New Delhi, April 28 -- Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel described his team's shocking collapse for 75 against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru as a mix of "bad luck" and lingering hesitation from their previous defeat, where they failed to defend a massive 264.
Playing at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi lost six wickets inside the first four overs and never recovered, eventually handing RCB a dominant nine-wicket win on Monday. The top order, comprising experienced internationals and young players, struggled to handle the swing and bounce generated by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood.
Axar admitted that the previous game, where Delhi conceded 264/2 against Punjab Kings, may have had a mental impacton the team.
"I thin...