IPL 2026 Today's Match: PBKS vs DC playing 11, batters vs bowlers matchups
Punjab Kings head into the Dharamsala leg under pressure after suffering three consecutive defeats. Check key stats before today's match between Punjab and Delhi in Dharamshala.
PBKS vs DC key player battles
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The race for the IPL 2026 playoffs has tightened, and another crucial clash in the race awaits as Punjab Kings (PBKS) are taking on Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium today in match 55 of the season. DC skipper Axar Patel won the toss and invited the Shreyas Iyer-led PBKS to bat first.
PBKS made a flying start to the season with a seven-match unbeaten run but have now suffered three consecutive defeats to slip to third place on the points table. While another loss will not end their campaign, it could seriously hurt their momentum in a tightly packed mid-table battle.
Their batting unit, which carried the side for most of the season, has struggled recently, with Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer failing to deliver consistently.
DC, meanwhile, face a virtual must-win situation to keep their playoff hopes alive. Apart from KL Rahul and a few promising knocks from Pathum Nissanka, their batting has lacked consistency, while the bowling attack has leaked runs despite picking up wickets regularly. PBKS enter the contest under pressure, but for DC, it is now a fight for survival.
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Now, before the two sides finally take the field, let’s take a look at the captaincy record of both skippers, their expected playing 11 combinations, and key player match-ups for the game.
Axar Patel's captaincy record in IPL (DC)
- Matches: 25
- Wins: 12
- Losses: 12
- N/R: 1
- Win percentage: 50%
Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy record in IPL (PBKS)
- Matches: 97
- Wins: 56
- Losses: 38
- N/R: 3
- Win percentage: 59.57%
PBKS squad for IPL 2026:
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod, Ben Dwarshuis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Vishal Nishad, Praveen Dubey
DC squad for IPL 2026:
Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (w), Nitish Rana, Karun Nair, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan, Vipraj Nigam, Abhishek Porel, Auqib Nabi Dar, David Miller, Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, Rehan Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prithvi Shaw, Tripurana Vijay, Sahil Parakh, Madhav Tiwari
IPL 2026: PBKS vs DC key player battles
PBKS batters vs DC bowlers
| Batter (PBKS) | Bowler (DC) | Inns | Runs | Outs | SR |
| Prabhsimran Singh | Mitchell Starc | 4 | 29 | 2 | 138 |
| Shreyas Iyer | Mitchell Starc | 9 | 66 | 3 | 142 |
| Shreyas Iyer | Kuldeep Yadav | 10 | 58 | 2 | 126 |
| Marcus Stoinis | Mitchell Starc | 7 | 52 | 2 | 158 |
| Marcus Stoinis | Lungi Ngidi | 6 | 44 | 1 | 169 |
| Shashank Singh | Kuldeep Yadav | 3 | 19 | 1 | 136 |
| Marco Jansen | Mitchell Starc | 5 | 26 | 2 | 124 |
| Cooper Connolly | Mukesh Kumar | 2 | 17 | 1 | 142 |
DC batters vs PBKS bowlers
| Batter (DC) | Bowler (PBKS) | Inns | Runs | Outs | SR |
| KL Rahul | Arshdeep Singh | 10 | 72 | 2 | 144 |
| KL Rahul | Yuzvendra Chahal | 12 | 81 | 3 | 138 |
| Pathum Nissanka | Marco Jansen | 3 | 24 | 1 | 141 |
| Nitish Rana | Yuzvendra Chahal | 11 | 74 | 4 | 129 |
| Tristan Stubbs | Arshdeep Singh | 5 | 38 | 1 | 158 |
| Axar Patel | Yuzvendra Chahal | 8 | 36 | 2 | 124 |
| Ashutosh Sharma | Lockie Ferguson | 2 | 19 | 1 | 172 |
| Sameer Rizvi | Arshdeep Singh | 2 | 16 | 1 | 145 |
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First Published: May 11 2026 | 9:11 AM IST