In 55th match of IPL 2025 Delhi Capitals Decided to change his opening against Sunrisers Hyderabad and his decision was very heavy on him. In this match, Karun Nair came out to open with Nair Faf du Plessis in this match but became a victim of Pat Cummins on the very first ball of the match.
After Nair was dismissed on the very first ball, Porels also settled cheaply and from here the fall of wickets started for Delhi. However, the Delhi team was lucky that after the first innings, there was rain in Hyderabad and they survived the match. After this match, former Australian cricketer Shane Watson strongly criticized the Delhi Capital’s decision to send Karun Nair for opening in place of Abhishek Porel.
Watson said, “There was no need for a simple thing like changing the opening combination randomly without any clear reason. I was really surprised. When I saw Karun Nair opening with Faf du Plessis, I almost fell from my chair. This step was beyond the step. Whatever would have been thinking in the camp of Delhi Capitals, I think I did not think all the players. Start changing the positions and starts cutting, it shows that there is no clarity in the roles. Even if the players are not deliberately thinking, but such decisions can make them think what is happening. “
Talking about this match canceled due to rain, at one time, the DC team was completely on the backfoot and the team was at 62/6 after the dismissal of Vipraj Nigam in the 13th over. At one time it seemed that he would not be able to cross the 100 mark but Triston Stabs (41 *) and Impact Player Ashutosh Sharma (41 off 26 balls) innings helped the score to 133 runs. The rain came before the start of the second innings and the match was canceled, due to which both teams had to distribute one point each. As soon as this match was canceled, the Hyderabad team also officially dropped from the playoff race.
