Delhi changed half the team (Photo-PTI)
Delhi Capitals Playing XI: In the 55th match of IPL 2026, Delhi Capitals took a decision which is rarely seen. Delhi Capitals dropped only five of its players from the team in the match against Punjab. Players like Kuldeep Yadav, Sameer Rizvi, Karun Nair were dropped from Delhi’s playing eleven. On the other hand, Punjab team made one change in the team. Fast bowler Loki Ferguson is out due to injury and in his place Australian fast bowler Ben Dvortius has got a chance to debut in the IPL.
Playing XI of Delhi Capitals- Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul, Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel, Madhav Tiwari, Mukesh Kumar, Aaqib Nabi, Lungi Ngidi and Mitchell Starc.
Playing XI of Punjab Kings- Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Cooper Connelly, Shreyas Iyer, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Marco Yanson, Ben Dworshis, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Delhi won the toss and chose fielding
Delhi Capitals won the toss and chose fielding. Captain Akshar Patel told that he does not know how it will behave on the Dharamshala pitch. The pitch here has both pace and swing, so Delhi chose fielding first. Delhi has included four medium pacers in its playing eleven. On the other hand, Punjab team captain Shreyas Iyer, who has lost three consecutive matches, said that he has learned from difficult times and now his intention is to make a comeback at the right time. Let us tell you that Punjab team has now fallen from number 1 to number 4. If there is defeat against Delhi then it may be out of top 4 also.
status of marks table
Delhi Capitals has won only 4 out of 11 matches so far. This team has only 8 points. Even if this team wins the next three matches, it is difficult to reach the playoffs. Punjab team has won 6 out of 10 matches. After winning this match, Punjab team will reach number 1 position.
