It is a do or die game for both Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals as only one team among them will be able to get to 16 points after this encounter. Not getting to 16 points does not mean elimination from the tournament, but then it would mean that the team that will lose tonight, will only be able to fight for one position and might not even get that if RCB manages to win its last game.
So basically, not winning tonight would mean that the team would be pinning its hopes on others losing rather than just themselves