{"id":13263,"date":"2026-04-21T21:15:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=13263"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:15:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:15:04","slug":"130426091-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=13263","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Will DC make changes to XI after defeat to SRH? Skipper Axar Patel clarifies | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130426146,imgsize-67880,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/srh-vs-dc.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: Will DC make changes to XI after defeat to SRH? Skipper Axar Patel clarifies\" title=\"SRH vs DC \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad\u2019s dominant win over Delhi Capitals was once again defined by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/abhishek-sharma\/66799\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Abhishek Sharma<\/a>\u2019s explosive batting and a disciplined bowling effort led by Eshan Malinga. However, DC skipper <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/axar-patel\/62576\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Axar Patel<\/a> remained calm after the defeat, suggesting no immediate panic or changes to the XI despite the heavy loss.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Speaking after the match, Axar backed his squad and stressed that the team\u2019s overall process was still on track. He said, &#8220;No, right now it doesn\u2019t feel like that, because the kind of cricket that is going on &#8211; if you see, obviously we are batting well and bowling well. It feels like, I think you know, when the wicket is so good, then this should be considered an off day and forgotten.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Ashok Sharma story: Inside the village and house which shaped India&#8217;s new pace sensation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>He also acknowledged missed opportunities in the field that hurt DC\u2019s chances against Abhishek\u2019s onslaught. <!-- -->&#8220;The run-out and the catch we missed &#8211; had we taken it, we could have restricted them,&#8221; he said, while still giving full credit to SRH\u2019s batting firepower.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Axar further added that even good execution sometimes fails against extraordinary batting. &#8220;If someone bats that well, and their execution is not lacking, credit must be given for such a performance&#8230; when a batsman bats like this, the coach and the captain must accept that even a captain cannot stop someone,&#8221; he explained.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>He also emphasised the importance of support within the team environment during tough games, particularly for bowlers under pressure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The match itself saw Abhishek Sharma produce a breathtaking unbeaten 135 off 68 balls, powering SRH to a massive 242\/2. Despite a brief fightback from Delhi\u2019s middle order, Malinga\u2019s 4\/32 broke the chase apart as DC were restricted to 195\/9.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Abhishek\u2019s knock, supported by Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen, ensured SRH\u2019s dominance from the start, while Axar admitted that sometimes, opponents simply outplay you on the day.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-will-dc-make-changes-to-xi-after-defeat-to-srh-skipper-axar-patel-clarifies\/articleshow\/130426091.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad\u2019s dominant win over Delhi Capitals was once again defined by Abhishek&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13264,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[696,2190,8513,17738,31732,31719,4412,19735,31733,17669],"class_list":["post-13263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-abhishek-sharma","tag-axar-patel","tag-cricket-match-analysis","tag-delhi-capitals","tag-delhi-capitals-lineup-changes","tag-eshan-malinga","tag-ipl-2026","tag-ipl-news","tag-srh-vs-dc-highlights","tag-sunrisers-hyderabad"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}