Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals - Players & Playing XI · IPL 2026
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Based on the last 17 T20 matches at this venue (since May 2013). 5 rain-affected matches excluded.
Recent Matches at This Venue
| Match | 1st Inn | 2nd Inn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND vs SA 14 Dec 2025 | 117/10 (20) | 120/3 (15.5) | 237 |
| PBKS vs DC 11 May 2026 | 210/5 (20) | 216/7 (19) | 426 |
| PBKS vs MI 14 May 2026 | 200/8 (20) | 205/4 (19.5) | 405 |
| PBKS vs RCB 17 May 2026 | 222/4 (20) | 199/8 (20) | 421 |
| RCB vs GT 26 May 2026 | 254/5 (20) | 162/10 (19.3) | 416 |
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Rilee Rossouw
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2 wkts
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Projected Win Probability
Punjab Kings
| Player | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ovrs | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priyansh Arya | 28.5 | 14 | 203.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | 66.6 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | 32.2 | 20 | 162.2 | 3.4 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 68.9 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 38.6 | 24 | 162.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 0.0 | 81.7 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 23.6 | 16 | 149.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 21 | 10.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 85.0 |
| Cooper Connolly | 26.2 | 17 | 151.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 14 | 7.8 | 0.5 | - | - | 84.4 |
| Shashank Singh | 24.9 | 15 | 161.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 54.4 |
| Marco Jansen | 13.5 | 10 | 136.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 39 | 10.4 | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 86.2 |
| Suryansh Shedge | 16.8 | 11 | 157.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | - | 42.1 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 3.9 | 4 | 88.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 30 | 8.8 | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 74.4 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 3.3 | 4 | 94.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 34 | 9.7 | 0.2 | - | - | 62.4 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 2.1 | 3 | 72.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 40 | 10.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 75.0 |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | 2.6 | 3 | 97.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 42 | 12.1 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 59.2 |
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| Azmatullah Omarzai | 23.1 | 16 | 143.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 28 | 9.5 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 108.5 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 12.2 | 9 | 132.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 35 | 9.5 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 94.4 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 9.8 | 8 | 131.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 41 | 11.1 | 0.8 | - | - | 77.5 |
| Mitchell Owen | 18.1 | 10 | 177.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 13 | 12.3 | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 69.3 |
| Yash Thakur | 5.1 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 43 | 12.5 | 0.1 | - | 0.0 | 63.6 |
| Harpreet Brar | 9.5 | 8 | 121.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 26 | 8.7 | 0.3 | - | - | 61.7 |
| Vishal Nishad | 5.1 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.7 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 48.4 |
| Musheer Khan | 5.1 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.7 | 0.0 | - | - | 44.6 |
| Nehal Wadhera | 20.2 | 15 | 136.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 43.9 |
| Praveen Dubey | 7.9 | 10 | 79.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 19 | 8.7 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 40.9 |
| Harnoor Singh | 18.4 | 14 | 135.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 40.1 |
| Pyla Avinash | 18.4 | 14 | 135.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 40.1 |
| Vishnu Vinod | 9.6 | 10 | 98.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | 20.1 |
Delhi Capitals
| Player | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ovrs | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | 30.9 | 20 | 155.4 | 3.2 | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | 65.2 |
| Lokesh Rahul | 40.8 | 27 | 152.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 84.2 |
| Nitish Rana | 23.9 | 16 | 147.8 | 2.6 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 51.4 |
| Tristan Stubbs | 23.0 | 17 | 133.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | - | 47.1 |
| Sameer Rizvi | 23.6 | 16 | 145.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 50.4 |
| Axar Patel | 11.8 | 10 | 117.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 27 | 8.4 | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 76.2 |
