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Only 11 runs in 30 balls, batting like a test match in T20, Delhi Capitals broke CSK’s record

Sanjeev Kumar | May 9, 2026 2:24 PM CST

Akshar Patel and Ashutosh Sharma scored only 11 runs in 5 overs.

Delhi Capitals Slow Batting vs KKR: The troubles of Delhi Capitals are not showing signs of diminishing. Delhi, which missed the playoffs by coming very close last season, does not seem to be getting even close to it this time despite a good start. Under the captaincy of Akshar Patel, the team has faced its sixth defeat this season. The team is failing on every front but the sight seen during Delhi's batting in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders shocked. Delhi captain Akshar Patel and Ashutosh Sharma surprised with their Test cricket-like batting in this T20 match.

Axar-Ashutosh's test-like batting

In this match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium Delhi Capitals Batted first. The condition of Delhi Capitals, which is continuously struggling at its home ground, is once again not good. For that, KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka made a strong start of 49 runs in 5 overs but as soon as Rahul was out, the wicket started falling. In no time, till the 11th over, the team lost 5 wickets while only 89 runs could be scored.

Obviously, Delhi needed a good and stable partnership at such a time and this is what Captain Akshar did along with Ashutosh Sharma. But what both of them did in the next 5 overs, hardly anyone would have expected. Leave alone T20, both of them did not even bat like an ODI match in these 5 overs. On the contrary, both of them batted slowly in Test match style so that wickets could be saved. In this way, the score which was 89 runs after the 11th over could reach only 100 runs after the completion of the 16th over.

Broke CSK's record

That means Akshar and Ashutosh scored only 11 runs in 30 consecutive balls, which dashed Delhi's hopes of reaching a big score. Now with batting like this, it is natural that some records will be made. With this performance, Delhi broke Chennai Super Kings' record of least runs between 12th to 16th over. Last season itself, Chennai had scored only 12 runs during this period. There was a total partnership of 39 runs between the two, but in this also Akshar Patel scored only 11 runs in 22 balls. Whereas Ashutosh played an inning of 39 runs in 28 balls and Delhi could score only 142 runs.

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