New Delhi, May 22 -- Delhi Capitals (DC) started their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season on a high, winning their first four matches and losing just once in their first six games but things quickly went downhill. A heavy 59-run defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) on Wednesday was their fifth loss in the last six completed matches, which ultimately ended their playoff hopes, as per ESPNcricinfo.

Head coach Hemang Badani pointed out that one of the biggest issues was their inconsistency at the top of the batting order. Even during their early wins, DC kept changing their opening pair. They tried Faf du Plessis with Jake Fraser-McGurk, then Fraser-McGurk with KL Rahul, and also Abishek Porel with Fraser-McGurk. By the end of their campaign,...