Today in IPL 2026 there is a match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals. This is the 55th match of this season. This match will be played in the home ground of Punjab, but now the home ground of Punjab Kings is not New Chandigarh but Dharamshala. This match between Punjab and Delhi will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Association Cricket Stadium in Dharamshala. This is the first match of this season on this ground.
Punjab Kings team is at fourth position in the points table. Till now Shreyas Iyer’s team has played 10 matches. There have been 6 wins in this. However, their points are 13, because one of their matches was washed out due to rain. Whereas Delhi Capitals is at number seven. Delhi has won only four matches in 11 matches. If Delhi loses today, it will officially be out of the playoff race.
pitch report
Today will be a cold day and there is a possibility of rain with thunderstorms in the afternoon. The weather is expected to improve at the time of the match, although there is a possibility of light rain. The average score of the first innings at this ground from IPL 2023 is 209 runs. The pitch here is helpful for the batsmen, but considering the rain and weather, fast bowlers can wreak havoc. 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, but Delhi can also register victory. In such a situation, a lot is expected to depend on the toss. The team bowling first has more chances of victory.
Probable playing eleven of Punjab Kings- Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Suryansh Shedge, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar/Vijaykumar Vaishak, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Probable playing eleven of Delhi Capitals- Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Viparaj Nigam, Ajay Mandal/Aaqib Nabi, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar

