Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will face off at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla ground on April 29, 2023. Both teams are looking for a second wind as they start the unforgiving second half of the season. Although Delhi Capitals are in better form and at their home ground, there’s not much separating the two sides in IPL 2023, with SRH placed slightly better at ninth in the standings.
Delhi Capitals defended a sub-par 144/9 to win against Sunrisers Hyderabad last week, with the spin choke, their strength, and a fine captaincy display from David Warner. For SRH in that game, Washington Sundar returned to form with the ball in hand but is now out with a season-ending hamstring injury.
Both teams have struggled with missing sparks in batting. DC managed to snap their five-match losing streak with two wins but have been guilty of frequent chopping and changing. Prithvi Shaw has been dropped, and Mitch Marsh is just beginning to show glimpses of his batting prowess. Rishabh Pant is unavailable.
SRH have also struggled to pin down their best XI. Harry Brook has been promoted to the opener’s role to shield him from unfavorable match-ups, which has unsettled the batting order. Barring Brook’s century, their batting displays have lacked firepower.
The captains have preferred chasing in Delhi, and the weather is forecasted to be a cloudy day with a 20% precipitation chance.
Delhi Capitals are unlikely to make any tweaks to their winning combination. Tactics and match-ups at Kotla will favor David Warner, but his season strike-rate of just 119.53 may cause concern for the side.
SRH may look to strengthen their batting with a proper batter/finisher at no. 7 and swap him for an Impact Sub (or vice versa, depending on whether they bat first or bowl). Abdul Samad is a frontrunner to fill in.
Probable XI:
Delhi Capitals: David Warner (C), Philip Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Ripal Patel, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Harry Brook, Aiden Markram (C), Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Marco Jansen, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddharth Kaul.
In conclusion, both Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will be aiming to improve their performances in the second half of the IPL 2023 season. As they face each other at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla ground, both teams will be looking to secure a much-needed win. With the weather forecast predicting a cloudy day with a 20% chance of precipitation, and a pitch that favors chasing, we can expect an exciting match. It remains to be seen if DC can continue their winning streak or if SRH can finally turn their season around.
