Eshan Malinga to Stubbs, FOUR, one rare slot ball to end the innings. Fuller ball, angled in, Stubbs got the freedom and whipped it wide of the man at long-on for a four. DC end with 133
Pat Cummins’ Sunrisers Hyderabad will welcome Axar Patel’s Delhi Capitals in match 55 of the Indian Premier League 2025 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday. It’s a game that does not have much at stake for the home team apart from some mathematical minor probability, but they’d be hoping to salvage some pride from this season. But for Delhi, the game has massive playoff implications: the team from the capital has won just two matches in their last six and find themselves stuck at 12 points.
The visitors, who lost to Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous game, still have a sound hold on qualifying for the playoffs. However, in the last few days, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Punjab Kings managed to edge ahead, and the Capitals have a bit of ground to make up.
As for SRH, it has been a campaign to forget. It has not been one of those seasons when batting clicked, bowling failed, or vice versa, both departments combusted completely. While there is not much to salvage from the season, the management could give a few youngsters in the squad a go and see how they fare for the next season.
Harshal Patel to Ashutosh Sharma, SIX, muscled! Six more. DC finishing on a high here.
Harshal Patel to Ashutosh Sharma, FOUR, four more. Mid-off was in. Fuller ball, angled in, Ashutosh Sharma got under the ball and got the elevation to whip the ball over mid-off. Good hit indeed by the right-hander. DC getting some sort of a flourish at the end
Zeeshan Ansari to Ashutosh Sharma, SIX, charges down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball again and slams it down the ground to send it miles over the man at long-on. Superb batting from Sharma. Second sixer for him
Unadkat to Ashutosh Sharma, no run, dot to end the over. A mere win would have kept SRH's hopes alive. But they have a chance tonight to improve their NRR as well
Zeeshan Ansari to Stubbs, out Vipraj Nigam Run Out!! 1 run completed. Stubbs completed 2 runs. Nigam only one and stayed put at the batter's end but saw the more experienced Stubbs go past him. Complete discord in running and Vipraj Nigam has to pay the price. Stubbs nudged it off the pads and was sure of the two. Nigam barely responded. In the end, both batters were shaking hands at one end. DC's evening continues to be horrific. 6th wicket down. The third umpire did check as to which batter was supposed to be out and it was indeed Vipraj Nigam who had to go as Stubbs crossed him at the batter's end with the bails being whipped at the bowler's end. Was a good throw to the bowler's end but didn't matter much as Nigam wasn't in the frame.
Harshal Patel to Stubbs, FOUR, low full toss, slower, down leg, the batter helps it on its way down to fine leg for a four. Was played away well
Zeeshan Ansari to Vipraj Nigam, SIX, there's the first maximum of the evening! Dragged down short on middle, Vipraj Nigam pressed back and dispatched it over the deep mid-wicket ropes, boy did DC need that badly
Eshan Malinga to Vipraj Nigam, 1 run, to mid-wicket
Unadkat to Rahul, out Caught by Ishan Kishan!! Edged and gone! No heroic rescue act from KL Rahul tonight! Unadkat has made sure of that. Full and angling into off-stump from round the wicket, hit the deck and moved away ever so slightly, Rahul was caught in his crease trying to drive on the up and it took a healthy outside edge, flew quick and low to Ishan Kishan's right and he was quick to pouch this. Half the side gone inside 8 overs, it's a sorry picture if you're a DC fan.
Harshal Patel to Axar, out Caught by Cummins!! In the air and taken! This DC ship seems to be going down in a hurry! Full and wide outside off, took a bit of pace off and Axar was through his shot far too early as he was looking to carve it over extra cover, bottom-hand came off and he just spooned it up in the air. Cummins involved again as he moved back and a few paces to his right from mid-off to take it quite easily in the end. DC have now lost FOUR WICKETS in the powerplay! Alarm bells blaring everywhere. Axar c Cummins b Harshal Patel 6(7) [4s-1]
Cummins to Abishek Porel, out Caught by Ishan Kishan!! First ball of the third over too? Why not! Another man departs to b Cummins and c Ishan Kishan! Not the first time Abishek Porel has been dismissed in this fashion, was a good length delivery just down leg, Abishek Porel looked to pick it up and flick it - a shot he plays well but also one that leads to his downfall quite often, it takes the leading edge and shoots straight up in the air. Kishan calls for it early and covers good ground to reach the square leg region before gobbling it up safely. Dream start for SRH.
Cummins to Abishek Porel, FOUR, there's the first boundary! Length delivery on middle-leg, strayed into the pads just a touch and Abishek Porel absolutely loves it there, he picked it up off his pads and sent it packing to the deep square leg ropes
Cummins to du Plessis, out Caught by Ishan Kishan!! He's got another one! First ball of the first over and now the first ball of the second over as well! Cummins is on fire and the crowd is loving it. Short of a length on middle-leg, angling into the batter who looked to free his arms by making room, du Plessis tried heaving it across the line again and could only manage a faint nick through to the keeper. Two in the powerplay for Cummins and SRH.
Unadkat to du Plessis, no run, short of length on middle-leg, du Plessis waits for it and runs it to short third man, that hit him high on the bat as well
Cummins to Karun Nair, out Caught by Ishan Kishan!! A thunderous roar rings around the stadium! Pat Cummins strikes first ball and Karun Nair walks back for a golden duck! Good length delivery outside off, Karun Nair stood rooted to his crease and had a loose waft at it. Took a little feather on its way through and Ishan Kishan made no mistake.











