Delhi Capitals will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad. [Source - IPL/x.com]
Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad are coming up against each other s in the upcoming ninth match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday, March 30. The high-octane clash will be played at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
Delhi Capitals kicked off their campaign with a thrilling last-over win against Lucknow earlier this week. Their confidence must be sky-high coming into this game, with an aim to make it two in two in Vizag.
On the other hand, Sunrisers started their tournament on a high, defeating Rajasthan in what was a one-sided run-fest. However, they couldn’t maintain the momentum and fell short against Lucknow in their last outing. They will be eager to bounce back and regain their winning form.
DC vs SRH Historical Overview in IPL
Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad have played each other in a total of 24 IPL games, where the Sunrisers have had the upper hand with 13 wins, while Delhi emerged victorious on other 11 occasions.
Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad Probable Playing XI
Delhi Capitals Probable Playing XI
Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel (WK), KL Rahul, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Mohit Sharma.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Probable Playing XI
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Abhinav Manohar, Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami and Adam Zampa.
Top Run-Scorers in DC vs SRH
We are considering only the players present in the current squad.
Karun Nair - 175 runs
Karun Nair is back to playing in a Delhi franchise in IPL where he has some terrific batting record in the past against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In a total of 4 encounters against the Men in Orange, Karun has amassed 175 runs at an average of 58.33 and 147.05 strike-rate.
Abhishek Sharma - 133 runs
Abhishek Sharma is currently the second highest run-scorer in this fixture. The explosive left-handed batter has scored 133 runs at a strike-rate of 192.75 while playing for the Sunrisers against the Capitals.
Axar Patel - 112 runs
Axar Patel has been a valuable asset for Delhi in the recent past. He is the third highest-run scorer among the active players in both Delhi and Hyderabad squad with 112 runs at an average of 22.40 across 8 innings.
Top Wicket-Takers In DC vs SRH
We are considering only the players present in the current squad.
Axar Patel - 10 wickets
Axar Patel finds himself among the top-wicket-takers in matches involving these two sides. The left-arm spinner has scalped 10 wickets at an average of 28 and a strike-rate of 24 across 11 games against the Hyderabad franchise.
T Natarajan - 9 wicket
T Natarajan has been one of the biggest match-winners with the ball for SRH in their fixtures against DC over the years. In a total of six outings in this fixture, the left-arm pacer has taken 9 wickets at an average of 17.44 and a strike-rate of 15.3.
Kuldeep Yadav - 6 wickets
Kuldeep Yadav is a genuine wicket-taker and has been an absolute game changer for Delhi Capitals over the years. The left-arm chinaman has played four games for Delhi against Sunrisers where he has 6 wickets at an average of 24 and a strike-rate of 15.
DC vs SRH Key Stats
Delhi Capitals’ Key Records
- Faf du Plessis has been brilliant against left-arm spinners inside the powerplay since 2022 - 122 runs, 134.07 strike-rate and only one dismissal.
- Faf du Plessis has an average of 8.7 inside the powerplay against Left-arm medium pace in IPL since 2024.
- Mitchell Starc inside the powerplay against Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma in IPL - 7 runs, 2 dismissals, 63.6 strike-rate.
- Jake Fraser-McGurk inside the powerplay in T20s, 2025 - 5 dismissals, 7.8 average, 81.2 strike-rate
- Kuldeep Yadav has 6.5 bowling strike-rate against Abhishek Sharma.
- Tristan Stubbs has been the best finisher for DC since IPL 2024 - 223 runs, 1 dismissal and 297.33 strike-rate.
- Ashutosh Sharma is another deadly finisher who has been terrific in IPL since last year - 147 runs, 219.40 strike-rate and only 4 dismissals.
- Mohit Sharma has taken wickets in death overs at second best strike-rate among bowlers with 20+ wickets in death overs since IPL 2022 - 20 wickets, 9.95 strike-rate.
- Mohit Sharma has taken a wicket every 6.7 deliveries against SRH in IPL since 2022.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Key Records
- Travis Head has been the most successful batter inside the powerplay since IPL 2024 - 489 runs, 81.50 average and 209.87 strike-rate.
- Left arm pacers have found most success bowling in the powerplay against Travis Head in IPL - 4 dismissals, 96 runs, 218.2 strike-rate.
- Abhishek Sharma against left arm pacers inside the powerplay in IPL - 10 dismissals, 21.3 average and 155.5 strike-rate.
- Heinrich Klaasen against left-arm chinaman in IPL - 67 runs, 209.4 strike-rate, 0 dismissal.
- However, Heinrich Klaasen against left-arm spinners in T20s after IPL 2024 - 10 runs, 3 dismissals, 40 strike-rate.
- Ishan Kishan will be a crucial player against Kuldeep Yadav against whom he has a below standard record since 2020 - 14 runs, 13 balls and 2 dismissals.
- Shami vs KL Rahul in IPL - 28 runs, 2 dismissals and 90.3 strike-rate.
Records Which Could Be Broken In DC vs SRH Match 10 Of IPL 2025
- Heinrich Klaasen is 13 runs away from completing 1000 IPL runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Abhishek Sharma needs 93 runs to complete 1500 IPL runs.
- Axar Patel needs 11 runs to complete 1000 IPL runs for Delhi Capitals.
- Travis Head needs 4 sixes to complete 50 IPL sixes.