SRH vs DC highlights IPL 2025: Match called-off due rain in Hyderabad, SunRisers out of playoffs race

Right then, a contest that promised so much to begin with and even sprung up a surprise with SRH dominating DC, has ended up being a washout. There's plenty of action still to come in the 2025 IPL season, as teams vying for the top four spots go up against each other over the next couple of weeks. This run of fixtures kicks off with Mumbai Indians taking on Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday, 6 May, and that should be a mouth-watering clash. The game will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but you can join us a lot sooner for the build-up. Cheers!

Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, will be thanking the Gods as the rain intervention has guaranteed them a point which would have been very, very difficult to come by otherwise. They lost a wicket on the very first ball of the match and were 4 down inside the Powerplay. It still was more than a decent recovery thanks to the lower middle order and especially the Impact Sub, Ashutosh Sharma, who took them over the 130-run mark along with Tristan Stubbs. Mitchell Starc and co would have their work cut out with the ball, but it didn't matter as DC stay well and truly alive in the top four race.

What a shame! The Orange Army flocked to the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium to watch their team, and it was a packed house even after SRH's abysmal season thus far. And for once, SRH seemed all but certain of a win, and yet, rain had the final say. It was a stellar bowling performance from the Sunrisers led by Pat Cummins. He was the one who picked up the top 3 batters of DC inside the Powerplay and even pouched the catch for the 4th wicket. The SRH pacers continued to pick up wickets in the middle overs and managed to keep DC to an under-par score. SRH will now look to just let loose in the remaining games and spoil the party for a few other teams.

MATCH ABANDONED! Both teams get a point each and Sunrisers Hyderabad have been officially knocked out of the playoff race. Delhi Capitals stay 5th with 13 points, one point off the top 4 and the playoff race is really starting to heat up now.

UPDATE - 11.08 pm IST (5.38 pm GMT) - It has been about 20-25 minutes since the mop-up job began, but there are still plenty of areas of concern on the outfield. The two umpires are having a prolonged discussion with the ground staff as they don't want to risk any injuries, especially at this stage of the tournament. The broadcasters did mention that there will be an update in a few minutes' time, but the live visuals show the two skippers shaking hands. The thing everyone feared has happened!

UPDATE - 10.36 pm IST (5.06 pm GMT) - Live visuals from the ground show that the rain has stopped in Hyderabad! However, the ground has a lot of water on it and the umpires are having a conversation with the ground staff, who will now get working overtime. The Super-Sopper is also out and it is now a race against time to get the ground fit for play. Stay tuned.

UPDATE - 10.23 pm IST (4.53 pm GMT) - Not much of an update regarding the status of the game, but worst case scenario, a five-over chase can start by around 11.40-11.45 pm IST.  The main concern remains the condition of the playing field and there isn't any word of the rain completely stopping either thus far.

UPDATE - 10.05 pm IST (4.35 pm GMT) - The rain has subsided a bit but it is quite steady and with parts of the ground still uncovered, a few serious puddles have formed, which will be a challenge if and when the rain stops. Also, from the start of the game, generally, a game should conclude in 3 hours and 20 minutes. Add another 60 minutes to that, and factoring in the actual time the first innings ended, there's still plenty of time, but time can tick by quickly in such situations. Let's stay hopeful and stick around for further updates.

UPDATE - 9.45 pm IST (4.15 pm GMT) - Well, it is pouring heavily now in Hyderabad, with the rain intensifying every passing minute. The chase would have started by now, but worry not, we have still got 60 minutes of buffer time before we start losing overs. If this match ends in an unfortunate washout, Sunrisers Hyderabad will be eliminated from the playoff race, as with one point from here, the max they would reach is 13 points. From DC's perspective, they haven't won matches lately and would find some relief by getting one point, at least, from a washout, with the total they have on the board.

UPDATE - 9.34 pm IST (4.04 pm GMT) - Not a piece of pleasing news at all, folks! As the live visuals show, the rain has gotten a bit heavier now. It started with a slight drizzle, which we hoped would stop sooner, but now it seems that we have to wait a bit longer for the second innings to begin. As things stand, the covers are firmly placed on the pitch and the squares. Let's hope that the rain stops as quickly as possible. Stay tuned for further updates.

