Unadkat to Rahul, 1 run, short of length on middle-leg, whipped away uppishly towards deep square leg, there's a man out there and he takes it on the bounce
3.3
Unadkat to Rahul, no run
3.2
Unadkat to Abishek Porel, 1 run, to backward square leg
3.1
Unadkat to Rahul, 1 run, short of length on middle-leg, tucked away to deep square leg
2.6
Cummins to Abishek Porel, no run, length delivery on middle-leg, hint of movement across, Abishek Porel bunts it towards mid-on
2.5
Cummins to Abishek Porel, FOUR, there's the first boundary! Length delivery on middle-leg, strayed into the pads just a touch and Abishek Porel absolutely loves it there, he picked it up off his pads and sent it packing to the deep square leg ropes
2.4
Cummins to Abishek Porel, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, Abishek Porel presses back and blocks it into the off-side
Faf du Plessis vs Pat Cummins (T20s) Runs: 154 Balls: 81 Dismissals: 4 Avg: 38.50 SR: 183.95 Runs: 154 Balls: 81 Dismissals: 4 Avg: 38.50 SR: 183.95
2.3
Cummins to Rahul, 1 run, good length delivery on off-stump, dropped towards point for a single
2.2
Cummins to Rahul, no run, lovely stop, good length delivery on off-stump, Rahul got forward and played a sublime cover-drive on the up, timed the bones out of it but Sachin Baby stopped it with a leap to his left from short cover
KL Rahul, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.1
Cummins to du Plessis, out Caught by Ishan Kishan!! du Plessis c Ishan Kishan b Cummins 3(8)
Cummins to du Plessis, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
DC's opening partnership averages 20.18 in IPL 2025, the lowest among all teams. Karun Nair and Faf du Plessis is their sixth different opening pair this season, the next most for a team is four (CSK).
1.6
Unadkat to Abishek Porel, no run, length delivery on off-stump, punched to cover
1.5
Unadkat to du Plessis, 1 run, to long-on
1.4
Unadkat to du Plessis, no run, short of length on middle-leg, du Plessis waits for it and runs it to short third man, that hit him high on the bat as well
SRH bowlers with a wicket off the first ball of an IPL match Jagadeesha Suchith - Virat Kohli (RCB), Mumbai WS, 2022 Bhuvneshwar Kumar - Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS), Hyderabad, 2023 Mohammed Shami - Shaik Rasheed (CSK), Chennai, 2025 Pat Cummins - Karun Nair (DC), Hyderabad, 2025
1.3
Unadkat to du Plessis, no run, short of length on middle-leg, du Plessis stepped out looking to heave it away over mid-wicket, didn't connect
1.2
Unadkat to Abishek Porel, 1 run, short of length on off-stump, Abishek Porel tucks it towards backward square leg, bottom-hand comes off the bat, another sign of a bit of extra bounce