IPL 2025, Match 35: GT vs DC

After Abishek Porel's early exit, KL Rahul walked out with the intent to smash from the very beginning

Prasidh Krishna clipped the wings of his state mate, trapping him leg before

Karun Nair took on Arshad Khan as DC reached their highest PP score - 73/2

Axar Patel and Tristan Stubbs powered DC through the middle-overs with a 53-run stand

On a unrelentingly hot day, Axar Patel suffered cramps. Ishant Sharma struggled with dehydration and went off the field briefly after bowling two overs

Prasidh Krishna dismissed Axar and Vipraj Nigam in the same over to finish with figures of 4 for 41. He also bagged the purple cap

Ashutosh Sharma's cameo once again propelled DC at the death

Despite having one lesser fielder in the deep, R Sai Kishore bowled a very good 20th over - dismissing Ashutosh and conceding nine runs in it

Gill fell early but Sai Sudharsan once again gave GT a strong start as he hit five fours inside the PP

Jos Buttler joined Sudharsan in going after the DC bowlers

Kuldeep Yadav caused a mini wobble for GT in the middle-overs as he dismissed Sudharsan

Buttler then took charge, to put GT back on track with a half-century

Sherfane Rutherford joined the Englishman in a match-winning 119-run partnership

Buttler hit five fours off Starc in an over to tip the scales in GT's favour

Buttler finished unbeaten on 97 as Rahul Tewatia finished the chase in the final over