It's Punjab Kings against Delhi Capitals at New PCA Stadium in Mullanpur — TATA IPL 2026 fixture 65, scheduled for a 7:30 PM IST start.
The New PCA Stadium surface is bowler-friendly Mullanpur surface, 11 of last 14 games scored under 170. Par score is 165 first-innings par, and spin economy is the captain pick. For PBKS, Shashank Singh is the constant — every Dream11 builder I read has them in the top-3. Arshdeep Singh is the wicket-taking option. DC build around KL Rahul at the top and Tristan Stubbs as the finisher.
For Dream11 captain, lead with Shashank Singh — the form line is clean. KL Rahul vice-captain. Prabhsimran Singh fills the differential slot for grand-league entries.
Want the full Dream11 team plus probable XI for both sides? The complete match preview with budget Dream11, captain & vice-captain reasoning, and pitch-specific player picks lives on ipl-predict.in/matches — that's the page I check before locking my contests.
With 26 fixtures still to play before the IPL 2026 playoffs cut on 19 May, every match shifts the points-table maths. Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals both have implications on the playoff race — Delhi Capitals are tracking the seeding race more aggressively, and the result here can flip a top-4 vs eliminator outcome by net run-rate alone.
For Dream11 lineup construction the key inputs are the venue (above), the toss decision (chasing teams have been winning roughly 60% of night games at New PCA Stadium this season), and the lineup confirmation 30 minutes before first ball. Lock your team after the toss when possible.