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"He's Very...": DC Star Gives Straight-Forward Verdict On Axar Patel As Captain

Young Abhishek Porel is enjoying his time at Delhi Capitals under Axar Patel's captaincy and also thanked elder statesman KL Rahul for putting an arm around his shoulder after he missed a catch during the Sunrisers Hyderabad innings. However Porel, who was the uncapped retention for Delhi Capitals this year, did his bit with an impressive 34 not out off 18 balls during his team's successful chase against SRH in an IPL match here on Sunday. Having played alongside Axar during the last two seasons, Porel has started to understand his new skipper better.

"Plan Was To...": DC Captain Axar Patel Reveals Thought Process Behind Mitchell Starc Masterstroke vs SRH

After Mitchell Starc's incredible 5-35 set the base for Delhi Capitals securing a seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, skipper Axar Patel felt the move to give the left-arm pacer a third straight over in power-play worked well, citing that he was in good rhythm. The match also marked the first time Starc, who varied his pace really well, pick a five-wicket haul in T20 cricket. Three of his wickets came in the power-play to push SRH on backfoot. Giving Starc an extra over in power-play resulted in him taking out the dangerous Travis Head, leaving SRH in tatters at 37/4.

"As An Older Player...": Mitchell Starc Keeps Ego Aside, Reveals 'Out-Of-The-Box' Strategy vs SRH

After picking his maiden T20 fifer to help Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in IPL 2025, veteran left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc said when a bowler gets old, one has to figure out different ways to get batters out in a match. At the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Sunday, Starc picked an incredible 5-35 to help DC bowl out SRH for 163 in 18.4 overs. Three of his wickets – Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Travis Head - came in the power-play and pushed SRH on the backfoot while the remaining two scalps came in the back end of the innings.

Who Is Zeeshan Ansari: Rishabh Pant's U-19 Teammate Who Took 3 Wickets On IPL Debut For SRH

Zeeshan Ansari had a brilliant outing on debut as the leg-spinner took three wickets on debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad during the IPL 2025 match against Delhi Capitals on Sunday. The bowler from Uttar Pradesh was included in the squad in place of pacer Simarjeet Singh and although SRH were unable to clinch the victory, Ansari impressed everyone with his spin bowling. Ansari, who was bought for Rs 40 lakh in the mega auction, took the wicket of Faf Du Plessis in his second over before dismissing Jake Fraser-McGurk in the very same over. He also took the wicket of KL Rahul.

Mitchell Starc Grabs 5-Wicket Haul As Delhi Capitals Thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad

Faf Du Plessis' excellent fifty and Mitchell Starc's five-wicket haul were the lead acts in Delhi Capitals' comprehensive seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match here on Sunday.. Du Plessis (50, 27b, 3x4, 3x6) added 81 runs with his opening partner Jake Fraser-McGurk (38, 32b) as the Capitals overhauled Hyderabad's inadequate 163 all out in 16 overs, for their second win on the trot. Once DC openers made a quick start off the block, the result was never in doubt, but their approach was vastly different..

SRH Captain Pat Cummins Sends Huge Message After Loss Against DC: "Too Early..."

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins isn't losing sleep over back-to-back losses after their explosive start to IPL 2025, insisting it's "too early to worry". SRH set the stage on fire by amassing 286/6 against Rajasthan Royals but then lost to Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in their home venue before suffering a seven-wicket defeat to Delhi Capitals on Sunday. "It's too early to worry about being two down, hopefully we'll get back going forward, as I said, we need to have a look at a few of our options. Maybe we just need to do one or two things differently and the results would change," Cummins said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

6 Dismissals In 8 Innings: How Mitchell Starc Has Become Travis Head's Bogey-Man

Mitchell Starc continued his sublime form against his national compatriot Travis Head in top-level cricket. The Australian duo went head-to-head against each other during Delhi Capitals' pulsating encounter against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Head, who opened for the Sunrisers, has struggled to extract runs from the left-arm pacer. This time around, he got off the mark with an exquisite shot on the second ball of the match. He topped it up by pushing the drive to find the boundary rope straight towards mid-off.

Watch: SRH Batter Run Out After Terrible Mix-Up With Travis Head. Reaction Goes Viral

Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Abhishek Sharma was dismissed run out following a terrible mix-up with Travis Head during the IPL 2025 encounter against Delhi Capitals on Sunday. During the first over of the SRH innings, Head played the delivery from Mitchell Starc towards the fielder at point and went for a quick single. However, Abhishek was guilty of ball-watching and Vipraj Nigam quickly collected the ball and pulled off a direct hit. Abhishek was well short of his crease when the stumps were broken and his disappointed expression said it all as SRH lost a very early wicket.

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"He's Very...": DC Star Gives Straight-Forward Verdict On Axar Patel As Captain

"Plan Was To...": DC Captain Axar Patel Reveals Thought Process Behind Mitchell Starc Masterstroke vs SRH

"As An Older Player...": Mitchell Starc Keeps Ego Aside, Reveals 'Out-Of-The-Box' Strategy vs SRH

Who Is Zeeshan Ansari: Rishabh Pant's U-19 Teammate Who Took 3 Wickets On IPL Debut For SRH

Mitchell Starc Grabs 5-Wicket Haul As Delhi Capitals Thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad

SRH Captain Pat Cummins Sends Huge Message After Loss Against DC: "Too Early..."

6 Dismissals In 8 Innings: How Mitchell Starc Has Become Travis Head's Bogey-Man

Watch: SRH Batter Run Out After Terrible Mix-Up With Travis Head. Reaction Goes Viral