Seven losses in 10 video games, veterans uncovered and the inexperienced faltering. Despite a slim mathematical likelihood to make the playoffs, it was throughout for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025.
With every thing to play for, SRH strung collectively a commendable efficiency with the ball.
The host restricted Delhi Capitals to 133 for seven earlier than rain washed out the fixture on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium right here on Monday.
The Cummins present
After selecting to bowl on a red-soil floor devoid of grass, skipper Pat Cummins made the ball dance to his tunes from the get-go, eradicating the top-order in his three overs throughout the PowerPlay.
Karun Nair’s rut continued, despatched again off the very first ball of the innings. Faf du Plessis and Abishek Porel tried to barter Cummins and Jaydev Unadkat’s Test match lengths, however in useless. SRH referred to as on its skilled troopers up entrance, with Harshal Patel tricking DC captain Axar Patel with a slower ball to depart the customer reeling at 26 for 4.
Ishan Kishan’s protected gloves featured in three of those 4 dismissals.
Looking to place the squeeze on the Capitals, the Australian turned to Unadkat once more within the eighth and the 33-year-old delivered immediately, drawing an edge from Ok.L. Rahul which Kishan pocketed with out fuss.
DC’s first six got here within the tenth over, with Vipraj Nigam giving the handful of blue shirts among the many 35,000-plus crowd one thing to cheer about.
That mentioned, the inconsistent SRH one has grown accustomed to resurfaced, permitting Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma to settle. The duo’s 66-run stand off 45 balls revived the innings to a good however effectively below-par mark earlier than rain arrived, leaving an unsalvageable outfield when it will definitely left.
Much like how the late night bathe gave the locals a much-needed break from the sweltering warmth, SRH put up its most spectacular bowling efficiency but to press pause on the disappointments of its run this season.
The summer season will make its presence felt come the subsequent day, as will the truth of SRH’s failures. But this efficiency needs to be one to recollect, even when it in the end went unrewarded.
SCOREBOARD
DELHI CAPITALS
Karun Nair c Kishan b Cummins 0 (1b), Faf du Plessis c Kishan b Cummins 3 (8b), Abishek Porel c Kishan b Cummins 8 (10b, 1×4), Ok.L. Rahul c Kishan b Unadkat 10 (14b, 1×4), Axar Patel c Cummins b Harshal 6 (7b, 1×4), Tristan Stubbs (not out) 41 (36b, 4×4), Vipraj Nigam run out 18 (17b, 1×4, 1×6), Ashutosh Sharma (Impact Player for Porel) c Abhinav b Malinga 41 (26b, 2×4, 3×6), Mitchell Starc (not out) 1 (1b); Extras (lb-2, w-3): 5; Total (for seven wkts. in 20 overs): 133.
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Karun, 0.1 overs), 2-6 (du Plessis, 2.1), 3-15 (Porel, 4.1), 4-26 (Axar, 5.5), 5-29 (Rahul, 7.1), 6-62 (Vipraj, 12.1), 7-128 (Ashutosh, 19.4).
SUNRISERS BOWLING
Cummins 4-0-19-3, Unadkat 4-0-13-1, Harshal 4-0-36-1, Malinga 4-0-28-1, Zeeshan 3-0-30-0, Abhishek 1-0-5-0.
Toss: SRH.
Published – May 06, 2025 01:11 am IST
