DC vs SRH, 55th Match at Hyderabad, IPL, May 05 2025 - Match Result

11:20pm That will be all from us, folks. A bit of a damp squib in the end (literally), but a shoutout to the fans at the stadium who braved the rain, despite knowing there was only a slight possibility of play resuming. We hope you enjoyed our coverage, and we hope to have your company for more IPL action tomorrow. Until then, from Ranjith and myself (Shashwat), this is goodbye. Take care, folks!

Jigar: "SRH can't seem to catch a break. When they finally put up a complete bowling performance, rain washed it all away (literally)."

11:11pm Bad news, folks. The captains gather around the two umpires and the umpires deliver their verdict. Rain has won tonight, and this game has officially been abandoned. The super-sopper gave it a rattle, and the ground staff tried all they could in this short space of time, but that heavy downpour was just too heavy in the end. A point apiece for the Capitals and SRH, which could feel like a point gained for the Capitals. But that also means SRH are now officially out of contention, and they are now the third team to be eliminated from the playoff race.

11:05pm The two on-field umpires and the fourth umpire are trying to assess how soft it is under foot on the grassy, non-covered patches, and they are in discussion with the ground staff. The super-sopper, irrespective, has to do over-time if we are to get a game.

Vkumar: "Have the covers been removed?" -- They are being peeled off one after the other, but while doing so, some of the water is seeping onto the grass, solely because water had gotten accumulated on the covers.

10:55pm For all those asking, SRH's target, if this turns out to be a five-over chase, will be 42.

10:41pm There is water on the covers too, and that might need drying as well. The promptness of the ground staff and the general vibe, though, suggests there will be a real effort to get a game going. As for the puddles, those are mostly near the edge of the boundary and one of those, at the moment, resembles a mini-pond.

10:34pm Good news, folks. Looks like the rain has stopped. All eyes now on the mop-up operation. Just a heads-up, though, there are a fair few puddles the ground staff will have to navigate through. But two super soppers have arrived on the field as I type this, and that indicates the ground staff are going to give this a proper go. Shane Watson, on broadcast, reckons the ground staff will need about an hour to get the ground ready. Do the math, and this game could actually be on!

10:30pm The crowd is still up and about, and the rain has not dampened their spirits. Not yet at least.

DM: "I stay 0.5KM away from stadium. Rain has stopped completely. What's word now from the ground please?" -- Still raining, unfortunately...

10:12pm Just a slight tweak to the earlier cut-off timings. We have received word that the latest starting time for a five-over chase is 11:42pm.

10:10pm Tanay Shah: "How much time would It take to get rid of the rain once it stops?" -- No word on that yet. But there are two issues here. The first is that it is still raining. The second is that the ground has taken quite a beating.

10pm Yes, it is still raining. Maybe not as heavily, but steadily.

9:50pm The latest from the venue is that it is still teeming down. The crowd, whenever the camera pans to them, are waving their hands around but the ground looks an absolute mess, with small ponds already forming on the patches where there are no covers. This looks a litte bleak, I am afraid...

Kunal: "If this match is washed out, SRH shall be out of the play offs race , right?" -- Yes, they will be officially eliminated.

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Sharath: "Looking at how things have gone, this time 18 points may not be enough. Last time, 14 was enough though" -- Reckon that is down to two or three teams really struggling this season to muster points, and no one team tearing away at the top. Last season, KKR got to 20, which included two wash-outs.

Subhayan: "Which are the teams supposed to feel disappointed if this match is washed out ?" -- Not sure if there is a right answer to this. But SRH would be fancying their chances in this chase, and PBKS and KKR will have another playoff competitor on odd points, with the rest also having to figure out how that extra DC point will affect them.

9:35pm The people who were seated in the front rows of the ground-level stands have moved backwards to take cover - that is how intense this downpour has become. The covers have been spread across the majority of the playing area but there are still a few uncovered areas, which, at the moment, are taking a bit of a pounding. Well, it is absolutely bucketing down now.

9:30pm We could have gotten going by now, but the current update from Hyderabad is that it is still raining and raining quite heavily at that, with the covers firmly in place. So, we wait...