Pat Cummins has a good record against Pant in IPL (AP)
Match 35 of IPL 2024 will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Delhi Capitals (DC) on Saturday at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.
While Rishabh Pant-led Delhi are sixth on the points table, having won three out of their seven matches, Pat Cummins' Hyderabad are placed fourth, with four wins and two defeats.
Before two quality sides take on each other, let's take a look at which matchups are set to be interesting for spectators all around the globe.
Prithvi Shaw Vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | Average | Strike Rate |
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35 | 35 | 2 | 22 | 17.5 | 100 |
Shaw's problem with the moving ball in the early stages is nothing new to cricket fans, and guess what, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, one of the best in the business in the Powerplay, will be up against him in this fixture.
Even in the past, Shaw has struggled to play Bhuvneshwar as the numbers suggest. The aggressive opener has played 22 dots in 35 balls against the SRH pacer, while losing his wicket twice.
Heinrich Klaasen Vs Kuldeep Yadav
Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | Average | Strike Rate |
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11 | 12 | 0 | 4 | - | 91.7 |
In general, Klaasen goes hard against spinners, although the routine does not follow against Kuldeep Yadav. In fact, the South African hard-hitting wicket-keeper batter has a strike rate of 91.7 against Kuldeep, having scored only 11 runs off 12 deliveries.
Rishabh Pant Vs Pat Cummins
Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | Average | Strike Rate |
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19 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 126.7 |
This is going to be one fine battle -- a battle of the high-flying captains. In the past, Cummins had a marginally better of Pant, as records mentioned above. However, the reigning ODI World Cup-winning captain seems like a different beast altogether this season, making it a mouth-watering face-off against one of the cleanest ball-hitters.