DC vs PBKS Who Won the Toss Today? – Match 35 IPL 2026 Toss Update

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel has won the toss and elected to bat first against the Punjab Kings in Match 35 of the Indian Premier League 2026. The contest will start at 03:30 pm IST.

Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning

"We are batting first. The wicket looks dry, and it is a day game. The surface will get slow in the second innings, and the bowlers will get help. We have been playing good cricket, but silly mistakes have impacted us. Our decision-making has to improve," Axar Patel said.

PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer was looking to bowl first after winning the toss.

"It is important to stay in the moment. The boys have prepared well. It is hot, but the boys didn't complaint. We need to improve our performance. We need to enjoy the game. I would have bowled first had the toss gone in our favour," he said.

Playing XIs

Punjab Kings 1 Prabhsimran Singh (wk), 2 Priyansh Arya, 3 Cooper Connolly, 4 Shreyas Iyer (capt), 5 Shashank Singh, 6 Marcus Stoinis, 7 Marco Jansen, 8 Xavier Bartlett, 9 Vijaykumar Vyshak, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal

PBKS impact options - Nehal Wadhera, Suyansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar, Yash Thakur

Delhi Capitals 1 KL Rahul (wk), 2 Pathum Nissanka, 3 Sameer Rizvi, 4 Axar Patel (capt), 5 Nitish Rana, 6 Tristan Stubbs, 7 David Miller, 8 Lungi Ngidi, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 T Natarajan, 11 Mukesh Kumar

DC impact options - Vipraj Nigam, Auqib Nabi, Ashutosh Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair

Toss Result Today – DC vs PBKS Match 3 5IPL 2026

Q1: Who won the toss today in the DC vs PBKS Match 35 IPL 2026?

DC captain Axar Patel has won the toss and elected to bat first.

Q2: What was the toss time today?

The toss took place at 03:00 pm IST.

Q3: Why did the captain choose to bat first?

Axar Patel has opted to bat first because of dry wicket. 

Q4: Where is today’s match being played?

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi