IPL 2020, DC vs SRH Preview: Delhi Capitals Aim To Seal Play-Off Berth Against Under-Pressure Sunrisers Hyderabad

Match Preview Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2020 UAE: Delhi Capitals, who performed remarkably well in the first half of IPL 2020, are now struggling a bit. Delhi had won 5 out of 7 matches played in the first half, while in the second half, they have lost two out of 4 matches so far.

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The 47th match of the IPL 2020 will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals at Dubai International Cricket Stadium today. In tonight's match, Delhi Capitals will work on their flaws and will aim to choose a playing eleven to win the match against superbly talented Sunrisers Hyderabad and get those 2 points to qualify for the playoffs with 16 points. On the other hand, for Sunrisers Hyderabad to qualify for the playoffs, they will have to score a hat-trick of victory in their remaining three matches and also have to depend on the results of other teams.

The rise and fall of Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020

Delhi Capitals, who performed remarkably well in the first half of IPL 2020, are now struggling a bit. Delhi had won 5 out of 7 matches played in the first half, while in the second half, they have lost two out of 4 matches so far. In both their previous matches, Delhi appeared to be struggling with picking their playing eleven and now it has come to the fore that if they lose today's match against Hyderabad, they will get a hat-trick of defeats.

Delhi Capitals had benched their star opener Prithvi Shaw for their last games as he is struggling a bit with his form. Shaw was replaced by Ajinkya Rahane who was dismissed on the first ball against KKR. Apart from this, Delhi had made a mistake by dropping in-form bowler Anrich Nortje against Punjab, but they corrected this mistake by including him in the game against against KKR which benefited the team. Nortje picked two wickets for 27 runs against Kolkata.

Absence of veteran bowler Ishant Sharma a major problem for Delhi Capitals?

Apart from this, Delhi has been giving Tushar Deshpande a place in the playing eleven for the last few matches. In the first match, Tushar performed well and attracted everyone's attention, but after that he is getting smashed for around 12 runs per over. Delhi is definitely feeling the absence of Ishant Sharma in their bowling attack.

How Sunrisers Hyderabad have done so far in the tournament?

Talking about Sunrisers Hyderabad, the Orange Army collapsed against Kings XI Punjab and despite being in control of the match for most of the time, they lost the match. After David Warner and Jonny Bairstow's quick start, Hyderabad's score was 100 at the loss of 3 wickets at one time, but they lost 7 wickets in ext 14 runs. Due to this defeat, their way to reach the playoffs has become more difficult.

Squads: Delhi Capitals Squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tushar Deshpande, Prithvi Shaw, Daniel Sams, Harshal Patel, Mohit Sharma, Alex Carey, Avesh Khan, Praveen Dubey, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Lalit Yadav Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Jason Holder, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Khaleel Ahmed, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Mohammad Nabi, Kane Williamson, Bavanaka Sandeep, Billy Stanlake, Fabian Allen, Virat Singh, Basil Thampi, Sanjay Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, Prithvi Raj Yarra, Shahbaz Nadeem