| Ashutosh Sharma | 20.2 | 13 | 161.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | 46.0 |
| Vipraj Nigam | 14.9 | 8 | 190.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 31 | 11.9 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 62.9 |
| Mitchell Starc | 3.1 | 4 | 80.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 40 | 10.9 | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 81.2 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4.0 | 5 | 76.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 33 | 9.4 | 0.1 | - | 0.0 | 68.5 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 2.6 | 3 | 81.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 33 | 9.4 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 66.1 |
| Mukesh Kumar | 2.2 | 3 | 64.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 42 | 13.1 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 57.5 |
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| Dushmantha Chameera | 2.8 | 5 | 56.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 37 | 10.3 | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 81.0 |
| Kyle Jamieson | 6.6 | 6 | 106.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 41 | 11.9 | 0.2 | - | - | 67.3 |
| Ben Duckett | 27.2 | 18 | 155.7 | 3.5 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 0.0 | 61.8 |
| Ajay Mandal | 9.6 | 8 | 130.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 29 | 8.2 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 55.7 |
| Thangarasu Natarajan | 4.8 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 45 | 13.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 54.5 |
| Abhishek Porel | 24.3 | 17 | 145.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 51.2 |
| Sahil Parakh | 26.9 | 21 | 135.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 51.0 |
| Prithvi Shaw | 21.9 | 15 | 151.1 | 3.0 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 49.4 |
| Karun Nair | 20.2 | 15 | 139.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 45.6 |
| David Miller | 20.8 | 14 | 145.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 45.3 |
| Tripurana Vijay | 9.6 | 8 | 130.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 27.2 |
| Auqib Nabi | 4.8 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 37 | 13.1 | 0.0 | - | - | 23.8 |
| Madhav Tiwari | 4.8 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 19.2 |
Projected Player Points
| Player | Team | PP | D11 Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Punjab Kings | 54.8 | 108.5 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | Punjab Kings | 45.3 | 94.4 |
| Lokesh Rahul | Delhi Capitals | 45.0 | 84.2 |
| Shreyas Iyer | Punjab Kings | 44.6 | 81.7 |
| Marco Jansen | Punjab Kings | 43.2 | 86.2 |
| Marcus Stoinis | Punjab Kings | 42.8 | 85.0 |
| Xavier Bartlett | Punjab Kings | 41.7 | 77.5 |
| Cooper Connolly | Punjab Kings | 41.5 | 84.4 |
| Mitchell Starc | Delhi Capitals | 41.3 | 81.2 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | Delhi Capitals | 39.9 | 81.0 |
| Axar Patel | Delhi Capitals | 37.6 | 76.2 |
| Arshdeep Singh | Punjab Kings | 35.3 | 75.0 |
| Lockie Ferguson | Punjab Kings | 35.2 | 74.4 |
| Ben Duckett | Delhi Capitals | 35.1 | 61.8 |
| Kyle Jamieson | Delhi Capitals | 34.0 | 67.3 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | Punjab Kings | 34.0 | 68.9 |
| Mitchell Owen | Punjab Kings | 33.8 | 69.3 |
| Pathum Nissanka | Delhi Capitals | 33.6 | 65.2 |
| Yash Thakur | Punjab Kings | 32.2 | 63.6 |
| Priyansh Arya | Punjab Kings | 31.2 | 66.6 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Delhi Capitals | 30.9 | 68.5 |
| Vipraj Nigam | Delhi Capitals | 30.8 | 62.9 |
| Tristan Stubbs | Delhi Capitals | 30.2 | 47.1 |
| Mukesh Kumar | Delhi Capitals | 29.8 | 57.5 |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | Punjab Kings | 29.8 | 59.2 |
| Shashank Singh | Punjab Kings | 28.8 | 54.4 |
| Harpreet Brar | Punjab Kings | 28.7 | 61.7 |
| Lungi Ngidi | Delhi Capitals | 28.5 | 66.1 |
| Sameer Rizvi | Delhi Capitals | 27.8 | 50.4 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Punjab Kings | 27.5 | 62.4 |
| Thangarasu Natarajan | Delhi Capitals | 27.5 | 54.5 |
| Abhishek Porel | Delhi Capitals | 27.2 | 51.2 |
| Sahil Parakh | Delhi Capitals | 26.9 | 51.0 |
| Nitish Rana | Delhi Capitals | 26.3 | 51.4 |
| David Miller | Delhi Capitals | 25.6 | 45.3 |
| Prithvi Shaw | Delhi Capitals | 24.1 | 49.4 |
| Nehal Wadhera | Punjab Kings | 23.9 | 43.9 |
| Karun Nair | Delhi Capitals | 23.8 | 45.6 |
| Suryansh Shedge | Punjab Kings | 23.6 | 42.1 |
| Ashutosh Sharma | Delhi Capitals | 22.8 | 46.0 |
| Ajay Mandal | Delhi Capitals | 22.6 | 55.7 |
| Harnoor Singh | Punjab Kings | 21.4 | 40.1 |
| Pyla Avinash | Punjab Kings | 21.4 | 40.1 |
| Tripurana Vijay | Delhi Capitals | 19.6 | 27.2 |
| Praveen Dubey | Punjab Kings | 18.3 | 40.9 |
| Vishal Nishad | Punjab Kings | 18.1 | 48.4 |
| Musheer Khan | Punjab Kings | 15.1 | 44.6 |
| Madhav Tiwari | Delhi Capitals | 14.8 | 19.2 |
| Vishnu Vinod | Punjab Kings | 11.0 | 20.1 |
| Auqib Nabi | Delhi Capitals | 9.6 | 23.8 |
Punjab Kings · Innings 1
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priyansh Arya | c Fielder b Madhav Tiwari | 56 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 169.7 |
