Rishabh Pant opted to chase after winning the toss in Delhi's first game of IPL 2024
Travis Head, fresh off a 100 against RCB, got off to a blazing start.
If Head was quick, then Abhishek Sharma was quicker. He faced just 10 balls in the PowerPlay and scored 40 runs.
As many as 11 sixes were hit as SRH scored 125/0 in the PowerPlay - a T20 record.
Kuldeep Yadav ended the 131-run stand by dismissing Abhishek Sharma for a 12-ball 46.
Axar Patel brought some respite to DC. He gave away just 9 runs from his first 2 overs and got the wicket of Heinrich Klaasen.
Shahbaz Ahmed stitched a 67-run stand with Nitish Reddy and provided the finishing kick to SRH's innings by getting to his maiden IPL fifty. SRH posted 266/7.
Jake Fraser-McGurk led a turbocharged DC chase by slamming the fastest half-century of the season - 15 balls. He made 65 off just 18 balls.
Mayank Markande gave SRH the crucial wickets of Fraser-McGurk and Abhishek Porel (42 off 22)
T. Natarajan finished with career-best IPL figures of 4 for 19 as SRH stormed to a big win.
SRH completed a dominant win by 67 runs to climb to second spot in the standings.