Well then, 134 is the magic number for the Sunrisers to register their fourth win of the season. Delhi Capitals on the other hand, face a very challenging task, because if they fail to defend this total, their position in the points table will be under jeopardy. It all depends on their new-ball bowlers to start well, and for that DC will bank upon their ace pacer, Mitchell Starc. But as the live visuals show, the covers have come out as there's a slight drizzle out there in Hyderabad. Not at all a heavy downpour, and we hope that it is just that passing shower which subsides pretty soon. Stay tuned.

SRH's Jaydev Unadkat is down for a chat. He says that the way the first over went, the plan was to always bowl into the pitch. Adds that the basic plan towards the death was the same, but they also tried to mix it up, and getting crucial wickets at the right time was also helpful. Reckons that towards the end, the pitch started to get better and a few drops of rain have started to fall as well. Hopefully, the spinners won't come into play. On his dismissal of KL Rahul, Unadkat mentions that you need to have some tricks up your sleeve, including the change of angle.

Both strung a crucial recovery stand and, more importantly, with some intent, and gave some impetus to the DC's faltering innings. Given their deplorable condition at the 10-over mark, they desperately needed this boost towards the end as the two completed a solid 66-run stand. Of course, this is way below the par score, but anything above run-a-ball, gives the bowlers something to fight at. 

The core of the Capitals' batting lineup suffered a devastating blow when both Axar Patel and KL Rahul departed in quick succession. Left isolated in this wreckage, Tristan Stubbs faced a herculean recovery task. In a desperate attempt to post something remotely defendable on the scoreboard, Ashutosh Sharma joined as the Impact Sub alongside Stubbs and brought in that much-needed refreshing intent. 

Delhi Capitals plunged into crisis mode instantly, losing their top three batters in the blink of an eye to Pat Cummins' clinical opening spell. The SRH pacers constantly hit those back-of-length areas and got good support from the pitch. With momentum firmly in the home side's grasp, the visitors stumbled to a disastrous 26/4 by the end of the Powerplay, caught in a Catch-22. 

A good fightback from Delhi Capitals towards the backend has helped them to breach the 130-run mark. 47 runs came in the last five overs, which isn't too many, but given how DC were crawling their way as even crossing triple figures looked like a tough job for them, this will provide them with some solace. But overall, a job well done by the SRH bowlers as they were right on the money throughout and consolidated the dominance.

19.6: Eshan Malinga to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! DC end on a positive note but it doesn't seem to be nearly enough. Eshan Malinga goes full again and looks to sling the ball across the off stump. Tristan Stubbs sets up deep in the crease and clubs it away wide enough of long on to find the fence. Delhi Capitals finish with 133/7 on the board!

19.5: Eshan Malinga to Mitchell Starc, Full and straight, nails it in the blockhole, Mitchell Starc can only jam it out and scamper through for one. A direct hit at the bowler's end would have been curtains for Starc.

Mitchell Starc is in at 9.

19.4: Eshan Malinga to Ashutosh Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent bowling and Eshan Malinga does get a wicket as well. Bowls it slower, and well short around off. Ashutosh Sharma tries to fetch it and force the pull but has to generate his own pace and can't quite get on top of the bounce either. The ball gets lofted towards deep mid-wicket where Abhinav Manohar takes a simple catch and a fine fighting knock from Sharma comes to an end. He made 41 off 26 balls!

19.3: Eshan Malinga to Tristan Stubbs, A quick off-cutter, full and around off, Stubbs ends up chipping it across in front of mid-wicket and gets across for another single.

19.2: Eshan Malinga to Ashutosh Sharma, Full and straight, misses the yorker by a couple of inches. Stubbs hits the low full toss to sweeper cover for just a run.

19.1: Eshan Malinga to Ashutosh Sharma, Takes some pace off and goes into the pitch, bowling it over off, Ashutosh Sharma slaps it with an open stance, like a tennis forehand and over the bowler's head for a couple of runs.

Eshan Malinga (3-0-19-0) to bowl the last over. 

18.6: Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, A dot to end and 9 off the 19th over is a job well done by Harshal. Another slower bumper, dug in well short and outside off. Stubbs walks well past the off stump, trying to pull it fine but misses.

18.5: Harshal Patel to Ashutosh Sharma, Ashutosh is probably better off backing his strength rather than attempting these cheeky shots. Good length, wide outside off, Sharma shuffles well across and looks to lap but gets hit on the back pad. They scamper through for a leg bye.

18.4: Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Slower bumper over middle, over the head, but Stubbs gets up and pulls it down in front of square leg for a single.

18.3: Harshal Patel to Ashutosh Sharma, Short of a good length and outside off, Sharma goes back and past the off stump before punching it sweetly to deep point for only a single.

