IPL 2017, DD vs KXIP: Five mistakes that led to DD's miserable defeat

#2 Faulty batting order

Pant should have been sent up the order

In T20s, generally, the top three batsman score most of the runs and hence teams have their three best batsmen at the top. Delhi throughout the season have struggled to get their top order right. Karun Nair is having a poor season and hence Delhi could have pushed Rishabh Pant to No. 3. The young left-handed batsman is naturally aggressive and in good touch. By sending him to 3, Delhi could have pumped some life into their toothless top order.

After losing two quick wickets, it wouldn’t have been a bad idea for Delhi to send a hitter to counter attack. Rabada or Morris were ideal for this. Their quick runs might have changed the course of the game and even if they failed, it wouldn’t have affected Delhi too much.