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India.com
25-05-2025
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4 Players Delhi Capitals Might Release After IPL 2025 Season: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis And...
photoDetails english 2906196 Delhi Capitals (DC) had a terrific start to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season with four wins on the trot. However, the Axar Patel-led DC failed to continue their winning momentum and eventually failed to qualify for the IPL 2025 playoffs. After winning their last league match against Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals finished at fifth spot in the league table of IPL 2025 with 15 points. The Delhi-based franchise might consider releasing some players after this IPL 2025 season based on their ordinary form, salary and age. Here's list of players which Delhi Capitals (DC) might release after IPL 2025 season: Updated:May 25, 2025, 08:09 PM IST 1. Jake Fraser-McGurk 1 / 8 Jake Fraser-McGurk was released by Delhi Capitals before the IPL 2025 auction. But he was brought back by the franchise for Rs 9 crore via the Right-To-Match option during the mega auction. DC had high expectations from Fraser-McGurk but he failed to deliver, scoring only 55 runs in six matches at a strike rate of 105.77 before eventually getting dropped from the playing XI. After his lackluster performance, Delhi Capitals might consider releasing Fraser-McGurk after IPL 2025 season. Jake Fraser-McGurk's Record In IPL 2 / 8 Australian youngster Jake Fraser-McGurk, who is known for his aggressive batting has scored 385 runs in 15 matches with an average of 25.67 and strike rate of 199.48 in his IPL career so far. 2. Mukesh Kumar 3 / 8 India pacer Mukesh Kumar was retained by Delhi Capitals (DC) using the Right to Match (RTM) card for Rs. 8 crore at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. However, Mukesh couldn't perform up to the expectations of the franchise. Mukesh has been among the most expensive bowlers in IPL 2025 season as he took 12 wickets in 12 matches but conceded runs at an economy of 10.32. He was particularly very poor in death overs. After his ordinary performance, Delhi Capitals might consider releasing Mukesh after IPL 2025 season and look for better fast bowling options. Mukesh Kumar's Record In IPL 4 / 8 Mukesh Kumar, who made his IPL debut with Delhi Capitals in 2023, has picked 36 wickets in 32 matches so far. 3. Dushmantha Chameera 5 / 8 Sri Lankan pacer Dushmantha Chameera was picked up by Delhi Capitals (DC) for Rs 75.0 lakh during the IPL 2025 mega auction. Chameera has played four games in IPL 2025, taking three wickets at a high economy of 10.77. He has been inconsistent with his performances, especially in powerplay and death overs. Given his ordinary form and lack of confidence from the management, Delhi Capitals might consider releasing Chameera after IPL 2025 season in order to seek stronger overseas bowling options. Dushmantha Chameera's IPL Record 6 / 8 Dushmantha Chameera has picked 13 wickets in 19 matches with an economy of 9.72 in IPL career so far. 4. Faf du Plessis 7 / 8 Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis was signed for Rs 2 crore by Delhi Capitals during the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. However, Du Plessis didn't produce impactful performances in the IPL 2025 season. The 40-year-old Du Plessis struggled with his fitness and played 9 matches, scoring 202 runs with an average of 22.44 and strike rate of 123.92 in IPL 2025 season. Given his age and fitness, Delhi might consider releasing Du Plessis and free up an overseas slot for a more explosive talent. Faf du Plessis's Record In IPL 8 / 8 Faf du Plessis has scored 4773 runs in 154 matches with an average of 35.09 and strike rate of 135.78 in IPL so far.
India.com
24-05-2025
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PBKS vs DC Live Score, IPL 2025: Shreyas Iyer's Punjab eye for points table peak against Axar Patel's Delhi
PBKS vs DC Live Score, IPL 2025. (PIC - X) Hello and welcome to live match coverage of Match 66 of the Indian Premier League 2025 between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings from the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The last meeting of these two teams in Dharamsala was aborted due to a security threat. The game was suddenly halted, and both sides' players were evacuated under emergency procedures. The incident left a lasting mark, as some of the players, such as Mitchell Starc and Jake Fraser-McGurk, decided not to continue the tournament after the hiatus.
