IPL ·35th Match
Finished
Delhi Capitals
#6 · 6 pts · NRR -0.13 · WLLWL
264/2
(20 ov)
Punjab Kings
#1 · 11 pts · NRR +1.42 · WNWWW
265/4
(18.5 ov)
Punjab Kings won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
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Batting
RB4s6sSR
S. Singh
19 10 2 1 190
N. Wadhera
25 15 3 1 166.7
MATCH STATS DC PBKS
PP 68/1 (11.3) 116/0 (18.8)
Middle 145/0 (14.3) 110/4 (11)
Death 51/1 (12.8) 39/0 (13.8)
4s 29 20
6s 13 20
Dots 14% 18%
Extras 7 14
Best P'ship 220(2) 126(1)
Runs
DCPBKS
5611216822428005101520
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Date and time 25/04/2026 · 10:00
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Competition Indian Premier League · 35th Match
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Venue Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
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Weather
🌡 40°C💧 16%☁️ 94%💨 16 km/h
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Toss Delhi Capitals won the toss, elected to batting
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Umpire 1 Ajitesh Argal
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Umpire 2 Virender Sharma
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TV Umpire Kannur Swaroopanand
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Referee Narayanan Kutty

Match Prediction

PBKS come in on a five-match unbeaten streak and sit top of the IPL regular-season table. DC are sixth with 6 points and have not chased down 200 this season in three attempts. ESPN notes DC have fallen short in eight of their 10 pursuits of 200 or more since 2024. PBKS’ powerplay batting has been driven by Priyansh Arya, and their chasing has been led in large part by Shreyas Iyer.

Toss & Conditions

The last match at the Kotla saw 419 runs, with GT defending one run off the last ball, and David Miller turning down a single was a major talking point. ESPN says this game will be on a similar deck, with a fortnight since that match leaving enough sheen on the surface to produce another high-scoring game.

🪙 Delhi Capitals won toss, elected batting
🏟 Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
🌡 40°C💧 16%☁️ 94%💨 16 km/h

Head-to-Head

DC have won 2 of the last 3 head-to-head matches vs PBKS, including wins on 2025-05-24 and 2023-05-17.

Punjab Kings 206/8
Delhi Capitals 208/4
2025-05-24 · DC won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Punjab Kings 177/6
Delhi Capitals 174/9
2024-03-23 · PBKS won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Punjab Kings 198/7
Delhi Capitals 213/2
2023-05-17 · DC won by 15 runs

Delhi Capitals

#66 ptsNRR -0.130WLLWL→

DC are #6 in the IPL regular season with 6 points (3W-3L) and NRR -0.130. In their last three matches they lost to SRH by 47 runs, beat RCB by 6 wickets, and lost to CSK by 23 runs.

Delhi Capitals 195/9
Sunrisers Hyderabad 242/2
2026-04-21 · SRH won by 47 runs
Delhi Capitals 179/4
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 175/8
2026-04-18 · DC won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Delhi Capitals 189/10
Chennai Super Kings 212/1
2026-04-11 · CSK won by 23 runs

Punjab Kings

#111 ptsNRR +1.420WNWWW→

PBKS are #1 in the IPL regular season with 11 points (5W-0L) and NRR +1.420, currently in the playoff zone. In their last three matches they beat LSG by 54 runs, beat MI by 7 wickets, and beat SRH by 6 wickets.

Punjab Kings 254/7
Lucknow Super Giants 200/5
2026-04-19 · PBKS won by 54 runs
Punjab Kings 198/3
Mumbai Indians 195/6
2026-04-16 · PBKS won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
Punjab Kings 223/4
Sunrisers Hyderabad 219/6
2026-04-11 · PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Playing XI

DC
Axar PatelC
Lokesh RahulWK
Pathum Nissanka
Sameer Rizvi
Nitish Rana
Tristan Stubbs
David Miller
Lungi Ngidi
Kuldeep Yadav
Thangarasu Natarajan
Mukesh Kumar
PBKS
Shreyas IyerC
Prabhsimran SinghWK
Priyansh Arya
Cooper Connolly
Shashank Singh
Marcus Stoinis
Marco Jansen
Xavier Bartlett
Vijaykumar Vyshak
Arshdeep Singh
Yuzvendra Chahal

