Confirmed 11
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: David Warner(C), Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson, Yuvraj Singh, Moises Henriques, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha(WK), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Barinder Sran, Ashish Nehra, Mustafizur Rahman
Delhi Daredevils Playing XI: Quinton de Kock(w), Mayank Agarwal, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Jean-Paul Duminy(c), Rishabh Pant, Jayant Yadav, Chris Morris, Amit Mishra, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mohammed Shami
Sunrisers Hyderabad welcome the Delhi Daredevils at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad for this top the table clash. The Sunrisers have been in outstanding form, topping the table with 14 points. They have won their last 4 encounters on the trot. Delhi currently occupying the last play-off position has lost two games back to back at the at the hands of the Supergiants and the Kings XI and will look to bounce back from these defeats. While Sunrisers will look to keep their winning run going, Delhi will look to consolidate their position and make it to the top 4.
The performances of Hyderabad in the last few games have been just impeccable. Shikhar Dhawan has got his touch back and Yuvraj Singh has managed to make his place into the team after regaining full fitness post his ankle injury in the World T20. The pace attack of Nehra, Mustafizur, Sran and Bhuvaneswar Kumar have just been amazing, to say the least.
Delhi has had an on and off IPL campaign this term, winning 5 out of their 9 games and the Zaheer Khan led side will look to ruin the Sunrisers party and get back to winning ways after their hiccup at Mohali.
Let’s analyse who these two sides might name in the playing 11.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Batsmen: The two lefties, Dhawan and Warner are going to open the batting for the Sunrisers. Warner has been in great touch since the first game of the Hyderabad campaign while Dhawan, who was initially struggling is back in form. He scored a brilliant 82 against the Mumbai Indians and was the highest scorer for Hyderabad in a low scoring encounter against Pune in their last game.
The Black Caps captain Kane Williamson is likely to come in at number 3 and has been in good touch himself. Yuvraj Singh should come in at number 4, and every cricket fan knows what he can do with the bat in his hand.
Deepak Hooda, the youngster, who has established a reputation for being a powerful striker of the cricket ball is likely to bat in at number 5, set to followed by wicket-keeper batsman Naman Ojha.
All-Rounders: Moises Henriques has been an integral part of the Sunrisers squad this season and has not missed a single game this season. The Australian all-rounder has scored 100 odd runs with the bat in hand and has picked up 7 wickets with medium pace bowling this season.
Yuvraj Singh is no novice with the ball in hand and every Indian cricket fan will remember his exploits with the ball in the 2011 World Cup. If necessary, Yuvraj can be utilized as a stop gap bowler.
Bowlers: The bowling unit for SRH has been a revelation. Mustafizur “The Fizz” Rahman has been just brilliant, picking up 13 wickets and only going for 6 runs an over. Ashish Nehra has come back from injury and has used all his experience to restrict the batsmen. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar has been impressive as well, picking up 14 wickets in the process.
Barinder Sran, who recently made his debut for India in Australia is another vital cog in the Sunrisers bowling unit and has picked up 9 wickets. The four pacers have been so impressive that they have kept Karn Sharma out of the 11. Given their performances in the last game, it is highly unlikely for any of them to make way for Sharma.
Probable Playing 11: David Warner (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson, Yuvraj Singh,Moises Henriques, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha (wk), Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Barinder Sran, Ashish Nehra, Mustafizur Rahman.
Delhi Daredevils
Batsmen: Quinton de Kock and Sanju Samson are likely to open the batting for the Daredevils and both the wicket-keeper batsmen has been amongst the runs this season. Delhi has experimented with their opening pair a lot this season with Samson, Iyer, and Pant taking turns to open the bat along with de Kock.
Karun Nair is likely to bat in at number 3 and the batsman from Karnataka has had a couple of great innings this season. Sam Billings hasn’t been that impressive in the last two outings for Delhi and JP Duminy might make a comeback into the playing 11 at the expense of the Englishman. Rishabh Pant is likely to bat in at number 5.
All-Rounders: Carlos Brathwaite, who shot to fame in the World T20 final hitting Stokes for 4 consecutive sixes to win the World Cup for West Indies, came into the IPL with a lot of promise but hasn’t delivered. Picking only 4 wickets and scoring just 72 runs from half a dozen game he has started, but is likely to keep his place against the Sunrisers.
Chris Morris, the South African has been great this season with both bat and ball. He has picked up 8 wickets and is the second highest wicket-taker for Delhi this season. He and Braithwaite could be the answer to the Sunrisers pace attack with their hard hitting. Duminy can also bowl some off-spin and could be used as a part-time bowler
Bowling: Zaheer Khan, the Delhi captain will head the bowling attack partnered Mohammed Shami. Zaheer with his wealth of experience will surely look to use the conditions in Hyderabad which will favour the pacers. Shami has struggled this season will look to impress against the Sunrisers. Shahbaz Nadeem and Amit Mishra will share the spin responsibilities. Mishra, who has picked up 10 wickets this season, the most for Delhi in IPL 9 will look to continue his form.
Probable Playing 11: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, JP Duminy, Rishabh Pant, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Morris, Zaheer Khan (C), Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Shahbaz Nadeem.
Brand-new app in a brand-new avatar! Download CricRocket for fast cricket scores, rocket flicks, super notifications and much more! 🚀☄️
