Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be looking to put their two-match losing streak behind them when they take on Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Thursday (May 05) at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
Delhi Capitals, who started their IPL 2022 campaign on a high note, saw a gigantic dip in the team's performance as the tournament progressed and currently find themselves in a state where they need to win almost all of their remaining matches to remain in contention for the playoffs berth. However, their misfiring middle-order has finally stepped up and started scoring runs, which could be a massive relief for Rishabh Pant and co.
In the bowling department, Kuldeep Yadav has been their most consistent bowler, and the team would be expecting more from Mustafizur Rahman and Axar Patel, who have failed to pick wickets on a consistent basis.
Heading into this game on the back of a narrow six-run defeat, Delhi Capitals would want to return to winning ways and climb up in the points table. Currently, with 4 wins from 9 matches, they are sitting at the 7th spot of the standings.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, has been marred with inconsistency this season as after winning five in a row, they faltered and lost two back-to-back games.
Kane Williamson-led unit will hope for a better show from their bowlers after their pace attack barring Bhuvaneshwar Kumar were taken to the cleaners in their last game. Chasing 203 against the defending champions, SRH batters failed to live up to the expectations and fell 13 runs short.
However, there were some promising sights for SRH in the last couple of games as Nicholas Pooran returned to form. With 5 wins from 9 games, Hyderabad is placed at the fifth spot on the points table and heading into their next game, they will be hoping to return to winning ways and keep their hopes of featuring in playoffs alive.
Match Details
Match: Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Match 50
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: 5th May at 7:30 PM IST & Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report: Both the teams have won all of the games they played at Brabourne Stadium and would be looking to intact this record. The pitch initially offers a lot to the quick bowlers, and batters need to spend some time in the middle before shifting gears. Following the trend, both the captains would look to bowl first after winning the toss. Anything around 180 would be a good total here.
Pitch Stats [Last 5 Matches]
Matches Played: 5
Matches Won Batting First: 2
Matches Won Bowling First: 3
Average 1st Inning Score: 154
Average 2nd Inning Score: 151
DC vs SRH Head-To-Head
Matches Played: 20
DC Won: 09
SRH Won: 11
Key Matchups
Shaw vs Bhuvi: 35/2 at 100 SR
Williamson vs Shardul: 81/2 at 162 SR
Williamson vs Kuldeep: 52/2 at 115 SR
Williamson vs Axar: 72/1 at 116 SR
Pooran vs Kuldeep: 4/1 at 133 SR
Tripathi vs Kuldeep: 34/1 at 242 SR
Tripathi vs Axar: 7/1 at 63 SR
Warner vs Bhuvi: 13/1 at 68 SR
Rishabh vs Bhuvi: 79/1 at 239 SR
Injury Update/Players' Availability
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Washington Sundar injured his bowling hand in the previous game against CSK, and his participation in this match is highly doubtful.
Delhi Capitals: They'll go with an unchanged playing eleven against SRH.
Squads
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Mandeep Singh, Srikar Bharat, Sarfaraz Khan, Tim Seifert, Lungi Ngidi, Ashwin Hebbar, Praveen Dubey, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (C), Nicholas Pooran (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Shashank Singh, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, T Natarajan, Sean Abbott, Ravikumar Samarth, Shreyas Gopal, Jagadeesha Suchith, Glenn Phillips, Vishnu Vinod, Priyam Garg, Kartik Tyagi, Romario Shepherd, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Samad, Saurabh Dubey.
Probable Playing XI
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Shashank Singh, J Suchith/Shreyas Gopal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan.
CREX XI Suggestion
Wicket-Keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batters: David Warner, Kane Williamson, Rahul Tripathi, Prithvi Shaw, Abhishek Sharma
All-Rounders: Axar Patel, Aiden Markram
Bowlers: Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan, Umran Malik
Captain: David Warner
Vice-Captain: Abhishek Sharma