Delhi Capitals is going to play their first IPL match in their home ground against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Delhi Capitals was struggling to win match with a good margin. First they defeat CSK and then they defeat LSG. Both, the team are good but still lost to Delhi. This is where the problem of inconsistency came as a obstacle for them. The batting lineup of DC is pretty strong. Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant’s comeback is one of the best thing Delhi Capitals have received this IPL. However, Kuldeep Yadav is also playing like a magician. But in their last match with Gujarat Titans they settle down whole Titans Squad at 89 runs. The lowest target ever in the IPL 2024. This clearly indicates the potential in the Delhi Capitals’ players. The bowling lineup was the main issue with DC but in their last match they were the one who shines like nobody else.
| Match Venue | Match Timings |
| Arun Jaitely Stadium | 7:30 P.M. IST |
On the other side, we have Sunrisers Hyderabad who is pacing ahead in this IPL like a hungry lion. Defeating 3 best teams back to back that too scoring the biggest target runs ever. SRH bought Pat Cummins for INR 20.50 Crore to give SRH an aggressive captain that dominates the game and he did that too. With one of the highest scores in the powerplay Sunrisers is giving nightmares to the bowling lineup of the opposition team. From the top order to middle order everything seems very intact.
Let’s look at the playing 11 of Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
| Playing 11 of Delhi Capitals | Playing 11 of Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Rishabh Pant (C) | Pat Cummins (C) |
| David Warner | Travis Head |
| Prithvi Shaw | Abhishek Sharma |
| Abishek Porel | Aiden Markram |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Shahbaz Ahmed |
| Axar Patel | Heinrich Klassen (WK) |
| Ishant Sharma | Abdul Samad |
| Anrich Nortje | T Natarajan |
| Tristan Stubbs | Mayank Agarwal |
| Khalil Ahmad | Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
| Mitchell Marsh | Mayank Markande |
Team Analysis of Delhi Capitals
If we look Delhi Capitals as a overall, we will see that they have a good lineup of batting and bowling. But going into the details we see a lot of loopholes which is the ultimate reason for the Delhi’s loss. The top order of batting lineup of the team is pretty strong and stable but in middle order they do not have anyone strong who can compensate the loss of top order. This helped the team to get close to the target chase which will help the team in improving their points and performance index.
The bowling lineup of Delhi suffers a lot especially after the powerplays. If they are able to get wickets in the start, it helps them to dominate the game like in their last match against Gujarat Titans, they eliminate majority of the top order in the powerplays which is why they were able to dominate the game till the last.
Delhi Capitals Squad for IPL 2024
Batters
Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Yash Dhull, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara, Abishek Porel, Harry Brook, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, and Tristan Stubbs.
Bowlers
Pravin Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Jake Fraser-Mcgurk, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Jhye Richardson, Mukesh Kumar, and Rasikh Dar.
All-Rounders
Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, and Sumit Kumar.
Team Analysis of Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad is one of those teams that has all best pieces of the game. After buying Pat Cummins we see a long jump in their performance from the last season. SRH has the best lineup consist of Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Traivis Head, Rahul Tripathi, Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and T. Natarajan and it looks like a complete unit. This is the strength of the SRH lies in their lineup. The inconsistent performances from the batting lineup creates a lot of pressure on the team especially for the middle order batsmen. For example, Heinrich Klassen has been performing quite well and consistent in this IPL. But, Travis Head recently scored a century in his last game and played with the intent.
Pat Cummins who won the ODI World Cup 2023 and has a world class stats in the international was not able to have a 5 wicket haul. Daniel Vettori , coach of the SRH needs to improve the bowling lineup of the team only then the team will be able to create more pressure on the team. Middle order batsman like Heinrich Klaasen who brought wrath on the ground should be placed at top order to give SRH a great head start. After 34 games we have seen matches getting flipped in the death overs, So, SRH need to train their bowlers for death overs where the pressure is immensely high.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad for IPL 2024
Batters
Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Travis Head.
Bowlers
Pat Cummins (C), Akash Singh, Shahbaz Ahamad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jaydev Unadkat, T. Natrajan, Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, and Jhathavedh Subramanyan.
All-Rounders
Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Sanvir Singh, and Wanindu Hasaranga.
Fantasy Picks
The Fantasy picks for the DC vs SRH are Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Tristan Stubbs, Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Heinrich Klassen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abdul Samad.
Head to Head Records
Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad played 23 matches against each other and SRH has won 12 matches out of 23.
Pitch Report
The pitch of Arun Jaitely Stadium is known for its slow and low nature. Here, batters struggle to score big runs. Due to dry weather it makes hard for batters to score runs. The temperature of Delhi is very harsh with 22% humidity makes the players perspire the whole time. However, there is no OR little chance of precipitation.
Match Umpires
The on-field of today’s DC vs SRH match are Navdeep Singh and Madanagopal Jayaraman and the third umpire is Tapan Balwant Sharma.
Where you can watch live score?
You can watch the live score on IPL official website. To our streaming audience can watch the match live on JioCinema application. Viewers can also watch the match live at Star Sports Network.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why Pat Cummins is winning consistently?
Pat Cummins is very strategic in his planning. He makes sure to score maximum runs in the powerplay which helps the team to put pressure on opposition.
What is lowest target runs in IPL 2024?
Gujarat Titans make 89 runs and Delhi Capitals successfully chase the target in less than 9 overs.