News & Facts

  • PBKS are on a five-match unbeaten streak, two short of their best run across 2013-14.
  • DC are yet to chase down 200 this season in three attempts, and since 2024 have fallen short in eight of their 10 pursuits of 200 or more.
  • PBKS are joint-toppers for powerplay run rate (11.33), while DC’s powerplay run rate is 8.69 and only LSG (8.19) are worse.
  • Priyansh Arya has a powerplay strike rate of 258 (best among batters with at least 50 balls faced this IPL season) and hits a boundary every two balls in that phase.
  • DC have two of the top four death-overs economy rates this IPL: T Natarajan (8.25) and Lungi Ngidi (8.3), behind only Jofra Archer and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Key Stats

DCPBKS
Position 6 1
Points 6 11
NRR -0.13 +1.42
Elo 1495 1610
Winrate (last 3) 33% 100%
H2H (last 3) 2/3 1/3
PP Econ 9.9 8.7
Mid Econ 8.7 9.0
Death Econ 8.5 10.9
Total score 3 5

Verdict

Key Stats favor PBKS 5-3, driven by points (11 vs 6), NRR (+1.42 vs -0.13), and Elo (1610 vs 1494), despite DC leading the last-3 H2H 2-1 and having better mid/death economy. All four models favor PBKS, with a model-average win probability of PBKS 64% vs DC 36% (ML 57%, AI1 72%, AI2 65%, Math 64%). Bookmakers also lean PBKS at 56% (odds 1.71) vs DC 44% (odds 2.16), with the decisive factors in the data being PBKS’ superior NRR and Elo plus their 100% win rate across the last three matches.

