Delhi Capitals conceded their highest total of IPL 2026, 242 runs, with a sensational unbeaten 135 runs. Abhishek SharmaWho batted in the entire 20 overs. After this defeat, the former Australian captain Aaron Finch Criticized Akshar Patel During Delhi Capitals’ (DC) clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), part-timer Nitish Rana to bowl just two overs, allowing him to complete his full quota.Sunrisers Hyderabad continued their strong run with an emphatic 47-run win, helped by Abhishek’s 68-ball masterclass, which included 10 fours and 10 sixes. He was well supported by Travis Head (37) and Henrik Klaasen (37* off 13), helping SRH to a monstrous score of 242/2.In reply, Delhi Capitals showed early promise through a partnership between KL Rahul (37) and Nitish Rana (57), but lost momentum after their dismissal. Ishan Malinga starred with the ball, taking 4/32, as DC were restricted to 195/9.Finch openly criticized the decision, saying, “We’re sitting there scratching our heads, aren’t we? You have two of India’s premier spin bowlers, Axar Patel, the captain, and Kuldeep YadavFour overs were bowled between them. A part-time off-spinner in Nitish Rana has bowled four overs. To me, it doesn’t make any sense,” he told ESPNcricinfo.He questioned Axar’s reluctance to bowl left-handers even after dismissing Travis Head, suggesting it reflected a problem with mentality.“It’s the responsibility of your captain, your senior player, your retainer, your best bowler, an Indian bowler, he’s one of your core bowlers in the Indian cricket team, it’s no small thing, he’s a double World Cup winner, so the fact is he doesn’t trust to work under pressure and defend against any left-hander, doesn’t trust to defend against any left-hander today for me”. Thanks to me, that says more about his attitude about it than anything else.before that, Ravichandran Ashwin It also highlighted the frequent use of part-time bowler Nitish Rana, while frontline spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel bowled just two overs.“In DC’s bowling attack, they have Akshar Patel, Kuldeep, Lungi, Mukesh, and Natarajan. But the first player to complete his quota of 4 overs was Nitish Rana, and that’s where he lost the match. That’s the biggest mistake ever,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel Ash.
