Head Coach of Delhi Capitals Hemang Badanifaced tough questions about his team’s performance and tactical decisions after the defeat Chennai Super Kings In Indian Premier League 2026 on Tuesday.Delhi Capitals suffered a top-order collapse and failed to recover on a tough Arun Jaitley Stadium surface, eventually losing to CSK by eight wickets. The loss marked DC’s fourth home loss of the season. The Arun Jaitley Stadium has witnessed extreme variations in scoring this season, ranging from record-breaking chases to dramatic batting collapses.Here are DC’s results at their home ground Arun Jaitley Stadium in IPL 2026:
| History | Opposite | The result | Key highlight |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 4 | Mumbai Indians | Won by 6 wickets. | Sameer Rizvi was declared the player of the match |
| April 8 | Gujarat Titans | Lost by 1 run. | GT scored 210/4. The DC drops completely. |
| April 25 | Punjab Kings | Lost by 6 wickets. | PBKS chased DC’s massive 264/2. |
| April 27 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Lost by 9 wickets. | DC were bowled out for a season-low 75 runs. |
| May 5 | Chennai Super Kings | Lost by 8 wickets. | Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 87* guided CSK to victory |
Badani was questioned about whether the decision to bat first on a difficult surface proved wrong. Responding to the criticism, he explained that despite the Arun Jaitley Stadium being the home venue of the Delhi Capitals, the franchise has little control over the nature of the pitch prepared by the curator.“We have no control over the levels. It’s very easy for one side to field 20 overs and then understand what the level will be like when they bat, and that’s what happened. I thought the game was over in the first 10 overs when we didn’t get enough; we were close to 70 for 5, and you don’t want to be 70 if it’s even a little bit below level 5. The up and down curve for us to understand that we’re in Delhi. What are we going to get, which is our house. A game was 265, but either side has little control over the surfaces,” Hemang Badani said during the post-match press conference.
