Using IDCAMS, you can delete multiple datasets with same HLQs at the sametime. Please find below the code.

//STEP01    EXEC PGM=IDCAMS              
//SYSPRINT DD  SYSOUT=*                 
//SYSOUT   DD  SYSOUT=*                 
//SYSIN    DD  *                        
  DELETE HLQ1.HLQ2.** MASK

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