The IPL history between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings is level at the May 2026 cutoff. Delhi’s late chase at Dharamsala matched Punjab’s earlier high-scoring chase in Delhi, leaving both franchises with 18 victories from their meetings.
This rivalry crosses several team names and seasons: Delhi were once the Daredevils and Punjab played as Kings XI. The ledger here follows the same two franchises across those changes. It also counts a 2025 contest abandoned after Punjab had started batting. That game belongs in the meeting total, not in either club’s win column or the last-five completed-results list.
Delhi Capitals
Punjab KingsDC vs PBKS IPL head-to-head record
The series stands at 37 scheduled meetings: 18 Delhi wins, 18 Punjab wins and one no-result. A dated pre-11 May 2026 account had Punjab 18, Delhi 17 across 36 fixtures. Delhi then made 216/7 to pass Punjab’s 210/5 with six balls to spare, bringing the completed-match record level.
| Meetings | DC wins | PBKS wins | Unresolved ties | No results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
Men’s IPL through 11 May 2026. The split bar represents the 36 matches with a winner, while the separate no-result remains in the table.
The 8 May 2025 Dharamsala fixture is the no-result: Punjab reached 122/1 in 10.1 overs before the match was abandoned, with Delhi never beginning a chase. Do not confuse it with the later completed Jaipur game on 24 May. Nor was the 2020 157-all tie left unresolved: Delhi won that game via the Super Over, so it is assigned to Delhi’s 18 wins.
Most runs in DC vs PBKS IPL matches
Shreyas Iyer tops the opponent-specific list with 481 runs, followed by Mayank Agarwal on 450. David Warner has 434, Shikhar Dhawan 418 and KL Rahul 394. These are runs made in this pairing only, not IPL career totals or a projection of the 2027 squads.
The dated table available before the 11 May game had Iyer on 422 and Rahul on 385. Iyer then made an unbeaten 59 for Punjab; Rahul scored nine for Delhi, bringing them to 481 and 394. Mayank, Warner and Dhawan did not add an innings in that match. Earlier in April, Rahul’s unbeaten 152 and Iyer’s unbeaten 71 were already inside that dated baseline and must not be added twice.
The list preserves runs from the relevant period even when a batter later changed franchises. Iyer scored in this matchup for Delhi and Punjab; Rahul and Dhawan also represented both clubs at different times. Reading their team labels as a current-season XI would be misleading. The ranking is a cross-season account of performances against one opponent.
Men’s IPL opponent-run standings through 11 May 2026; dated batting table reconciled against the last completed direct scorecard.
Last five DC vs PBKS IPL matches
Delhi’s 11 May 2026 win had changed direction more than once. Punjab posted 210/5 with Iyer unbeaten on 59. Delhi were 74/4, then Axar Patel made 56 and David Miller 51. Madhav Tiwari contributed 18 not out and earlier took two wickets; the reply closed on 216/7 after 19 overs.
The previous April meeting had almost reversed the story. Rahul’s unbeaten 152 and Nitish Rana‘s 91 powered Delhi to 264/2, but Punjab got to 265/4 in 18.5 overs. Prabhsimran Singh hit 76, and Iyer finished unbeaten on 71. It was a six-wicket Punjab victory despite Delhi’s imposing first-innings total.
In May 2025 at Jaipur, Punjab scored 206/8; Delhi won by six wickets at 208/4, helped by Sameer Rizvi‘s unbeaten 58. That was a completed match and not the earlier Dharamsala washout. In New Chandigarh in March 2024, Sam Curran‘s 63 took Punjab past Delhi’s 174/9 with four wickets remaining. The fifth most recent completed meeting is the May 2023 Dharamsala game: Rilee Rossouw‘s unbeaten 82 helped DC reach 213/2; Punjab closed on 198/8 despite Liam Livingstone‘s 94, giving Delhi a 15-run win.
| Date | Ground | Winner | Result | Score · DC; PBKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | Dharamsala | Delhi Capitals | DC by 3 wickets | DC 216/7; PBKS 210/5 |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Delhi | Punjab Kings | PBKS by 6 wickets | DC 264/2; PBKS 265/4 |
| 24 May 2025 | Jaipur | Delhi Capitals | DC by 6 wickets | DC 208/4; PBKS 206/8 |
| 23 Mar 2024 | New Chandigarh | Punjab Kings | PBKS by 4 wickets | DC 174/9; PBKS 177/6 |
| 17 May 2023 | Dharamsala | Delhi Capitals | DC by 15 runs | DC 213/2; PBKS 198/8 |
The 8 May 2025 abandoned match is intentionally absent from these five completed results, but remains represented in the all-meeting record above.
DC vs PBKS IPL FAQs
Who leads the DC vs PBKS IPL head-to-head?
Neither team leads through 11 May 2026. Delhi and Punjab have 18 victories each, plus one abandoned meeting, across 37 fixtures.
How many times has Delhi Capitals beaten Punjab Kings in the IPL?
Delhi have 18 wins against the Punjab franchise through 11 May 2026. That includes a 2020 game tied after regulation and won by DC in the Super Over.
Who has the most runs in DC vs PBKS IPL matches?
Shreyas Iyer leads with 481 runs in this IPL pairing, ahead of Mayank Agarwal‘s 450 and David Warner‘s 434.
Why do some DC vs PBKS tables list a tie or a different total?
The September 2020 scores were level at 157, but Delhi won the one-over eliminator, so this record assigns the win to DC. The 8 May 2025 game was abandoned with Punjab 122/1 before Delhi batted, making one no-result. This table includes both that abandoned fixture and the later completed May 2025 rematch.
Men’s IPL through 11 May 2026; no future IPL 2027 match has been counted.
