DC vs SRH: Akshar Patel -led Delhi Capitles would want to return to the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, who occupied the lower position, over a poor performance on the home ground. The Delhi Capitals lost their previous match against Kolkata Knight Riders at their home ground Arun Jaitley Stadium by 14 runs, but the good performance of his rivals on the ground has kept his hopes of making a place in the playoffs. The Delhi team wants to win against Pat Cummins’s team at their home ground.
Akshar Patel is suffering from injury. On April 30, he left the ground after a left -handed injury while fielding against Knight Riders. It remains to be seen whether he can recover from injury or not and if he is able to play against Sunrisers. However, despite the injury, Akshar played a brilliant innings of 43 runs off 23 balls. If he is not able to overcome the injury completely, then he may have to face difficulties in bowling. Delhi Capitals are currently fifth in 10 matches with 12 points. Akshar has performed brilliantly so far and if he does not play.
Or if their role in the match is limited, it will affect the team’s performance. The team has lost the last two matches against Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore at their home ground. Delhi has faced defeat in three of their last five matches and their team would like to avoid defeat in this important phase of the league. Veteran South African player Faf du Plessis returned to form with a half -century against Knight Riders, but it is a matter of concern for him to coordinate with a slow pitch. Rahul is the highest run -scorer in Delhi.
Big responsibility on DC bowlers
Wicketkeeper-batsmen Pat Cummins, Mohammed Shami and Harshal Patel’s Sunrisers will be ready to face trio, which are capable of demolishing any batting order. Abhishek Porel has also batted aggressively in the top order and scored more than 250 runs including a half -century. But he has failed to convert a good start to big runs this season.
Delhi’s batting includes players like all -rounder Vipraj Nigam who have the ability to score fast in the final overs, but it is Delhi’s bowling that gives them the confidence to give full strength to win. Fast bowler Mitchell Starc -led Delhi team is in a strong position with experienced bowlers like Dushmantha Chamera and Mukesh Kumar.
The struggle of veteran players continues
On the other hand, the Sunrisers team was unable to take advantage of their experience. The team is struggling under the leadership of Cummins due to the presence of Shami, Travis Head, Ishaan Kishan, Heinrich Klassen and Jaydev Unadkat. The team is almost out of the playoff race after losing by 38 runs against Gujarat Titans. Time: The match will begin at 7:30 pm.
