IPL 2026: Axar Patel wins toss, elects to bowl first against Punjab Kings

In the IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings PBKS Delhi Capitals DC Axar Patel has won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in DharamshalaThe Capitals have entered the clash with three changes where Sahil Parakh comes in place of Sameer Rizvi and David Miller replaces Pathum Nissanka Vipraj Nigam will also make way for Madhav TiwariAfter winning the toss DCs skipper Axar said We will be bowling Thats the only thing going right winning 9 out of 12 tosses The situation has become very tight Yeah obviously that is correct even in the match the crucial moments have been lost in batting bowling and fielding Otherwise we have not played that bad a cricket Mathematically it is still possible to qualify so what is the thinking and what is the conversation before this match No before this match it is about thinking that we will play our cricket You know mathematically we dont have to depend on the other teams We will play our brand of cricket and whatever the result is we will take it as a team When you win you enjoy it So whenever you have time you should enjoy it and this is what we are talking aboutYou have won matches by chasing is that the reason to bowl first No basically it is fresh cricket and in Dharamshala this has been a highscoring round So it is fresh cricket and we dont know what will happen The swing is also available for the fast bowlers So we are thinking that if we bat first we will get a pitch idea so we are chasing Changes There are five changes so Abhishek Porel Sahil Parakh is playing David Miller is playing Auqib Nabi is playing and Madhav Tiwari is playing he addedOn the other hand the Kings have made one change where Ben Dwarshuis will make his appearance by replacing Lockie FergusonPBKS captain Shreyas Iyer said Honestly speaking Ive got no idea how the wicket has been playing so far in the IPL unless you play on it So whatever comes I think youve got to put your best foot forward and go ahead Personally I dont think you need to focus much on the points table You focus on the smaller details youve been handling throughout the season focusing on yourselves and the ability of every individual responsible for winning the matches And just backing your instincts I think thats what weve been lacking in the last couple of games Players havent been trusting their instincts playing to their best ability or handling the pressure On playing against Instinct Not at all it doesnt shift your mindset It just teaches you a lot And I feel in this particular tournament there are going to be ups and downs and how quickly you turn back and get the best performance is what matters Ben Dwarshius comes in place of Lockie Ferguson who has a slight niggleIPL 2026 Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals Confirmed Playing XIPunjab Kings Prabhsimran Singh WK Priyansh Arya Cooper Connolly Shreyas Iyer C Suryansh Shedge Marcus Stoinis Shashank Singh Marco Jansen Ben Dwarshuis Arshdeep Singh Yuzvendra ChahalDelhi Capitals Abhishek Porel KL Rahul WK Sahil Parakh Tristan Stubbs David Miller Axar Patel C Madhav Tiwari Mukesh Kumar Auqib Nabi Lungi Ngidi Mitchell Starc