Mint
22-05-2025
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- Mint
IPL 2025: Why Delhi Capitals crashed out after a dream start — full breakdown of DC's collapse
Four matches into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, the world was very rosy for Delhi Capitals (DC), with four wins and a top-of-the-table position. They had their first stumble on April 13, in their first fixture against the Mumbai Indians (MI), losing from a winning position. They seemed to get back on track with a come-from-behind Super Over win against the Rajasthan Royals (RR), but it was a false dawn. From five wins in six games, DC managed just three points and one win from their next seven games. And they likely would have had just two points without the washout against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), because DC mustered only 133 for 7 batting first. Their massive 59-run loss to MI on Wednesday, May 21, sealed their IPL 2025 fate, ending their qualification hopes. It started with a stumble against MI and ended with an annihilation by the same team. While DC had several standout individual stars, they could not come together as a team this season. DC had five different openers this season: KL Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abhishek Porel, Faf du Plessis and Karun Nair. In T20 cricket, opening is the only fixed position. The rest are fluid depending on conditions, match-ups, and game situations. As DC head coach Hemang Badani said, 'A settled opening pair is only possible when your opening pair gives you a start. If you don't get starts, you are bound to make changes to try and fill that gap, fill that void. We've not had those starts, and hence we've had to make those changes. We had Jake at the top earlier, did not work for us. Abhishek, and then we had Faf, then we also had Karun come in. It's just that we haven't had anyone really making sure that we get off to good starts. Our opening at the top was a worry for us, and I think it's one of those reasons why we haven't gone forward.' In the Impact Player era, with deep batting line-ups, taking advantage of the Powerplay is crucial, and DC often could not do that. One of the innovative ways in which some teams have used the Impact Player is to give themselves the option to either reinforce their batting or beef up their bowling. This is particularly for when teams are batting first, and they go in with their bowling XI. The logic is: if the top-order has a good day, and you don't really need that extra batter at No 7/8, you can sub out a batter and get an extra bowler. Rajasthan Royals did this consistently, and DC did it a few times too. The theory is fine, but if it does not work in practice, it needs to be ditched. What seemed to happen with DC's line-up was they batted more conservatively, as if conscious that they would not use the Impact Player while batting. That defeats the purpose of the strategy, but DC did not change things quickly enough. DC had some excellent frontline bowlers. Kuldeep Yadav is in the shortlist for bowlers of the tournament, having gone at a mere 6.85 runs per over while picking up 13 wickets in 12 innings. Mitchell Starc did the job of a strike bowler about as well as could be expected. He took 14 wickets in 10 innings. He won them a few games on his own, including the Super Over one. In others, he was expensive, but that's what you budget for with Starc. Axar Patel was reasonably economical at 8.47, given he often bowled in Powerplays too, but he took only five wickets in 11 innings. Outside of these three, the attack frayed. So, in the games that Starc went for runs, there was no one stepping up to do a holding role among pacers. T Natarajan, who had bowled quite superbly for SRH last season, was given only two games and bowled in only one. That seemed like a bad miss by DC, especially when the other support bowlers were not having a consistent impact. In the end, it was the bowling that lost them the game against MI, with the last two overs disappearing for a whopping 48 runs. They were missing both Starc and Axar, and that showed the inadequacy of the rest. Kuldeep was a shining exception, but he could not carry an attack on his own for the whole competition. DC still have building blocks in place to be strong competitors next year, but only if they can align their strategy and tactics.
India Today
20-05-2025
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- India Today
With wheels falling off, Delhi Capitals back in familiar IPL blackhole again
When Delhi Capitals began their IPL 2025 campaign, it felt like they were scripting a season to remember — a narrative built on high hopes, bold performances, and the belief that this could finally be their year. The first four matches? Flawless. Unbeaten. Unbothered. They looked like a team in complete control of their the 10-wicket loss to Gujarat Titans at Kotla confirmed that DC's control has slowly slipped away. The tone has shifted. Momentum has disappeared. From title contenders, they've tumbled into a chaotic mid-table scramble, managing just two wins in their last six games — one of them via a Super early confidence has been replaced by a desperate search for answers. Now they have to win their two remaining league stage matches with healthy run rates and hope other results go their way to enter into the top the center of their familiar season collapse, lies a misfiring top order, muddled tactical decisions, and a baffling misuse of FLYING STARTFew teams hit the ground running like Delhi Capitals. Their opening fortnight was as close to perfect as it gets. Four wins in four games. Ashutosh Sharma delivering fireworks at the death. Mitchell Starc proving lethal at the back end of innings. Even though cracks in the batting were visible, the