IPL 2026, PBKS vs DC Today Match: Mitchell Starc is not available for selection for Delhi Capitals in the match 35 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 against Punjab Kings at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday, April 25, 2026, despite having joined the squad. The left-arm pacer, who arrived in India after recovering from shoulder and elbow injuries, is still regaining full match fitness. Cricket Australia had recently cleared him to participate in the tournament, but the franchise is taking a cautious approach with his return.
Starc is expected to be available for Delhi’s next fixture against Rajasthan Royals from May 1.
Although he has begun training sessions and was seen travelling with the team, he is not yet ready to feature in the playing XI.
Toss Update
DC won the toss and elected to bat first against PBKS.
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
