IPL 2025 [WATCH]: Josh Hazlewood produces a beauty to send Axar Patel’s middle stump flying during DC vs RCB clash

In a high-pressure moment of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Josh Hazlewood produced a stunning piece of bowling brilliance to dismantle DC’s skipper’s middle stump out of the ground.. The tall Australian pacer delivered a crucial blow by clean bowling DC skipper Axar Patel, sending shockwaves through the Delhi camp.

Josh Hazlewood’s lethal strike sinks Axar Patel

At 102/3 in the 14th over, with DC looking to accelerate, Axar attempted an aggressive slog across the line. However, Hazlewood, known for his impeccable accuracy, bowled a good-length ball aimed precisely at the middle stump. Axar, in a rush to up the scoring rate, swung wildly but missed entirely. The ball crashed emphatically into middle and leg stumps, uprooting them and leaving one stump flat on the ground, a sight every bowler dreams of. Patel, promoted himself to accelerate the innings, managed 15 runs off 13 balls, striking one four and one six during his stay. His innings promised more but ended abruptly, with a strike rate of 115.38, just when Delhi desperately needed their captain to accelerate the innings. The dismissal left DC tottering at 102/4, suddenly vulnerable and with a mounting asking rate. Hazlewood once again reaffirmed his value to RCB with an all-phase performance, tilting the game firmly in their favour at a pivotal stage.

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Delhi Capitals post 162 despite collapse against RCB

Delhi managed 162/8 after being asked to bat first by RCB at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Abishek Porel blazed away with a 28 off just 11 balls, giving DC early momentum, but the innings stuttered with regular wickets. KL Rahul steadied the ship with a composed 41 off 39, while Tristan Stubbs injected urgency in the death overs, hammering a 34 off 18. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s superb 3/33 and Hazlewood’s 2/36 dismantled DC’s middle and lower order efficiently. Krunal Pandya and Yash Dayal provided crucial breakthroughs as DC struggled to capitalize fully on a good platform. The Capitals managed only 54 runs for 4 wickets in the final five overs, missing out on a bigger finish.

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