There were just a handful of taunts audible among a capacity crowd at The Oval in the first ODI.
DD came agonisingly close to breaking their run of reverses, only to lose by four runs to Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the Feroz Shah Kotla
Kings XI Punjab 143 for 8 in 20 overs (KL Rahul 23, Mayank Agarwal 21, Karun Nair 34; Liam Plunkett 3 for 17, Trent Boult 2 for 21, Avesh Khan 2 for 36, Daniel Christian 1 for 17) vs Delhi Daredevils
Kagiso Radaba pulled out of Delhi side after he was diagnosed with a lower back stress reaction.
England would hope for a turnaround in New Zealand ODIs after a disappointing Trans-Tasmanian T20Is.
Liam Plunkett, who had already missed the final two ODIs against Australia in January, suffered a hamstring tear in Tuesday's tri-series defeat by the Black Caps.
Liam Plunkett injured himself in the third ODI against Australia in Sydney.
The Yorkshire quick took his maiden five-wicket ODI haul as England completed a 124-run win over West Indies at Bristol on Sunday to go 2-0 up in a five-match series.
Moeen Ali's blazing century set up England's 124-run victory over West Indies in the third ODI at Bristol on Sunday as the hosts went 2-0 up with two to play in a five-match series.
England posted 369 for 9 in their 50 overs, with generous contributions from Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali. Later, Liam Plunkett and Adil Rashid helped England bring West Indies down for 245.