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Axar Patel on Delhi Capitals’ missed chances

Axar Patel on Delhi Capitals’ missed chances

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4 min readMay 12, 2026 12:37 PM IST Delhi Capitals keep themselves alive in the playoff race of IPL 2026 with a three-wicket win over Punjab Kings at Dharamshala on Monday night. The team currently has ten points after 12 games, and if the Axar Patel-led team can win their remaining matches, they can still qualify for the play-offs if other permutations and combinations go their way. Skipper Axar Patel sounded hopeful that the team can do well in the remaining matches and also hold it together in crucial moments. “I have been saying it since the last time as well: if we can hold crucial moments in matches, we can win. The team is very good, and we have been playing good cricket too. We lost one or two matches because we gave away crucial moments, and that’s why we are here. But such things happen in a long tournament. Not all days are equal. I am very happy with the way the team played and hope that we will do well in the …

Axar Patel finally comes good with the bat and David Miller provides momentum as Delhi stay alive by beating Punjab Kings

Axar Patel finally comes good with the bat and David Miller provides momentum as Delhi stay alive by beating Punjab Kings

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4 min readMay 12, 2026 12:23 AM IST Delhi Capitals wouldn’t have had good memories of facing Punjab Kings in IPL 2026, having failed to defend 264 runs earlier in the season. But in a must-win match on Monday, they extracted revenge, chasing down 210 to inflict a fourth straight loss on the 2025 runners-up and keep their season alive. Madhav’s day out Less than a year after his last IPL appearance, Madhav Tiwari found himself back on the big stage on Monday, drafted into the DC playing XI for a must-win clash against PBKS. By the end of the night, the youngster had made an impact with both bat and ball. Tiwari first made his mark with the ball when PBKS were flying through Priyansh Arya. The opener had raced to 56 off 33 balls and looked set for a bigger score before Tiwari broke through in the ninth over, forcing the left-hander into a mistimed loft to deep point, earning his maiden IPL wicket. Madhav Tiwari of Delhi Capitals celebrates the wicket of …

Axar Patel, Miller Stars as Delhi Capitals Seal 3-Wicket Win vs Punjab Kings

Axar Patel, Miller Stars as Delhi Capitals Seal 3-Wicket Win vs Punjab Kings

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A resilient knock from Axar Patel and David Miller has set up Delhi Capitals’ 3-wicket victory against Punjab Kings at Dharamsala. Both smashed fifties reviving the innings after an early collapse, keeping their playoff chances alive. By this win, they moved to the 7th position of the IPL 2026 points table. After being invited to bat first, Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh opened the innings while Mitchell Starc opened the bowling attack. With an expensive over from Starc, PBKS made a solid start as Arya unleashed his fury, hitting fours and sixes. On the other hand, Prabhsimran Singh played a second fiddle. Priyansh Arya smashed 24-ball fifty as Punjab Kings scored 72 runs in the powerplay. Delhi Capitals used four bowlers but couldn’t stop the run flow. Only Auqib Nabi leaked runs under 10 run rate. Mukesh Kumar bagged the first wicket dismissing Prabhsimran Singh for 18 runs. He got dismissed on a catch from Aquib Nabi at deep backward square leg. Shreyas Iyer who came to bat at no.3 joined Priyansh Arya to take …

‘It was tough to see Axar Patel after the game’: Mohammad Kaif on Delhi Capitals’ drawbacks in IPL 2026 | Cricket News

‘It was tough to see Axar Patel after the game’: Mohammad Kaif on Delhi Capitals’ drawbacks in IPL 2026 | Cricket News

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3 min readMay 9, 2026 06:57 PM IST Former India player Mohammad Kaif said that the Delhi Capitals had too many problems this season, pointing out that their struggling batting lineup and their under-utilization of finisher Ashutosh Sharma. Delhi Capitals were all but knocked out of the play-offs race when they lost to a resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday. It was their fourth loss in a row and DC now find themselves in eighth place on the points table with as many points from 11 matches. “It was tough to see Axar Patel after the game. DC had too many problems this season. Struggling batting, too many changes and dropped catches. There is a reason, DC is at the bottom of table. Ashutosh Sharma, best uncapped finisher, should have played all games,” Kaif posted on X. After the match, Axar had admitted that the team has a long journey ahead and said they would begin thinking about plans for next year, including what changes can be made. It was tough to see Axar Patel …

Axar Patel talks of Delhi Capitals’ next year and changes amid team’s disappointing IPL 2026 season

Axar Patel talks of Delhi Capitals’ next year and changes amid team’s disappointing IPL 2026 season

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4 min readMay 9, 2026 12:53 PM IST With their fourth loss in a row, an eight-wicket drubbing at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals now find themselves in eighth place on the points table with as many points from 11 matches. With only a mathematical chance of qualifying for the playoffs, relying on other results and permutations to go their way, Delhi is staring at a deeply disappointing IPL campaign. Captain Axar Patel admitted that the team has a long journey ahead and said they would begin thinking about plans for next year, including what changes can be made. “For now, we’ll go back and think about the mistakes we made. After that, obviously there’s still a long journey ahead, and next year will come too. So we’ll think about what plans we can make for next year and what approach we should take. Based on that, we can also look at the players sitting on the bench and decide who can be given opportunities and what changes we can make,” Patel …

