There was a time till April 22, where in eight matches, Axar Patel’s DC had gone on to win six matches, were in the top half of the points table and were prime candidates to not only make it to the IPL 2025 playoffs, but also lift the trophy. But thereafter, the team lost momentum, and then went on to lose against RCB after a five-day gap, followed by loss to KKR, a washed out encounter vs SRH, and a suspended match vs PBKS in Dharamsala.
DC In Major Trouble
Yes, that May 8 match, that was stopped midway due to security reasons, amidst military escalation between India and Pakistan. That stoppage has cost Delhi Capitals big, as most of their foreign assets are unwilling to comeback. The list is long — and includes the likes of vice-captain Faf De Plessis, Mitchell Starc, Donovan Ferreira, and Jake Fraser-McGurk.
Mitch Starc has decided against returning to the IPL after the tournament's postponement: t.co/5p3zdSkD4E pic.twitter.com/cp6VPn7eVJ
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) May 16, 2025While the team has roped in Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman, he won’t be around for all matches, and as per reports is expected to join only on May 18 — the day DC take on GT in Delhi. So, he might also not be available to play on the day. That puts a big question mark on the team combination, and how would the DC playing XI look like, especially when they are fifth on the points table, and are in the fight for the fourth spot qualification against MI.
Faf Du Plessis & Mitchell Starc Unavailable
Oh yeah, even South African Tristan Stubbs will only be available till the completion of the league stages only. So, that practically leaves the team with no notable foreign player. If one has to look at the players who have gone out for DC, they might just be the worst-hit team under current circumstances.
Faf had played 6 matches where he had scored 128 runs with two fifties under his belt. Starc, on the other hand, had 14 wickets in 11 encounters. JFM was poor having scored only 55 in 6 clashes, but would have been vital at this point of time. Stubbs, lastly has 259 runs in 11 matches, at an average of 51. So, if DC qualify, and he has to go, the team will be the eventual loser.
Just to put things into perspective, DC need to win at least two out of their three remaining matches. Also, they would have to hope that MI lose their two matches, to avoid any NRR contest. But their core foreign players gone, all this looks a bit difficult.
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