18.2: Harshal Patel to Ashutosh Sharma, On a good length, pushed well outside off, Sharma tries to be cheeky and attempts a reverse ramp but fails to get any bat on it.

18.1: Harshal Patel to Ashutosh Sharma, SIX! That is raw power from Ashutosh Sharma! Back-of-a-length delivery, around off and middle, Sharma lays into the shot and uses the bottom hand to force it high and over long on for a biggie.

Harshal Patel (3-0-28-1) to bowl the penultimate over.

17.6: Eshan Malinga to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Top shot! Full and straight from Eshan, Tristan Stubbs backs away early and converts it into a low full toss before smashing it through covers for a boundary. The 50-run stand is also up between these two!

17.5: Eshan Malinga to Ashutosh Sharma, Short-pitched delivery, angled in towards the chest, Ashutosh Sharma goes hard at the pull and hits it straight to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

17.4: Eshan Malinga to Ashutosh Sharma, An off-cutter now, bowled back of a length and around off. Ashutosh waits back and tries to cut it fine but gets it off the gloves and down in front of the keeper.

17.3: Eshan Malinga to Tristan Stubbs, Full and around off, Stubbs looks to hit it through the off side but gets an inside edge to short fine leg for a single.

17.2: Eshan Malinga to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Well placed! A slower bumper, banged in well into the pitch, Stubbs rises up and gets on top of the bounce, forcing the pull down and in front of mid-wicket for a boundary.

17.1: Eshan Malinga to Tristan Stubbs, Full and around off, slinging away as well, Stubbs ends up snatching at the cover drive and gets it straight back into the stumps at the other end. Eshan Malinga almost got a finger on it and had he gotten something on the ball, Ashutosh Sharma was well out of his crease.

Eshan Malinga returns for his final spell. He is 2-0-9-0 so far.

16.6: Harshal Patel to Ashutosh Sharma, FOUR! Two wides in the over and the two extra deliveries going for boundaries. Pitches it up on off, Sharma gets under it and manages to smash it well over mid off for another boundary. 12 off it!

16.5: Harshal Patel to Ashutosh Sharma, FOUR! In the air but in the gap as well! Pace on, short and wide, Sharma stays back and manages to power it behind point for a boundary. The 100 is also up for DC!

16.5: Harshal Patel to Ashutosh Sharma, Wide! Attempted slower bumper around off, Ashutosh Sharma looks to leap up and ramp but fails to get to it. Wide called for height.

16.4: Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Slower ball, shorter as well around off, Stubbs hops up and has to wait before jut angling the pull through mid-wicket for one.

16.3: Harshal Patel to Ashutosh Sharma, On the fuller side and around off again, eased into the off side for an easy single. 

16.2: Harshal Patel to Ashutosh Sharma, Back of a length again and around off, Ashutosh Sharma rocks back and opens the bat face before hammering it straight to covers.

16.1: Harshal Patel to Ashutosh Sharma, Back of a length and around off, punched away from the crease, firmly too, but straight to extra cover.

16.1: Harshal Patel to Ashutosh Sharma, Wide! Slower one, into the pitch but doesn't come out right and goes beyond the tramline outside off.

Harshal Patel is back on. He is 2-0-16-1 so far and replaces Zeeshan Ansari.

15.6: Pat Cummins to Tristan Stubbs, Hard-length delivery, sliding onto the pads, Stubbs presses back and clips it away through backward square leg for a couple of runs. Pat Cummins ends his bowling spell with figures of 4-0-19-3.

15.5: Pat Cummins to Tristan Stubbs, Just back of a length over off and middle, angling in, Stubbs tucks it straight to mid-wwicket.

15.4: Pat Cummins to Ashutosh Sharma, On a hard length and angled into the batter, Sharma gets cramped up and just dead bats it to the on side and scampers through for a single.

15.3: Pat Cummins to Ashutosh Sharma, A slower bumper from Cummins, bowled over middle. Sharma waits well and manages to get the ramp over the keeper's head. Not much pace on it though and the fielder from deep third is able to keep it down to a brace.

15.2: Pat Cummins to Tristan Stubbs, A bit fuller and wider now, outside off, Stubbs looks to drive on the up but gets it off the outer half of the blade to deep third for one more.

15.1: Pat Cummins to Ashutosh Sharma, Hard-length delivery, on a tight line around off, Ashutosh Sharma hangs back and manages to jam it down through the third region for a single.

