WATCH: Ishan Kishan takes outstanding catch to dismiss Abhishek Porel in SRH vs DC IPL 2025 game

Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers (SRH) came out all guns blazing in the important IPL 2025 game against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Monday. Pat Cummins’ decision to bowl first after winning the toss paid off as DC lost four wickets before the end of the powerplay overs. Ishan Kishan was keeping wickets instead of Heinrich Klaasen and made an immediate impact. 

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In the first ball of the fifth over, Abhishek Porel was facing Pat Cummins who was bowling his third over of the innings. The left-handed batter tried to play a flick shot but only managed to mistime the shot. Ishan Kishan kept his eyes on the ball and then took a brilliant catch to help dismiss Porel for eight runs from 10 balls. 

Each of the first three wickets that fell on Monday night belonged to the Cummins and Kishan combination. By the end of six overs, Delhi Capitals were placed at 26 runs for the loss of four wickets. Delhi who had started the season with four successive wins have lost their last two games of the season to slide down to fifth in the table.

Delhi Capitals lose half their side as KL Rahul falls cheaply 

Jaydev Unadkat struck in the first ball of the eighth over when he seamed the ball away from KL Rahul. The veteran Indian batter managed to get a thick edge of his bat and Ishan Kishan got his fourth catch of the game. Rahul was out after scoring 10 runs from 14 balls which included one four. Delhi Capitals had lost half their side for just 29 runs with more than 12 overs left to play. 

Earlier, Karun Nair was out for a first ball duck when Pat Cummins got the ball to seam away and got a edge of Nair’s bat for a golden duck. Faf du Plessis gave Cummins the charge and got a thick edge that gave SRH their second wicket. DC skipper Axar Patel got off the mark with a four off Cummins’s bowling. 

Harshal Patel then got the wicket of Axar as the DC skipper played a rash shot only to be caught by Pat Cummins. It was a dream start for SRH who have to win this game to keep their IPL 2025 playoff hopes alive. Delhi, on the other hand, will be disappointed with their batting