SRH Vs DC Preview: SRH host DC in a must-win clash with season at stake

SRH Vs DC Preview: The hosts and visitors, both are languishing at the bottom of the table.

Sunrisers Hyderabad will face off against Delhi Capitals in the 34th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

Having won just two out of their six matches, SRH suffered a defeat in their last game against CSK by seven wickets. In their upcoming match against DC, they will be keen to secure a victory as it is crucial for their prospects of making it to the top four in the standings.

DC managed to secure their first win of the season in their 6th game against KKR by 4 wickets, which will undoubtedly boost their morale. They will be aiming to carry forward this momentum and avoid any further losses, as it is critical for them to remain in contention for a playoff spot.

SRH Vs DC: Pitch Report

The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is famous for its flat wickets that tend to benefit batsmen. This implies that the stadium's pitch conditions are more favorable for batting, making it comparatively effortless for batsmen to score runs.

SRH Vs DC: Team News

SRH might make changes to their team for the next match against DC. They might replace Mayank Dagar, who came as an impact player in the last game against CSK, with T. Natarajan, and may play the same XI if they bat first again.

DC, who clinched their first win of the tournament in the last match against KKR, may not consider any changes to their playing eleven for the upcoming match against SRH, and may stick to the same team composition.

SRH Vs DC: Head to Head

Matches – 21

Sunrisers Hyderabad – 11

Delhi Capitals – 10

SRH Vs DC: Players to Watch

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Aiden Markram

Aiden Markram's performance this season has been lackluster, having only scored 121 runs in 5 matches with a single half-century. As the captain of the team, he must lead by example in the upcoming crucial match against DC for SRH.

Delhi Capitals: David Warner

David Warner has managed to score 285 runs in six matches this season. Although his strike rate was a cause for concern in the initial five matches, he bounced back strongly in the game against KKR, scoring 57 runs at a rate of 139. This performance indicates that he is regaining his form, and he will be eager to continue in the same vein in the upcoming match against SRH.

SRH Vs DC: Probable Playing XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted Playing XI:

Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik

Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XI:

David Warner (c), Philip Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar

SRH Vs DC: Match Facts

Rahul Tripathi requires 57 more runs to reach 2000 runs in IPL.

In 21 matches between the teams, SRH have won 11 and DC have won 10.

Anrich Nortje needs only 3 more wickets to reach 50 wickets in IPL.

SRH Vs DC: Live Broadcasting

IND: Star Sports Network (TV) | JioCinema (Live Streaming)

UK: DAZN, Sky Sports

AUS: Fox Sports, Kayo Sports