Asked to bat first by Delhi Capitals, Priyansh Arya hit six sixes during his blistering 56 off 33 balls before the DC pacers smartly adjusted their lengths to restrict Punjab Kings to 210/5.In reply, aggressive half-centuries from David Miller (51 off 28) and captain Akshar Patel (56 off 30) took Delhi Capitals to 211/7 in 19 overs – the highest successful chase at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.After the match, Iyer said, “I won’t go into (where it went wrong); I would just say fielding and bowling again.”“(If they thought 210 was a good score) absolutely, I think 30 runs was more on this wicket, given the way the ball was seaming and the different bounce,” he said.“(On bowling to Chahal) I absolutely had a thought in my mind, but the way the ball was seaming and the way the seamers were getting help, I think if we had executed our line and length accurately, we would have been able to take wickets, but unfortunately again, we were not able to do that,” Iyer said.Explaining the ideal bowling strategy on the Dharamshala pitch, the PBKS captain said:“(How to bowl here) is still on the surface. I always say that hard length – shorter than hard length – is the best ball, especially when a new batsman is coming in. It is not easy to hit it because if you keep repeating those balls, at least one ball has a chance to be mis-hit and you can get a wicket. We have been short on planning,” Iyer said.The win helped Delhi Capitals reach seventh place in the IPL 2026 standings. DC have now played 12 matches, winning five and losing seven, with 10 points and a net run rate of -0.993.Despite the loss, Punjab Kings are fourth in the table with 13 points from 11 matches with six wins and four losses, while one match ended without a result. His net run rate is +0.428.Punjab Kings’ next match will be against Mumbai Indians on May 14.