India, May 9 -- Delhi Capitals are staring at an exit in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) after their defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday night.

It was DC's seventh defeat in 11 games, and even if they go on to win their remaining three games with solid performances, there is no guarantee that they would sneak into the play-offs.

It was DC's fifth loss in six matches at home this season. Although it's their batters that should be blamed for some of the defeats, including the one yesterday, having just scored 142, Kuldeep Yadav being woefully out of form hasn't helped either.

The Indian spinner has played all 11 matches for DC so far and taken just seven wickets at a horrible economy rate of 10.67. ...