Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings (PBKS) will take on Axar Patel’s Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 55th match of IPL 2026. The fixture will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Monday (May 11) from 7:30 PM IST. The toss will take place at 3:00 PM IST. With 6 wins in 10 matches, PBKS sit in the fourth spot in the points table. They didn’t lose any game in the first half of the season. PBKS are on a three-match losing streak and will aim to finally snap their losing streak.
A win here will see PBKS move to the top spot in the points table as they will finish the day with 15 points. PBKS held the top spot for a long time before they dropped in the table. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are the current table-toppers.
DC have only managed 4 wins in 11 matches and they sit in the 8th spot. The IPL 2020 finalists have 8 points at an NRR of -1.154. A defeat at the hands of PBKS will end DC’s journey in the season.
DC kicked off their season with back-to-back wins. David Miller’s gaffe against Gujarat Titans saw DC lose their first game of the season. They have struggled since then and only managed 2 wins in the past 9 matches. DC can get to a maximum of 14 points even if they win their next three games.
Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals prediction
Punjab Kings have all their bases covered and they enter their game against Delhi Capitals as favourites. The win over DC will bolster PBKS’ chances of qualifying for the playoffs.
Squads:
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Cooper Connolly, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Musheer Khan, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Owen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ben Dwarshuis, Praveen Dubey, Yash Thakur, Nehal Wadhera, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash, Vishal Nishad
Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel (Captain), Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Karun Nair, T Natarajan, Abishek Porel, David Miller, Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, Rehan Ahmed, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prithvi Shaw, Auqib Nabi Dar, Tripurana Vijay, Sahil Parakh, Madhav. Tiwari
