The fort in the Delhi Capitals, Arun Jaitley Stadium, seems weak. He has lost 3 out of 4 matches in IPL 2025. He also got the only victory with the help of super over. In such a situation, he needs to return to the form on the home ground.
Sunil Naren took 3 important wickets in 7 balls and won Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 14 runs over Delhi Capitals (DC). With this victory, KKR’s hopes of reaching the playoffs are excellent. Batting first on April 29, KKR scored 204 runs, taking advantage of the good start, although he lost 9 wickets in the last over.
At the same time, DC started to start while running and the team lost 3 wickets in just 7 overs. After this, Faf du Plessis (62 runs) and Akshar Patel (43 runs) shared 76 runs and raised hope. But then Naren did wonders. He blows Delhi’s innings by taking three wickets at a crucial time and the team could score 190 runs in 20 overs.
With this defeat, Delhi suffered a third out of four defeat in the house. At the same time, KKR has now got 9 points and he is at number seven in the points table. DC is made in the top 4 with 12 digits.
💔 hurts, but we take the characters and move ahead. pic.twitter.com/vrrr39o3mva
– delhi capitals (@delhicapital) April 29, 2025
Delhi’s bad condition in his house …
The display of Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2025 has so far surfaced with two completely different faces. While the team has lost 3 out of 4 matches at its home ground Arun Jaitley Stadium, they have won 5 out of 6 matches on other venue. In the four matches played in Delhi, DC won only once, that too through the super over. Michel Starc was the ‘Player of the Match’, the biggest hero of Delhi’s victory in the super -over match. The team has lost defeat in the remaining three matches.
Dilli Capitals in IPL 2025
In Delhi: 4 matches, 3 defeats, 1 win (super over)
Other Venue: 6 matches, 5 wins, 1 defeat
Giving more runs in powerplay had to be heavy: Akshar Patel
After the 14 -run defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel admitted that the team scored excessive runs in the powerplay, which finally became a big reason for the defeat.
After the match, Akshar said- We gave 15-20 runs more in the powerplay. There were some disturbances in our batting in the second innings .. There were easy wickets, which caused loss.
However, the captain also appreciated the team’s return. Akshar said- The way we stopped them after the powerplay, it was good. Even if two-three players had been in batting, we could win. When the match loses so closely, it is understood how important it is to remain calm on the field.
Akshar Patel himself was injured during the match. During the batting of KKR, his left hand rubbed on the ground, causing the skin to peel. He told- the hand was dragged to the surface, which removed the skin. It was hurting at the time of batting. The next match is against SRH and we have three-four days time, hopefully I will be cured.