Another setback for Delhi Capitals, as Jake Fraser-McGurk from Australia has withdrawn from joining the team after the interim break. The 18th season of IPL gets restarting on May 17 after a week off due to rising tensions between India and Pakistan. According to ESPN, Fraser-McGurk would be the second overseas player to withdraw from the IPL 2025 onward after Jamie Overton of Chennai Super Kings (CSK). DC bought Fraser-McGurk for INR 9 crore, but he does not want to come back to the team now.
The 23-year-old right-handed batter was a key player toward the end of IPL 2024 but in going through a bad patch this season, had been dropped halfway through IPL. This season, Fraser-McGurk has played six matches and scored just 55 runs at a strike rate of 105.77 and an average of 9.17. Overall, he has played 15 IPL matches, scoring 385 runs at a strike rate of 199.48 and an average of 25.67.
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Till now in IPL 2025, Delhi Capitals has won six out of 11 games and stands at 5th on the points table, with 13 points and a net run rate of +0.362. They have won only one of their last five clashes with the other two matches being called off. Taking stage next is Delhi Capital against Gujarat Titans on Sunday, May 18, at the Arun Jaitley stadium!
