Madhav Tiwari (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Not one, two or three – Delhi Capitals have made five changes for their crucial IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and decided to field against Punjab Kings.“We will bowl. That’s the right thing (to win the toss), we haven’t won those crucial moments in the matches, be it with the bat, the ball or the field, otherwise we haven’t bowled that badly. We will play our brand of cricket and we don’t care about the result. Win or lose, we will try to play a good brand and the new ball we want to bat first,” Axar said during the toss.
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PBKS vs DC: Who is Madhav Tiwari?
Born in 2003, Madhav Tiwari is a young Indian fast bowling all-rounder from Madhya Pradesh. He made his IPL debut for Delhi Capitals in 2025 and has played just one match for the franchise so far.Playing against Mumbai Indians, he scored three runs in his only IPL appearance before being bowled by Jasprit Bumrah. He did not get a chance to bowl in the match.He is a lower middle order batsman and a handy medium fast bowler.Retained by Delhi Capitals for the 2026 season, Tiwari is known for his raw pace and aggressive lower-order batting.He was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 40 crore ahead of IPL 2025.Tiwari has also been part of Bhopal Leopards in the Madhya Pradesh Premier League for the past two seasons.Tiwari has represented Madhya Pradesh U-23 and U-19 teams. He also featured in the CK Nayudu Trophy (U-23) in the 2024-25 season. He scored two half-centuries in the tournament, including 83 against Mumbai when MP were 183/6, while following up, he helped the side avoid an innings defeat.
