DC vs SRH: Can Warner Bros Topple Hyderabad Again? | Predicted XIs, Pitch Report, Fantasy Tips
Mukesh Kumar emerged as hero when DC meet SRH last time (AP Photo)
As we head into the second half of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023), matches are getting more and more tense, with teams giving all they have got to bag two precious points. In Match 40, Delhi Capitals (DC) will be at loggerheads with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), this time at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday evening.
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Delhi Capitals
Things haven't been any merry in the Delhi palace in a season without the most integral player - Rishabh Pant. They started their campaign losing five out of their first five matches this season, and a win from there seemed like a long-haul dream. But a win over Kolkata Knight Riders changed David Warner and co.'s complete fortunes. From one, they bagged their second, and now they face again face SRH to make it three on three.
Warner Bros last slammed a win at their captain's old fortress, and now they will look to do a double at their home ground. With seven games still to go for DC, they can qualify for the Playoffs, but any loss from here on would make their chances slimmer.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Before the IPL 2023's start, SRH were touted as one of the strongest teams this season. And they headed their campaign, making all those predictions correct, but somehow they lost their motivation somewhere in the middle.
Losing three matches on a trot, they have got themselves entangled into a web of losses, and they are clueless on how to get their winning mojo back. We will look to try different permutation and combination at Delhi to beat the Warner Bros.
Match Details
Date and Time: 29 April, 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Live Streaming and Broadcast: Jio Cinema & Star Sports Network
Pitch Report: The surface in Delhi is expected to produce good balance between bat and ball. The spinners are likely to get some help and batters need to apply themselves in the middle to get big runs. So, strike rotation will be key here and anything around 170-180 would be a par score.
Starting XIs
Delhi Capitals
David Warner (c), Philip Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar.
Impact Player Substitutes
Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Lalit Yadav, Yash Dhull, Chetan Sakariya
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Harry Brook, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Mayank Agarwal, Abdul Samad, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik.
Impact Player Substitutes
T Natarajan, Vivrant Sharma, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Reddy, Glenn Phillips
Cricket Exchange Fantasy Tips
Wicketkeeper: Heinrich Klaasen
Batters: David Warner, Rahul Tripathi, Manish Pandey
All-rounders: Axar Patel, Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande
Captain: David Warner
Vice-Captain: Aiden Markram
Prediction
In the clash of two table-dwellers, predicting who would outsmart whom would be hard. However, with DC having the home advantage and them being the one with the edge over in the last game, they will again be the favourites against SRH.
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