Match 35 of the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League will be between two teams that, despite both not having won a trophy yet, have been on different trajectories over the last season or so, as well as their stellar performances throughout the years, as the Delhi Capitals will take on the Punjab Kings in Match 35 of the competition. But when will this IPL 2026 match be played, where will it be played, and where can you watch it live? These, among some other questions, will be answered here.
The Delhi Capitals are one of only three teams in the IPL to have never won the league, and one of two that have been here for the whole time. The Punjab Kings have, for much of their history, been a fodder team in the league, with a few playoff appearances under their belt. However, in 2025, they topped the league and made their way to the final, where they lost to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Where To Watch DC Vs PBKS Live
The Kings have kicked this season off in style. In their first game, they defeated the Gujarat Titans before thrashing the Punjab Kings in their second game. Their most recent game against the Kolkata Knight Riders was washed out. Since then, they have won three matches in a row, defeating the Delhi Capitals, the Mumbai Indians, and the Lucknow Super Giants.
Meanwhile, the Punjab Kings have been here since day one, but have changed their name along the way. While they have made the playoffs on a few occasions, and even played the final in 2020, the team from the national capital has been a middle-of-the-road side for their entire history in the IPL. Last season, despite showing a lot of promise, Delhi failed to make it to the playoffs, finishing fifth.
The Capitals have had a decent start to the season. They kicked the tournament off with a win over the Lucknow Super Giants. They then defeated the Mumbai Indians in their second. In their most recent game, they threw away a win and lost by one run to the Gujarat Titans. They followed it up with conflicting results, first a loss to the struggling Chennai Super Kings, before defeating a strong-looking Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
DC VS PBKS Rivalry History
The DC Vs PBKS rivalry is not the most marketable one, but it is one that produces solid on-field results. The feud between the two stems from just how well these two teams have performed against each other over the years
The head-to-head record for Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings is dead even. The two teams have gone against each other on 35 occasions. DC have won 17 of those battles, and so have PBKS. They have also washed off one of which was last year. The most recent game between these two sides was last year, which the Capitals won.
Shreyas Iyer will captain the Kings this season, and this is their probable playing XI with the impact player –
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal*
Meanwhile, Axar Patel is the Delhi Capitals skipper in IPL 2025. Here is their probable playing XI with the impact player –
KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel (C), Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar*
When Is The DC Vs PBKS Match?
This DC vs PBKS Match 35 of IPL 2026 will be played on Saturday, April 25, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Hyderabad. The match will commence at 3:30 PM.
This match, like all IPL matches this season, can be watched live in India on the Star Sports Network on TV. It will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website on mobiles, laptops, and other streaming devices.
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