Hyderabad, April 22 -- Delhi Capitals' (DC) Director of Cricket Venugopal Rao pointed to repeated batting collapses as the decisive factor behind their 47-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), admitting that losing wickets in clusters has emerged as a worrying trend for the side in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.

Speaking during the post-match press conference, Rao said that while playing against SRH at their home venue is always a challenging task, the Capitals had enough positives to take away from the contest. He highlighted useful contributions from Nitish Rana, who impressed with the bat, and KL Rahul, who managed to get a start.

However, the DC official stressed that the team's inability to sustain momentum remain...