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Delhi Capitals chase down 164 in just 16 overs as Starc’s 5/29 and Faf du Plessis’ blazing fifty dismantle Sunrisers Hyderabad in Vizag.
📍Visakhapatnam | March 30, 2025 — The Delhi Capitals registered a dominant 7-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 10 of IPL 2025, powered by Mitchell Starc’s sensational five-wicket haul and a blistering 26-ball 50 by Faf du Plessis.
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🔥 First Innings: SRH Collapse Despite Aniket’s Heroics
- SRH opted to bat but crumbled under the pressure of early wickets.
- Mitchell Starc ripped through the top order, dismissing Travis Head, Ishan Kishan and Nitish Reddy in a fiery powerplay spell.
- Uncapped batter Aniket Verma (74 off 41) stood tall amidst the chaos, smashing 6 sixes to drag SRH to a respectable 163 all out in 18.4 overs.
- Kuldeep Yadav also starred with the ball, finishing with 3 wickets.
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🚀 Second Innings: Faf, Stubbs, and Porel Finish It Off
- DC openers Faf du Plessis (50 off 26) and Jake Fraser-McGurk (30 off 26) gave them a flying start.
- Though SRH debutant Zeeshan Ansari bagged 3 wickets—including Faf, JFM, and KL Rahul—DC were always ahead in the chase.
- Finishing touches came from Tristan Stubbs and Abhishek Porel, guiding DC to 166/3 in 16 overs, boosting their net run rate significantly.
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🧢 Starc Takes Purple Cap
With 5 wickets in this game, Mitchell Starc now leads the wicket-takers list and dons the Purple Cap.
📊 Match Summary:
- SRH: 163/10 (18.4) – Aniket Verma 74 (41), Starc 5/29, Kuldeep 3/28
- DC: 166/3 (16.0) – Faf du Plessis 50 (26), Zeeshan Ansari 3/42
- Result: DC won by 7 wickets
- Venue: Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium, Vizag
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