In the 10th DC vs SRH IPL 2025 match, Delhi Capitals (DC) captured a comfortable victory by chasing down a reasonable target of 164 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
A stellar bowling performance by Mitchell Starc and a steady batting show by DC’s top order led them to victory. Starc won the Player Of The Match award for his 5-wicket haul performance.
DC vs SRH IPL 2025: Bowling brilliance by DC
Mitchell Starc’s Magical Spell: The Game Changer for Delhi Capitals
Starc took his first five-wicket haul of T20 and career-best figures in this IPL 2025 thriller.
Starc’s Excellence:
Read More
– Match Figures: 5 wickets for 35 runs in 3.4 overs
– Important Wickets: Starc early took care of the openers, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Ishan Kishan, leaving SRH in tatters at 37 for 4 in the fifth over.
– Impact: His early wickets made SRH go on the back foot, and they never recovered, getting bowled out for a woeful score of 163 in 18.4 overs. Apart from Starc, Sunrisers Hyderabad being bowled out wasn’t just because of a brilliant spell from Starc.
Read More
Key Performances for SRH:
– Aniket Verma: A brave innings of 74 off 41 balls with six and five fours.
– Heinrich Klaasen: Scored 32 runs exhibiting intent but was out after a shocking catch by Vipraj Nigam.
– Travis Head: Scored 22 runs, but did not provide a sustained threat. The lower and middle order for SRH, although well intended, did not hold the innings together, and soon collapsed.
Delhi Capitals’ Easy Chase: An Easy Win
The Delhi Capitals were looking to chase 164 and achieved the target with ease in just 16 overs.
Key players with the bat:
Read More
– Faf du Plessis: Played a solid innings of 50.
– Jake Fraser-McGurk: Made 38 in a very controlled manner.
– Abhishek Porel: Finishing on 34, handled the pressure well.
– Tristan Stubbs: Finished the innings for the win on 21 not out. Du Plessis and Fraser-McGurk set the pace and Porel and Stubbs finished in style for the win.
Pat Cummins’ Toss Call Fails
Pat Cummins’ Toss Decision BackfiredPat Cummins, the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, won the toss and chose to bat first. One would have this costing him, as he took a risk and it backfired on him:
What Went Wrong: Collapsed Early, the Sunrisers Hyderabad lost four cheap wickets in the first five overs. Middle-order batsmen came under pressure: these initial collapses put huge pressure on their middle-order batsmen, as the poor starts did not result in partnerships, especially looking to recover to a possible 170-180 runs.
Starc’s brilliance: The steady pace attack of Cummins and Kuldeep Yadav worked hardest on the poor Sunrisers Hyderabad bench strength. Cummins put a lot on the line by making a risky choice and that risk turned on him, no time really at all.
Current IPL 2025 Points Table Status
Following this victory, the points table has undergone a few changes:
– Delhi Capitals (DC): 2nd position, two wins out of two games. DC won today and now lies in second position behind Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
– Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): 7th position, only one win and two defeats so far. The victory leaves SRH in a precarious position because they will need to fight back in the next match or future games.
Key Points from DC vs SRH IPL 2025
– Mitchell Starc took his first 5 wicket haul in T20.
– SRH batting woes remain as their top order did not come well.
– Delhi Capitals’ convincing performance with both bat and ball reflects their supremacy in the early part of the season.
ALSO READ: DC vs SRH Top Catches: IPL 2025’s Best Fielding Moments
