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PBKS vs DC: By defeating Punjab, Delhi Capitals changed the game of points table, CSK got the advantage.

Sandy Verma | May 12, 2026 11:24 AM CST

PBKS vs DC: The 55th match of IPL 2026 took place between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals. Where the Punjab Kings team batted first and scored 210 runs. In reply, Delhi Capitals team won the match by 3 wickets in the 19th over. After winning this match, Delhi Capitals team has kept its hopes alive. Apart from this, Delhi has also helped Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals a lot by defeating Punjab. Currently 8 teams are alive in the race for the playoffs.

Delhi Capitals played by defeating Punjab

After winning this match, Delhi Capitals team has reached 10 points in 12 matches. Due to which the team’s hopes of going to the playoffs are alive. After the defeat in this match, the path of Punjab Kings has become very difficult. However, even after that, Punjab team is seen at fourth position in the table. There has been no change in the top due to Punjab’s loss and RCB’s dominance also seems to be intact. Chennai Super Kings is seen at 5th position while Rajasthan Royals is seen at 6th position. The victory of Punjab would have made the path of both these teams more difficult. However, due to Punjab’s defeat, both have a good chance.

See here the points table after the PBKS vs DC match

rank	team name	match	Victory	Garland	tie/no result	score	net run rate
1	Royal Challengers Bangalore	11	7	4	0	14	+1.103
2	Sunrisers Hyderabad	11	7	4	0	14	+0.737
3	Gujarat Titans	11	7	4	0	14	+0.228
4	punjab kings	11	6	4	1	13	+0.428
5	Chennai Super Kings	11	6	5	0	12	+0.185
6	Rajasthan Royals	11	6	5	0	12	+0.082
7	Delhi Capitals	12	5	7	0	10	-0.993
8	Kolkata Knight Riders	10	4	5	1	9	-0.169
9	Mumbai Indians (E)	11	3	8	0	6	-0.585
10	Lucknow Super Giants (E)	11	3	8	0	6	-0.907

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