After Delhi Capitals (DC) secured the dominant victory with seven goals over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Captain Axar Patel expressed his pleasure over the sensational five goals of Mitchell Starc, and provided insight into franchise access for their primary home venue.
With this victory, DC registered his second consecutive triumph in IPL 2025 and climbed second in the point table. Meanwhile, SRH, who had previously built a star performance against Rajasthan Royals (RR), slipped on the seventh after the second loss of the season.
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Axar, who spoke to the presentation after the match, emphasized the importance of maintaining the focus and effective implementation of game plans.
“I have already said that I will lead the party in the same way. You have to be with your game. You can’t take any game easily, plays 10 good teams. We have to focus on our plans and process. We were successful today. Give me suggestions.
After the first decided Bat Bat, SRH found himself in early problems when the fiery introductory magic of the Starc let it wind in 37/4. The key 77-running partnership between Anichet Verma (74 out of 41 balls, including five and six and six) and Heinrich Klasen (32 out of 19 balls, with two four and two six) helped SRH to recover.
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However, the DC pitchmakers, with Kuldeep Yadav (3/22) and the Starc (5/35), were dominated by the middle and lower order, which limited SRH to 163 at 18.4 overs.
He chased 164, DC got a strong start, with a kind permission of an 81-running opening stand between Jake Fraser-McGurk (38 of 32 balls, four boundaries and two six) and FAF du Plessis (50 out of 27 balls, with three and three and three six).
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Although DC lost several fast goals, Abishek Porel (34* out of 18 balls, with two four and two sixes) and Tristan Stubbs (21 out of 14 balls with three four) secured a comfortable surface. The duo led the DC home with four exceeding to save, and seal the convincing victory with seven goals.
For his magic 5/35, which won the match, Mitchell Starc was convicted as a “game player”, which further consolidated his impact in the DC campaign.
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