India, May 2 -- Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel was pleased as punch after his team's return to winning ways in the 2026 Indian Premier League on Friday night. The Capitals chased down a huge 226 and moved on from embarrassing defeats against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad in their previous three matches.

Mitchell Starc, for the first time, played for the Capitals this season after recovering from shoulder and elbow injuries, and he got rid of Yashasvi Jaiswal right in his first over to push Rajasthan Royals on the back foot. Then, later in the match in the 17th over, the great Aussie left-armer also dispatched Ravindra Jadeja and Riyan Parag. He eventually finished with figures of 3/40.

"The way he ...