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In Sunday's match between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mitchell Starc led the Capitals' bowling attack, taking five wickets for 35 runs in 3.4 overs. Published: March 31, 2025 8:40 AM IST By Edited by Mitchell Starc of Australia achieved a historic feat in the IPL on March 30th.
Bowling for the Delhi Capitals against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he became the first pace bowler to take a five-wicket haul in the league. His impressive performance in Visakhapatnam yielded figures of 5 for 35 in just 3.4 overs.
In the third over’s first ball, the bowler claimed his first wicket, dismissing Ishan Kishan (2) caught by Tristan Stubbs. Two balls later, he bowled Nitish Kumar Reddy for a golden duck, caught by Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel. Mitchell Starc dismissed Travis Head in his third over.
Head scored 22 runs off 12 balls before being caught by wicketkeeper KL Rahul. Mitchell Starc, acquired by Delhi Capitals for 11.75 crore rupees, achieved his first ever five-wicket haul in both IPL and T20 cricket.
He dismissed Harshal Patel and Wiaan Mulder in the 19th over of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s innings, with catches taken by Axar Patel and Faf du Plessis respectively. He is only the second Delhi Capitals bowler to achieve a five-wicket haul in IPL history, following Amit Mishra’s 5 for 17 against Deccan Chargers in 2008. Mitchell Starc achieved his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket on Sunday.
This feat, including his fourth wicket of the match, also propelled him past 200 T20 wickets; he now has 201 wickets from 144 matches. For breaking news and live news updates, like us on or follow us on and . Read more on Latest on .
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