Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions

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Punjab Kings are on a three-match losing streak after a great start.
Delhi Capitals have lost five of their last six matches.
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Cooper Connolly is back in the runs (Getty Images).

This Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. After a great win over the Rajasthan Royals the Capitals are struggling for runs and wickets, while the Kings are scoring well but can’t contain the opposition batters.

Match Details
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Head-to-Head Record
Team News
Key Stats
Match Analysis
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Latest Odds

The should qualify for the playoffs with another win or two but the Capitals have one foot in the Elimination Column and one defeat could see them miss out on a playoff place.

Match Details

Match	Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals
Competition	Indian Premier League
Date	11 May 2026
Time	16:00 SAST
Venue	Himachal Pradesh CA Stadium, Dharamsala, India

Recent Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Punjab Kings	WWLLL
Delhi Capitals	LLWLL

After starting the season with six wins and a rained-off match the Punjab Kings have lost three on the bounce. This could be do-or-die for the Delhi Capitals who almost certainly will need to win their last three matches in order to make the playoffs.

Head-to-Head Record

Season	Winner	Margin of victory	Competition
2026	Punjab Kings	6 wickets	IPL
2025	Delhi Capitals	6 wickets	IPL
2024	Punjab Kings	4 wickets	IPL
2023	Delhi Capitals	5 runs	IPL
2023	Punjab Kings	31 runs	IPL

The two franchises have been evenly matched over the course of their history in the IPL, with the Kings winning 18 of their 36 matches, while the Capitals have notched up 17 wins, with one match rained off.

Team News

Punjab Kings: The Kings will be looking at this match to get back on the winning track after their prolific opening pair have hit a brief runs drought and their bowlers have struggled to make inroads into opposition top orders.

Possible XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh.

Delhi Capitals: The Capitals’ train looks to have gone totally off the rails as opposition sides have been racking up the wins against them. With nothing to lose they will throw everything at the Kings in the hope that something will stick, so we should be in for some explosives.

Possible XI: KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar.

Key Stats

Punjab Kings’ Cooper Connolly hit 8 sixes in his 59-ball 107* vs Sunrisers.
Punjab Kings Prabhsimran Singh hit 51, 80*, 76 & 59 in 7 innings.
Punjab Kings’ Arshdeep Singh is his side’s leading bowler with 11 wickets.
Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul is 3rd on the IPL runs list (468 runs, ave 46.8).
Delhi Capitals’ Pathum Nissanka has scored 62, 19 & 50 in his last 3 knocks.
Delhi Capitals’ Axar Patel is his side’s leading wicket-taker with 10 wickets (econ 8.1).

Match Analysis

The pitch at Dharamsala is usually a batting paradise, although the Kings’ recent match there saw them go down to the Titans by four wickets after a top-order collapse saw them post just 163/9 off their 20 overs.

Batters and bowlers can expect a track that offers reliable bounce, and the location’s high altitude and small boundaries works in the batters’ favour, although there can be reward for the quicker bowlers if they get the ball in the right place.

There should be dew in the evening which will encourage captains to bowl first as it’s harder to get a secure grip on the ball as the evening sets in.

Boundaries should be plentiful on the quick, small outfield, but there should be grip off the surface for the spinners as the match progresses.

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Result

Despite losing their last three matches on the bounce the Punjab Kings are backed to beat the battling Delhi Capitals.

Best Delhi Capitals Batter

KL Rahul is 3rd on the IPL runs list and has scored 57, 37, 152*, 75 & 23 in his last seven innings and is worth backing to be the Capitals’ best batter.

Score Over/Under Runs

Cooper Connolly has scored 87, 30 and 107* in his last five knocks and is showing the form that makes him worth backing to score at least 30 runs in this match.

Take Over/Under Wickets

Mukesh Kumar has picked up just one wicket in his last five matches and has been wicketless in his last three appearances. I’m backing him to take less than two wickets in this match.

Latest Odds

Market	Odds
Punjab Kings Win	1.53
Delhi Capitals Win	2.32
Match to go to a Super Over	26.00

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Verdict

Punjab Kings v Delhi Capitals

The Punjab Kings are backed to win the match, with Cooper Connolly backed to score at least 30 runs.

KL Rahul is backed to be the Delhi Capitals’ best batter, while Mukesh Kumar is my pick to take under two wickets.

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