IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals ka season start hua ek kaafi entertaining lekin heartbreak bhare match ke saath. Mumbai Indians ke khilaf Arun Jaitley Stadium mein kheli gayi takkar mein DC ne jeet ke kareeb aakar match gawa diya – aur upar se captain Axar Patel ko ₹12 lakh ka fine bhi bharna pada.
“Yeh team ka season ka pehla offence tha under Article 2.22 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct jo minimum over-rate se related hai. Is wajah se Axar Patel par ₹12 lakh ka jurmana lagaya gaya,” IPL ki official release mein kaha gaya.
DC ne match ke first innings mein 15 minutes se zyada ka time le liya – woh bhi jab unke spinners ne 10 overs daale! Mumbai Indians ne batting mein dhamaka kiya – Ryan Rickelton ne 25-ball 41, Suryakumar Yadav ne 28-ball 40, aur Tilak Varma ne 33-ball 59 ki zabardast innings kheli. Naman Dhir ne bhi death overs mein 17 ball par 38 run jod diye, jiski wajah se MI ne 205/5 ka solid target set kiya.
Chase mein Karun Nair ne IPL comeback ko yaadgaar bana diya – sirf 40 balls mein 89 runs, aur Abishek Porel ke saath 119-run ki partnership jodi. Lekin jaise hi Nair out hue, DC ka middle-order collapse ho gaya. Team 19 overs mein sirf 193 par all-out ho gayi, aur match 12 runs se haar gayi.
Match ke baad Axar Patel ne kya kaha?
“Match toh hamare haathon mein tha. Middle order mein kuch soft dismissals aur galat shots ne game palat diya. Har baar lower order par pressure nahi daal sakte. Overthink karne ki zarurat nahi hai, aise din aate hain. Halfway stage pe toh main kaafi khush tha. Ball initially stop ho raha tha, par baad mein dew ki wajah se ball better aaya. Hamare teen spinners mein se do powerplay aur death mein bhi daal sakte hain. Kuldeep toh kamaal kar raha hai. Batting ko lekar iss match ko bhool jana chahiye,” Axar ne post-match presentation mein kaha.
Is defeat ke baad DC ka net run rate (NRR) bhi gir gaya aur woh Gujarat Titans ke neeche, second position par aa gaye. Unka agla match 16 April ko Rajasthan Royals ke khilaf phir se Delhi mein hai.
Toh kya Delhi Capitals bounce back karegi ya pressure mein bikhar jayegi? Stay tuned!
