The battle of the wooden spoons start on a Monday Blues day which already is a gloomy day for most of the people, but have to watch. Both the teams would be waiting for a redemption to show their prowess as to who they are in this edition.
Overview:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: The Biriyani city fans would be eagerly waiting to see their team comeback strong after a disastrous defeat against Chennai Super Kings last match. Mayank Agarwal has been having a gloomy season and may be given one last chance to prove his worth or he would need to get out of the door graciously. If the franchise is so focussed on giving the way out for Agarwal, then Abdul Samad or Anmolpreet can come in. A franchise known for its fiery bowling line-up this edition is fizzing out and needs to pull up the socks big time. Washington Sundar, T Natarajan have not performed to their levels and would need to ensure they perform to get a chance in the upcoming matches. Mayank Markande is the only positive for the team and his form will be the trump card for the team. One should expect a Buttler-like innings when RR played against SRH from Harry Brook and the batters. Watch out for Aiden Markram, he can become a beast anyday and can take away the game from any situation.
Delhi Capitals: “Roar Macha”, well the roar has been subsided and the tigers in the logo have been advised to take rest as they have been trying to roar but have had issues in their throat. A team which was below par until 2018, has been giving a tough fight and been in the radar, but now has fizzed out very badly that the miss of regular captain Rishabh Pant is being felt big time. Stand-in captain David Warner has been the only positive but has been playing an innings that even people who suffer from sleep issues, can sleep in peace. Axar Patel is the biggest positive for the team and has been trying to take this team out of disastrous situations. Philip Salt failed last time but can be trusted as he can dish out match winning innings any time. Manish Pandey, one of the under rated batters of the tournament, would need to step up and has had experience playing in Hyderabad as he is an ex-SRH player. Mustafizur may be dropped and Lungi Ngidi may get a chance. Kuldeep Yadav has been a positive in the spin department and would love to prowess his performance even more.
Probable XIII (including impact players):
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal / Abdul Samad, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (C), Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klassen (WK), Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan / Umran Malik (Impact Players: Vivrant Sharma, Abdul Samad / Mayank Agarwal, Mayank Dagar, Kartik Tyagi, Samarth Vyas).
Delhi Capitals: David Warner (C), Phil Salt (WK), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman / Lungisani Ngidi, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar / Khaleel Ahmed (Impact Players: Prithvi Shaw, Aman Hakim Khan, Khaleel Ahmed / Mukesh Kumar, Priyam Garg, Praveen Dubey)
Interesting Facts:
- Head-to-Head: In the 21 meetings between the two sides in IPL since 2008, SRH has a slight advantage having won 11 times against DC, who have won 10 times against the Hyderabad-based franchise. In the last 6 meetings, however, it's 4-2 in favour of DC.
- Rahul Tripathi is 57 runs away from completing 2000 runs in IPL. The batter is also 6 fours away from 200 fours in IPL.
- Aiden Markram is 26 runs away from completing 3000 runs in T20 cricket (overall).
- Rovman Powell is 54 runs away from completing 3000 runs in T20 Cricket (overall).
- Mustafizur Rahman is 3 scalps away from completing 50 wickets in IPL and 3 scalps away from 150 wickets in T20 format.
- Anrich Nortje is 3 wickets away from 50 wickets in IPL.
- Aiden Markram needs 3 fours to reach 50 fours in IPL.
- Mayank Agarwal needs 54 runs to reach 2500 runs in IPL.
- Mayank Agarwal needs 12 fours to reach 250 fours in IPL.
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar is 2 wickets away from 250 wickets in T20 cricket.
- T Natarajan is 1 wicket away from 50 wickets in T20 cricket.
(Credits: Cricbuzz, Mykhel.com and my dear cricket fanatic friends)
Pitch / Weather Report:
The pitch is expected to provide decent support to the batters in this game. The average first innings score in the last five T20 games has been 186 runs. The team winning the toss will likely elect to bowl. (Credits: https://www.crictracker.com/)
There is chance of rain on Monday (April 24) with over 50% cloud cover and maximum temperature of 28oC. There is prediction of scattered thunderstorms before start of play. The conditions are expected to clear soon. So, weather is unlikely to play spoilsport in match between SRH and DC. (Credits: https://www.mykhel.com/)
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Date & Time: April 24th at 7:30 PM IST and local time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Jio Cinema
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