14.6: Zeeshan Ansari to Tristan Stubbs, Tossed up at the stumps. Stubbs gets forward and blocks it out. A good over for the Capitals. 14 runs coming out of it.

14.5: Zeeshan Ansari to Ashutosh Sharma, Pulls the length back, does Zeeshan. On middle and drifting at the pads, Ashutosh Sharma hangs back and looks to punch across, but ends up chipping it in the vacant mid-wicket region. With no one there in the circle, Zeeshan himself runs towards the ball and keeps the batters to a single.

14.4: Zeeshan Ansari to Ashutosh Sharma, SIX! INTENT! That has gone miles in the air and goes the distance too! Pitched right up, fuller and floated around off, Ashutosh Sharma shimmies down the track and picks the bones out of it by hoisting it behind the sightscreen for a mammoth six.

14.3: Zeeshan Ansari to Ashutosh Sharma, Fuller one, on off, eased away into the off side.

14.2: Zeeshan Ansari to Ashutosh Sharma, SIX! OH, HELLO? Sliding on the middle stump line, too full from Zeeshan, Ashutosh Sharma comes dancing down the track and lofs it over long on for a huge six.

14.1: Zeeshan Ansari to Tristan Stubbs, Landed outside off, on a length, Tristan Stubbs rocks back and punches it to long off for a single.

Strategic Break! Just 6 overs left in the first innings and the Capitals are nowhere near posting a defendable score on board. SRH did the job inside the Powerplay and they can now control the game, but they still need to be looking for wickets as a score of around 150 could turn this into an actual contest. Can Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma pull off a miracle and take DC to a fighting total? Let's find out. SRH also use their Impact Sub to bring on Travis Head and out goes Jaydev Unadkat who is done with his 4 overs.

13.6: Jaydev Unadkat to Ashutosh Sharma, A slower bumper, outside off, Ashutosh Sharma pulls it to short mid-wicket. Jaydev Unadkat wraps his spell with 4-0-13-1. Extremely economical stuff.

13.5: Jaydev Unadkat to Tristan Stubbs, Pace-off delivery, on a length, angling on off and middle, Tristan Stubbs gets on the front foot and pushes it to the mid on region for a single.

13.4: Jaydev Unadkat to Ashutosh Sharma, Short of a good length, outside off, Ashutosh Sharma cuts it past point for a single.

13.3: Jaydev Unadkat to Tristan Stubbs, Short of a length at 130.3 kph, on top of middle, Tristan Stubbs rises with the bounce and knocks straight down the ground for a single.

13.2: Jaydev Unadkat to Ashutosh Sharma, Good length, around off, steered through cover-point for a single.

13.1: Jaydev Unadkat to Tristan Stubbs, Around the stumps, on a length, at off, Tristan Stubbs works it across wide of mid-wicket for a single.

12.6: Zeeshan Ansari to Tristan Stubbs, Good length again and around off, Sharma punches it away through covers and gets across for another run.

12.5: Zeeshan Ansari to Ashutosh Sharma, Quicker one, on a good length and on off, punched away from the crease and down to long off for yet another single.

12.4: Zeeshan Ansari to Tristan Stubbs, Flatter delivery outside off, slapped away in front of point for one more.

12.3: Zeeshan Ansari to Ashutosh Sharma, The wrong'un now, around off and turning in, Sharma stays back and stabs it down in front of short third for a single.

12.2: Zeeshan Ansari to Tristan Stubbs, A googly, on a dragged length and just outside off. Ashutosh goes deep in the crease, and dabs it with soft hands to short third. A single taken.

Ashutosh Sharma has been brought in as the Impact Sub by DC. Abishek Porel has been subbed off.

12.1: Zeeshan Ansari to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! RUN OUT! A huge communication mix-up between the batters and DC lose another wicket here. Zeeshan Ansari slides on the middle and leg stump line, on a dragged length, Tristan Stubbs hangs back and tucks it with soft hands to the mid-wicket region. They run the first one comfortably as the ball rolls towards the deep, which is chased and picked by Aniket Verma who runs in from deep mid-wicket. Vipraj Nigam completes the run and is stuck at the batting end, nowhere interested in taking the double, but Tristan Stubbs from the other end taps the bat and rushes to the keeper's end for the second run. However, Vipraj is caught ball-watching and stands still. Stubbs crosses him at the batting end as Aniket Verma throws it towards the bowler, Zeeshan Ansari, and he collects the ball and casually breaks the stumps. The umpires confirm that it is Vipraj Nigam who is run out as Stubbs went past him before the stumps were broken by Ansari. 

