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Struggling Delhi Capitals hope for comfort at home

Hindustan Times Pune

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May 18, 2025

Delhi Capitals will look to unlock the secret of winning at home when they host Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Sunday, their first game since the resumption of Indian Premier League (IPL) after an eight-day break.

- Shantanu Srivastava

NEW DELHI: The league was suspended on May 8 after the match between DC and Punjab Kings in Dharamsala was called off midway as tension between India and Pakistan surged.

The forced break would hopefully have given Axar Patel's team a chance to introspect and course correct, but what is obvious is that the hiatus has cost DC the services of Mitchell Starc, their premier fast bowler who is also their leading wicket-taker with 11 scalps from 14 matches. The other Aussie, DC's explosive out-of-form batter, Jake Fraser-McGurk, has also not returned and has been replaced by Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman.

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