Starc's 5-wicket haul led Delhi to their second consecutive victory.

With the help of fast bowler Mitchell Starc's 5-wicket haul, Delhi Capitals secured their second consecutive victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Delhi defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets today. Chasing a target of 164 runs, Delhi completed the chase in 16 overs, losing 3 wickets.

For Delhi, opener Faf du Plessis was the top scorer with 50 runs off 27 balls, hitting 3 fours and 3 sixes. He shared an 81-run partnership for the first wicket with fellow opener Jake Fraser, who scored 38 runs off 32 balls, including 4 fours and 2 sixes.

Abhishek Porel remained unbeaten on 34 runs off 18 balls, with 2 fours and 2 sixes. KL Rahul was dismissed for 15 runs, while Tristan Stubbs remained not out on 21 runs.

For Hyderabad, all 3 wickets were taken by debutant Zishan Ansari in this match.

Earlier, Hyderabad, batting first after winning the toss at Delhi's home ground in Visakhapatnam, posted a total of 163 runs, losing all their wickets in 18.4 overs. This was thanks to a half-century from young batter Aniket Verma, who scored 74 runs off 42 balls, including 6 sixes and 5 fours.

Hyderabad's top order struggled, losing 4 wickets for just 37 runs. However, Aniket's partnership of 77 runs for the fifth wicket with Heinrich Klaasen helped them reach a modest total. Klaasen contributed 32 runs off 19 balls, with 2 fours and 2 sixes.

In today's match, opener Travis Head was dismissed for 22 runs off 12 balls, hitting 4 fours. His opening partner Abhishek Sharma scored just 1 run, while Ishan Kishan, Abhinav Manohar, captain Pat Cummins, and Nitish Kumar Reddy were all dismissed without scoring. Harshal Patel made 5 runs, and Wayan Mulder added 9 runs.

Delhi's fast bowler Mitchell Starc was the star of the show, picking up 3 wickets in the powerplay to dismantle Hyderabad's top order. Starc added 2 more wickets in the death overs, finishing with impressive figures of 5 wickets for 35 runs in 3.4 overs. Kuldeep Yadav also took 3 wickets, and Mohit Sharma claimed 1.

With this win, Delhi has 4 points from 2 matches, sitting in second place on the points table. They had earlier secured a thrilling win over Lucknow in their first match.

Hyderabad, on the other hand, suffered their second consecutive defeat. After defeating Rajasthan in their opening match, they lost to Lucknow in their second match. With 2 points, Hyderabad is currently in 7th place out of 10 teams in the IPL standings.