IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals Crushed Sunrisers Hyderabad By 7 Wickets

Visakhapatnam (India) March 30: The Delhi Capitals (DC) produced a dominant performance to defeat the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 7 wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the ACA VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on March 30, 2025. 

Chasing a modest target of 164 runs, the DC batsmen made light work of the chase. Openers Jake Fraser-McGurk and Faf du Plessis got the team off to a flying start, adding 81 runs for the first wicket. Du Plessis top-scored with 50 runs, while Fraser-McGurk contributed 38 runs. The DC batsmen never looked in trouble, and the team eventually reached the target with ease.

Mitchell Starc ran through SunRisers Hyderabad’s top order and picked up two wickets in his first over at the death to help the Delhi Capitals restrict the opposition to 163 in 18.4 overs. For the SunRisers, Aniket Verma clobbered a host of sixes in his knock of 74, giving their side something to bowl at.

Delhi Capitals’ speedster Mitchell Starc took a subtle dig at his fellow Australian teammate Travis Head after dismissing him for the eighth time across formats in the IPL 2025 game against the SunRisers Hyderabad on Sunday. The left-arm speedster hilariously said his imposing record against Head is the reason why the South Australian doesn’t prefer facing him first up.

Starc, who took three wickets against the Lucknow Super Giants, took his maiden fifer in IPL against the SunRisers on Sunday. The New South Welshman had dismissed Head last year during the Qualifier 1 when he was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders and did so again on Sunday for 22. Starc broke the back of the SunRisers batting by dismissing Head, Ishan Kishan and Nitish Kumar Reddy and returned to dismiss Harshal Patel and Mohammed Shami.

Speaking to the host broadcaster during the mid-innings break, Starc wore the purple cap and stated:

“Was pretty hot. Know how powerful SRH are, but we put in a fantastic performance. New franchise, nice to settle in. (On dismissing Head six times in T20s) I think that’s why he doesn’t face the first ball anymore. I haven’t put a time on when I’ll leave T20s, haven’t played too much of it, first year back in the IPL last year. I’m an older one but it’s nice to talk to the younger guys. Still enjoying being competitive, that’s why I’m still playing.”