| Prabhsimran Singh (wk) | c Auqib Nabi b Mukesh Kumar | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 120 |
| Shreyas Iyer (c) | not out | 59* | 36 | 5 | 3 | 163.89 |
| Cooper Connolly | c David Miller b Madhav Tiwari | 38 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 140.74 |
| Marcus Stoinis | c Madhav Tiwari b Mitchell Starc | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Shashank Singh | c Axar Patel b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suryansh Shedge | not out | 21* | 8 | 2 | 2 | 262.5 |
Delhi Capitals · Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 4 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 14.25 | 7 | 0 |
| Auqib Nabi | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mukesh Kumar | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | 2 | 0 |
| Madhav Tiwari | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
Delhi Capitals · Innings 2
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokesh Rahul (wk) | c Marco Jansen b Arshdeep Singh | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Abhishek Porel | b Yash Thakur | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Sahil Parakh | c Yuzvendra Chahal b Arshdeep Singh | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 216.67 |
| Tristan Stubbs | run out (Cooper Connolly) | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 70.59 |
| Axar Patel (c) | c Ben Dwarshuis b Marcus Stoinis | 56 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 186.67 |
| David Miller | c Prabhsimran Singh b Ben Dwarshuis | 51 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 182.14 |
| Ashutosh Sharma | c Praveen Dubey b Yash Thakur | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 240 |
| Madhav Tiwari | not out | 18* | 8 | 2 | 1 | 225 |
| Auqib Nabi | not out | 10* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 500 |
Punjab Kings · Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 4 | 0 |
| Yash Thakur | 4 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 13.75 | 5 | 1 |
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 4 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 12.75 | 5 | 0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 3 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 14.67 | 2 | 0 |
Statz Rating
A contextual performance score measuring each player's overall impact in the match. Scaled against the season so ratings are directly comparable across fixtures.
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arshdeep Singh
PBKS
|
119.4 |
| 2 |
Madhav Tiwari
DC
|
99.5 |
| 3 |
Axar Patel
DC
|
72.8 |
| 4 |
Priyansh Arya
PBKS
|
69.1 |
| 5 |
Shreyas Iyer
PBKS
|
68.4 |
| 6 |
David Miller
DC
|
66.3 |
| 7 |
Ashutosh Sharma
DC
|
55.7 |
| 8 |
Suryansh Shedge
PBKS
|
53.9 |
| 9 |
Auqib Nabi
DC
|
44.7 |
| 10 |
Mukesh Kumar
DC
|
43.7 |
| 11 |
Cooper Connolly
PBKS
|
42.1 |
| 12 |
Yash Thakur
PBKS
|
40.2 |
| 13 |
Mitchell Starc
DC
|
33.3 |
| 14 |
Sahil Parakh
DC
|
31.0 |
| 15 |
Ben Dwarshuis
PBKS
|
23.1 |
| 16 |
Prabhsimran Singh
PBKS
|
21.6 |
| 17 |
Marcus Stoinis
PBKS
|
20.1 |
| 18 |
Tristan Stubbs
DC
|
12.2 |
| 19 |
Lokesh Rahul
DC
|
10.5 |
| 20 |
Marco Jansen
PBKS
|
9.8 |
| 21 |
Lungi Ngidi
DC
|
8.8 |
| 22 |
Abhishek Porel
DC
|
4.9 |
| 23 |
Shashank Singh
PBKS
|
0.0 |
How Statz Rating works:
- Each player receives a contextual match impact score based on their all-round contribution — batting, bowling, and situational factors.
- Ratings are scaled against the season benchmark so they are directly comparable across fixtures and to the season leaderboard.
- A typical top performer scores around 100. Exceptional performances can exceed 100.
Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals – IPL 2026 Match Report | Statz
Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) in the 55th match of 74 in the Indian Premier League 2026, played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. The win keeps Delhi’s faint playoffs hopes alive but with four wins from 11 games they remain eighth – a long way off the pace set by the top four.
First Innings – Punjab Kings 210/5 (20 overs)
Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh opened for Punjab at the top of a high-scoring contest in Dharamsala. Prabhsimran went for 18 off 15, caught in the deep in the 7th over with Punjab on 78. Arya continued the assault, smashing 56 off 33 – 2 fours and 6 sixes – before being caught out with the score on 97 in the 9th over (8.6).
Shreyas Iyer was the innings anchor, stroking a composed 59 off 36 (5 fours, 3 sixes) to close unbeaten. Cooper Connolly contributed 38 off 27 before being caught at 180 in the 18th over. Marcus Stoinis and Shashank Singh fell cheaply with the score on 187 – two wickets in two balls in over 18. Suryansh Shedge then launched 21 off just 8 deliveries (2 fours, 2 sixes, SR 263) to take Punjab to 210/5.
For Delhi, Madhav Tiwari was the pick of the bowlers with 2/40 from 4 overs – the wickets of Connolly and Stoinis. Mitchell Starc also took 2 wickets but went for 57 from 4 overs including 7 wides, a costly spell. Mukesh Kumar was the most economical Delhi seamer at 7.75 runs per over.
