IPL 2025 SRH vs DC: Rain reigns as Sunrisers’ hopes finish; nice escape for Capitals

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Seven losses in 10 video games, veterans uncovered and the inexperienced faltering. Regardless of a slim mathematical probability to make the playoffs, it was throughout for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025.

With the whole lot 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 Worldwide 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 Take a look at 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 go away the customer reeling at 26 for 4.

Ishan Kishan’s protected gloves featured in three of those 4 dismissals.

Seeking to put 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 decent however nicely below-par mark earlier than rain arrived, leaving an unsalvageable outfield when it will definitely left.

Very 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. However this efficiency must 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 (Influence Participant for Porel) c Abhinav b Malinga 41 (26b, 2×4, 3×6), Mitchell Starc (not out) 1 (1b); Extras (lb-2, w-3): 5; Whole (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.