After the dismal performance of the team in the series concluded yesterday, the captain offered his resignation to the President of the Club.

Answer: Option D

Poor : lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.
Miserly : of or characteristic of a miser.
Short : measuring a small distance from end to end.
Sorrowful : feeling or showing grief.
Dismal : causing a mood of gloom or depression.

Synonym of Dismal is Sorrowful