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Du Plessis' blistering 50 guides Capitals to victory

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March 31, 2025

VICE-CAPTAIN Faf du Plessis topscored with a delightful 27-ball fifty as an all-round Delhi Capitals trounced Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets to remain unbeaten in IPL 2025 at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

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Du Plessis' blistering 50 guides Capitals to victory

After Mitchell Starc’s incredible 5-35 and Kuldeep Yadav’s 3-22 helped DC bowl out SRH for 163 in 18.4 overs, du Plessis was at his glorious best, hitting three fours and as many sixes in his solid half-century, which came at a strike rate of 185.19.

He was well supported by Jake Fraser-McGurk (68), KL Rahul (15), Abishek Porel (34*), and Tristan Stubbs (21*), as DC completed the chase with four overs to spare. For SRH, debutant leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari shone with 3-42 in his four overs.

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