PBKS vs DC: During the important match of IPL 2026 being played in Dharamshala, the black band tied on the arm of the Punjab Kings players caught everyone’s attention. Questions started arising in the minds of the fans as to why the Punjab Kings players came on the field wearing black armbands. Now the reason for this has come to light, which is very emotional. In fact, Punjab Kings players took to the field wearing black bands to mourn the death of the mother of team physio Andrew Lepus. According to the report, Andrew Leap’s mother passed away on May 10, after which the entire team took this step to pay tribute to her.
First match of the season in Dharamshala
In the match being played against Delhi Capitals at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala, the players of Punjab Kings took the field amidst an emotional atmosphere. The team is trying to make a comeback after three consecutive defeats and is playing its first match of the season at its second home ground, Dharamshala.
Delhi chose bowling
Talking about the match, Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel won the toss and decided to bowl first. Delhi made five changes in its playing eleven, in which Kuldeep Yadav is also among the players left out. Apart from them, Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma and Vipraj Nigam were also kept out of the playing eleven. Whereas Punjab Kings made only one change. Australian fast bowler Ben Dwarshuis got a chance to make his IPL debut in place of injured Lockie Ferguson. Captain Shreyas Iyer told during the toss that Ferguson had a minor injury, hence this change had to be made.
Playing eleven of both the teams
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (captain), Madhav Tiwari, Mukesh Kumar, Aaqib Nabi Dar, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi.
Delhi Capitals Impact Sub: Pathum Nissanka, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Tripurana Vijay.
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Suryansh Shedge, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Ben Dwarshuis, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Punjab Kings Impact Sub: Harpreet Brar, Yash Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Praveen Dubey.
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