New Delhi: Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel Team India won the coin toss and elected to bat first against top-ranked Kings XI Punjab in the IPL 2026 match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday. DC are currently sixth in the table and Aksa admitted during the game that the team had made avoidable mistakes in the tournament.There are no changes to the lineups of both sides – Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab from the last match, who are top of the table with five wins from six games.“We batted first. It looked a little dry and obviously it was a day game and you know the game was hot as well. So we were looking at getting a good total first and then defending hard. (Do you think it’s going to be slow later on?) Yes, from the looks of it, it seems like it’s going to be a little bit slower and the bowlers might get some help as well. So we want to get a good total first and give the bowlers a chance to take advantage of any help from the wickets. We want to focus on ourselves,” Axar said during the toss.“Every team we’ve played has played well. We’ve been playing well, but the thing is, in the clutch moments, I don’t think we’ve earned those moments in the game. We’ve made silly mistakes, and if we correct those, I think we’ll get back on track. If there’s consistency, if we correct the little mistakes that we make on the court or in making decisions in critical moments, then I think we’ll be on the winning side most of the time. We’re playing against the same team,” he said.captain of punjab kings Shreyas IyerAn unchanged XI was also named, saying: “It’s important to stay in the moment and that’s the environment you want. I personally feel like you just have to keep training hard and keep getting better and better than your previous performances.” That’s what I tell my teammates all the time. ““We need to instill the right habits in the locker room and the culture we’ve built so far. All the time, touch wood, it’s been great. We just have to continue to enjoy the game and have fun with each other. I’m eager to pitch. Thankfully, I had a little discussion with Axar before I pitched. He said he was going to hit, so I’m happy that we’re going to pitch, the pitch doesn’t matter. We will move forward with the same team,” Iyer said.team:Kings XI Punjab (XI): Prabhusimran Singh (w), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett (C) Bartlett), Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.Delhi Capitals (Starting XI): KL Rahul (women), Pathum Nissanka, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (centre), Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh KumarAffects submarines:Delhi Capitals: Vipraji Nigam, Karan Nair, Dushmantha Chameera, Ashutosh Sharma, Ochib Nabi DarKings of Punjab: Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod
