Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets in Visakhapatnam on 30 March 2025, chasing down a target of 164 with little difficulty. Sunrisers had won the toss and elected to bat, but lost 4 wickets inside the powerplay for 58 runs. That early damage proved costly. Delhi's response was measured and assured: 52 without loss in the powerplay, then 98 runs in the middle overs, with the result effectively settled before the death. Mitchell Starc was named Player of the Match, the Australian fast bowler playing a key role in both restricting Sunrisers and setting the tone for the chase.

Sunrisers' collapse in the powerplay is the central story of this match. Losing 4 wickets inside the first 6 overs left the middle order with repair work to do rather than acceleration to execute. They managed 82 runs in the middle phase but still lost 3 wickets, and the death produced just 23 from the final overs as 3 more fell. All out for 163, they were always going to need something special from their bowlers.

Delhi gave them no such opportunity. The powerplay platform of 52 without loss was the foundation. From there, the middle overs did the bulk of the scoring, DC adding 98, and the target was reached comfortably with 7 wickets remaining.