New Delhi, May 8 -- Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Axar Patel criticised the team's spinners after it suffered a heavy eight-wicket defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Friday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

After DC could only manage 142/8 in 20 overs on the board batting first on the home turf, their spinners, including Axar, Vipraj Nigam and Kuldeep Yadav, gave away 102 runs in nine overs combined.

While Axar impressed with figures of 1/27 in four overs, Kuldeep and Vipraj endured a tough outing as KKR opener Finn Allen smashed an unbeaten 100 off 47 balls to steer his side to victory. Kuldeep leaked 41 runs in his three overs, while Vipraj conceded 34 in two overs, with neither managing to ta...