IPL 2025: Under the captaincy of Akshar Patel, Delhi Capitals started in season 18. The team had won the initial 4 matches continuously, after which it seemed that Delhi could become the first team to make a place in the playoffs. But after this, the team continued to rise up and down in the points table, then after the postponement of IPL, Mitchell Starc returning home proved to be a big setback for Delhi. Delhi won its last match of the season by 6 wickets against Punjab Kings on Saturday.

Delhi Capitals bought India’s Tej T Natarajan for IPL 2025 for Rs 10 crore 75 lakh, the team would have spent such a huge amount because he would expect Natarajan that he would be his important bowler. A bowler can put a maximum of 4 overs in T20, but the bowler who bought Delhi in such a huge amount, he did not even take 4 overs in the entire season.

T Natarajan scored 18 balls in IPL 2025

Delhi Capitals also bought Mitchell Starc with T20 Natarajan, fans felt that both of them would be the main fast bowlers of the team. Stark even bowled brilliantly, but due to the postponement of IPL, he had to return home and he did not return again. Talking about Natarajan, he put only 3 overs throughout the season. He played only 2 matches and put 3 overs in a single match.

T Natarajan spent 3 overs against Gujarat Titans in the match played on 18 May, in which he scored 49 runs from an economy of more than 16. He proved to be very expensive, Delhi Capitals lost this match badly by 10 wickets. Sai Sudarshan scored an unbeaten 108 and Shubman Gill scored 93 not out.

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Delhi Capitals won 7 matches in 14 matches and lost 6 matches, one match was inconclusive. With 15 points, Delhi finished its journey at the fifth position in the points table. In the last match played on Saturday, Sameer Rizvi played the match winning innings for Delhi. He scored an unbeaten 58 runs in 25 balls. Delhi won the target of 207 runs in 19.3 overs and won by 6 wickets.

Questioning teams in IPL 2025 playoffs

Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians.

IPL 2025: The Indian Premier League is being restored from May 17, the first match will be Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, in which we can get the first team to reach the playoffs in season 18. Right now the expectations of 7 teams to reach the playoffs are alive, meanwhile, bad news has come for those teams whose players will return home before the playoff matches due to the preparations for the World Test Championship Final. According to the report, the South Africa Cricket Board has convinced the BCCI after a long conversation, will leave the tournament before their 8 players playoffs which are part of the WTC Final Squad.

South Africa competes with Australia in the World Test Championship final. The title collision will be held at Lord’s Cricket Ground from June 11. According to ESPN news, Cricket South Africa has asked 8 players playing in IPL 2025 to return to the country by 27 May. These are the players who are part of the WTC final while other players can play the playoff matches.

IPL 2025 has to be carried forward a week due to the postponement of IPL. The first final was to be played on 25 May but now it will be on 3 June. According to the earlier schedule, South Africa had asked all its players to gather in the country by 26 May, all the players were scheduled to leave for England on May 30. It was believed that South Africa would push this plan forward and would call back his players after the playoffs but they have convinced the BCCI and convinced them. Because this is the first time that the team has reached the WTC final.

It has been said in the report that according to the first schedule, South Africa’s Hiladi will leave for England on May 30. The team will play a practice match against Zimbabwe from June 3.

Those South African Players, who are part of the WTC final squad

1. Kagiso Rabada (GT)
2. Aden marriam (lsg)
3. Marco Jansan (PBKS)
4. Triston Stabs (DC)
5. Lungi angidi (RCB)
6. Vian Mulder (SRH)
7. Ryan Ricelton (mi)
8. Corbin Bosch (Mi)

The worst news is for Mumbai Indians, who is a strong contender to reach the playoffs. Mumbai, captained by Hardik Pandya, has won 7 out of 12 matches, its net run rate is better than all teams including Gujarat at number one. There are 2 South African players included in the WTC final squad, which are included in the MI team.

Only Sunrisers Hyderabad is such a team that is out of the race for IPL playoffs. Marco Jesan was making great contribution to Punjab, the role of Triston Stabs is important for Delhi. In such a situation, the team will suffer a lot of damage due to their departure.