A bit of confusion out there! Vipraj Nigam has been given Run-Out and is walking back to the pavilion but the umpires want to confirm that the batters had crossed each other. It is sent to the third umpire and it is eventually confirmed that Vipraj is the man who is OUT.

11.6: Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, A slower bouncer from Patel, on top of middle and off, at 116.5 kph, Tristan Stubbs rises with the bounce and waits for it to come at him. Plays the grounded pull shot to deep mid-wicket for a single. 9 runs off this over, 14 from the last two for DC!

11.5: Harshal Patel to Vipraj Nigam, Slower one, full and outside off, at 113.5 kph, Vipraj Nigam crouches a bit and guides it to the deep third region for a single.

11.4: Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Lands fuller and outside off, Tristan Stubbs strides across and drives it to deep extra cover for a single.

11.3: Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! A loosener and gets punished! Harshal slips in a full toss, just below the waist height, on the thigh pad, Stubbs just helps it away to deep fine leg for a boundary.

11.2: Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Hard length, around off, Tristan Stubbs gets behind it and blocks it solidly to the off side.

11.1: Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Outside off, at 130.9 kph on a length, Stubbs stays back and punches it through cover for a couple of runs.

10.6: Abhishek Sharma to Vipraj Nigam, Nice and full, just outside off, Vipraj Nigam drives straight to the cover fielder.

10.5: Abhishek Sharma to Vipraj Nigam, Fired in, fuller on middle, Vipraj Nigam squeezes it out to mid-wicket.

10.4: Abhishek Sharma to Vipraj Nigam, Slow through the air, at 85.4 kph, on middle, Vipraj Nigam carves it out to deep cover. Sachin Baby from long off covers good ground and runs to his left to stop the ball. Two taken.

10.3: Abhishek Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, Flighted fuller, swirling on the leg stump, Tristan Stubbs leans ahead and drives inside out to long off for a single.

10.2: Abhishek Sharma to Vipraj Nigam, Drifting on middle and leg, flatter on a length, Vipraj Nigam chips it over mid on for a single. The 50 is up for Delhi Capitals!

10.1: Abhishek Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Sharma is into the attack now. Begins with a length ball, on off, punched to long off for a single.

9.6: Zeeshan Ansari to Vipraj Nigam, FOUR! Streaky but Vipraj won't mind! Nagging length, fired in towards off and middle, Nigam backs away to cut but gets a genuine outside edge wide of the keeper and the ball rolls away into the deep third fence.

9.5: Zeeshan Ansari to Vipraj Nigam, Quick and flat again outside off, tapped away straight to cover-point.

9.4: Zeeshan Ansari to Vipraj Nigam, Beaten! Quicker through the air, a bit full around off and quickly turning away. Nigam tries to cut but mises.

9.3: Zeeshan Ansari to Vipraj Nigam, Flatter delivery, pushed through at the stumps, Nigam pushes it back out on the deck.

9.2: Zeeshan Ansari to Vipraj Nigam, A bit slower through the air, slightly short and around off. This one grips and bounces extra and Nigam almost ends up toe-ending it towards cover.

9.1: Zeeshan Ansari to Vipraj Nigam, SIX! First ball of spin this evening and it has been dispatched! A long hop from Zeeshan to begin with, around middle, Vipraj Nigam rocks back and smokes it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

STRATEGIC BREAK. The Sunrisers couldn't have asked for a better start than this. We are not even halfway through the first innings, and their bowlers have broken the back of DC's batting unit. With the big guns like Faf, Axar, and KL Rahul, all gone, Delhi Capitals look upon Tristan Stubbs to provide some solace to their turbulent innings. Pat Cummins initiated the streak of breakthroughs with three wickets to his name, constantly bashing that back of a length, and the rest of the pacers, too, have complemented their skipper pretty nicely. Sunrisers Hyderabad will try to get Stubbs out quickly and look to restrict DC below triple figures. Here's Zeeshan Ansari into the attack now. He replaces Jaydev Unadkat.

8.6: Eshan Malinga to Vipraj Nigam, Gets away with it again, does Vipraj Nigam! Eshan Malinga attempts that slower yorker again and ends up bowling a full toss on middle and leg. However, this one dips late and Nigam is almost completely undone as he swings across the line. In the end, the ball gets lofted over the infield and two fielders from square leg and deep mid-wicket converge but it falls safely. Just a single then.

