Mustafizur Rahman's Delhi Capitals lost by a huge margin of 50 runs against Lucknow Super Giants in their first match in this year's IPL. Delhi coach Ricky Ponting has blamed the bowling and fielding department for the big loss. Despite going to India in a hurry, Fiz was not in the Delhi XI in this match. Batting at the opening at the Atal Bihari Stadium, Lucknow Power scored only 30 runs for one wicket at the end of the play. In the end, their collection stood at 193 for 6 wickets. They took 163 runs in the last 14 overs. Lucknow hit 16 sixes in the entire innings, while fours were just 5. Highlighting these, Ponting said in the press conference, 'I have digested 16 sixes. It means we could not execute the right plan with the ball. 16, but four only 5; The thing is huge.

In that case, it is difficult to keep the match on our side. Lucknow's 193 runs at the Atal Bihari Stadium is the fourth-highest in all T20s. In reply, Delhi was stuck for 143 runs. Ricky said that Lucknow scored more runs by attacking the Delhi bowlers. He said, 'To be honest, Punjab got more runs than expected. We could not give our best on the field. The fielding after the first four overs was awful. Missed two chances. Misfielded. Kyle Meyers has to pay for the missed catch. Meyers took the catch while batting for 14 runs. But Chetan Sakaria dropped his catch. Later, the Caribbean batter stormed the batting. Ponting said, "He (Meyers) took advantage of opportunities and batted in an aggressive mood from the time he got life. Killed the spinners, it was a good lesson for us. We know we have to be sharper on the field. The opportunity cannot be missed and if it does, it must be worth it.'Ponting also praised Lucknow pacer Mark Wood. Mark Wood took five wickets to collapse Delhi's batting order. Ponting said, "Mark Wood was fantastic. We know that he will run and bowl fast. A bouncer must be used. That's what he did. He is a world-class player. As the tournament progresses, if he stays fit, there will be some more good spells.'