Check IPL 2026 playoffs qualification scenarios for PBKS and DC here
DC, after starting their season with back-to-back wins, have lost seven of their last nine games and are just one loss away from elimination
Delhi Capitals (DC) kept their IPL 2026 season alive as they beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 55 of the season at Dharamsala’s Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium by 3 wickets.
DC, with the win, have jumped to the number seven spot in the points table with 10 points in 12 matches.
Meanwhile, PBKS have now lost four games in a row and missed the chance to get back to the top of the points table. They are still stuck in fourth spot with 13 points in 11 matches.
Punjab Kings playoffs qualification scenario
DC are now seventh in the points table with just 10 points in 12 matches. If they win their remaining games, they will reach 14 points. DC can still make it through if they win their next games by big margins to improve their net run rate of -0.993.
However, even after winning their next games, they will still need at least three of the top six teams to lose at least three or more matches if they want to make a late entry into the top four.
Delhi Capitals playoffs qualification scenario
DC are currently eighth in the points table with just eight points in 11 matches. If they win their remaining games, they will reach 14 points. DC can still make it through if they win their next three games by big margins to improve their net run rate of -1.154.
However, even after winning all three games, they will still need at least three of the top six teams to lose at least three or more games if they want to make a late entry into the top four.
IPL 2026 points table:
| Team | P | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| RCB | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1.103 |
| SRH | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0.737 |
| GT | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0.228 |
| PBKS | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0.428 |
| CSK | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0.185 |
| RR | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0.082 |
| DC | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | -0.993 |
| KKR | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -0.169 |
| MI (E) | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | -0.585 |
| LSG (E) | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | -0.907 |