India’s New Delhi Kevin Pietersen, the team’s coach, said that the Delhi Capitals had not yet discovered their “perfect match” and that toss was “important” in their six-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Delhi, who had their sights set on the top, suffered their second loss in their third game and dropped to fourth place. Delhi had to contend with a growing objective for guests in their home den after losing the toss.

Tristan Stubbs’s aggressive 34 (18) gave DC the much-needed firepower, while KL Rahul’s calm 41 (39) served as the innings’ mainstay. Together, they helped the hosts to 162/8, which was much less than what they needed to defeat the Royal Challengers, who were playing well.

Pietersen emphasized the crucial part the toss had in deciding the outcome of the match in the post-match press conference. Given the dew effect in the second half and the dryness in the first, RCB captain Rajat Patidar chose to bowl, which was something Delhi also wanted to do.

“I believe that winning the toss was crucial. Dew was there, and I believe that batting became a little easier in the latter stages. I believe we had a somewhat more difficult first inning. The dew hadn’t set yet, and the wicket was dry throughout those middle overs. After DC’s six-wicket loss, Pietersen informed reporters at the post-match press conference, “I don’t think there was dew last night when we finished training.”

Therefore, I’m not sure whether it would have had a significant impact on our actions. This was the first chase victory because, according to statistics, the side batting first had won the previous seven games. However, we were planning to pursue this evening; I just believe that the circumstances and toss were against us,” he said.

Delhi has pulled off a few nerve-wracking games after starting the season with four straight wins, particularly the match against the Rajasthan Royals, when they seemed hopeless but produced an unforgettable comeback.

With Mitchell Starc’s death-related skills, DC followed the formula for success, forced a Super Over, and used steely nerves to win. Thanks to the unmatched heroics of Ashutosh Sharma, Delhi managed to defeat the Lucknow Super Giants by one wicket even at the start of the competition.

“We haven’t hit our straps in all departments, and I think it is a good thing,” Pietersen remarked, reflecting on their path and expressing his belief that the ideal match from DC is yet to come. Although we haven’t yet played our ideal match, I think it will happen soon. We are limited to 11 players.