In their IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings on Saturday, Delhi Capitals tied an incredible record even before a single delivery was bowled. At the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, DC captain Axar Patel chose to bat after the side won the toss for the eighth time in a row. Delhi Capitals thereby tied the record for the most straight toss victories in IPL history. The only other teams to win nine straight tosses in the competition are Sunrisers Hyderabad (2015–16) and Chennai Super Kings (2019). In the past, Rajasthan Royals (2023) and CSK (2018–19) had eight-game streaks.

The IPL's most straight toss victories
9. Hyderabad Sunrisers (2015–16)

9. Chennai Super Kings (2019)

9. Delhi Capitals (2025–2026)

8. Chennai Super Kings (2018–19)

8. Royals of Rajasthan (2023)

Staying in the present moment is crucial since that's how you want the atmosphere to be. In my opinion, all you need to do is continue to exercise harder and occasionally improve your performance. I also keep telling my teammates that. In the dressing room and culture that we have been creating thus far, we must instill proper habits. Touch wood, everything has been going really well. All we need to do is continue to have fun and enjoy the game together."I'd adore bowling. Fortunately, Axar and I had a brief conversation prior to the toss. I was relieved that we would be bowling and that the toss would not matter because he had stated that he would bat.

 Delhi Capitals Teams
Axar Patel (C), KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka, Sameer Rizvi, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, and Mukesh Kumar.

Punjab Kings
Shreyas Iyer (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal  .