DCPBKS
43% ML 57%
28% AI 1 72%
35% AI 2 65%
36% Math 64%
44% Books 56%
Playing XI
Axar Patel
Axar PatelC Allrounder
Lokesh Rahul
Lokesh RahulWK Wicketkeeper
Nitish Rana
Nitish Rana Batsman
Pathum Nissanka
Pathum Nissanka Batsman
David Miller
David Miller Batsman
Sameer Rizvi
Sameer Rizvi Batsman
Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav Bowler
Thangarasu Natarajan
Thangarasu Natarajan Bowler
Mukesh Kumar
Mukesh Kumar Bowler
Lungi Ngidi
Lungi Ngidi Bowler
Tristan Stubbs
Tristan Stubbs Wicketkeeper
Rest of Squad
Ashutosh Sharma
Ashutosh Sharma Batsman
Prithvi Shaw
Prithvi Shaw Batsman
Karun Nair
Karun Nair Batsman
Madhav Tiwari
Madhav Tiwari Allrounder
Tripurana Vijay
Tripurana Vijay Allrounder
Ajay Mandal
Ajay Mandal Allrounder
Mitchell Starc
Mitchell Starc Bowler
Auqib Nabi
Auqib Nabi Bowler
Kyle Jamieson
Kyle Jamieson Bowler
Dushmantha Chameera
Dushmantha Chameera Bowler
Vipraj Nigam
Vipraj Nigam Bowler
Sahil Parakh
Sahil Parakh Bowler
Abishek Porel
Abishek Porel Wicketkeeper
Ben Duckett
Ben Duckett Wicketkeeper
Playing XI
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas IyerC Batsman
Prabhsimran Singh
Prabhsimran SinghWK Wicketkeeper
Priyansh Arya
Priyansh Arya Batsman
Marcus Stoinis
Marcus Stoinis Allrounder
Marco Jansen
Marco Jansen Allrounder
Shashank Singh
Shashank Singh Allrounder
Cooper Connolly
Cooper Connolly Allrounder
Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh Bowler
Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal Bowler
Vijaykumar Vyshak
Vijaykumar Vyshak Bowler
Xavier Bartlett
Xavier Bartlett Bowler
Rest of Squad
Nehal Wadhera
Nehal Wadhera Batsman
Suryansh Shedge
Suryansh Shedge Batsman
Pyla Avinash
Pyla Avinash Batsman
Harnoor Singh
Harnoor Singh Batsman
Mitchell Owen
Mitchell Owen Allrounder
Azmatullah Omarzai
Azmatullah Omarzai Allrounder
Musheer Khan
Musheer Khan Allrounder
Ben Dwarshuis
Ben Dwarshuis Bowler
Lockie Ferguson
Lockie Ferguson Bowler
Yash Thakur
Yash Thakur Bowler
Harpreet Brar
Harpreet Brar Bowler
Vishal Nishad
Vishal Nishad Bowler
Praveen Dubey
Praveen Dubey Bowler
Vishnu Vinod
Vishnu Vinod Wicketkeeper
4Wins
Losses6
40%
60%
LLLWWWLLWL→
Sunrisers Hyderabad 242/2
Delhi Capitals 195/9
21-04-2026 · IPL · SRH won by 47 runs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 175/8
Delhi Capitals 179/4
18-04-2026 · IPL · DC won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Chennai Super Kings 212/1
Delhi Capitals 189/10
11-04-2026 · IPL · CSK won by 23 runs
Delhi Capitals 209/8
Gujarat Titans 210/4
08-04-2026 · IPL · GT won by 1 run
Delhi Capitals 164/4
Mumbai Indians 162/6
04-04-2026 · IPL · DC won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Lucknow Super Giants 141/10
Delhi Capitals 145/4
01-04-2026 · IPL · DC won by 6 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
Punjab Kings 206/8
Delhi Capitals 208/4
24-05-2025 · IPL · DC won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Mumbai Indians 180/5
Delhi Capitals 121/10
21-05-2025 · IPL · MI won by 59 runs
Delhi Capitals 199/3
Gujarat Titans 205/0
18-05-2025 · IPL · GT won by 10 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Delhi Capitals 190/9
Kolkata Knight Riders 204/9
29-04-2025 · IPL · KKR won by 14 runs
Last 10 matches
7
3
Punjab Kings 206/8
Delhi Capitals 208/4
24-05-2025 · IPL · DC won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Punjab Kings 177/6
Delhi Capitals 174/9
23-03-2024 · IPL · PBKS won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Punjab Kings 198/7
Delhi Capitals 213/2
17-05-2023 · IPL · DC won by 15 runs
Delhi Capitals 136/8
Punjab Kings 167/7
13-05-2023 · IPL · PBKS won by 31 runs
Punjab Kings 142/9
Delhi Capitals 159/7
16-05-2022 · IPL · DC won by 17 runs
Delhi Capitals 119/1
Punjab Kings 115/10
20-04-2022 · IPL · DC won by 9 wickets (with 57 balls remaining)
Punjab Kings 166/6
Delhi Capitals 167/3
02-05-2021 · IPL · DC won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
Delhi Capitals 198/4
Punjab Kings 195/4
18-04-2021 · IPL · DC won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Punjab Kings 167/5
Delhi Capitals 164/5
20-10-2020 · IPL · Kings XI Punjab won by 5 wickets (With 6 balls remaining)
Delhi Capitals 157/8
Punjab Kings 157/8
20-09-2020 · IPL · Match tied (DC won the one-over eliminator)
7Wins
Losses3
70%
30%
LWLWLWWWWW→
Punjab Kings 254/7
Lucknow Super Giants 200/5
19-04-2026 · IPL · PBKS won by 54 runs
Mumbai Indians 195/6
Punjab Kings 198/3
16-04-2026 · IPL · PBKS won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
Punjab Kings 223/4
Sunrisers Hyderabad 219/6
11-04-2026 · IPL · PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Chennai Super Kings 209/5
Punjab Kings 210/5
03-04-2026 · IPL · PBKS won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Punjab Kings 165/7
Gujarat Titans 162/6
31-03-2026 · IPL · PBKS won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 190/9
Punjab Kings 184/7
03-06-2025 · IPL · RCB won by 6 runs
Punjab Kings 207/5
Mumbai Indians 203/6
01-06-2025 · IPL · PBKS won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Punjab Kings 101/10
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 106/2
29-05-2025 · IPL · RCB won by 8 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
Punjab Kings 187/3
Mumbai Indians 184/7
26-05-2025 · IPL · PBKS won by 7 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
Punjab Kings 206/8
Delhi Capitals 208/4
24-05-2025 · IPL · DC won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
#TeamPW-LPTS
1PBKS 6 5-0 11
2RCB 7 5-2 10
3RR 7 5-2 10
4SRH 7 4-3 8
5CSK 7 3-4 6
6DC 6 3-3 6
7GT 7 3-4 6
8MI 7 2-5 4
9LSG 7 2-5 4
10KKR 7 1-5 3
#TeamPWLNRNRRPTS
1PBKS 6 5 0 1 +1.420 11
2RCB 7 5 2 — +1.101 10
3RR 7 5 2 — +0.790 10
4SRH 7 4 3 — +0.820 8
5CSK 7 3 4 — +0.118 6
6DC 6 3 3 — -0.130 6
7GT 7 3 4 — -0.790 6
8MI 7 2 5 — -0.736 4
9LSG 7 2 5 — -1.277 4
10KKR 7 1 5 1 -0.879 3
#TeamLast 5
1PBKSWNWWW
2RCBLWWLW
3RRWWLLW
4SRHLLWWW
5CSKLWWLW
6DCWLLWL
7GTWWWLL
8MILLLWL
9LSGWLLLL
10KKRNLLLW