Hosts Delhi Capitals got off to a horrible start in their chase and lost two wickets in consecutive overs to Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026. The Capitals welcomed the five-time champions at Arun Jaitley Stadium for their second clash of the ongoing T20 tournament. Delhi skipper Axar Patel won the toss and invited their rivals to bat first. Mumbai, who were without their skipper Hardik Pandya, responded by posting a modest total of 162 at a loss of six wickets.

The Capitals seemed confident due to their homeground advantage as well as a decent bowling prowess display by their bowlers. However, things didn’t go as expected for them and they ended up losing two crucial wickets in the first two overs. The Indians got their first success in the form of KL Rahul’s wicket after Deepak Chahar forced him to walk back on 1 run off 3 balls. While the hosts were still coping up with the loss, a Jasprit Bumrah’s delivery got Nitish Rana run out off a three-ball duck.

 

Netizens react to Delhi Capitals losing key wickets in first two overs

It goes without saying that the Capitals who took the Lucknow Super Giants down in their season opener, were aiming for a better showdown in front of the home crowd. However, soon after they lost key wickets in the opening overs, X became a meme fest and DC batters fell prey to netizens’ trolls.

 

As of writing, the Capitals were batting at 48 off two wickets with Pathum Nissanka at 34 off 24 and Sameer Rizvi on 7 off 12 deliveries.