Delhi Capitals faced a heavy 47-run defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2026 match on Tuesday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Batting first, SRH posted a huge total of 242/2 in 20 overs, with opener Abhishek Sharma scoring a hundred. He scored 135 off 68. In reply, DC were restricted to 195/9 despite valiant efforts from Nitish Rana and Sameer Rizvi as well.

“I think the question needs to be asked. He faced 23 balls for the 37 runs he scored, but how many attacking shots did he actually play? In my humble opinion, when you’re chasing a 240-plus total and fail to capitalise on the powerplay, there’s a 99.5 percent chance you’re going to lose the match. It’s a mountain to climb anyway, but the intent felt missing. I didn’t feel they gave it everything they had while chasing such a massive total,” Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

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“He may have been carrying a niggle; it did seem like that. But once again, this is the same mistake LSG made the other day. If you don’t go all out and instead adopt a conservative approach while chasing such totals, you’re going to lose anyway. The question then is-did you give your best? Not enough, in my opinion,” he further added.

However, Chopra also raised concerns about KL Rahul’s wicketkeeping, stating that an error behind the stumps handed Abhishek Sharma a lifeline during the match.

“KL Rahul does keep wickets for India in the ODI setup as well, but let’s be very honest-he is a batter who keeps wickets, not the other way around. Most wicketkeepers are keepers first and then contribute with the bat. Mistakes can happen to anyone, but when it’s KL Rahul, you do start questioning the overall value. If, as a keeper, you miss chances, it sometimes nullifies whatever contribution you make with the bat,” Aakash Chopra concluded.