Second Innings – Delhi Capitals 216/7 (19 overs)
Delhi needed 211 to win and came out swinging. The top order fell quickly – Abhishek Porel bowled for 5 in the 2nd over, Lokesh Rahul caught for 9 off 8 at 14/2. Sahil Parakh hit 13 off 6 before being caught at 33 in the 5th over. Tristan Stubbs was run out for 12 off 17 at 74 in the 8th over – a slow innings that applied brakes when DC needed momentum.
Axar Patel then took control with a brilliant 56 off 30 (8 fours, 2 sixes, SR 187) before being caught at 138 in over 13.6 – Delhi still needing 73 from 37 balls with 5 wickets in hand. David Miller kept the chase on track with 51 off 28 (3 fours, 4 sixes) before falling at 170 in over 16.3. Ashutosh Sharma smashed 24 off 10 (SR 240) before being caught-sub at 205 in over 18.5. In the end, Madhav Tiwari (18* off 8, SR 225) and Auqib Nabi (10* off 2, SR 500) saw Delhi home with an over to spare.
Arshdeep Singh was outstanding for Punjab with 2/21 from 4 overs – an economy of 5.25 in a ground that leaked runs throughout. Yash Thakur also took 2 wickets but his 13.75 economy hurt badly.
Statz MVP – Arshdeep Singh (117.54)
Arshdeep Singh tops the Statz ratings with a score of 117.54 – Statz calculates impact based on match context, and Arshdeep’s figures of 2/21 in a 216-run chase were exceptional. Conceding just 5.25 per over at Dharamsala, where every other bowler struggled, makes this one of the best bowling performances of the match.
The official Man of the Match went to Madhav Tiwari – whose contribution of 2/40 and 18* was undeniably important to the win. But Statz rates the quality of Arshdeep’s bowling performance higher. Tiwari scores 98.03 – just behind Arshdeep – which reflects how close this call is. On this occasion, Statz and the official award disagree.
Top 5 Statz Ratings
- Arshdeep Singh (PBKS) – 117.54 – 2/21 from 4 overs, economy 5.25 in a high-scoring contest
- Madhav Tiwari (DC) – 98.03 – 2 wickets with the ball and 18* to seal the win; official Man of the Match
- Axar Patel (DC) – 71.71 – 56 off 30 at a crucial phase, top Dream11 score of 126 in the match
- Priyansh Arya (PBKS) – 68.08 – 56 off 33, explosive powerplay knock to set up Punjab’s total
- Shreyas Iyer (PBKS) – 67.37 – 59* off 36, top-scored for Punjab in a losing cause
Turning Point
Axar Patel’s dismissal in over 13.6 with DC on 138/5. He had led the chase with controlled aggression – 56 off 30 – but his wicket left Delhi needing 73 from 37 balls with five wickets down. Madhav Tiwari was the bowler who applied the pressure in that phase. From there, it went to Miller and Ashutosh Sharma to drag Delhi over the line – and they did, with Tiwari finishing the job with the bat.
Match Context
This was the 55th match of 74 in IPL 2026. Punjab Kings sit 4th with 13 points from 10 games (W6, L3, NR1, NRR +0.571) – still firmly in the top-four picture. Delhi Capitals are 8th with 8 points from 11 games (W4, L7, NRR -1.154) – the win is welcome but a run of four from seven remaining is needed to have any hope of reaching the playoffs.
The top of the table is tight – Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans all sit on 14 points. For Punjab, a playoff spot remains very much in their own hands.
Full scorecard: Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals Scorecard
Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals: who played
Delhi Capitals won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) in IPL 2026 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on 11 May 2026. Shreyas Iyer top-scored with 59 off 36 balls and Arshdeep Singh took 2/21.
Frequently asked questions
Who played in Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals?
Punjab Kings XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Cooper Connolly, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Ben Dwarshuis, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal. Delhi Capitals XI: Lokesh Rahul (wk), Abhishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Madhav Tiwari, Auqib Nabi, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Lungi Ngidi.
Who won Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals?
Delhi Capitals won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining).
When and where was Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals played?
Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals was played at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala on Monday 11 May 2026, in IPL 2026.
What were the final scores in Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals?
Punjab Kings scored 210/5 in 20 overs. Delhi Capitals scored 216/7 in 19 overs.
Who was the Statz MVP in Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals?
Arshdeep Singh was named Statz MVP, earning a Statz Rating of 119/100. The Statz Rating combines batting impact, bowling impact and match context.
Who was the top run-scorer in Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals?
Shreyas Iyer top-scored with 59 off 36 balls.
Who took the most wickets in Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals?
Arshdeep Singh took 2/21 in 4 overs.