Delhi Capitals’ woes continued on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi after the crew misplaced its fourth residence recreation of the Indian Premier League 2026 season. DC have now performed 5 residence video games this season, out of which they’ve misplaced 4.
Other than their win of their first residence recreation of the season towards Mumbai Indians, DC have misplaced each single match at Kotla, which has compounded their woes this season. Within the 4 matches that they’ve misplaced, aside from the Gujarat Titans recreation, DC have been blown away in virtually all of them.
DC AT HOME: 5 GAMES, 4 LOSSES
Within the day recreation towards Punjab Kings, on a flat deck, DC misplaced after scoring 264 runs – one of many highest totals within the historical past of the IPL. Within the subsequent match towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru, DC got a barely seaming wicket, which noticed them fold for simply 75 runs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood ran riot in that recreation, marking a horrible defeat for DC on April 27.
On Tuesday, once they returned to Kotla as soon as once more, DC gained the toss and opted to bat first, hoping that the pitch would decelerate within the second innings. The truth turned out to be the other, as Sanju Samson anchored Chennai Tremendous Kings to an eight-wicket win.
Delhi Capitals head coach Hemang Badani lamented within the post-match press convention that they haven’t been capable of learn the pitches this season. Badani mentioned that DC weren’t accountable for the surfaces, because the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) screens wickets to make sure neutrality within the IPL.
“As a lot as I wish to assume that we’re accountable for the surfaces that we wish to play on, there’s a clear mandate from the BCCI. They’re those who set pointers to make sure neutrality, that there is no such thing as a native benefit. You play what’s introduced to you. Sure, it has been slightly up and down to grasp what we’re going to get. One recreation was 75, one other was 265, then there was a floor that spun,” Badani mentioned after the match.
The coach known as on his crew to raise their performances within the final 4 matches of the match. DC are set to play two of their remaining 4 video games at residence and can hope to climb to a extra respectable place within the factors desk.
“I believe collectively we have to play higher. I’d not single out one particular person. In a single recreation, we scored 265 and couldn’t defend. In one other, we misplaced by one run. On this recreation, we misplaced 5 wickets. So it’s not about one particular person. As a crew, we have to play higher cricket. That’s the actuality,” Badani mentioned.
DC are at the moment in seventh place within the league desk after 10 video games. They’re liable to slipping to eighth in the event that they lose to Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday, Could 8.
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