Saturday , November 23 2024

The top position in the points table proved inauspicious for Delhi Capitals in IPL and WPL

Delhi Capitals lost to RCB by 8 wickets in the final of WPL 2024. No bowler or batsman could perform well for Delhi Capitals in the final match. Delhi Capitals team performed well in the league stage and stood first in the points table. But in the final the team had to face a shameful defeat against RCB. Till now, the Delhi Capitals team has topped the points table a total of five times in the league stage including WPL and IPL, but every time the Delhi Capitals team has failed to win the title.

1. WPL 2024

In WPL 2024, Meg Lanning-led Delhi Capitals team won 6 out of 8 matches in the league stage. The team suffered only two losses and reached the finals directly and finished first in the points table. But in the final match, Delhi Capitals lost against RCB by 8 wickets.

2. WPL 2023

Also in WPL 2023, Delhi Capitals won 6 out of 8 matches in the league stage and topped the points table, thereby directly qualifying the team for the finals. But in the final match, Delhi lost to Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets and Delhi Capitals' dream of winning the title was shattered.

3. IPL 2009

In IPL 2009, Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) won 10 out of 14 matches in the league stage. The team is on top in the points table with 20 points. But after this, in the semi-final match, Delhi Capitals team had to face defeat by 6 wickets against Deccan Chargers and the team could not reach the final.

4. IPL 2012

In IPL 2012, Delhi Capitals won 11 out of 16 matches in the league stage and the team finished first in the points table with 22 points. After this Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs. After this, in the first qualifier, Delhi Capitals lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by 18 runs. After this, in the second qualifier match, Delhi lost to Chennai Super Kings by 86 runs. In this way, the Delhi team could not reach the finals despite being number one in the points table.

5. IPL 2021

In IPL 2021, Delhi Capitals team won 10 out of 14 matches in the league stage and the team topped the points table with 20 points and made it to the playoffs. After this, in the first qualifier, Delhi Capitals lost to Chennai Super Kings by four wickets. After this, Delhi got a chance to go to the final by winning the second qualifier. But in the second qualifier, KKR defeated Delhi by 3 wickets and Delhi's dream of going to the final was shattered.