Venugopal Rao rues poor form of Axar, Kuldeep as DC near IPL 2026 exit

Venugopal Rao rues poor form of Axar, Kuldeep as DC near IPL 2026 exit

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4 min readUpdated: May 9, 2026 07:19 AM IST “Eighteen years, obviously, it hurts.” ​Delhi Capitals director of cricket Venugopala Rao has endured a lean run with the franchise as a player a decade ago. It was the Daredevils back then, when Rao was part of a squad that bagged the wooden spoon twice between 2011 and 2013. ​A stinging eight-wicket loss to the Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday, a fifth in succession at home, put the Capitals all but out of Playoffs contention, extending the wait for the elusive title by another season. ​“I think today also, when we got a good start, we couldn’t capitalise. In this kind of tournament, you can’t miss those patches. Eighteen years, obviously, it hurts. Seriously, when you look back, when I played during my days, I always wanted to win from the Daredevils’ time to now. It’s a learning process for me. Coming into the administration part, I’m still learning a lot of things,” said Rao, who took over the role with the franchise last year. ​While …

‘It was tough to see Axar Patel after the game’: Mohammad Kaif on Delhi Capitals’ drawbacks in IPL 2026 | Cricket News

‘Runs below par; spinners made quite a few errors’: Axar Patel after DC’s loss to KKR | Cricket News

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3 min readUpdated: May 8, 2026 11:26 PM IST Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel said that both the batters and the spinners made errors during the Kolkata Knight Riders match, which ultimately cost the hosts dearly at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday. DC batters were choked out by the KKR bowlers, especially the spinners but the Delhi tweakers couldn’t get the same purchase from the pitch when they came in to bowl. “I think the runs were definitely below par and at the same time the spinners made quite a few mistakes. Looking at the way the pitch behaved, I feel the spinners did make errors. But at the same time, if you notice, we lost five wickets in two-three overs, and I think that’s where the momentum slipped away from us. That’s probably something we need to think about because the same thing happened against CSK, we started well, and then suddenly wickets kept falling,” Axar said after the post-match chat. “You can’t solve it in a complicated way. While Ashutosh and I …

Axar Patel’s batting crisis is costing Delhi Capitals — and nobody knows where to bat him

Axar Patel’s batting crisis is costing Delhi Capitals — and nobody knows where to bat him

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Neutral pitches curated by the BCCI have stripped Delhi Capitals of any advantage at the Kotla, said head coach Hemang Badani after his team’s sixth defeat on Tuesday night — and few have felt the varying surfaces more acutely than Axar Patel. The Delhi square has produced extremes this past month. But when the Capitals batted first across the last fortnight, the captain was conspicuous by his absence. The streak of losses has stretched to four successive home matches, with the confusion around Axar’s role running through all of them. Tactical lapses and a batting order in constant flux have made a difficult season harder. When Delhi vaulted to a record 264 for two against Punjab Kings last month, Axar hadn’t turned out to bat. When they nailed a record 226-run chase against the Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur last week, he aptly stayed out of the top five. When the top order was humbled by a Royal Challengers Bengaluru seam masterclass, Delhi turned to their crisis man for rearguard action. Axar tottered back with a …

In emotional tribute, Axar Patel dedicates Delhi win to two fans who passed away | Cricket News

In emotional tribute, Axar Patel dedicates Delhi win to two fans who passed away | Cricket News

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3 min readMay 2, 2026 06:56 PM IST Delhi Capitals’ seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur last night was the team’s first win after a string of three losses in this season of the IPL. While the Axar Patel-led Delhi team had lost against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Monday in their last match prior to Friday’s match, two fans of the team suffered a fatal accident when they were returning from the match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Cousins Yagya Bhatia (20 years old) and Abhav Bhatia (14) were returning to their West Delhi home after the match on a bike when it was hit by a truck on Ashoka Road resulting in the death of the two fans. After Delhi beat Rajasthan, Axar Patel dedicated the win to the two fans. “Following the tragedy involving our fans after the last match, I want to express my deepest condolences for their loss. I would like to dedicate this victory to them; they were two members of our DC Toli family,” Patel said …

Axar Patel on his message to Delhi Capitals after record lowest total against RCB

Axar Patel on his message to Delhi Capitals after record lowest total against RCB

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4 min readMay 2, 2026 11:56 AM IST On Friday, the Axar Patel led Delhi Capitals were coming into the match against hosts Rajasthan Royals following the team’s nine-wicket loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Delhi on Monday. The team was bundled out for a total of 75 runs, the 12th lowest total in IPL history. It was a target which was surpassed by the Bengaluru side in 6.3 overs. As the Capitals scored a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Friday night, it also meant that the Axar Patel led side stopped its three-match losing streak and posted their fourth win of the tournament to climb to the sixth spot in the points table with a total of eight points. Patel shared how he was telling his team post the loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru that they can always turn things around and how he is glad to see the team win on Friday. “Even after the last match, when I was giving interviews, I was saying the same thing — that you have …