team kept finding ways to wins weren't built on a solid strategy. They were thrilling, unpredictable, and mostly carried by individual brilliance. There was no tactical blueprint, but there was belief, and most importantly, points on the board. And for a while, that was TRIALS AND ERRORS Jake Fraser-McGurk struggled to perform in IPL 2025. Courtesy: PTI advertisementAs the season progresses towards the business end, Delhi Capitals' top order has become their biggest liability. Across 10 games, they experimented with seven different opening combinations — the highest of any team this season. Their most productive pairing, Faf du Plessis and Jake Fraser-McGurk, averaged just 30.7 at a strike rate of 131.4 — numbers that simply don't cut it in a league increasingly defined by explosive powerplay Porel sparked early promise but failed to build on it. His innings against GT, where he flickered briefly before a soft dismissal, summed up his campaign in miniature. Fraser-McGurk arrived with a reputation for aggressive batting but hasn't lived up to it. Faf du Plessis managed a composed fifty against KKR, but his recent returns — 2, 22, 29 and 5— suggest a batter out of sync with his Nair struggled to make an impact worth remembering after the breakout 89-run knock against Mumbai Indians. The entire top order turned into a carousel of uncertainty — no stability, no momentum. There was no one to anchor the innings, no one to accelerate meaningfully. More often than not, it ended with a top-edge to point or a mistimed hoick to deep Gujarat Titans have showcased exactly what Delhi have lacked. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan have forged the tournament's most consistent opening partnership, stringing together seven 50-plus stands, including a century stand. That kind of reliability and clarity at the top has been missing from DC's campaign all PATEL AND THE CAPTAINCY VOIDAxar Patel has long been admired for his calm demeanour. But in his first season as full-time captain, that very calmness has started to look like a liability. In the IPL, composure alone isn't enough — what you need is intent, bold decisions, and tactical far, Axar has struggled to put a clear strategic stamp on this team. Delhi's early wins were more a product of individual brilliance than any evident game plan. As matches have tightened and margins have grown smaller, his hesitation has become more noticeable. Delayed bowling changes, inflexible batting orders, questionable field placements, and a failure to seize key moments have cost DC AND UNDERWHELMED: THE STUBBS CONUNDRUM Tristan Stubbs has been shuffled across the DC batting lineup. Courtesy: PTI Tristan Stubbs has been Delhi Capitals' most underused asset - and arguably their biggest misstep this in IPL 2024, Stubbs was a revelation. He dominated the death overs, piling up 252 runs at a staggering strike rate of 262.5. A consistent, fearless finisher, he was the kind of player most teams would centre their middle order in 2025, he's been pushed to the margins. Shunted down the order to No. 5, 6, even 7 - often walking in too late to make any real impact. In some games, he didn't feature at all. For a batter who was striking at over 168 in the SA20 earlier this year, the lack of opportunity is simply can explain why Axar Patel bats at No.4 while Stubbs struggles for gametime. In a team lacking middle-order muscle, Stubbs could've been the solution at No. 3 or 4. Instead, he's been a forgotten SHUFFLES AND THE RAHUL-POREL SPLITIt's not just the openers. The revolving door extended to the rest of the batting order. KL Rahul and Porel had put together 324 partnership runs across just seven innings, with four 50+ stands — and yet, not once they have been used as openers by the DC management this you, neither batter has looked comfortable as opener, and none of the new combinations have worked. Looking back, the decision is as confusing as it is brought in as a backup, ended up as a frontline pick. With Harry Brook pulling out, DC could've turned to a dynamic young option like Dewald Brevis — a player with intent and upside. Instead, they leaned on experience, and it hasn't paid ATTACK: THE STARC BURDEN Mitchell Starc has taken 14 wickets from 10 matches in the IPL. Courtesy: PTI Mitchell Starc carried Delhi's bowling attack on his shoulders. 14 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 26.14. A five-wicket haul. A three-for against KKR. Every time DC looked threatening with the ball, it was Starc. And now DC don't have the services of Starc for the final leg of the rest of the attack has been a Kumar has nine wickets, but leaks runs at nearly 10 an over. Chameera has played only three matches. Mohit Sharma? Two wickets in seven games. Not the returns DC spin trio of Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Vipraj Nigam have vanished in the second half of the tournament. They're leaking runs and picking up the second match against LSG — maybe earlier — it's felt like the bowlers are more focused on damage control than on taking wickets. That mindset shift has cost tried every possible combination in the powerplay: Axar bowling three overs, sometimes none; no spinners at all; Chameera starting; Starc bowling three overs once, only one over another time; even trying Natarajan early. Nothing has worked. DC keep getting hit. They keep failing to strike still holds the best economy among spinners in the powerplay (around 8.5). Mukesh leads amongst pacers — also 8.5. That's the best they've Yadav bowled like a man trying to plug a dam with chewing gum. No support. No help. Chameera, Mukesh, and everyone else? A masterclass in don't even get started on the death AT FAULT?Why did DC wait two months to replace Harry Brook — and in the process, miss out on dynamic talents like