DC vs SRH

7:07 pm IST: A performance to savour for Mitchell Starc and Delhi Capitals! The left-arm quick picked up his first 5-wicket haul in the IPL, took 200 T20 wickets and became the leading wicket-taker of the tournament thus far with 8 scalps. Now, Delhi Capitals move to their original home - Delhi. As for Sunrisers Hyderabad, it will be about leaving behind these last two games and regrouping to get back to winning ways. That will do it for now from Vizag, as you can switch tabs to catch all the action between RR and CSK in Guwahati, right here. It is the pair of Darpan and Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda! 

Mitchell Starc (Player of the Match, 5/35 in 4 overs): "It has been a good day! Most importantly, it's a day in which we won. I think that as a bowler, you have to think outside the box now more than before. Batters are always attacking, so we need to come up different plans. I've played for long enough, so guys may figure out what I'm about, so, it's about finding new balls or different balls to make my case as a bowler. It's a new set of players here, but the atmosphere has been fantastic. Forming relations with those you haven't played before goes down really well with me!" 

Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals captain): "On a serious note, I do take my decisions based on a lot of thought and planning and still try to keep the mood light. Our idea was to keep things simple and not worry about what they can do. We focused on ourselves. The situation demanded Mitchell Starc was to bowl three overs up front, because he is a genuine wicket-taker. It is a really experienced group, and the seniors do chip in with their bit every time they want. The freedom is there with everybody. We will go to Delhi now, but the strategy will be same. We will assess the wicket first and foremost." 

Tristan Stubbs (Delhi Capitals) says: "It looked a little bit slow. It looked like it was spinning all day. The cutters were working. It did not look easy to bat on. We kept it simple. In the field, we kept the good fielders in the hot spot. We constantly talked about conserving energy. It was hot out there. Faf batted really well. The new guys coming in did well from the other end too. I am trying my best to tap into Kevin Pietersen's experience. I keep asking him questions."

Pat Cummins (Sunrisers Hyderabad): "Couldn't get going. Aniket gave us a score. But we lost wickets up top. Not all due to bad shots. A runout and a few catches on the fence. It happens. On another day, you get a shot or two going and suddenly you are into your innings. Coming into the tournament, not everyone knew Aniket but everyone was impressed. The young freedom you see. Even when we lost a wicket, he was not afraid to hit the next ball for a six. Maybe one or two things we could have done differently, but everyone has shown glimpses of what they can do."

6:41 pm IST: Delhi Capitals win by 7 wickets with 4 overs to spare! 

Faf du Plessis 50 (27) | Mitchell Starc - 5/35 (3.4)
Aniket Verma 74 (41) | Zeeshan Ansari - 3/42 (4)

It seemed like Delhi Capitals won it in the first innings itself actually! Because Sunrisers Hyderabad were no match for the Delhi batters in the second innings, just no match! 

Zeeshan Ansari was the only bowler who made an impact, that too in his debut IPL match. But otherwise, including a couple of missed opportunities, it was a sorry state of affairs for the men in orange. 

Shami's bowling was average, Wiaan Mulder was brought on much later for his liking, Pat Cummins himself bowled rather ineffectively and the use of Abhishek Sharma was not quite at its best. 

As for the home team, the batting of veteran Faf du Plessis was just top notch! Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs were pretty impressive too with how they finished things off. Jake Fraser-McGurk struggled, but managed to put 38 important runs on the board. 

It remained a good pitch for batting, and the runs that SRH had on the board were just not enough to put the DC batters under any kind of pressure. So, it's two in two at home for Axar Patel's team whereas it's two losses in a row now after an opening win for the away team today! 

15.6 Wiaan Mulder to Abishek Porel, SIX! DONE AND DUSTED IN STYLE! An emphatic win and this is how you seal it to fire a warning shot to the rest of the competition. Rank half-volley on the pads and Porel brings out a no-look pick-up. A booming swing over square leg as he dumps it into the crowd to bring the curtains down on this chase. A breeze in the park as Delhi Capitals make it two from two in IPL 2025!

15.5 Wiaan Mulder to Tristan Stubbs, banged into the deck outside the off stump. Stubbs hops in his crease before swatting that pull again. This time, it rolls to deep mid-wicket

15.4 Wiaan Mulder to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR MORE! Pitched up outside the off stump and Stubbs leans into it to loft it uppishly over the reach of cover. Exquisite in terms of picking his spot and he takes DC closer to the target. Just one big strike away!

15.3 Wiaan Mulder to Tristan Stubbs, WHOOSH! Length ball that nips back in from the channel. Stubbs swings with gay abandon but is cut in half past the inside edge