Two matches will be played today in IPL 2026. Today’s first match will be between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings, which will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, the home ground of Delhi. Punjab Kings, who are at number-1 in the points table, have been unbeaten so far, Shreyas Iyer’s team has won five out of six matches, while one of its matches was washed out due to rain. On the other hand, Delhi team is at sixth position in the points table. Akshar Patel’s team has won only three out of six matches so far.

Who is ahead in head to head?

There is a close head to head competition between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings. So far 34 matches have been played between the two teams. During this period, Punjab has won 17 matches and Delhi has also won 17 matches only.

England all-rounder joins Delhi Capitals

Before this match, England’s spin all-rounder Rehan Ahmed has joined the Delhi Capitals team. However, Mitchell Starc is not available right now. England’s Rehan Ahmed has joined the team, but Starc has not arrived yet. Cricket Australia has given him permission to participate in the IPL. It is expected that Starc will be seen in action from May 1.

Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch report

The pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is suitable for the batsmen. It is a small ground, and the pitch is also flat. In such a situation it becomes easy to score runs. It’s an afternoon match. In such a situation, the team winning the toss can decide to bowl first.

match prediction

Our match prediction meter is saying that Punjab Kings have the upper hand in this match. However, Delhi Capitals will also get the advantage of playing at home. The chasing team has more chances of victory in this match.

Probable playing eleven of Delhi Capitals- Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel (c), Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar and T Natarajan.

Impact Player- Aaqib Nabi Dar

Probable playing eleven of Punjab Kings- Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Nehal Wadhera, Shreyas Iyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshadap Singh.

Impact Player- Vijay Kumar Vaishak

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