Delhi Capitals

Although not every piece of equipment was found, it is still a welcoming development and big relief for Delhi Capitals players. Warner shared an Instagram story featuring the recovered equipment and wrote: "They found the culprits" adding that "few items are still missing". Ahead of Delhi's IPL 2023 fixture against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), it was reported that bats worth lakhs of rupees and other equipment of Capitals' players went missing from their kit bags in transit.

In the past editions of the IPL, Shaw had been successful in giving quick-fire starts to Delhi. But this year, he has been unable to do so, with him recording scores of 12, 7, 0, 1, 0 and 13 in the ongoing season as Delhi are still rooted to bottom of the points table, despite registering a four-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday night.

On Thursday, Sarfaraz and Dhull didn't feature in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Arun Jaitley Stadium after failing to get big runs with the bat and their issues against fast bowlers coming to the fore. Shaw, on the other hand, was brought in as an impact player but made only 13 before chopping onto his stumps off leg.

KKR had a dismal show with the bat as only three batters managed to touch the double-digit mark in front of DC's impressive bowling display. Roy's gritty innings of 43 off 39 and Russell's 38 not out off 31 were the saving grace for KKR, who lost wickets at regular intervals.

No overs have been lost despite the toss and play getting delayed by over one hour due to rain in the national capital. DC skipper David Warner confirmed two changes in the line-up with Ishant Sharma and Phil Salt coming in for Abhishek Porel and Mustafizur Rehman.

Delhi are the only team without a win so far in IPL 2023. They are currently at the bottom of the points table, having lost all of their first five games. With them losing 12 wickets in the power-play till now, Delhi have been unable to get the big partnerships which could propel the team to victories, apart from a lacklustre bowling show.

Former India opener Virender Sehwag 's words come after Delhi suffered its fifth consecutive defeat in the tournament, this time in a 23-run loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday and are still at the bottom of the ten-team points table.

Virat Kohli sparkled with the bat with a breezy 50 off 34 balls to help RCB post a competitive 174/6. Vijaykumar Vyshak then impressed on debut with a brilliant spell of 3-20 and along with Mohammed Siraj 2-23 helped RCB restrict DC to 151/9 in 20 overs at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, here on Saturday.

It was the fifth consecutive loss for the David Warner-led Delhi Capitals and they are yet to open their account in the ongoing season, lying at the bottom of the table. The Delhi Capitals bowlers made a remarkable comeback to restrict Royal Challengers Bangalore to 174/6 in 20 overs despite Virat Kohli's impressive fifty (50 off 34). Apart from Kohli, none of the RCB batters could score big as the team kept losing wickets at crucial junctures against a disciplined Delhi bowling attack.

"It's in our hands to turn it around. We've got another opportunity in our next match. If we play our best cricket then that should be enough to get us some points. We are trying to help the players rectify their mistakes and also keep the group together as much as possible," Agarkar was quoted as saying in a release.