8.5: Eshan Malinga to Tristan Stubbs, A bumper now, over middle and around shoulder height. Stubbs mistimes the pull towards backward square leg and picks up a single.

8.4: Eshan Malinga to Tristan Stubbs, Fuller in length, on off, driven on the front foot and drilled back past the bowler towards long off. The fielder from long on runs to his left and cuts it off for a couple of runs.

8.3: Eshan Malinga to Vipraj Nigam, Just gets enough on it, does Vipraj! Pitched up around off, Vipraj Nigam hangs back and tries to power it over covers but ends up miscuing it over wide mid off for a single.

8.2: Eshan Malinga to Tristan Stubbs, Keeps the length very full and angles it into the pads. Stubbs fails to flick it away as the ball thuds off the pads and rolls to the on side. They get a leg bye.

8.1: Eshan Malinga to Vipraj Nigam, The perfect yorker, on the base of off and middle, Nigam hangs back and manages to dig it out into the off side for a single.

7.6: Jaydev Unadkat to Tristan Stubbs, Clever change-up to end the over. Slower delivery, actually a slower bumper, around off and Tristan Stubbs is through the attempted pull way too early, missing the ball completely.

7.5: Jaydev Unadkat to Tristan Stubbs, Back to around the wicket, hits the deck hard and keeps it around off. Stubbs punches it down to covers.

7.4: Jaydev Unadkat to Vipraj Nigam, Hard-length delivery around middle and leg, nudged away through the square leg region for a single.

7.3: Jaydev Unadkat to Vipraj Nigam, Comes from over the wicket now and bowls it on a good length around middle, angling it across. Nigam gets leg side of the ball and pats it down to cover.

7.2: Jaydev Unadkat to Vipraj Nigam, Hard length around off, angled in but nibbles away late again. Vipraj Nigam gets right behind the line to block it off.

Vipraj Nigam walks out bat now. 

7.1: Jaydev Unadkat to KL Rahul, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Jaydev Unadkat gets into the wicket-taking act now and this is a huge wicket as well. Unadkat comes around the wicket and spears in a very full delivery around the off stump, gets it to straighten late. KL Rahul stays put and just looks to drive through covers. The ball, though, ends up taking a thick outside edge and goes low to the right of the keeper. Ishan Kishan dives across and pouches it brilliantly. Rahul departs for just 10 (14) and DC have lost half their side for just 29 runs.

Jaydev Unadkat is brought back into the attack. He is 2-0-7-0 so far and replaces Harshal Patel.

6.6: Eshan Malinga to Tristan Stubbs, Oh, that didn't come out right! An attempted slower delivery, ends up being a floaty full toss at the hips. Stubbs only manages to tuck it down in front of square leg. No run taken either.

6.5: Eshan Malinga to KL Rahul, Pitched up on middle and leg, KL Rahul with a glorious-looking on drive but it is hit straight to long on for just another single.

6.4: Eshan Malinga to KL Rahul, Goes full and straight now, finds the blockhole and gets a bit of tail on it again. Rahul jams it out firmly to mid off.

6.3: Eshan Malinga to Tristan Stubbs, Slingy delivery, full and tailing into the pads, Stubbs flicks it away down to deep backward square leg for a single.

6.2: Eshan Malinga to KL Rahul, On a good length, in the channel and this is caressed on the up through covers for a single by KL.

6.1: Eshan Malinga to KL Rahul, Oh, did that carry? Malinga starts with a full ball on off. KL Rahul looks to drive it straight back but mistimes it. Replays show that the ball bounced well in front of Malinga who did get two hands on it.

Eshan Malinga is into the attack now. He replaces skipper Pat Cummins.

5.6: Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Pitched up a bit wide of the off stump, Tristan Stubbs leans across and punches the drive straight to covers.

Tristan Stubbs is in at 6 with the Capitals in troubles of all sorts here.

5.5: Harshal Patel to Axar Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! Pat Cummins can do no wrong, it seems! Excellent change-up from Harshal Patel as he takes pace off and bowls it on a fuller length around off. Axar Patel looks to hit through the line, but he is through his shot way too early. One hand comes off the handle and the ball gets skewed up over wide mid off. Cummins tracks back and takes a fine catch over his shoulder to dismiss his opposite number. DC crumbling in the first 6 overs and they are now 26/4!

5.4: Harshal Patel to Axar Patel, Hard length around the fifth stump line, Axar Patel stands tall and slaps the ball away down to the right of covers and into the deep for a couple of runs.

