Delhi Capitals’ troubles continued at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi after losing their fourth home game of the Indian Premier League 2026 season. DC has played five home matches so far this season, out of which they have lost four.

Apart from their win in their first home game of the season against Mumbai Indians, DC have lost every single match at the Kotla, adding to their troubles this season. Barring the Gujarat Titans game, DC have lost almost all of the four matches they have lost.

DC at home: 5 games, 4 losses

In the day’s play against Punjab Kings, on a flat deck, DC lost after scoring 264 runs – one of the highest scores in IPL history. In the next match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, DC got a slightly seaming wicket, restricting them to just 75 runs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood performed tremendously in that game, leading to DC’s dreadful defeat on April 27.

On Tuesday, when they returned to Kotla once again, DC won the toss and elected to bat first, hoping the pitch would slow down in the second innings. The reality turned out to be the opposite Sanju Samson leads Chennai Super Kings to victory by eight wickets.

Delhi Capitals head coach Hemang Badani, in the post-match press conference, lamented that they have not been able to understand the pitches this season. Badani said DC did not have control over the surfaces, as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) oversees the wickets to ensure neutrality. IPL.

Badani said after the match, “As much as I would like to think that we have control over the surfaces we want to play on, there is a clear mandate from the BCCI. They are the ones who set the guidelines to ensure neutrality, that there is no local advantage. You play what you are presented with. Yes, there has been a bit of up-and-down in understanding what we are going to get. One game was 75, another was 265, then there was a surface that went around. Gone.”

The coach called on his team to improve their performance in the last four matches of the tournament. DC are set to play two of their remaining four matches at home and will hope to climb to a more respectable position in the points table.

Badani said, “I think collectively we need to play better. I won’t single out one person. In one game, we scored 265 runs and couldn’t defend. In the other, we lost by one run. In this game, we lost five wickets. So it’s not about one person. As a team, we need to play better cricket. That’s the reality.”

DC is currently placed seventh in the league table after 10 matches. If they lose to Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday, May 8, they are in danger of slipping to eighth place.

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