PBKS vs DC Head to Head Record & Stats: Who Leads Match 55?

PBKS vs DC Overall IPL Head-to-Head Record

Note: Both highest totals came in the same match — the record-breaking April 25, 2026 fixture at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Pre-2026 highs were DC 231 and PBKS 206. The 529-run match aggregate is the highest in this rivalry’s history. Source: ESPNcricinfo).

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PBKS vs DC Venue-Wise Head-to-Head

Note: Arun Jaitley split verified by Business Standard (April 2026). DC lead 10-6 at their home ground across 16 matches. PBKS’s April 25, 2026 chase of 265 at Arun Jaitley was their most recent away success. Match 55 will be played at HPCA Dharamsala — PBKS’s home venue.

Recent PBKS vs DC Match Results

PBKS’s most recent win was the historic 265-run chase on April 25, 2026 — the highest successful chase in IPL history. Before that, DC had won by 6 wickets at Jaipur in May 2025. The rivalry has been remarkably close in recent years, with the April 25, 2026 run-fest redefining what’s possible in this fixture.

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Top Run-Scorers in PBKS vs DC Matches

Top Wicket-Takers in PBKS vs DC Matches

Highest and Lowest Totals in PBKS vs DC

Both highest totals were produced in the same match — the April 25, 2026 record-breaking fixture. Pre-2026, DC’s highest was 231 and PBKS’s was 206. DC’s lowest of 67 is among the lowest in all IPL history. PBKS’s 104 remains their lowest against DC. Year/venue details for lowest totals not consistently confirmed.

PBKS vs DC Head-to-Head Match Type Breakdown

Most Memorable Moments in PBKS vs DC Rivalry

PBKS’s Record 265-Run Chase at Arun Jaitley, April 25, 2026: The defining moment in this rivalry — and in IPL history. PBKS chased 265 in just 18.5 overs to complete the highest successful chase in IPL history. Prabhsimran Singh (76 off 26) and Priyansh Arya (43 off 17) blasted 116 in the powerplay — the second-highest powerplay score in IPL history. Captain Shreyas Iyer sealed the chase with an unbeaten 71 off 36, including back-to-back sixes off T Natarajan. KL Rahul’s unbeaten 152 off 67 (highest IPL score by an Indian, third-highest ever behind Gayle’s 175* and McCullum’s 158*) plus his 220-run stand with Nitish Rana (91 off 44) — DC’s highest-ever partnership — had made 264/2 look insurmountable.

KL Rahul’s 152 — The Record That Wasn’t Enough, April 25, 2026*: Rahul became the first Indian to score 150+ in the IPL. Dropped on 12 by Shashank Singh, Rahul went from 100 to 150 in just 19 balls — his fastest IPL century came off 47 balls. His 220-run partnership with Rana remains DC’s highest partnership ever. Yet it was a Player of the Match award in a losing cause — PBKS’s batting depth rendered even 264 insufficient.

The 17-17 Deadlock That Lasted 18 Years: Before April 25, 2026, PBKS and DC were locked at 17 wins apiece across 35 matches — the most perfectly balanced long-running rivalry in IPL history. No other pair of IPL teams had stayed level for this many matches. PBKS’s record chase finally broke the deadlock, giving them the lead for the first time ever.

Axar Patel’s 20-Wicket Dominance: Axar Patel’s 20 wickets against PBKS (best figures 4/11) make him the most successful bowler in this rivalry’s history — and he’s the only active player in the all-time top 3. His left-arm spin has been consistently effective against PBKS’s right-hand-heavy middle order across multiple seasons, and he now leads DC as captain in Match 55. Axar’s ability to stifle PBKS in the middle overs gives DC a genuine matchup advantage despite their recent record-chase defeat.

IPL 2026 Context

Punjab Kings arrive in dominant form — sitting top of the points table with 13+ points, fresh off the highest successful chase in IPL history (265/4 vs DC on April 25). Prabhsimran Singh leads the batting with 346 runs at SR 179.27, Shreyas Iyer has 309 runs at SR 174.57 (their captain in red-hot form), Priyansh Arya has 283 runs at the highest SR in IPL 2026 (250.44), and Cooper Connolly has 270 runs. Arshdeep Singh’s 8 wickets, Yuzvendra Chahal’s 7 wickets, and Marco Jansen’s 5 wickets give PBKS a balanced bowling unit. Their April 25 chase of 265 demonstrated this team can overpower any total on any surface.

Delhi Capitals come into Match 55 with mixed form — despite KL Rahul’s extraordinary 468 runs at SR 184.25 (including the record 152*), DC sit 7th-8th on the points table. Sameer Rizvi has 267 runs at SR 161.81 and Tristan Stubbs adds middle-order consistency (201 runs at Avg 50.25), but the bowling unit has been DC’s weakness — Mukesh Kumar at Econ 11.00 and T Natarajan at Econ 10.38 have leaked runs consistently. Axar Patel’s 20 all-time wickets vs PBKS (the rivalry’s leading bowler) and Kuldeep Yadav’s 9 wickets anchor the spin attack, but DC’s inability to defend 264 against PBKS exposed their bowling depth in the starkest possible way.

The pbks vs dc head to head today stands at 18-17 in PBKS’s favour heading into Match 55 — and DC need a win at Dharamsala to level the all-time series. With PBKS holding fresh psychological dominance after the record chase and DC’s playoff hopes hanging by a thread, this fixture at HPCA Dharamsala on May 11 carries genuine season-defining stakes for both teams.