5.3: Harshal Patel to KL Rahul, A bit short and way too wide, Rahul reaches out and just taps it to the left of deep point for only a single.

5.2: Harshal Patel to KL Rahul, Much better length! Back of a length and angled in from outside off, Rahul is taken aback by the extra bounce but manages to dab it down to covers.

5.1: Harshal Patel to KL Rahul, FOUR! Lovely! Harshal begins with an overpitched delivery outside off, KL Rahul gets forward well and punches it a tad uppishly but well wide of mid off for a boundary.

4.6: Pat Cummins to Axar Patel, Short of a good length, at 141.0 kph, around off, slapped off the back foot by Axar, but straight to the cover fielder. What a spell this has been from Cummins. His figures read 3-0-12-3 so far.

4.5: Pat Cummins to Axar Patel, Another one on that hard length, around off, Axar Patel cuts it to the point fielder.

4.4: Pat Cummins to Axar Patel, On the nagging length, over top of middle, Axar Patel gets on the back foot and knocks it back.

4.3: Pat Cummins to Axar Patel, Angled around off, on a length, punched to the off side.

4.2: Pat Cummins to Axar Patel, FOUR! That is some way to get off the mark! A rare pitched-up delivery from Pat, full and on the stumps, Axar Patel prods forward and nonchalantly drives it straight down the ground for a boundary.

The DC skipper, Axar Patel, is the next batter in.

4.1: Pat Cummins to Abishek Porel, OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND TAKEN! Pat Cummins, the skipper leading from the front for SRH! Delhi Capitals have now lost three in the Powerplay! A dream start for the Sunrisers! Pat Cummins continues to bash the hard length, this time a tinge fuller, on the leg stump line, skidding through. Abishek Porel gets inside the line of the ball and looks to whip it across to the leg side. Ends up getting a thick leading edge and the ball flies miles up in the night sky, over the square leg region. Ishan Kishan calls for his catch, runs forward to his right , keeps his eyes locked on the ball, and dives to complete the catch. DC are 15/3 now, in deep trouble!

Pat Cummins gives himself and extra over in the Powerplay as SRH eye another wicket.

3.6: Jaydev Unadkat to KL Rahul, A fantastic over from Jaydev Unadkat this! Comes from around the stumps, and hits the hard length, just around off, KL Rahul weighs back and tries to punch through covers, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

3.5: Jaydev Unadkat to Abishek Porel, Back of a length, angling on the pads, Abishek Porel pulls it a bit aerially to deep square leg. Another single taken.

3.4: Jaydev Unadkat to KL Rahul, Pitched outside leg, on a good length, KL Rahul flicks uppishly to deep mid-wicket. Abhinav Manohar in the deep, picks it on the bounce. They cross for a single.

3.3: Jaydev Unadkat to KL Rahul, Slower one from Unadkat, on a length, at off, KL Rahul gives himself some room and looks to slash, but chops it on the surface.

3.2: Jaydev Unadkat to Abishek Porel, Going across middle, on a length, Abishek Porel steers it away to deep backward square leg for one more.

3.1: Jaydev Unadkat to KL Rahul, Lands outside leg, on a shorter length, KL Rahul hops across and nudges it to deep square leg for a single.

2.6: Pat Cummins to Abishek Porel, Shortens the length, on the leg stump line. Abishek Porel knocks it down to mid on.

2.5: Pat Cummins to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Nicely picked up! The first boundary for Delhi Capitals! Cummins goes a bit fuller, on middle, Abishek Porel picks up nicely and whips it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

2.4: Pat Cummins to Abishek Porel, On that in-between length again, at 143.7 kph, Abishek Porel gets behind it and punches it back to the bowler.

2.3: Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, Good-length delivery, on off, worked through point for a single.

2.2: Pat Cummins to KL Rahul, Top drawer fielding there! That was traveling! A yard behind fuller length, outside off, KL Rahul cracks the drive, and hits it to the off side, on the up. Sachin Baby dives towards the right and makes a superb stop.

KL Rahul walks in bit DC in a bit of bother.

2.1: Pat Cummins to Faf du Plessis, OUT! INSIDE EDGE AND CAUGHT BEHIND! A top start for SRH skipper, Pat Cummins! Both DC openers are back in the dugout with just 6 on the board. Pat Cummins continues to hit the hard length, around the middle and leg stump line. It lands, skids and bounces a bit more. Faf du Plessis premeditates and comes charging down the track to whack it through the leg side, but gets an inside edge. The ball carries back to Ishan Kishan who makes no mistake. 

