IPL 2026: Who won the toss in PBKS vs DC match?

Delhi Capitals have won the toss and have opted to bowl first against Punjab Kings in match number 55 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) in Dharamshala on Monday. For PBKS, the win is needed to for them to go on top of the standings and take one step closer to making it to the playoffs. As for DC, this win is essential as it will allow them keep their hopes of making it to the playoffs alive.

Who won the toss in PBKS vs DC?

Toss result: Delhi Capitals have won the toss and have decided to bowl first against PBKS, in a bid to chase down on a fresh wicket and on a high-scoring surface.

What did the captains say?

• Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings) captain:

• Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals captain): 

“We will be bowling. That’s the thing that’s going right (winning the toss), in the matches, we haven’t won those crucial moments, either with bat, ball or in the field, otherwise we haven’t played that badly. We will play our brand of cricket and don’t worry about the result. Win or lose, we’ll look to play a good brand of wicket. It’s a fresh wicket, the new ball might do a bit and we want to let them bat first. Five changes for us,” DC captain Axar Patel said at the toss.

PBKS vs DC: Playing XIs & Impact Subs

Punjab Kings:

• Impact Subs: 

Delhi Capitals:

• Impact Subs:

HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala Pitch Report

We can expect another high-scoring pitch for the PBKS vs DC match. From IPL 2023 onwards, the average first innings score in Dharamshala is 209 – the highest for the 14 venues used since. PBKS fast bowling coach James Hopes has hinted that HPCA Stadium will follow the trend of high-scoring powerplay, which means 220 will be par.

“I think tomorrow night you can expect to see exactly what we’re seeing in every game at the moment – fast starts in the powerplay and then teams working their way back into it in the middle overs, and then the execution at the end will come down to which team does that best with the ball,” Hopes told reporters in Dharamshala.

IPL record at HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala for toss winners

Winning or losing the toss in Dharamshala doesn’t really impact the outcome of the match. Altitude and the true nature of the surface mean chasing teams don’t have an advantage either.

PBKS vs DC: Who has the advantage?

As mentioned above, settling a massive target might be the way to go in Dharamshala. DC won’t like that. They’ve batted first 4 times in IPL 2026 and lost all of these games. This includes a loss to PBKS in Delhi after posting 265 on the board. Delhi does have a better pace battery, at least on paper, and that might work well. However, considering Punjab’s modus operandi is to outbat teams, they’ll have an advantage at their second home.

The post IPL 2026: Who won the toss in PBKS vs DC match? appeared first on Inside Sport India.