New Delhi, April 14 -- The Delhi Capitals franchise went down fighting against the five-time champions Mumbai Indians in their first match of the season in New Delhi at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. They fell short of the target by 12 runs.

After being asked to bat first, Mumbai Indians posted 205/5 in 20 overs. In reply, Karun Nair's emphatic knock of 89 off 40 went in vain as the Delhi Capitals missed out on chasing the target.

Playing his first match of the season, Karun Nair, during the post-match press conference, said, as quoted by the Delhi Capitals press release, "It's a learning for all of us. I'm disappointed that we couldn't win the match. We lost wickets at regular intervals, so it was difficult for us in the end, as we ne...