1.6: Jaydev Unadkat to Abishek Porel, Fuller and on off, pushed to mid off.

1.5: Jaydev Unadkat to Faf du Plessis, DIRECT HIT! But Faf is safe. Back of a length, angling on the stumps, Faf du Plessis shapes to pull it into the leg side, but due to that extra bounce, the ball goes off the bottom end of the bat, and travels to the long on region. Faf casually gets to the other end, but a direct hit comes from the deep at the bowling end, but the replays show that du Plessis just made it home.

1.4: Jaydev Unadkat to Faf du Plessis, Over the top of middle, on a good length, with some extra lift off the pitch. Faf du Plessis adjusts well and runs it down to short third.

1.3: Jaydev Unadkat to Faf du Plessis, Swing and a miss! Pitches on the leg stump line, angling toward middle, on a length, Faf du Plessis dances down the track and swings across the line for the pull, but misses.

1.2: Jaydev Unadkat to Abishek Porel, Hits the deck hard, around off, nipping back in, Abishek Porel steers it to the deep square leg region for a single.

1.1: Jaydev Unadkat to Faf du Plessis, Angling across off, on a hard length, at 128.7 kph, Faf du Plessis waits for it and cuts it between backward point and short third. One taken.

Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Jaydev Unadkat.

0.6: Pat Cummins to Faf du Plessis, Length ball, on the off stump, Faf du Plessis pushes it towards the mid off region. Harshal Patel charges to the ball, attempts a hit the stumps at the bowling end, but misses. A rushed single to end the first.

0.5: Pat Cummins to Faf du Plessis, Nagging length, over the top of off, nipping back in a touch. Faf du Plessis gets a thick inside edge onto the pads, and the ball rolls into the leg side.

0.4: Pat Cummins to Faf du Plessis, Angles it on the pads, on a hard length, Faf du Plessis watches it closely and tucks it into the leg side.

0.4: Pat Cummins to Faf du Plessis, WIDE! Angling down the leg stump line, a long way, Faf du Plessis misses to work it across. Wide called.

0.3: Pat Cummins to Abishek Porel, Back of a length, angling on the middle and leg, Abishek Porel nudges it to the square leg region for a single. DC are and Porel and off the mark.

0.2: Pat Cummins to Abishek Porel, On a hard length, around off, driven straight to cover.

Abishek Porel walks in early at number 3.

0.1: Pat Cummins to Karun Nair, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a delivery to begin with from the SRH skipper! The crowd erupts at Uppal as DC lose their first wicket in the very first delivery! A proper Test match length from Cummins, hard length, outside off, slightly nipping away from the batter, with a good bit of bounce on it. Karun Nair rises with the bounce to punch into the off side, but plays it a bit lose with no proper footwork, and plays it away from the body. A thick and healthy outside edge is found and Ishan Kishan does the rest behind the wickets. Karun Nair's lean run continues as he departs for a golden duck.

We are all set for this game to begin! It is a sea of orange as usual inside the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium as the two umpires make their way out to the middle. They are followed by the SRH players who stride out and take their places on the field. It will be the duo of Faf du Plessis and Karun Nair to open the innings for DC. SRH skipper, Pat Cummins will take the new ball himself and he is raring to go. Let's play...

The captain of Delhi Capitals, Axar Patel, says that they were also looking to bowl first as it looks like a good wicket. Adds that they will look to get a good score and restrict them and the last phase is here and these are must-win games. Mentions that they've tried to keep the environment light. Says that they've had different players contribute, and they are not dependent on one player. Informs that they have no change in the combination of the team.

The captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Pat Cummins, says that they will bowl first. Adds that they haven't had a complete game yet and want to do the basics right. Mentions that it is about giving yourself a chance, and they do bat quite deep. Reckons that the crowd has been amazing, even though the results haven't gone their way, and they want to be buzzing around and be energetic in the field.

Impact player options for DC - Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sameer Rizvi, Mukesh Kumar.

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis, Karun Nair, Abishek Porel (WK), KL Rahul, Axar Patel (C), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan (In for Mukesh Kumar). 

Impact player options for SRH - Mohammad Shami, Harsh Dubey, Travis Head, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (WK), Sachin Baby (In for Nitish Kumar Reddy), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar (In for Kamindu Mendis), Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga (In for Mohammad Shami), Jaydev Unadkat. 

TOSS UPDATE - The flip of the coin lands in favor of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Pat Cummins elects to BOWL first.