Dewald Brevis? The replacement could have been signed well before the tournament even began. Instead, they dragged their feet while other teams moved swiftly. CSK snapped up Brevis and Ayush Mhatre, PBKS picked Mitchell Owen, and RR brought in Lhuan-dre Pretorius. Delhi? They waited until DC lost their momentum — and finally brought in Sediqullah Atal, only to not play him at for what? Imagine a finishing duo of Stubbs and Brevis. That could've changed games. But instead, the management clung to Rs 6 crore as if hoarding cash was the foresight. No structure. Just panic moves and a whole lot of AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER Delhi Capitals have struggled with their fielding in IPL 2025. Courtesy: PTI Fielding? Nothing short of a disaster. Catches were dropped like the ball was laced with poison. Routine stops turned into runs, and overthrows were handed out like freebies at a festival. It wasn't just sloppy — it was the body language told its own story. Heads down, shoulders slumped, energy non-existent. Halfway through most first innings, DC already looked like a team that had mentally checked them in the field felt like watching a blooper reel curated by someone with a vendetta — a highlight package of how not to play came the no-balls — momentum-killers of the worst kind. Just when DC built some pressure, someone would overstep, handing the opposition a lifeline and undoing all the hard work in a split weren't isolated mistakes. They were costly, repeated blunders. It's one thing to be outclassed. But Delhi's undoing came from within — a team that couldn't stop tripping over itself, game after SCENARIOS: THE TIGHTROPE WALK Delhi Capitals are in a tricky position in IPL 2025. Courtesy: PTI Somehow, Delhi Capitals are still alive in the playoff race — but just barely. The road ahead is as narrow as it face Mumbai Indians on May 21, followed by Punjab Kings on May 24. Win both, and they'll qualify — the net run rate won't a loss to Mumbai ends the story. MI would move to 16 points, a total Delhi can no longer reach. If DC beat Mumbai but slip up against Punjab, they'll be left hoping for favorable results elsewhere, with their fate depending on how Mumbai and Lucknow no more room for mistakes. One more stumble and a season that began with genuine hope will collapse into yet another all-too-familiar updated on IPL 2025 with India Today! Get match schedules, team squads, live score, and the latest IPL points table for CSK, MI, RCB, KKR, SRH, LSG, DC, GT, PBKS, and RR. Plus, keep track of the top contenders for the IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap. Don't miss a moment!Must Watch IN THIS STORY#IPL 2025
India.com
19-05-2025
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IPL 2025 Playoff Scenarios: Can Delhi Capitals Still Qualify After Loss To Gujarat Titans?
photoDetails english 2902860 Delhi Capitals' IPL 2025 playoff hopes are hanging by a thread after a heavy defeat to Gujarat Titans. To stay in contention, DC must win their remaining two matches against Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings, ideally by large margins to boost their Net Run Rate. However, qualification also depends on favorable results from other teams. With their playoff odds now below 20%, DC face a must-win clash against MI on May 21. The final game vs PBKS could decide their fate. While mathematically possible, Delhi's path to the top four is extremely narrow and reliant on both performance and luck. Updated:May 19, 2025, 07:52 AM IST 1. Delhi Capitals Must Win Both Remaining Matches 1 / 15 To stay in contention, DC need to win their final two matches — against Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings — taking them to 17 points, which is likely the cut-off for IPL 2025 playoffs. 2. The MI vs DC Clash Is a Virtual Knockout 2 / 15 DC's next match vs Mumbai Indians on May 21 is a must-win. If they lose, MI will move to 16 points and knock DC out of the top-four race, regardless of other results. 3. Net Run Rate Could Be a Deal Breaker 3 / 15 Even if DC win both games, their qualification could depend on Net Run Rate. Currently at just +0.006, they must win big to overtake PBKS (+0.389) or MI (+1.156) on NRR. 4. DC vs PBKS on May 24 Could Decide the Final Spot 4 / 15 If DC beat MI, the final league match vs Punjab Kings becomes critical. A win there — ideally with a strong margin — could secure their place in the top four, depending on other results. 5. Delhi Need Help From Other Results 5 / 15 To qualify, DC also need favorable outcomes in other games — especially MI losing to PBKS, or PBKS losing both matches — to stay ahead in points or Net Run Rate. 6. Punjab Kings' Form Adds Pressure 6 / 15 PBKS, already on 17 points, are in red-hot form. If they win one more match, DC's only chance of qualifying is via Net Run Rate — which heavily favors PBKS at the moment. 7. Playoff Odds Drop to Below 20% 7 / 15 After the GT loss, DC's playoff qualification chances have dipped from 42.3% to under 20%, making their road to the top four extremely difficult and heavily reliant on multiple factors. 8. Dominant Wins Are the Only Way Forward 8 / 15 To fix their poor NRR, DC must win their remaining matches by large margins — either by 50+ runs or chasing with several overs to spare — to stay in the race. 9. Strong Top Order Is Key for Momentum 9 / 15 With players like Jake Fraser-McGurk and Rishabh Pant, Delhi need explosive starts and top-order consistency to set or chase big totals — crucial for Net Run Rate recovery. 10. It's Still Mathematically Possible — But Barely 10 / 15 Despite the setbacks, DC can still qualify for IPL 2025 playoffs if they win both games and other results align. It's a narrow path, but not completely closed yet. 11 / 15 12 / 15 13 / 15 14 / 15 15 / 15
