The 35th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season is set to be a blockbuster as Delhi Capitals (DC) take on the Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the spin-friendly
Arun Jaitley Stadium. Both teams are eager to secure a crucial win, with DC looking to capitalize on their familiar home conditions and bounce back to winning ways, while PBKS aims to maintain their unbeaten streak and dominance in the campaign.
Currently, the Delhi Capitals find themselves in a mid-table position in the points table, occupying the fifth spot with three wins and three losses out of their six matches, which gives them a total of 6 points. Punjab Kings are dominating with unmatched consistency and have climbed to first place in the standings with five wins and one washout, leaving them with an impressive 11 points.
DC vs PBKS Team News
Delhi Capitals: DC's strategy relies heavily on securing a solid start from Pathum Nissanka and KL Rahul. The middle overs are managed by the stability of Sameer Rizvi and Nitish Rana, along with Tristan Stubbs and David Miller executing the finisher's role to perfection. In the bowling department, Lungi Ngidi leads a pace attack featuring T Natarajan and Mukesh Kumar, while captain Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav will look to exploit the turning Delhi surface.
Punjab Kings: The Kings rely heavily on their explosive top order Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, and Cooper Connolly to capitalize on Powerplay restrictions. Their middle order is exceptionally well-managed by the stability of captain Shreyas Iyer, alongside heavy-hitters like Shashank Singh and Marcus Stoinis. The pace duo of Arshdeep Singh and Marco Jansen provides a lethal backbone to their bowling attack with the new ball, whereas star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal will aim to be penetrative through the middle overs.
DC vs PBKS Strongest Playing XI
Delhi Capitals (DC): Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (WK), Sameer Rizvi, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (C), David Miller, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (C), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
DC vs PBKS Squads
Delhi Capitals: Abishek Porel, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Madhav Tiwari, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Tripurana Vijay, David Miller, Auqib Nabi Dar, Pathum Nissanka, Lungi Ngidi, Prithvi Shaw, Kyle Jamieson, Karun Nair, T Natarajan, Sahil Parakh.
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (c), Priyansh Arya, Harnoor Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Mitchell Owen, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Musheer Khan, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lockie Ferguson, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Pyla Avinash, Praveen Dubey, Vishal Nishad.
