India, May 12 -- Delhi Capitals returned to winning ways as they thumped Punjab Kings at Dharamsala on Monday night to stay alive in the 2026 Indian Premier League. Two of their more criticised stars this season orchestrated their fifth win in 12 games.

Both Axar Patel and David Miller were woefully out of form with the bat. Miller didn't even make it to the XI in the last three matches. Chasing 211 to win in 13 degrees Celsius, DC looked out of the contest at one point, having lost their top order -- comprising Abishek Porel, KL Rahul and Sahil Parakh -- inside the powerplay. That's when Axar walked in and took charge of the chase straight away.

Tristan Stubbs struggled at the other end, however, and eventually departed for 12 off 17 b...