IPL 2023 Predictions: SRH vs DC

Sunrisers Hyderabad will clash against Delhi Capitals in the 34th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 today at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

SRH is currently ranked 9th on the points table and has lost its last two games.

On the other hand, DC are in the last position with just one win in six matches.

In their previous game against the Chennai Super Kings, the SRH batters showed some promise, but they have been inconsistent throughout the tournament.

Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi were the top scorers with 34 and 21 runs respectively. With the ball, Mayank Markande was the best performer two wickets in the last game.

DC has had a mixed run in the tournament. In their last game against the Kolkata Knight Riders, Manish Pandey and David Warner were the top scorers, with 21 and 57 runs respectively.

However, the DC bowlers rediscovered their mojo and performed splendidly as a unit.

Ishant Sharma was inspirational with two wickets in four overs for just 19 runs.

Anrich Nortje was lethal with two wickets in four overs while conceding 20 runs.

Spin twins Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel also performed well and picked up two wickets each, giving away 15 runs and 13 runs respectively.

The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad is batting-friendly.

The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 3 years is 179 runs. However, the overall average first innings score is 196.

Also, two out of the three games played at the venue so far have been won by the team batting first.

Also, fast bowlers  have taken 66.67% of the total wickets at this venue and spinners have accounted for 33%.

The SRH vs DC head-to-head record is very close, with SRH winning 11 of the 21 matches played between the two teams, while DC has won 10.

In the last 3 years, both teams played a total of 7 matches. Of these, Sunrisers Hyderabad has won 2 matches but Delhi Capitals have won 5 matches.

For DC, Shaw’s form at the top has been one of the biggest headaches.

Mitchell Marsh and Manish Pandey will have to step up and play according to their potential.

It’s also possible that Philip Salt will be replaced by Rilee Rossouw.

The contributions of Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, and Aman Hakim Khan in the lower middle order are vital considering the lack of consistency.

David Warner has been their beacon of consistency with a staggering 285 runs in the tournament so far. The only other player to have supported him is Axar Patel who has smacked 148 runs and grabbed 4 wickets so far.

Key player stats

Sunrisers Hyderabad Batters:

Harry Brook – 156 runs

Rahul Tripathi – 145 runs

Aiden Markram – 121 runs

Delhi Capitals Batters:

David Warner – 285 runs

Axar Patel – 148 runs

Manish Pandey – 97 runs

Sunrisers Hyderabad Bowlers:

Mayank Markande – 8 wickets

Marco Jansen – 6 wickets

Umran Malik – 5 wickets

Delhi Capitals Bowlers:

Kuldeep Yadav – 6 wickets

Mukesh Kumar – 5 wickets

Axar Patel – 4 wickets

Both teams are expected to play with the same XI as in their previous matches.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI

Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik.

Delhi Capitals Playing XI

David Warner (C), Philip Salt (WK), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar.

Who will win

The brittleness of the DC batting order will harm their chances.

Anrich Nortje, Jansen and Umran Malik can extract pace and bounce on this wicket and trouble the DC batters.

Moreover, SRH will be hungry to reverse their losing streak and also boast of the home advantage.

We expect SRH to win this encounter.