New Delhi, May 18 -- Following his side's loss to Gujarat Titans (GT), Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Axar Patel hailed his opponents for their batting performance and added that the ball was coming nicely on the bat in the second innings.

Once invincible during the league stage with five successive wins to start off the competition, DC's journey to playoffs became even more tougher as they succumbed to a 10-wicket loss to GT at their home arena of Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.

Speaking after the game in the post-match presentation, Axar said, "The way they batted was excellent. The wicket also got better as the game went on. We felt we had a par score. Got a good finish, KL (Rahul) batted well. Our bowlers tried well but did not get the...