Delhi Capitals captain David Warner rued his side's poor batting approach as they were knocked out of IPL play-offs contention after suffering a 31-run loss to Punjab Kings here on Saturday. Chasing 168 on a slow-turner, the Australia left-handed batter gave DC a perfect start as his side reached 69 for no loss at the end of powerplay, but they crashed to 88 for 6 in 10.1 overs and were ultimately restricted to 136 for 8.

"The way we started and then losing six for 30, you are not going to win many games," Warner said at the post-match presentation. "Another disappointing effort with the bat after the start we had." DC will play their two remaining matches for pride only. "I think we found the right combination but we keep losing 4-5 wickets in the middle and that is something you cannot do at this level." He also rued the drop chance of Prabhsimran Singh who got a reprieve on 68 from Rilee Rossouw.