India, May 22 -- Delhi Capitals have had a season of two extreme halves. Under new captain Axar Patel, Delhi made a promising start, winning all the first four matches to reign at the top of the points table. However, they incurred a sharp turnaround thereafter, losing six of their next eight matches, which eventually led to their elimination from the race to the playoffs in the ongoing IPL 2025.

Delhi met their eventual fate on Wednesday at the Wankhede Stadium, after suffering a 59-run loss against Mumbai Indians. It was their fourth straight defeat in a completed game, having last secured a win exactly a month back at the Ekana Stadium against the Lucknow Super Giants.

Delhi were looking to seal their spot in the final playoffs berth...