IPL 2026, Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Punjab King (PBKS) Today Match: Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat first against Punjab Kings in Match 35 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday, April 25, 202. Both teams fielded unchanged lineups for the afternoon fixture. Delhi, who have had a mixed campaign with three wins and three losses, are looking to bounce back after a 47-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad in their previous outing. Punjab Kings, meanwhile, entered the contest as table-toppers with five wins and one no result.
Playing XIs
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): KL Rahul(w), Pathum Nissanka, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Substitutes:
Delhi Capitals Impact Subs: Vipraj Nigam, Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera, Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi Dar
Punjab Kings Impact subs: Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod
Pitch Report:
The surface at the Arun Jaitley Stadium is expected to offer good batting conditions despite the intense heat in Delhi. The pitch is hard with minimal grass cover, and the fast outfield is likely to aid stroke play. However, with this being a day game, conditions could make scoring slightly challenging compared to night fixtures. The average first-innings score on this strip has been around 186, though earlier in the tournament a total of 162 was successfully chased at the venue. As the match progresses, the pitch is likely to slow down, bringing spinners into play, while seamers may rely on variations and cutters to extract assistance.
