Delhi Capitals lost their first six wickets with just eight runs on the board against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Monday, one of the worst possible starts in Indian Premier League (IPL) history. Delhi Capitals’ downfall came just days after the same franchise posted a mammoth 264/2 in 20 overs, to KL Rahul’s 152 not out.
It all started with debutant 18-year-old Sahil Parakh replacing Sri Lankan Pathum Nissanko at the top of the batting order. Bhuvneshwar Kumar drew first blood and improved from Parakha with an unplayable yorker for a duck.
Rahul, who was coming off a record 152 not out against Punjab Kings, could only manage one off three balls after he edged Josh Hazlewood on the first ball of the second over. The Australian had another to his credit as Sameer Rizvi chased down Jitesh Sharma for a golden duck.
Bhuvneshwar added more misery for Delhi Capitals with the wickets of Tristan Stubbs and Axar Patel in the third over as Delhi Capitals were reeling at 8/5 after three overs. Hazlewood picked up his third of the night when he had Nitish Rana caught at gully by Devdutt Padikkal for 1.
Delhi Capitals score of 7 in the fall of the fifth wicket was also the second lowest in IPL history. The list is topped by the now defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala who went 6/5 against Deccan Chargers (now Sunrisers Hyderabad) in 2011. To top it off, Delhi Capitals 13/6 in the first six overs was also the lowest power over score in league history.
This is also only the second time in IPL history that a team has lost six wickets in an over in a rain-free game. The only previous occurrence came in IPL 2011 when Kochi Tuskers Kerala slumped to 29/6 against Deccan Chargers. Both coincidentally happened on April 27th.
What is the lowest IPL score by Delhi Capitals?
The lowest score by Delhi Capitals (Delhi Daredevils) in IPL history is 66 against Mumbai Indians in 2017. They were bowled below the 70-run mark again in the same edition when the then Karun Nair-led side were bowled out for 67 in 17.1 overs.
Meanwhile, the record for the lowest score in an IPL game belongs to RCB who were bundled out for just 49 runs against the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
In the end, Delhi Capitals were bowled out for just 75 in 16.3 overs, with impact player Abishek Porel top scoring with 30. For RCB, Hazlewood finished with 4/12 while Bhuvneshwar had to settle for 3/5.
Earlier, RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl first. While RCB remained unchanged, Delhi Capitals made three changes bringing in Sahil Parakh, Dusmanth Chameer and Kyle Jamieson in place of Pathum Nissanko, with Lungi Ngidi and Mukesh Kumar injured.
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