New Delhi: After defeating Lucknow Super Giants in the first match, the purpose of Delhi Capitals will be to uphold this rhythm against Sunrisers Hyderabad. India’s wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul has returned to the Delhi team. On the other hand, Sunrisers had to lose to Lucknow in the second match after a bang in the first match.
Chasing the target of 211 runs for the victory, Delhi lost five wickets for 65 runs, after which Ashutosh Sharma (66 runs off 31 balls) and Vipraj Nigam (39) gave the team a miraculous victory by one wicket. Triston Stabs scored 34 runs at number six.
Pitch report of ACA VDCA International Stadium
The ACA VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam looked like heaven to bat when Delhi chased 210 runs in the first match of their season. It is expected that when Delhi will host Haradabad in the afternoon game, the pitch will remain the same. The biggest score on this ground is 272 runs, which KKR made against Delhi in the last IPL. The weather is expected to be clear during the match. The wind speed is expected to be 17–21 km/h, while the temperature can be around 26 ° C to 33 ° C. Humidity is estimated to be around 72–85 percent.
In the last few sessions, Delhi team has been losing close matches. The victory in a close match against Lucknow must have worked as a tonic for him. Delhi has a strong bowling attack, which will be led by Mitchell Starc and his competition with his Australian partner Travis Head will be worth watching. Apart from him, Kuldeep Yadav and Akshar will also take command of Delhi’s bowling. They will have to curb the buns of Sunrisers’ aggressive opening pair head and Abhishek Sharma.
Sunrisers had expressed their intentions by scoring 286 runs for six wickets in the first match. Ishaan Kishan scored 106 runs in 47 balls while the head scored 67 runs in 31 balls. However, in the second match, he could only score 190 runs for nine wickets. The fast attack of Sunrisers is strong during Shami, Cummins and Harshal Patel, but it was seen to be unlikely against Lucknow.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Pat Cummins (Captain), Travis Head, Ishaan Kishan, Henrik Klassen, Abhishek Sharma, Sachin Baby, Mohammed Shami, Adam Jampa, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Chahar, Ishaan Malinga, Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Vian Mullder, Nitdi Kumar Reddy, Atharva Taidade, Bridanjit Singh, Jayidev Unadkat and Zeeshan Ansari
Squad of Delhi Capitals: Akshar Patel (Captain), KL Rahul, Jake Fraser-Mackgrak, Karun Nair, Faf du Plessis, Donovan Farera, Abhishek Porel, Triston Stabs, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Darshan Nalakande, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, Manwant Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchel Starc, Tripurana, Mitra, Mohiti, Mohiti, Mohit Chameera and Kuldeep Yadav