PBKS vs DC Live Score, IPL 2025: Match has been called off in Dharamsala

Dushmantha Chameera to Priyansh Arya, SIX! Dispatched! Dushmantha Chameera does not get it short enough, on middle and leg. This sits up to be hit and Priyansh Arya does not miss out. Shovels it with ease over square leg for a six.

Dushmantha Chameera to Priyansh Arya, Superb effort! On a back of a length, on middle, Priyansh Arya jabs it towards mid-wicket where Sameer Rizvi flings himself to his left on the edge of the ring at mid-wicket and makes the stop.

Mitchell Starc to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Threads it through! Another yorker from Starc that tails back in, on middle, Prabhsimran Singh is equal to the task as he angles the bat face to drive it between cover and mid off for a boundary. Another expensive over from Starc. 12 runs off it.

Mitchell Starc to Prabhsimran Singh, Mitchell Starc switches to around the wicket and gets the yorker in, at the toes, Prabhsimran Singh jams it out.

Mitchell Starc to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Streaky but they all count! At 145.2 kph, full again, on off, Prabhsimran Singh swings to go down the ground with a cross bat. The ball swings back in late to catch the inside edge. It sneaks past the stumps and beats short fine leg to his right.

Mitchell Starc to Prabhsimran Singh, Shaping back in, full in length, around off. Not that wide but Singh throws his hands at it and looks to go through the off side with a horizontal bat. Gets beaten on the inside edge.

Mitchell Starc to Prabhsimran Singh, Good response from Starc! Dug in short and this zips through, on middle, Prabhsimran Singh thinks about playing the ramp but then bails out as he sways away.

Mitchell Starc to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Easy as you like! Starc lands it on a length, on middle and leg, Prabhsimran Singh picks it up cleanly and uses his wrists to shovel it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Dushmantha Chameera to Priyansh Arya, FOUR! Yes, he can! Pitched up, on off, Priyansh Arya does not move his feet much and holds his shape to carve it over cover for a boundary. The over is spoiled due to the Free Hit and ends up going for 9 runs.

Dushmantha Chameera to Prabhsimran Singh, NO BALL! Seaming away, in the channel on off, on a good length, Prabhsimran Singh steers it with an open bat face to deep third for one more. Uh, oh, Dushmantha Chameera has overstepped. Free Hit coming up. Can Arya make Chameera pay?

Dushmantha Chameera to Priyansh Arya, On a nagging length at the stumps, Arya takes a step across the stumps and whips it on the bounce to deep backward square leg. Mitchell Starc mops it up by moving to his right. A single taken.

Dushmantha Chameera to Priyansh Arya, Play and a miss! Angling across, on a short of a good length, Priyansh Arya flays at the delivery but fails to connect.

Dushmantha Chameera to Prabhsimran Singh, Hits the hard length, on off, Prabhsimran Singh rides the bounce and dabs it to backward point for one more.

Dushmantha Chameera to Priyansh Arya, Drags the length back, on middle, Priyansh Arya turns it through square leg for a single.

Dushmantha Chameera to Priyansh Arya, Chameera is on the money straight away! Seaming away to leave the left-hander from over the wicket, on a good length, Arya fiddles at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge.

It will be the Sri Lankan pacer, Dushmantha Chameera, to operate from the far end. 

Mitchell Starc to Priyansh Arya, Sliding onto the pads, on the fuller side, Priyansh Arya knocks it wide of mid on for a single. A good first over for the home side.

Whoa! Prabhsimran Singh pulled out just when Starc was about to deliver the ball. Someone just walked past the sightscreen which disturbed Prabhsimran and forced him to bail out. 

Mitchell Starc to Prabhsimran Singh, On middle and leg, on a back of a length, tucked to deep backward square leg by Singh to get off the mark.

Mitchell Starc to Priyansh Arya, Fuller in length and a hint of away shape, on off, Priyansh guides it towards backward point where KL Rahul cuts it off with a slide to his right. They cross.

Mitchell Starc to Priyansh Arya, Hits the bat hard, does Starc, on a hard length, on middle and leg, Priyansh Arya hangs back and stabs it down the deck.

Mitchell Starc to Priyansh Arya, FOUR! Width offered and Arya cashes in! Starc gets the line wrong again. Short and wide on off, Priyansh Arya stands tall and lifts it over cover-point for four more.

Mitchell Starc to Priyansh Arya, FOUR! Easy pickings for Priyansh Arya! A loosener first up from Starc, on the pads, on a short of a length, Arya just glances it off his hips down to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

Finally, in all readiness for the action to get underway here in the lap of the mighty Himalayas! The official IPL pet, CHAMPAK, leads the way for both the umpires. After a brief huddle talk, the players of Delhi Capitals spread out to their respective positions. Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya walk out to the crease to open for the Punjab Kings. And it will be Mitchell Starc who will open the bowling attack for the Capitals. Will he find some swing early on? The timer goes off and here we go. IT IS GAME ON!

Impact subs nominated by DC - Ashutosh Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mukesh Kumar, Vipraj Nigam and Tripurana Vijay.

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis, KL Rahul (WK), Abishek Porel, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (C), Tristan Stubbs, Madhav Tiwari (On IPL debut) (In for Vipraj Nigam), Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan.

Impact subs nominated by PBKS - Vyshak Vijaykumar, Harpreet Brar, Yash Thakur, Praveen Dubey and Suryansh Shedge.

Punjab Kings (Playing XI) - Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (C), Josh Inglis (WK), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.

The captain of the Delhi Capitals, Axar Patel, says that they wanted to bowl first given the weather around and the fact that batting second helps if the game is curtailed. Shares that the wicket is really good and the batters will know better after assessing it in the 1st innings. Mentions that they have tried to stay as positive as possible and ups and downs are part of a long tournament like IPL. Informs that Madhav Tiwari comes in for Vipraj Nigam.

The captain of Punjab Kings, Shreyas Iyer, says considering the outfield being wet, it's good to bat first. Points that the way their openers started in the previous game, and then the rest of the batters supported with valuable contributions, was a positive. Says that the teams that win tough matches go on to win the championship. On the crowd, he says it's been electrifying throughout the tournament and feels on top of the world, especially with the way things have panned out for them. Says they will look to stick to their basics. Informs they are going with the same batting lineup.

TOSS - Punjab Kings win the toss and they will BAT first.