Delhi Capitals (DC) will aim to put their campaign back on track after two consecutive losses, against Punjab and Kolkata respectively. DC will take on struggling Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Tuesday.
The last time the two clubs squared-off in the season, SRH under David Warner emerged victorious by 15 runs. However, SRH's campaign derailed later while the Shreyas Iyer-led the Delhi side collectively to near the playoffs race. Another win would further brace DC's position at the top of the points table.
Delhi’s top-order has failed to impress under pressure in the recent past, except Shikhar Dhawan but he too failed against KKR. The same was the issue with Ajinkya Rahane, who was assigned to open the innings in the place of Prithvi Shaw.
Skipper Iyer has been in good form but the lower middle-order, comprising Shimron Hetmyer and Rishabh Pant, has struggled after making a comeback.
Talking about the bowling, pacers Kagiso Rabada and his compatriot Anrich Nortje are go-to men for the Delhi side. Spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin did not execute their plans well against Kolkata but the spin duo knows how to get back on the track.
Coming to the SRH, Hyderabad based club need to win all their remaining matches and they would be hoping that all other variations go well at the Dubai International Cricket stadium.
The main concern with Hyderabad lies with their over-dependence on captain David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar. While Pandey and Shankar are doing well, the former have failed to make mark in the later stage of the tournament. With Jason Holder back in the team, he has tried provide some strength to their lower middle order and the Caribbean captain has also been impressive with the ball.
Coming to the bowling, T Natarajan and Khaleel Ahmed have proved pretty decent in the absence of an injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Rashid Khan will once again spearhead the spin attack and could pose some danger for the Delhi batsmen.
PROBABLE LINEUP
DC: Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tushar Deshpande
SRH: David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Jason Holder, Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma/Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan