Match #35: DC vs PBKS — IPL 2026

Match 35 · 25 April 2026Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

264/2

(20 overs)

265/4

(18.5 overs)

Punjab Kings won by 6 wickets

Punjab Kings chased down a massive 264-run target set by Delhi Capitals, winning by 6 wickets in a high-scoring encounter. Nitish Rana was the biggest IQ riser, improving by 3.3 to 83.4 with a stellar 91 off 44 balls. Vijaykumar Vyshak's IQ fell by 2.1 to a concerning 79.7, highlighting his struggles with the ball.

Delhi Capitals

Team IQ

82.2→81.2-1.0

Punjab Kings

Team IQ

87.2→88.1+0.9

Biggest Movers

83.4

▲ +3.3

Nitish RanaDCBAT

Recent form is materially stronger than season baseline.

79.7

▼ -2.1

Vijaykumar VyshakPBKSBOWL

Recent form has dipped below the season baseline.

Match Performance · Head to Head Impact scores from this match

Delhi Capitals

DEPARTMENT

Punjab Kings

93.7

Top Order

62.4

3.8

Middle Order

55.8

4.3

Pace

12.3

26.9

Spin

23.1

17.5

Death

Squad Strength · Head to Head Season IQ through this match

Delhi Capitals

DEPARTMENT

Punjab Kings

Top Order

Middle Order

Pace

Spin

Death

Delhi Capitals · Player Performance

Batter	R	B	SR	4s	6s	IQ	Delta
Pathum Nissanka	11	7	157.1	2	0	81.3	-1.0
Lokesh Rahul	152	67	226.9	16	9	93.1	+2.4
Nitish Rana	91	44	206.8	11	4	83.4	+3.3
David Miller

Team Strength

Efficiency Flags

Delhi Capitals — Form Mismatch: Mitchell Starc (Rising, IQ 89.2) benched while Vipraj Nigam (Falling, IQ 79.8) plays

Delhi Capitals — Form Mismatch: Mitchell Starc (Rising, IQ 89.2) benched while Auqib Nabi (Falling, IQ 77.6) plays

Delhi Capitals — Form Mismatch: Mitchell Starc (Rising, IQ 89.2) benched while Thangarasu Natarajan (Falling, IQ 76.4) plays

Delhi Capitals — Form Mismatch: Ashutosh Sharma (Rising, IQ 82.5) benched while Nitish Rana (Falling, IQ 81.7) plays

Delhi Capitals — IQ Gap: Mitchell Starc (IQ 89.2) on bench while Mukesh Kumar (IQ 76.2) plays — gap of 13.0

Delhi Capitals — IQ Gap: Mitchell Starc (IQ 89.2) on bench while Kuldeep Yadav (IQ 77.8) plays — gap of 11.4

Punjab Kings — IQ Gap: Harpreet Brar (IQ 84.4) on bench while Xavier Bartlett (IQ 74.6) plays — gap of 9.8

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Dots	IQ	Delta
Mukesh Kumar	3	55	0	18.33	1	77.8	-2.1
Kuldeep Yadav	4	46	2	11.50	8	82.8	-0.9
Axar Patel	4	44	1	11.00	5	89.6	+0.1
Vipraj Nigam	2	24	1	12.00	3	81.2	-0.7
Auqib Nabi	2	41	0	20.50	3	78.9	-1.3
Thangarasu Natarajan	3.5	54	0	15.43	5	79.0	-1.7

Punjab Kings · Player Performance

Batter	R	B	SR	4s	6s	IQ	Delta
Priyansh Arya	43	17	252.9	2	5	90.3	+0.9
Prabhsimran Singh	76	26	292.3	9	5	92.9	+1.3
Cooper Connolly	17	10	170.0	1	1	86.6	-0.2
Shreyas Iyer	71	36	197.2	3	7	94.5	+1.3
Nehal Wadhera	25	15	166.7	3	1	79.2	-0.5
Shashank Singh	19	10	190.0	2	1	88.0	+0.2

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Dots	IQ	Delta
Xavier Bartlett	4	69	1	17.25	1	76.2	-1.3
Yuzvendra Chahal	4	42	0	10.50	3	80.6	-1.7
Marco Jansen	4	45	0	11.25	7	87.0	-0.3
Marcus Stoinis	1	11	0	11.00	2	83.9	-0.5
Arshdeep Singh	4

XI Efficiency

85.0%PBKS · 1 flag

Strong

▲ CARRIED

Shreyas Iyer+2.3

Arshdeep Singh+1.7

Xavier Bartlett+1.5

Priyansh Arya+1.4

Shashank Singh+1.2

▼ DEAD WEIGHT

Marcus Stoinis-0.7