The daily digest · Thursday, 14 May 2026
Delhi keep losing the same way
A top-heavy batting order has folded in the middle overs three times in a fortnight.
Written by OverByOver, fact-checked against live match data and ESPNcricinfo. 2 minute read.
Delhi Capitals have a recognisable problem and no obvious fix for it. The top three score the runs, and when one of them fails the innings has nowhere to go.
KL Rahul has been excellent and Tristan Stubbs has been a genuine find, but the middle order has been exposed against quality spin three times this fortnight.
Delhi have a top three and a tail. Seasons are decided in between.
The auction did not buy Delhi a finisher, and on current form that omission is the difference between fifth and a playoff spot.
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