiery knocks. Auqib Nabi blasted 10 runs off 2 balls to finish the chase in the 19th over itself.
While DC have saved themselves from getting eliminated, the playoff qualification still looks improbable for them as they could only reach to 14 points and their NRR is pretty bad (-0.993).
PBKS Vs DC, IPL 2026: Toss Update
Delhi Capitals have won the toss and elected to bowl first in Dharamshala.
PBKS Vs DC, IPL 2026: Playing XIs
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Suryansh Shedge, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Ben Dwarshuis, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul(w), Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel(c), Madhav Tiwari, Mukesh Kumar, Auqib Nabi Dar, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi
PBKS Vs DC, IPL 2026: Start Time, Streaming
The match 55 of IPL 2026 between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will be telecast live on the Star Sport Network. It will also be streamed live on the Jio Hotstar app. The live action action will begin at 7:30 PM IST.
