Delhi Capitals win by three wickets

Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings by three wickets in IPL Match 55 on May 11, completing a chase of 211 in 19 overs at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. Punjab Kings made 210/5 from 20 overs, and Delhi finished on 216/7 with six balls remaining, according to the official IPL scorecard. (ipl.com) Madhav Tiwari was named player of the match for Delhi after scoring 18 not out from eight balls and returning figures of 2/40. The result was posted on the official Delhi Capitals website on May 12 and on the IPL’s match pages. ### How did Delhi Capitals get to 211 after chasing such a big target? (delhicapitals.in) Delhi Capitals reached 216/7 after KL Rahul made 98, falling two runs short of a century in the chase. Abishek Porel added 5 and Sahil Parakh made 13, according to the official IPL scorecard, before the middle order rebuilt the innings. Axar Patel made a 28-ball fifty, ESPNcricinfo reported, after coming into the match with only 44 runs in eight innings this season. David Miller then hit 51 off 28 balls and helped swing the chase back toward Delhi in the closing overs, ESPNcricinfo said. (ipl.com) The 18th and 19th overs decided the finish. ESPNcricinfo reported that Ashutosh Sharma and Tiwari took 19 runs from the 18th over, then Auqib Nabi hit the winning runs in a final over that included a no-ball which levelled the scores before a six over long-off ended the match. (ipl.com) ### Which Punjab Kings innings set up the chase? Punjab Kings posted 210/5 in their 20 overs at Dharamsala, the IPL scorecard shows. Shreyas Iyer and Priyansh Arya both made half-centuries, with other match reports identifying Iyer’s score as 59 from 36 balls and Arya’s as 56 from 33. (espncricinfo.com) Madhav Tiwari’s all-round contribution stood out for Delhi. ESPNcricinfo listed him as player of the match for 18 not out and 2/40, while the official scorecard confirms Delhi’s bowlers still had to defend against a total above 200 before the chase began. (espncricinfo.com) ### Who were the decisive players in the finish? Madhav Tiwari and Auqib Nabi closed out the chase after Miller was dismissed in the 17th over. ESPNcricinfo reported that Tiwari cut Yash Thakur for four in the 19th over, Ashutosh Sharma added a six before getting out, and Nabi finished the game with a boundary off a no-ball and then a six. (ipl.com) Arshdeep Singh’s spell briefly kept Punjab in the game. ESPNcricinfo said he finished with 2 for 21 after giving away only five runs in the 15th over, leaving Delhi needing 68 from the last five overs. (espncricinfo.com) ### What did the result do to the teams’ positions? Punjab Kings remained on 13 points after 11 games, ESPNcricinfo reported after the match. The same report said the defeat was Punjab’s fourth in a row, while Delhi stayed alive in the playoff race. (espncricinfo.com) The Delhi Capitals website listed the result as a win by three wickets and placed it among the club’s recent results and fixtures. The official IPL schedule page for Delhi Capitals tracks the team’s remaining league matches. ### When do Delhi Capitals play next? (espncricinfo.com) Delhi Capitals’ official website lists their next upcoming fixture as Match 62 against Rajasthan Royals on May 17, 2026, at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, starting at 7:30 p.m. local time. The same page also lists a later league match against Kolkata Knight Riders on May 24 at Eden Gardens. The IPL 2026 season runs through May 31, according to the league’s official series page. (espncricinfo.com) Delhi’s remaining fixtures and any playoff updates are being published on the IPL and club schedule pages. (ipl.com) (delhicapitals.in)