Delhi Capitals, on Sunday, slumped to their sixth defeat within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 and are positioned fifth within the factors desk.
Rishabh Pant of Delhi Capitals. Courtesy: PTI
HIGHLIGHTSOn Sunday, DC misplaced to CSK by 91 runsDC are positioned fifth within the deskPant urged his crew to be extra proactive
Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Rishabh Pant didn’t mince phrases in saying that his crew was fully outplayed by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai. On Sunday, May 8, CSK defeated the Capitals by 91 runs and moved to the eighth spot within the factors desk.
After being requested to chase down 209, DC huffed and puffed and had been bowled out for 117 in 17.4 overs. The left-handed Pant, who scored 21 off 11 earlier than getting out to off-spinner Moeen Ali, mentioned that his crew must up their sport as a way to qualify for the playoffs.
The 24-year-old Pant additionally admitted that points surrounding COVID-19 within the DC camp did not assist them by any stretch of the creativeness.
POSITIVE AND PROACTIVE
“They outplayed us in all the departments. I felt this was coming. The only thing we look forward is the next three games. If we win them, we should qualify. There are flus and Covid cases, a lot going on but we are not using that as excuses. The only thing we can do is be more positive and proactive, we need to be in a good frame of mind and make good decisions,” Pant mentioned after the match.
After the loss, DC stored struggling in the midst of the factors desk with 10 factors and a web run charge of 0.150. Pant and Co are presently locked on factors with Kane Williamson’s Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), who’re on a four-match shedding streak, and Mayank Agarwal’s Punjab Kings (PBKS).
The Capitals are subsequent set to lock horns with the Sunrisers on Wednesday, May 11 on the identical venue.
