11 May,2026 07:44 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Sunil Gavaskar (Pic: File Pic)
In the IPL 2026 match against Mumbai Indians (MI), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) emerged victorious by two wickets at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Raipur.
After a thrilling finish by the Royal Challengers, the cricket fans are all set to witness another exciting clash between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) on Monday at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala.
Earlier, the Shreyas Iyer-led men were the table toppers, but after suffering a few defeats they have slipped to the fourth position.
Ahead of the match against Delhi, legendary Team India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has backed PBKS by saying that the need knows how important this stage of the tournament is. He also picked PBKS and RCB to be the finalists in the ongoing edition of the cash-rich league.
"I would still back Punjab Kings. Sometimes, a couple of losses can actually help a team reset and avoid complacency. Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, have lost games they should have won, and that has been a recurring issue for them this season. Punjab will know how important this stage of the tournament is, and they won't want self-doubt creeping in with another defeat. I still see Punjab Kings and RCB as my finalists for this season," he said on Star Sports.
Currently, the Punjab Kings are in the fourth position with six wins and three losses. They have a net run rate (NRR) of +0.571 and 13 points.
Punjab Kings: Marcus Stoinis, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shashank Singh, Praveen Dubey, Lockie Ferguson, Shreyas Iyer, Ben Dwarshuis, Vishnu Vinod (WK), Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Harpreet Brar, Priyansh Arya, Suryansh Shedge, Cooper Conolly, Mitchell Owen, Pyla Avinash, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Vishal Nishad.
Delhi Capitals: David Miller, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, KL Rahul (WK), Karun Nair, Axar Patel (C), Ben Duckett (WK), Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Rana, Kyle Jamieson, Lungi Ngidi, T. Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Pathum Nissanka, Ajay Mandal, Prithvi Shaw, Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel (WK), Vipraj Nigam, Tripurana Vijay, Sahil Parakh, Madhav Tiwari.
