May 6, 2025: SRH vs DC Highlights: Rain forced the cancellation of the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Delhi Capitals game. Following this, each team received one point. Delhi is currently in fifth place with 13 points. Hyderabad, meanwhile, has seven points and is now in ninth place. Delhi batted first in Monday’s game and lost seven wickets while scoring 133 runs in 20 overs. Rain prevented Hyderabad’s innings from beginning, though. This means that while Akshar Patel’s team’s prospects are still alive, Pat Cummins’ team is eliminated from the playoff race.
The third team eliminated from the playoff race was Hyderabad
The third squad eliminated from the playoff race is Hyderabad. The Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were already out. In the standings, both teams are ranked ninth and tenth, respectively. Hyderabad has already participated in 11 games. They only won three of these games. The team must now play Lucknow, KKR, and RCB. Delhi will face the Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titans, and Punjab Kings at the same time. To advance to the playoffs, Axar Patel’s squad must win each of the three games.
SRH vs DC: Hyderabad bowlers eclipse Delhi
The bowlers from Hyderabad tightened their grip on the Delhi batters during this game. They began with a start. On the first ball, opener Karun Nair went out. He became a victim because of Pat Cummins. He was unable to open the account at all. Cummins then turned Abhishek Porel and Faf du Plessis into his victims. Following their individual scores of three and eight runs, the two batsmen were out. At the same occasion, captain Axar Patel hit six runs while seasoned wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul could only muster ten. For Delhi, Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma had the best innings, with 41–41 runs.Apart from this, Vipraaj Nigam was out after scoring 18 runs and Mitchell Starc remained unbeaten after scoring one run. Pat Cummins took three wickets for Hyderabad while Jaydev Unadkat, Harshal Patel and Ishan Malinga got one success each.
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